There will never be a better or more complete picture of Iggy and The Stooges than that presented in Gimme Danger. An absolute must-see for any Stooges fan, but also a fascinating watch for anyone even vaguely interested in rock history or extreme performance art.
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The Diary of a Teenage Girl movie review
Featuring:: Bel Powley, Alexander Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig, Christopher Meloni, Abby Wait
Director: Marielle Heller
Writers: Phoebe Gloeckner (novel), Marielle Heller (screenplay)
Movie website: sonyclassics.com/thediaryofateenagegirl/
Australian release date: Thu 1 Oct
Reviewer: rolanstein
Verdict: Honest, funny, poignant and REAL. Watching this movie is like being kissed by youth. Continue reading The Diary of a Teenage Girl movie review
A Tribute To Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
As you get older, you are less and less affected by news of the deaths of people known to you. It’s always a bit of a jolt, but having been around for well over half the average human life expectancy, I’ve reached a point of choice – get philosophical or get spooked. Not relishing the prospect of an existence even more haunted and death-obsessed than mine already is, I do my best to choose the former, but every so often a SIGNIFICANT death sits you back on your arse and you find yourself immersed in the dark stuff, almost as if any other choice is not yours to make.
Thus it was for me when news came through of the death of Ron Asheton, incendiary guitarist for legendary Detroit proto-punk band, The Stooges (second from left in this 1969 pic).
Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
I was at the computer on the morning of January 7th. I routinely brought up the Sydney Morning Herald site (my default home page) for maybe the tenth time that day and there it was. I didn’t click on the headline at first. Not sure why. Didn’t want to acknowledge it, perhaps. Shock? Some sort of wilful disengagement? Doesn’t matter. Ron Asheton was dead. That mattered. Continue reading A Tribute To Ron Asheton (1948-2009)