MONO INC. – a virus – a fever – a drug – an addiction - or just a rock-band?
Derived from the term „monomania“ a monomaniac quartet arose shortly after the beginning of this millennium and, in the space of 10 years and 7 albums, wove themselves into the hearts of thousands.
Many critics and journalists still call the stellar ascent of the Lady & Three Gentleman from Hamburg a Blitzkrieg, but the reality that lies behind their success is long-term hard graft, numerous albums, EPs and singles, and countless concerts.
So reaching this point of significance in the rock landscape- something the band could only dream of in startup times - is actually a pretty logical outcome.
Singer and composer, Martin Engler: „Today we play on the same stages where once our idols played. This is partly strange, but it makes me very proud, too. “
And this bandleader doesn’t even think of taking a rest: „The inner clock ticks on and we constantly strive to evolve creatively and artistically! “
With „The Clock Ticks On“ the band is now pushing through another door:
16 MONO INC. „All-Time-Favorites“ appear on CD1 followed by 16 acoustic tracks on CD2, called "Alive & Acoustic".
And some of these acoustic interpretations sound so unique they could easily be mistaken for originals.
Whether you describe MONO INC. as Alternative, Wave or Indie this superb 2 CD collection of 32 songs navigates a journey through galaxies the band have traversed over the last 10 years.
Martin Engler: Vocals, Piano
Katha Mia: Drums, Vocals
Manuel Antoni: Bass, Vocals
Carl Fornia: Guitars, Vocals
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Tourdates 2014:
Festivals
18.07.2014 Pförring – Open Air
26.07.2014 Neustadt – Veldensteiner
27.07.2014 Köln – Amphi
15.08.2014 UK – Kettering – Alt Fest
16.08.2014 Dinkelsbühl – Summerbreeze
30.08.2014 Wuppertal - Feuertal
MONO INC. | THE CLOCK TICKS ON TOUR – 2014 (präsentiert von Piranha & Sonic Seducer)
16.10.2014 Aschaffenburg – Colos Saal
17.10.2014 Karlsruhe – Substage
18.10.2014 Wien – Szene
19.10.2014 Augsburg – Spectrum
23.10.2014 Braunschweig – Meier
24.10.2014 Potsdam – Waschhaus
25.10.2014 Herford – X
01.11.2014 Leipzig – Gothic Meets Classic (Rock-Show)
02.11.2014 Leipzig – Gothic Meets Classic (Orchestertag)
MONO INC. | ALIVE & ACOUSTIC TOUR – 2015
29.01.2015 Hameln – Sumpfblume
30.01.2015 Wiesbaden – Schlachthof
31.01.2015 Berlin – Heimathafen
Colin Farrell is in talks to star in the second season of HBO’s “True Detective,” sources confirm.
He’s the first actor to board season two of the highly-acclaimed drama after months of rumors and internet speculation.
It’s unknown whether Farrell will be joined by a female co-star, as rumored, but creator Nic Pizzolatto has confirmed that the new season will be set in California and feature at least three lead roles.
Source: Variety
Arrow Films’ Arrow Academy label is thrilled to announce the release of L’Assassino, making its UK home entertainment debut on both Blu-ray and DVD formats on 21st July 2014 in a gorgeous new restoration by the Cineteca di Bologna.
Movie critics would probably agree that the early 1960s marked the highpoint of Italian cinema both in Italy and internationally. And it was in this period that there came the debut of a director who would later become one of the major Italian political filmmakers of the 1960s and 1970s: Elio Petri.
In 1961, Petri made his feature debut with L’Assassino. It follows the police investigation concerning Alfredo Martelli (a young Marcello Mastroianni), a sleazy thirty something antique dealer accused of having murdered his older mistress, the wealthy socialite Adalgisa De Matteis (Micheline Presle). On a first look, the film is a thriller, a favourite genre of Petri’s; the director often stated that he had always had “a predilection for mystery novels,” especially when they provide a chance to scrutinise contemporary society.
Indeed, L’Assassino mixes elements of a mystery plot with a Kafkaesque atmosphere and an explicit critique of the rising upper-bourgeois society in Italy in the early 1960s. Through the examination of a cynical social climber who finds himself in trouble and gets punished for his greediness, unloving personality, and ambiguous morality, the film criticises the rampant capitalism, the nouveaux riches, and the early negative consequences of the Italian “economic boom” of the 1950s.
