Machine-Man In the gory Meatball Machine, it is not a radioactive spider that turns a mild-mannered factory into a super killer. Thanks to an alien parasite in this cyberpunk clone by Yudai Yamaguchi and Junichi Yamamoto, all hell breaks loose when the man-machine starts sprouting tendrils, chainsaws and even a canon from his chest. Stephen Tan reviews. Click here Trouble In Mind With Shozin Fukui's 1996 cyberpunk movie, Rubber's Lover, "ass on the line" or "getting the ass shot" are phrases that easily come to mind. Stephen Tan reviews. Click here Blood Bath In Koji Kawano's The Girls Rebel Force Of Competitive Swimmers (2007), a virus ravages a school and it's only the school pool that will prevent everyone from turning into flesh-eating zombies. Stephen Tan reviews. Click here Click here for more articles

DVD Archive Of Rare Films Jimmy Cliff - Rockpalast 1984 Norah Jones - Glastonbury 2010 Florence And The Machine - Glastonbury 2010 Rickie Lee Jones - Stockholm 2010 R.E.M. - Rock Am Ring 2005 R.E.M. - Rockpalast 1985 Shakira - Glastonbury 2010 Slash - Glastonbury 2010 Neil Young - Rock Am Ring 2002 Michael Buble - An Audience With... 2010 Jackson Browne & David Lindley - Glastonbury 2010 Willie Nelson - Glastonbury 2010 Dire Straits - Dortmund 1980 Stevie Wonder - Glastonbury 2010 Ray Davis - Glastonbury 2010 Burning Spear - Hamburg 1981 Fleetwood Mac - Tusk Documentary and Live Concert Heart and Santana - Concert For The Americas 1982 The Monkees - Hey, Hey It's The Monkees 1997 Bill Nelson - Tower Records 1996 Talking Heads - Dortmund 1980 New ROIOs* Elvis Costello - Birmingham 2010 The Beach Boys - Leggo My Ego Beck's Record Club - No 4: Inxs' Kick George Harrison - Songs For Patti: DEFINITIVE Ringo Starr - Can't Fight Lightning The Beatles - Alternative Love Paul McCartney - Hyde Park 2010 John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension - Uppsala Konsert 2010: Prof Goody FIXED VERSION Peter Brotzmann as Hairy Bones - Be Music, Night, Roma 2009 The Human Beinz - In Japan Hilary Hahn & conductor Paavo Jarvi - All-Beethoven, Japan 2006 The Rolling Stones - Roundhouse 1971 Shakira/Alicia Keys - World Cup Kick Off Concert 2010 Sting - Live At The Hollywood Bowl: Symphonicity 2010 Suzanne Vega - UK Promo Tour 2010 The Beatles - The Ballad Of John & Yoko Acetate Paul McCartney & Wings - The Trevor Jones Collection Pt 4 John Lennon - Free As A Bird Judy Collins - World Cafe Live 2010 Donovan w Peter, Paul & Mary - The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour 1969 *Recordings of indeterminate origin Click here for complete list ROIO Of The Week Bob Dylan - The Great White Wonder [A Philip Cohen Reconstruction; 2CD]. "This July 1969 two-LP set is where rock bootlegging began. I have re-created this 24-track double album, taking 20 tracks from tape-derived CD sources, one track from an MP3 download, and three others from my original vinyl edition." Click here to find out more and to download free MP3s. Audio

The Ecstasy Of Empire The US economy has not recovered, and Washington cannot spend the economy out of recession. In fact the deficits are already too large for the dollar to survive. In other words, there is no money left, and none especially to wage wars in foreign lands. It's time the US stop dreaming of itself as a superpower. By former Assistant Secretary of the US Treasury, Paul Craig Roberts. Click here Olmert And The Jackals On August 30, 2009 an indictment against former prime minister Ehud Olmert was served at the Jerusalem District Court, writes wikipedia. The indictment includes the following counts: obtaining by fraud under aggravating circumstances, fraud, breach of trust, falsifying corporate documents and tax evasion. The indictment refers to three out of the four corruption-related cases standing against him: 'Rishontours', 'Talansky' (also known as 'money envelopes' affair) and the 'Investment Center'. This is the first indictment of someone who has ever held the office of Israeli Prime Minister. Peace activist Uri Avnery tracks the fall. Click here Buffett, Gates, Rockefeller And The Conscience Of The Very, Very Rich So Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and the "Great Givers" club are giving handouts to... well, details are sketchy says New York journalist Carl Ginsburg. What is not sketchy is the wealth of detail on how these "Great Givers" earned their wealth. Let's just say, it ain't fair. Click here Click here for more articles

MUSIC REVIEWS QUEEN Live At The Rainbow 1974 [no label, 1DVD, PAL] Queen never did things by halves, and that includes concert films. The opening "Now I'm Here," stagelit specifically to showcase Freddie's hide-and-seek abilities, reminds us just what a fine line Queen walked between Glam and Rock, and how effortlessly they pulled it off. Of course Freddie looks a prize prat in an outfit that is half medieval smock, half Mothercare sale item, but nobody could relish that role like he did. By Dave Thompson Click here VARIOUS Top Of The Pops 1975/1976 [no label 1DVD] By late 1974, the mad rush of glorious new talent (or even non-talent) that had hallmarked the last couple of years of British popdom had finally run out of steam, and the first Top Of The Pops of the new year had no intention of making you think otherwise. By Dave Thompson Click here Click here for archival music reviews

MOVIE REVIEWS The Ghost Writer Dir: Roman Polanski When you watch Roman Polanski's latest film you inevitably have to deal with the issue of Polanski himself - he's an excellent example of the artist-director who does interesting to great films but whose private life, or opinions, or deeds tend to overshadow that work. As Critic After Dark Noel Vera says, his latest work, The Ghost Writer, is no different. Click here Salt Dir: Philip Noyce Philip Noyce's Salt is ridiculous, it's reactionary, it's over-the-top and, as Critic After Dark Noel Vera says, whaddaya know, it's a lot of fun. Click here Click here for more movie reviews