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The venue's for the premiere of the new Julien Temple film, Oil City Confidential have been announced.

The event takes place in cinemas across the UK and Ireland on Tuesday 2 February and starts at 7:45pm with the film being shown first and then followed by a live set by Wilko Johnson and his band with special guest Alison Moyet beamed live by satelite from Koko in London.

Oil City Confidential is the last film in Julien Temple's trilogy on British music of the 1970s. It is a prequel to his landmark films about punk figureheads the Sex Pistols in The Filth & The Fury and Joe Strummer in The Future Is Unwritten.

Rather than being standard 'rockumentaries', Julien uses the music as a prism through which he examines the social and cultural conditions of the times. The films share his characteristic cinematic language - an irreverent and anarchic style of montage of archive and fictive footage, which he pioneered in The Great Rock & Roll Swindle.

The Sex Pistols' and Joe Strummer's roles are well known, but Dr Feelgood, who are the subject of Oil City Confidential, played a vital role in creating those conditions for that cultural explosion and is a story that is as yet untold.

Oil City Confidential is a film noir feature length documentary and about Dr Feelgood; it's the story of four men in cheap suits who crashed out of Canvey Island in the early '70s, sandpapered the face of rock’n’roll and left all that came before a burnt-out ruin, four estuarine John-the-Baptists to Johnny Rotten’s anti-Christ.

Cannibalising the visual flotsam and jetsam of our society, welding into an emotionally engaging and humorous whole, Oil City Confidential sets out to explore this unique time, place and social landscape - all of which was responsible for shaping the identity of the band and which, more than any other, defined the strange cultural vacuum which existed before the coming of punk rock.

Ireland

Castlebar - Mayo Movie World
Dublin - Vue Dublin
Dundrum - Movies@Dundrum
Dungarvan - SGC Dungarvan
Swords - Movies@Swords

UK

Aberystwth - Aberystwth Arts Centre
Birmingham - Vue Birmingham
Bristol - Vue Bristol Cribbs Causeway
Camberley - Vue Camberley
Cambridge - Vue Cambridge
Canvey Island - Starr Cinema, Canvey Island
Chelmsford - Odeon Chelmsford
Edinburgh - Vue Edinburgh Omni
Ellesmere Port - Vue Cheshire Oaks
Glasgow - Glasgow Film Theatre
Hull - Vue Hull
Lancaster - Dukes, Lancaster
Leeds - Vue Leeds Light
London - Odeon Covent Garden
London - Vue Islington
London - Vue Shepherd's Bush
London - Vue West End
Manchester - Odeon Manchester
Northampton - Vue Northampton
Norwich - Vue Norwich
Plymouth - Vue Plymouth
Portsmouth - Vue Portsmouth
Romford - Vue Romford
Southend-On-Sea - Odeon Southend
Swansea - Vue Swansea
Thurrock - Vue Thurrock
York - Vue York

From Backdoor Slam email alert

Hi all!
Just to let you know www.wiManx.com and www.isleofman.com have organised a repeat sream of the Isle of Man gig for our international fans this evening - it will start replaying at 7pm on the US East Coast, and 10pm on the US West Coast, which is 3am GMT (hopefully you can work out any other timezones from that, or we could still be typing them out here when the show actually starts!) It might be best to bookmark the page and keep checking it around those times in case it starts any earlier...it will be shown on this page:
www.isleofman.com/video

Davy and the band have been enjoying their first gigs in Australia this past week, and have one more in Sydney before they head back for a final blast around the USA to take them into 2010 (straight into it in fact, with a special New Year's Eve show at World Cafe!) Check davyknowles.com/gigs for all the dates, and remember to keep checking the facebook and Davy's twitter page for regular updates from the guitar hero himself.

That's all for now - hope to see some of you on the road before Christmas is upon us!

Cheers and best wishes from the Isle of Man crew,
DK&BDS
 

While the Stomp crew was in New York City this July, a crew of music lovers, including Brian Gourley, the Butler Brothers, and acclaimed director Jeff Nichols, was putting the finishing touches on the first Ponderosa Stomp film.

Classie Ballou, Lil' Buck Senegal and Roy Head are integral Stomp performers—these three exemplary artists enjoyed early success, but found themselves toiling in obscurity later in life. Their first-person remembrances of their careers, their experiences playing on the Stomp, and the impact the Stomp has had on their lives are at the core of this riveting piece. The film also includes live concert footage and additional interviews with the likes of musicologist Peter Guralnick offering a rare peek inside the Ponderosa Stomp Foundation.