This jam-packed disc will be released as a deluxe Blu-ray and DVD combo featuring a host of special features, including the standout 52-minute documentary, Tonino Guerra - A Poet in the Movies, about the screenwriter who not only co-wrote L’Assassino but also many other major masterpieces of Italian and world cinema such as Antonioni’s Blow-Up, Fellini’s Amarcord and Tarkovsky’s Nostalghia). Alongside this, this disc will feature a ten-minute introduction to the film and it’s still underappreciated director Elio Petri by Italian cinema expert Pasquale Iannone.
The disc will also include a new collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by Camilla Zamboni, plus a selection of contemporary reviews and Petri’s own critical analysis of 1950s Italian cinema illustrated with original and newly commissioned artwork by Jay Shaw.
Synopsis
Released within months of Fellini’s La Dolce Vita and Antonioni’s La Notte, Elio Petri’s dazzling first feature L’Assassino also stars Marcello Mastroianni, this time as dandyish thirty-something antiques dealer Alfredo Martelli, arrested on suspicion of murdering his older, far wealthier lover Adalgisa (Micheline Presle). But as the increasingly Kafkaesque police investigation proceeds, it becomes less and less important whether Martelli actually committed the crime as his entire lifestyle is effectively put on trial.
Best known for Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion and The Tenth Victim, Petri was one of the finest and yet most underrated Italian directors of the 1960s and 70s. Highly acclaimed on its original UK release but unjustly neglected since, L’Assassino is a remarkably assured debut from one of the cinema’s sharpest chroniclers of Italian social and political realities. Petri said that he wanted to reflect the changes wrought by the early sixties, and to examine “a new generation of upstarts who lacked any kind of moral scruple”.
Arrow Academy is proud to present the first ever UK video release of L’Assassino in a gorgeous high-definition restoration created by the Cineteca di Bologna.
This deluxe package will be full of special features and bonus material including:
·New 2K digital restoration from the Cineteca di Bologna
·Uncompressed Mono 2.0 PCM Audio
·Elio Petri and L’Assassino, an introduction by Italian cinema expert Pasquale Iannone
·Tonino Guerra: A Poet in the Movies: Nicola Tranquillino’s documentary about the great Italian screenwriter
·Theatrical Trailer
·Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Jay Shaw
·Booklet featuring new writing on the film by Elio Petri expert Camilla Zamboni, Petri’s own critical analysis of 1950s Italian cinema, plus a selection of contemporary reviews
On 23rd July Sony Pictures Releasing brings Bad Neighbours in our theatres. The company was so kind to send us a peek behind the (hilarious) scenes
God Seed, featuring former Gorgoroth members Gaahl and King ov Hell, have been confirmed as the latest addition to the Metal Stage. The controversial legacy of the leading Norwegian black metal musicians needs little explaining to aficionados of the heaviest sounds around. This will be the band's exclusive UK festival performance.
The KVB, a duo catching the attention of tastemakers with their dreamy, shoegaze reminiscent guitars and minimal synth melodies, are the first of several additions to Alt-Fest’s Gothic stage. The KVB will appear as one of the many UK Festival exclusives that the festival have lined up for the bill. Italian neofolk five-piece, Spiritual Front, will be next to take to the Alt-Fest stage; also in a UK Festival exclusive. Somewhere between goth and post-punk are Swedish group The Exploding Boy, who will appear in not only a UK Festival exclusive but also a UK premiere. Last but by no means least, amongst the Gothic stage additions will be the sultry sounds of Luna Reign.
British electro industrial group Kommand+Kontrol first performed at Alt-Fest run club night AntiChrist, therefore it is fitting that the band are now set to take to the Industrial stage at this summer’s festival.
Given the ever-increasing support for Fearless Vampire Alt-Fest have moved the band up the billing to the Main stage. In a move similar to Alt-Fest’s fan-led ethos FVK, are soon to stream their second album via their very own social network ‘The Obsidian Bond’ on 17th July.
Finally, SOPHIE stage and TBFM competition winners Resin beat 390 other entrants to bag themselves a slot at the festival. The band’s grunge-tinged grooves won the hearts of fans and Alt-Fest promoters alike in the face of fierce competition.
About Alt-Fest:
Alt-Fest has already caught the attention of both the UK alternative scene and the media through a hugely successful Kickstarter campaign. The event, a five-day, multiple stage festival covering Alternative, Industrial, Metal, Goth and Steampunk music, lifestyle and more not only reached its target of £30,000 but went on to double the target, receiving over £61,000 from fans via the Kickstarter UK platform. Over 150 acts across the Metal, Goth, industrial and Steampunk genres are now booked. Most importantly Alt-Fest, which is operating a strict policy of ‘run by the fans, for the fans’, is engaging their audience in every aspect of the planning process making Alt-Fest not just crowd-funded but also crowd-led.
