Pulp: The Beat is the Law – A film about the band Pulp's rise to mid-90's Britpop glory out of Margaret Thatcher's turbulent 80's
Here are some of the articles/reviews you can read online:
captured with great power (Simon Warner – music journalist Leeds)expertly puts Sheffield back at forefront of the great musical adventure (John Robb – presenter/journalist/musician Manchester)Compelling Viewing (Adrian Carter – 020 Magazine London)City that found a new musical heart as political reality hit home (Sarah Freeman – Yorkshire Post)City music beat goes on into new decades (Ian Soutar – Sheffield Telegraph)Fascinating (Owen Anthony – BBC Online)City spawned music of a generation (David Dunn – Sheffield Star)Off the city’s beaten track of music (Pippa Moore – Forge Today)Interview (Article Magazine)fantastic archive (Anne Thompson – IndieWIRE New York)Film Of The Day (Matt O’Grady – Factory 25 New York)Den nya stadens ljud blev film (Mattias Oscarsson – Sydsvenskan Sweden)
I, me, mine: Sheffield’s rock outcrop and the pit dispute
“Any British cities possess a distinctive musical character but few have seen their rock’n’roll evolution shaped so profoundly by the prevailing political climate as Sheffield’s was during the early 1980s as the Socialist Republic of South Yorkshire took on the might of Thatcherite Whitehall…”
Read more of this article about The Beat is The Law – Krushed by The Wheels Of Industry
Russell Senior (Pulp) and Eve Wood attended the The Beat Is The Law (Krushed By The Wheels Of Industry) film screening at Leeds University Conference examining the Miners Strike and its cultural legacy. Prior to it, Russell was interviewed by Radio 4’s Today programme and The Yorkshire Post discussing the Miners Strike, his role in it and Pulp.
All of this is of course featured in the film – release date 29th April 2010. Preorder now from the SHOP
Listen to Russell on the Radio 4 Today programme
Read about Russell in The Yorkshire Post
A Film by Eve Wood
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