Tom Petty interviewed by Rolling Stone magazine

Tom Petty celebrating his 59 years of age and the release of his new cd “The live Anthology” ( a cd boxed set covering 30 years of his rock n roll manifesto) gave a full hearted interview to Rolling Stone magazine.

You can read the interview here :
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31095462/tom_petty_looks_back

-manoc

"Everything I take is prescription... except for the heroin"

Abel Ferrara's Bad Lieutenant is a great film. Well, it's even more depressing than Taxi Driver, but still... great. Why on earth did Werner Herzog decide to remake it, I have no idea. But it looks absolutely fucking demented. In a good way.



Herzog made his greatest films with actor Klaus Kinsky. They were both megalomaniac sociopaths and they hated each other, but hey, they had chemistry. Of course, now that his partner/nemesis is ermm... unavailable (i.e. dead), Herzog needed to find a leading man that could provide a generous dose of crazyness in the film.

Enter Nicolas Cage. A man who hasn't been in a decent movie in- what- a decade? Well, from early reviews, it seems that he's back. Perhaps I can even forgive him for The Wicker Man remake.



(-Dimitris-)

Shortest song ever...

Some artists require symphonic arrangements, epic suites and lengthy interludes, in order to get to the point. Some don't.



(-Dimitris-)

The Bone Church

The new issue of Playboy (the one with Marge Simpson in the cover- WTF!?!) features a beautiful and gory poem by Stephen King. It tells the story of a jungle expedition that ends in blood and death. The tale is told to someone in a bar, by one of the survivors. It ‘s a creepy piece of work and well worth a look from any horror fan. The not- safe- for- work internet link to the Playboy page wasn’t working last time I checked (http://www.playboy.com/articles/stephen-king-the-bone-church/index.html), so you might need to get the actual issue.

(-Dimitris-)

COOL STUFF

Right. I ‘m back from a dizzying holiday in Amsterdam and trying to get used to the daily routines is rather hard. Plus, there’s a bunch of cool news that has been happening while we were away. Lets see what we ‘ve been missing:



Sometimes, our literary heroes suddenly come to the spotlight in unexpected ways and it’s always a joy. Firstly, a few days ago, comic book author Grant Morrison (The Invisibles, Doom Patrol, Seven Soldiers) has met with actor Stephen Fry, in order to pitch a new science fiction show to BBC Scotland. Anyone who has read The Invisibles knows that Morrison is a genius and Stephen Fry is a great actor and a British institution, so I am excited:

http://www.bleedingcool.com/2009/11/02/grant-morrison-purple-pitching/



Then came the news that Alan Moore- the OTHER British comics genius- is launching a new fanzine, called Dodgem Logic. In the interview below (from the excellent Mustard mag), he explains that he will be collaborating with Gorillaz (Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett) in the near future.

http://www.mustardweb.org/dodgemlogic/index.htm



And finally, Michael Moorcock is writing a Doctor Who novel. Doctor Who is the UK ‘s most famous science fiction TV show. Moorcock is a legend of sci- fi and fantasy and possibly the greatest British author of the late 20th century. Don’ t take my word for it. Read his stuff.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2009/nov/16/doctor-who-michael-moorcock

PS: In the spirit of shameless self- promotion, we‘d like to point out that we have interviewed Moorcock for GangBang Press some years ago. Here's a facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?created&&suggest¬e_id=202373902914. For me, it was like interviewing Jimi Hendrix. If Morrison and Moore are geniuses, then Moorcock is a god. Simple as that.

(-Dimitris-)

I blame Tony Soprano…

My kind of rock ‘n’ roll usually involves certain specifics: It’s the mutant blues of leather- trousered, deviant junkies who drink Jack Daniels for breakfast, snort their parents’ ashes and bathe in the blood of nubile groupies, in order to live forever (Countess Bathory- style).

Journey is not one of those bands. And yet, ever since the finale of The Sopranos, I find myself actually liking That Bloody Song (spoiler for The Sopranos final scene: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGkhw-4tMFE). And now, there’s a high school choir version sang by the cast of GLEE (a new musical/comedy TV show) and I have to admit it’s really, really catchy.

Clearly, I am loosing my mind…



(-Dimitris-)

And it's goodbye to Edward Woodward: 1 June 1930 – 16 November 2009

(-Dimitris-)