Every day of this summer we go back to the same summer day somewhere in history
20 July 2026
The dramatic film SID & NANCY portrays the destructive romance of the infamous
punk couple, Sid Vicious, bassist with the Sex Pistols, and his AmericanNancy Spungen, that ended in both their deaths.
Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb played the fateful couple.
The movie premiered in London on 20 July 1986, forty years ago today.
Band: DOWN THE LEES Who: A passionate powerhouse trio, rooted in Vancouver and Belgium, and now based
in the Okanagan Valley, by guitarist/vocalist Laura Lee Schultz, with Andy Ashley on drums
and Chris Carlson on bass.
Three records that show the evolution in the trio’s towering noise-rock escapades,
marked by an inflaming emotionality, a torch-burning feverishness, and frontwoman Schultz sky-scraping vocals. Her poignant lyrics are embedded in a wall of astonishing thunderstorm-sound, creating a trance-like atmosphere that mesmerizes.
Following album No. 3 the band toured and filmed a high-concept concert at
the Mary Irwin Theatre in Kelowna, Canada. It features 5 tracks from Dirt, 3 from Bury The Sun and the stupendous non-album track Midi-Doric.
One of the best live records I heard in a long while.
Get ready for a relentless roller coaster,
a gigantesque noiz tour de force,
a bone-chilling experience.
Memorable actorROBERT DUVALL was
born in San Diego, California 95 years ago.
Two of his most famous performances were in the mafia trilogy of The Godfather playing the lawyer of the Corleone family and in the
spectacular Vietnam War movie Apocalypse Now as the deranged Lieutenant Colonel William Kilgore.
Duvall passed away yesterday at home surrounded by his family. R.I.P.
Goth goliaths THE CURE will light up your Xmas with
new concert movie THE SHOW OF A LOST WORLD.
It’ll hit cinemas all over the world from December
11th on.
Electro Goth-pop giants DEPECHE MODE are together
for 45 years now. Incredible. Way longer than
most marriages last.
In 2023, they released their 15th album, called Memento Mori and followed it with a world tour.
Now a live movie called M will be in cinemas
and on IMAX from October 28th onward.
It’s conceived and directed by award-winning Mexican filmmaker Fernando Frias
and described as a dynamic cinematic experience built around footage from DM’s
three sold-out Mexico City Foro Sol Stadium shows from 2023.
The movie will be released on Blu-ray and 2CDs on December 5th. More info here.
On the same day a 4 LP live album, titled Memento Mori: Mexico City will make the band’s countless fans feel like it’s already Xmas. It’s a live recording of over two hours
of music from those three concerts, including 4 previously unreleased studio recordings from the Memento Mori Sessions. It’ll also feature live photos from the shows.
Dark synth-pop experts DEPECHE MODE just announced a concert movie that’ll have
a limit theatrical event on October 28, and gives fans the opportunity to see frontman Dave Gahan and guitarist/songwriter Martin Gore on their journey “into the heart of Mexican culture’s relationship with death, framed by the iconic live performances”.
The film is directed by award-winning Mexican filmmaker Fernando Frias, and contains footage from the band’s three sold-out shows at the Foro Sol Stadium in Mexico City from their lauded Memento Mori album tour. The band members also illustrate their multi-cultural influences and explore the connection between music, mortality, and Mexican tradition.
He died of a heart attack and was found this very
morning in his Malibu home. He was 67 years old.
KILL BILL
RESERVOIR DOGS
His managers and publicist spread this message: “In the last two years
Michael Madsen has been doing some incredible work with independent
films including upcoming feature films Resurrection Road, Concessions
and Cookbook for Southern Housewives, and was really looking forward
to this next chapter in his life.
“Michael was also preparing to release a new book called Tears for ‘My Father:
Outlaw Thoughts and Poems’, currently being edited. Michael Madsen was one
of Hollywood’s most iconic actors, who will be missed by many.”
