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The Sparks Brothers Movie Review

admin — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:31:08 +0000

Edgar Wright’s love letter to the band Sparks is a fascinating look at two world-class weirdos and tries to provide answers to the unanswerable question, Is popular music art or commerce? The art in question is the musical output of a band with an over fifty-year history of confounding critics and audiences alike.

Along the way, they have helped to invent numerous musical styles that other bands have used to find great financial success while the Mael brothers, Ron and Russell have experienced no real sustained financial or popularity benefit. Their change styles at will approach have made them outsiders but influential to other members of the musical community with both the press and their peers taking a closer look.

With their sustained creative efforts over the years (25 albums and counting) and a visual sense that often bordered on the absurd, they are still best known for brother Ron’s Hitler moustache and expressionless stage presence. This film goes a long way to proving that there is real flesh under those skinny skin and bones.

If nothing else The Sparks Brothers prove that few directors have a better feel with music in film than Edgar Wright. His previous work with Baby Driver and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World help to support this hypothesis. It’s wonderful that he got to sprinkle some of his magic dust on a musical act so deserving of his and our attention.
Rob Hudson

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Watch the trailer for The Sparks Brothers, a film by Edgar Wright!

admin — Sun, 30 May 2021 16:32:31 +0000

Directed by Edgar Wright, “How can one rock band be successful, underrated, hugely influential, and criminally overlooked all at the same time?

Take a musical odyssey through five weird and wonderful decades with brothers Russell & Ron Mael, celebrating the inspiring legacy of Sparks: your favorite band’s favorite band.

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Beck Headline Australian Tour

admin — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 07:29:58 +0000

Following confirmation of his long-awaited return to Australia to perform at the first-ever Sydney City Limits festival, BECK is pleased to announce two new headlining shows in Canberra at the Royal Theatre and Melbourne at the Margaret Court Arena.

Renowned for his innovative and ever-evolving live performance, the multiple Grammy Award-winner’s career has seen him utilise all manners and eras of music, blurring boundaries and blazing a path into the future.

Pegged as a reluctant generational spokesperson when Loser was released in 1994, Beck has continued to confound expectations over a career spanning three decades. For his first Australian tour in five years, Beck will arrive armed with Colors, his first full length offering since 2014’s Morning Phase took Album of the Year at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards.

Beck Headline Australian Tour
26 Feb – Royal Theatre Canberra, ACT
28 Feb – Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, VIC
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