Robin Askew

3 days ago | bristol247.com | Robin Askew

Cables & Cameras‘ fifth annual Inspired film event comes to the Cube microplex on Saturday 5 July, promising “a vibrant community film culture experience dedicated to showcasing cutting-edge and legendary filmmakers of colour.”The packed programme has day and evening sessions.

6 days ago | bristol247.com | Robin Askew

Apologies for the slight interruption in service. This month sees festival season in full swing, and is pretty quiet for gigs. That’s good news for veteran acts like Gun and Ugly Kid Joe, who get the field all to themselves. Be warned that July is looking even quieter. Anyone who hasn’t seen Gun since 1989 might be forgiven for feeling slightly confused. The Glaswegian-Italian Gizzi brothers are still at the helm, but some of the rest of the current band are conspicuously younger.

3 weeks ago | bristol247.com | Robin Askew

He disbanded Porcupine Tree at the height of their success, seemingly because he’d conceived of them as a parody band, but forgot to let the burgeoning audience in on the joke. He’s made the Dolby Atmos surround remix of classic prog albums his own (his remix of Pink Floyd at Pompeii topped the album charts this week), but doesn’t appear to have been let loose on the prized Kate Bush back catalogue yet.

3 weeks ago | bristol247.com | Robin Askew

He’s a contrary cove is that Steven Wilson. He disbanded Porcupine Tree at the height of their success, seemingly because he’d conceived of then as a parody band, but forgot to let the burgeoning audience in on the joke. He’s made the Dolby Atmos surround remix of classic prog albums his own (his remix of Pink Floyd at Pompeii topped the album charts this week), but doesn’t appear to have been let loose on the prized Kate Bush back catalogue yet.

Jan 7, 2025 | bristol247.com | Robin Askew

To celebrate a glorious decade of screening the best vintage silent films in the UK, Bristol-based South West Silents is staging a season of double-bills at the Bristol Megascreen (formerly the IMAX cinema in the aquarium). The idea is to pair silent classics with well-regarded more recent films. First up is F.W. Murnau’s 1922 masterpeice Nosferatu, teamed with Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys (1987) on Saturday 18 January. Go here for tickets.