Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's adaptation of the 1891 Frank Wedekind drama set the repressed sexuality of nineteenth-century German teen-agers against the modern release of rock and dance.
This occurred in 1880, when Lee Richmond and John Montgomery Ward pitched perfect games within five days of each other, although under somewhat different rules: the front edge of the pitcher's box was only 45 feet from home base (the modern release point is about 10 feet farther away); walks required eight balls; and pitchers were obliged to throw side-armed.
Ackroyd's goal, he says in his note on the text, was to make Chaucer's poem modern, "releasing an older work into the contemporary world".
It was one hell of a crash, amazingly framed, and a different part of one's consciousness was called up to absorb it; but, in its love of lusty surfeit, with Sturm piled on Drang, it woke us and whacked us into the too-muchness of the modern, releasing not just an angry monster but a whole new genus of story, which promptly, and without apology, trampled over the delicacy of what had come before.
Their label, Close To Modern, releases great music by them and other talented locals like Shaani Cage and Dominic Pierce.
Few modern releases have done what "Furious" has just pulled off — intensely captured our attention, then held it.
Aske Stephenson's strange brews join a slew of modern releases that don't make sense on the surface.
You won't able to play Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor with 4K textures, but you can play any number of brilliant 2D indie games, older 3D games, or even some modern releases with the graphics settings knocked down a bit.
You won't be able to play Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor with 4K textures, but you can play any number of brilliant 2D indie games, older 3D games, or even some modern releases with the graphics settings knocked down a bit.
Their new release Modern West sees the light of day via The Vinyl Factory and BLDG5 Records later this month.
This was co-hosted by Tony Bilbow, who presented the new releases and modern movies, while Jenkinson dealt with classics.
