Phelim O’Neill

Amazingly the David Hemmings directed footage from Bowie’s 1978 Earls Court gigs is finally coming out, in some multi screen live event type of thing. Hope there will be some sort of home ents version, I do think it’s the best band DB ever assembled and I adore the Stage lp. youtu.be/peJMSRO9SwI?...

“A distinctively British approach to artificial intelligence”

I used the word “rizz” in my dreams last night and woke up ashamed and a bit embarrassed.

Below, on Netflix, is enjoyably daft so far and I’m a sucker for anything involving a leviathan. The only real surprise so far was the Mike Leigh reference in ep 1.

Turning out to be a big year for me and cinema going: third visit to the flicks of 2026 today! I must be quite the movie buff! Anyways, saw Resident Evil, excellent fun!

My Top 10 of 1979 (actually 11) Alien Stalker Being There Star Trek: The Motion Picture Phantasm Life of Brian Breaking Away Zombie Flesheaters Mad Max Radio/On Richard Pryor Live

10 bands I’ve seen live supporting other bands Pixies Happy Mondays My Bloody Valentine Galaxie 500 Nirvana Big Black Spacemen 3 Stereolab Sinead O’Connor Showaddywaddy

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Stayed up all night and didn’t watch the football.

Watching a movie in 4D!!! Well, technically it’s only a 3D movie but as it’s set in the desert this weather has got to be worth at least one extra D.

iPad and PlayStation have both stopped working due to overheating. Am now reading a book and hoping it won’t burst into flames.

Second cinema trip of 2026, at the great PCC (again) last night to see the highly enjoyable and playfully cheap BULK with nice Q&A with Ben Wheatley and Andy Starke.

First cinema trip of the year (used to go 2 or 3 times a day, still, mustn’t dwell…). Really enjoyed the movie, like a Bava Bond movie, great to have a chat and some beers with the directors after as well as Peter Strickland and Andy Starke. Great cinema too.

This is what you get when someone with a long and storied career in the music industry auctions off their music collection. An impressive, varied and huge amount of stuff, worth having a nose through www.ewbankauctions.co.uk/The-Korda-Ma...

First gig of the year, 2026 off to a slow start, Kim Gordon at Shepherd’s Bush Empire was really good, quite noisy and I didn’t know any of the songs.

Coachella is such a great looking festival, big widescreen stage. YouTube coverage is also great, they know when to stand back, when to get involved. Everything looks like a live music video. Even Nine Inch Noise bring a “pop” production with dancers, set, etc… youtu.be/Vm6k0geoynQ?...

Einsturzende Neubauten currently live streaming a free in studio concert to introduce the new lineup and to celebrate 46 years of being totally awesome! www.youtube.com/live/wBW-XtH...

Mick Ronson Rainbow Concert 1974- AMAZING, someone has done an incredible job of reconstructing this once lost concert, soundtrack is mostly studio, but the offstage stuff is priceless, lots of Bowie people (Garson, Boulder, Gillespie) and Glam kids two years off being Punks youtu.be/XRqmwGF9RXk?...

Today in Surprise Finds on Free Streaming Services: The Fall - Perverted by Language // bis on Tubi. While I love a good remaster/restoration, this untampered gem feels exactly the same as watching the IKON (Factory records) VHS back in those 80’s.

Top Secret! Lifeforce Piranha 2: Flying Killers The Hunger Spinal Tap Galaxy Quest Blade Runner Dune Howard The Duck Event Horizon Akira Videodrome Darkman Bad Taste, Braindead, Meet The Feebles The Hidden Princess Mononoke Mystery Men Fight Club Iron Giant Brazil The Thing

It used to be newsworthy when every 5 or 10 years some rock virtuoso child would emerge, they’d be soloing away on Nationwide, Record Breakers, Blue Peter, etc. Now there are entire families of them, this lot are incredible, guitarist has only been playing about 2 years youtu.be/F6WRxaC3QME?...

