View From A Hill is the story of Mark Burgess, singer and founder member of legendary Manchester cult heroes The Chameleons. The band were catapulted to the forefront of the post-punk scene when John Peel awarded them a much coveted session after the band had played only a handful of low-key gigs.

Mark takes us through four decades of pop culture as he charts The Chameleons’ development, as well as their cruel treatment at the hands of a corrupt music industry. Amidst intrigue in the Middle East, expeditions in search of the Loch Ness Monster, and acid trips that inspired the band’s language and sound, there are myriad music industry anecdotes that will make your jaw drop. Moving and hilarious by turns, View From A Hill is a highly entertaining rollercoaster ride of a rock memoir.

Previously only published in very limited print runs, this third edition of Mark’s autobiography represents the definitive version of the work. Newly-edited, and augmented by a complete Chameleons discography, band family tree, and an introduction by music writer Karren Ablaze!, this book is a must for Chameleons fans everywhere.

“The Chameleons’ dark, thrilling music is treated like a religion in their hometown, where they command the same devotion as their fellow travellers Joy Division. They were on the verge of breaking internationally when it all unravelled, and at last the whole story is told, in a compelling writing style and with a unique pop culture perspective that reveals who, how, and why they are such a key band. View From A Hill is the last great untold story of the Manchester post-punk era.” John Robb, Louder Than War

"View From A Hill is a deeply personal and insightful account of the life of the main force behind one of post punk’s most overlooked, but influential, bands." Hayley Scott, The Quietus

Across the country, countless women already have several years a weekly date with Simon Baker, the chunk that made fromThe Mentalist was a real success series. Also in this sixth season Red John goes hunting, and Patrick Jane expect danger from everywhere.

Enjoy this winter the thrilling sixth season of The Mentalist, that is available from 17 December on DVD.

SYNOPSIS

Armed with a list of seven suspects - confirmed by the killer himself - Patrick Jane and the California Bureau of Investigation come closer to the elusive serial killer, while solving the most intricate crimes of California. 

BONUS MATERIALS

Patrick Jane: Redeemed, Recovered, Restored

Deleted scenes

Eaves, who recently released his debut EP, As Old As The Grave, has been announced as main support on the forthcoming Philip Selway European tour.

Having recently played both a heart-stirring show at the Blue Flowers night at the George IV in Chiswick and toured alongside Nick Mulvey, the tour will feature Eaves performing solo accompanied only by his guitar and piano.

Date in Belgium is as follows:

7TH FEBRUARY 2015

Brussels,  Ancienne Belgique Ballroom

Eaves is also supporting Nick Mulvey this week, be on time!

25TH NOVEMBER 2014

Botanique Rotonde

Still in his early 20s and based in Leeds, Eaves possesses an effortless and intuitive songwriting talent. Lyrically perceptive and tinged with a world weary wisdom that belies his age, Eaves' fragile, delicate and haunting songs have an ageless quality.

Eaves is currently finishing his debut album with producer Cam Blackwood. To be released in spring 2015, the album will feature both grand-scale tracks recorded with a full band and starkly beautiful piano / vocal / guitar solo takes.

BC Camplight has just announced the below UK live shows for early 2015:

Friday 23 January – MANCHESTER - Gorilla

Sunday 1 February – GLASGOW – Fruitmarket (Celtic Connections)

Sunday 8 March – BRISTOL – The Louisiana 

Monday 9 March – BIRMINGHAM – The Hare & Hounds

Tuesday 10 March – LONDON – The Lexington

Wednesday 11 March – LIVERPOOL – The Leaf

Lost treasure needn’t be found in the distant past; the 21st century hides many artists who disappeared into the great wide yonder. BC Camplight is one such example. The alter-ego of American songwriter Brian Christinzio released albums in 2005 and 2007, both gems of a certain psych-pop vintage, combining eloquent songwriting with a self-destructive bent. Christinzio certainly knew it – he’s described himself as, “the guy who blew it.”

But this sublime talent with the keening vocal and fearless approach to lyrical introspection has another chance. His new album 'How To Die In The North', recorded in his newly adopted home of Manchester, England, is a fantastically rich, stylistically diverse trip. From dramatic, layered pop to a haunted take on Sixties sunshine-pop, from blue-eyed soul to speedy surf-pop, from sparser piano balladry to psychedelic showstoppers and a grand finale that’s part Nilsson and part Broadway showtune.

Originally from New Jersey, Christinzio started playing piano aged just four, inspired by his mum’s Jerry Lee Lewis and Nilsson records and his Dad’s classical collection. Depression and crippling hypochondria clashed with captaining the football team and a penchant for boxing. Post-school, he fell in with people, “willing to go through shit to be a musician,” which saw him relocate to Philadelphia where he occasionally played live with Philly faves The War On Drugs and guested on Sharon Van Etten's album 'Epic'.

He’s already done two sessions for long-term fan Marc Riley at BBC 6 Music, which featured Christinzio’s band of Mancunians who he met at The Castle Hotel pub, a watering hole in the city centre particularly popular with musicians. Christinzio also heard John Grant’s album on the jukebox there, which encouraged him to approach Bella Union. Grant’s cocktail of depression and self-sabotage thwarted an outrageous talent, but he took his second chance. The same deserves to happen to Christinzio, a similarly outsize, sharp and funny personality with a non-conformist streak. Far from dying, BC Camplight has been reborn in the North.

How To Die In The North will be released 19th January on Bella Union.

Lumière and Aardman present 9 NEW EPISODES OF SHAUN THE SHEEP

DVD release on November 25, 2014

Honored with a BAFTA and International Emmy Awards 2

Broadcast in 180 countries

Aardman are the Oscar-winning creators of WALLACE & Gromit and Chicken Run

With exclusive preview from SHAUN THE SHEEP - THE MOVIE (April 8, 2015 at the cinema)

Shaun may well be a sheep, but certainly not a herd animal!

Shaun is the leader of a gang of crazy sheep that follows him blindly into all sorts of adventures. The poor sheepdog Bitzer is always behind the facts. Discover in this brand new winter episodes of "Shaun the Sheep" or he succeeds!

The episodes:

Ice creams - Alien in dire need - Happy birthday, Timmy! - The mind - 3D TV -

The smelly peasant - Bricolage - The most precious possession - the spider

Based on an original idea by Nick Park

Creative Director: Richard Starzak

Executive Producers: Miles Bullough, Peter Lord, Nick Park, David Sproxton

Extras:

Exclusive preview + 2 teasers of 'Shaun the Sheep - the movie

Technical data:

UK, 2013 | Duration: 70 minutes | Size: 16: 9 | Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1