This film would not have been possible without the generous support and time of music fan, volunteer and the film's executive producer, Brian Gourley. Brian attended the Stomp and was transfixed by the music and amazed that such a small group with limited resources was able to bring so much music and cultural information to the fore. So, Brian asked what he could do to help. We are thrilled to share with you the realization of his hard work and vision -- Ponderosa Stomp: The Film.

The film was shot in Austin during 2009's SXSW, in Artists' homes, and at the 2009 Stomp Concert and Conference. Gourley explains, "The film presented itself at the right time; it let me pour my love of music into a project that I thought would help give props to its roots. Without roots, there are no trees." This moving film clearly shows the impact your support and our work has had on several of the hundreds of artists we have worked with.

We are asking for you to be a part of the music, to build upon our recent successes, and to continue to expand our unique and vital work. Our cultural preservation efforts require the technical skill, time, and expertise of our small, committed staff and volunteers.

It also requires the help of everyone who enjoys our shows and events; we need your help to ensure we can continue our work in the coming year. Please support our efforts and help us reach our fundraising goal of $40,000.00 by December 31st, 2009 with a donation in any amount that is meaningful to you. We look forward to you joining us to guarantee the music lives on.

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Ian Siegal has a new CD "Broadside" released by Nugene Records in two weeks time on November 2nd.

That same night a session and interview will go out with Ian and the band playing on Paul Jones on BBC Radio 2 at 7pm UK time. This can be listened to over the web on the BBC iPlayer either live on the night or or on replay until the 9th November.

The next day, 3rd November, sees a UK start at  Newcastle Under Lyme at the New Vic Theatre. See full listing below.

	3/11	Newcastle-under-Lyme,	New Vic Theatre					Band
	5/11	Leicester,	The Musician					Band
	6/11	Holt,	Harbour Room					Band
	7/11	Almere, Holland	De Kunstlinie					Band
	11/11	Nottingham,	The Rescue Rooms					Double bill with Matt Schofield Band
	12/11	London,	100 Club					Band
	13/11	Buxton,	Buxton Opera House					solo/supporting Southside Johnny
	14/11	York,	Grand opera House					solo/supporting Southside Johnny
	15/11	Carlisle,	Carlisle Blues Festival					Band
	16/11	Gateshead,	Gateshead Town Hall					Band
	18/11	York,	Fibbers					Band
	19/11	Stockton on Tees,	ARC					Band
	20/11	Warrington,	Warrington Blues Club					Band
	21/11	Leamington Spa,	The Assembly					Band
	22/11	Maryport,	The Wave					Band

Check out Ian's website for the latest dates around Europe and South America, in December.

Matt Schofield is currently on tour across the UK promoting his latest CD "Heads, Tails and Aces" on the Nugene Record label. 

This weekend sees a live DVD shoot at the High Barn venue in Great Bardfield, Essex this Saturday 24th October 2009.

It's a stunning location. One of the oldest and best preserved medieval barns in the country, this venue has played host to TV productions including Channel 4's Campfire Sessions. It's fully equipped as a live venue, great sound, a fine bar, fab toilets, and with an adjoining recording control room, which makes it ideal for live recordings.

If you have been trying to get tickets, here's some good news! Although High Barn's web site has been indicating the show as Sold Out there are in fact a few tickets available. Call this number to grab yours and join in the fun: 01371 811291, or buy on-line at High Barn

The remaining dates on the tour are as follows

22/10 SWINDON Arts Centre;
24/10 GREAT BARDFIELD High Barn;
30/10 ZOETEMEER Boerderij;
5/11 SWANSEA Milkwood Jam;
6/11 EXETER The Globe, Topsham Call 01392 873407 for tickets;
7/11 NEW MILTON Forest Arts Centre;
8/11 CHELTENHAM Bacon Theatre;
11/11 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms;
12/11 SOUTHEND Riga Music Bar;
13/11 WORCESTER Marrs Bar;
14/11 ST. ALBANS Maltings Arts Theatre;

The gig on the 11th November at the Rescue Rooms in Nottingham is a double header with Ian Siegal. A show not to be missed if you are lucky enough to get a ticket to it !!! 

Matt Schofield - MySpace