One day, all music will (hopefully) be made this way… youtu.be/wubkrBd3-gg?...

I have missed this energy on Tv. Welcome back, first ep free on AmazonPrime.

My listening age is one year older than my real age, which is, like, actually really cool, yeah!

Amazing footage, this is the 70’s I remember. Love the kid saying the forgotten catchphrase “fans”, everyone wearing the kid uniform: trainers, jeans, t-shirt, maybe a sweat top and some sort of cool jacket. Playing outdoors, unsupervised, wonderful stuff. Thank you fans!

A nice, refreshing glass of fags in the excellent 1969 Man Alive doc The Office Party on BBC iPlayer.

Introduce yourself with five concerts you’ve seen. Einsturzende Neubauten Kate Bush Husker Du Barry Gray New Order

I was a little worried My Bloody Valentine wouldn’t be loud enough at Wembley, however…

I was a little worried My Bloody Valentine wouldn’t be loud enough at Wembley, however…

My Bloody Valentine at Wembley OVO Arena tonight! Still sounds like a weird joke; the least likely arena band. Looks like it be effing amazing though. J Mascis supporting.

Gary Numan was amazing at Hammersmith Odeon, better than expected, no big hits, focus on Telekon era, sounded timeless and futuristic. Great lighting design too, no screens, HO is the spiritual home of the rock lighting rig. Down In The Park might just be one of the all timer classic songs.

GARY tonight! Hammersmith, saw him there 41 years ago with blue hair (him not me). Doing Telekon tonight, can’t argue with that. www.youtube.com/watch?v=knPD...

Saw the original Running Man in the cinema, it was terrible. Watched it again on video, it was great, some films just work better at home or with friends or drunk - I would refer to this as the Running Man Effect. Reserving final judgement on the new one until I’ve seen it on Betamax (or Blu ray).

Actually quite like these “new” Joy Division prints and T-shirts. store.neworder.com/gb/new-order...

This new 40th Anniversary video from The Primitives for Thru The Flowers is the most proper INDIE thing I’ve seen in years. Lots of memorabilia, paraphernalia and ephemera youtu.be/wj-24bxJgF4?...

Glen Powell is the AI Tom Cruise.

After all that drama the other night, went to a nice, relaxing big movie red carpet premiere.

Yeah, that’s me alright. Hashtag Running man premiere.

Last night, heard a horrible wailing outside, found someone jumped off the railway bridge, failed suicide attempt, broken legs, great distress. Called 999 but line was bad so had to flag down passers by to call. No neighbours came out, passers by had ear buds, I was the only person who heard it!

If you’ve seen the excellent Mancunian Man documentary you’ll be pleased to hear a load of Cliff Twemlow movies have just arrived on AmazonPrime youtu.be/yxkIOhWMsKw?...

RIP Peter Watkins, one of Britain’s least known yet most influential film directors. Here’s a Guardian review I did yonks ago for his relentlessly relevant Punishment Park, all his films are worth checking out; The War Game, Culloden, Privilege, etc. www.theguardian.com/film/2012/ja...

Went to see The Young Gods for the umpteenth time, first saw them around ‘87ish. With samples/drums/singer lineup they basically invented a new way to be a band. Still great, never let me down. Set mostly fab new LP, also managed bangers like Skinflowers, Gasoline Man and L’amourir. Top night.

This lp was a big deal for me: local band made good, went to school with two of the guitarists, one was a neighbour since the late 70’s, went to their first gigs and was integral to that newfangled Shoegaze scene. Will deffo be going to this.

Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth in the new Frankenstein from @realgdt.bsky.social not seen it yet but looks like a winner if this pic is anything to go by…

Reading people, local boy Peter Strickland’s excellent dress based horror film In Fabric (2019) is on iPlayer. All character/place names are locally sourced, the spooky department store setting is based on Jacksons - check out the pneumatics. I love this movie so much that I actually appear in it!