Fresh from winning a Composer of The Year Award 2009, Mira Calix is known for her innovative scores, often accompanied by unique visual displays. As part of a special commission for the BEV Film Festival this year she will be presenting an original score for the first ever feature-length animation. Subtle and beautiful, The Adventures of Price Achmed was directed by Lotte Reiniger in 1926. The trailblaizing Warp-signed composer/ musician shares the story so far… Read the full story
Birds Eye View is excited to be at the Latitude Festival this weekend, yet again working alongside Bishi & Neil Kaczor as they present their new live soundtrack, specially commissioned to accompany Salome by the Birds Eye View Film Festival. Bishi is a singer, multi instrumentalist and DJ based in London whose new album Nights at the Circus was nominated for the Times Award and for a South Bank Show Award. Marcie MacLellan was able to speak to her in the midst of gearing up for the release of her second album.
As we wave a sad goodbye to our very favourite music website, The Lipster, founded by the fabulous Jude Rogers, we asked co-editor Wendy Roby to tell us how it has been for her.
The LIPSTER: good at music, rubbish at photoshop
Rebecca Nicholson (my co-Editor) and I closed down our music website The Lipster this week. With a shrug and a sigh, we’ve set the alarm, swizzed the sign round to ‘Closed’ and skipped off down the high street, the final pennies from the till jangling in our pockets. [Becca: You made money out of it? Me: Shhh, of course not, everyone knows there is no money in music journalism. I am merely painting pictures with words]. Anyhoo, though this may sound like a sad old tale, it isn’t. Because doing a music website with a brilliant friend is one of the best and goodest things you can ever do. Read the full story
This little rehearsal video just came through from The Monroe Transfer who are performing live to Pandora’s Box on Wed 11 March 6pm at the BFI Southbank.
This is just a very small glimpse of the amazing musical talent that will be accompanying the classic silent film starring iconic Louise Brooks.
There a just a few tickets left now so hurry if you want to see this unique event!
Now, have we got some ultra lush pictures for you! We are completely in love with these beautiful photos of Bishi, shot by very cool, very talented photography duo Mishkin.
Bishi will be performing live with Neil Kaczor at the Vamp film screening of Salome on Saturday 7th March 5.30pm. Immodesty Blaize will be there to introduce. This event is going to sizzle!
To see the photos in their gorgeous entirety, click to read the full story!
The Broken Hearts - “A Hollywood musical on hallucinogenics” (The Independent) - will be offering live musical accompaniment and a healthy dose of performance for the Vamp film A Fool There Was next Monday 9th Mar 6pm at the BFI Southbank. They also host a radio show on Q Radio every Sunday evening amongst other things (which include launching a fashion collection with Beyond The Valley, making songs, music videos for those songs, plus films about the circus…).
This week the theme on the show was “Silent Movies” and their special guest was none other than Bishi, the award-winning singer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ, who is also providing live music for one of the Vamp films in the festival - Salome. Adding to this, every week on The Broken Hearts radio show they have a section called Sartorial Memorial - the Fabulous Fashions of the Dearly Departed and this week they chose Theda Bara, star of A Fool There Was. Here is an extract: Read the full story
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The Broken Hearts - “A Hollywood musical on hallucinogenics” (The Independent) - will be offering live musical accompaniment and a healthy dose of performance for the Vamp film A Fool There Was next 