Bella Union are thrilled to announce the late summer release of The Dew Lasts An Hour, the brilliant, long-awaited debut album from Berlin-based multi-nationals BALLET SCHOOL. From ambient intro ‘Slowdream’ to the slow R&B jam of new single 'Lux’, from the swooning dream-pop of ‘Pale Saint’ and ‘Heliconia’ to the ecstatic hooks of ‘Heartbeat Overdrive’ and ‘Ghost’, the album is a fresh, vibrant take on the lush, emoting tropes of Eighties pop and rock, but sounds resolutely 21st century, its diverse influences placing the trio at the forefront of pop's new alternative. Currently premiering on Stereogum, click HERE to listen to new track 'Cherish'.

“We’re not a synth band, we’re a guitar band, but one that’s trying to push the boundaries of the traditional set up,” declares Rosie Blair, whose beautiful, octave-stretching vocals spearhead Michel Jun Collet’s luminous guitar figures and Louis McGuire’s inventive drums. “We write pop songs. I never thought pop music was a lower form of art. We actively try to play with the model of mainstream pop against what indie is supposed to be and find our own new form. And though I love laptop pop, it’s vital that people witness our energy, that punk lust, when we play live.”

Ballet School began in early 2011 when Blair spotted Collet in Berlin’s U-Bahn underground, “playing amazingly delicate, arcane, beautiful guitar. We bonded over Cocteau Twins and immediately knew we had to be in a band together.” When the pair subsequently met McGuire in one of Kreuzberg's artist-run spaces, witnessing the talented young drummer playing an electronic kit and simultaneously triggering bass lines, the trinity was complete.

Last year's Boys Again EP included the pop-euphoric pair ‘Heartbeat Overdrive’ and ‘Ghost’, which appear on the album in re-recorded versions, likewise the dynamic ‘Yaoi’ with it’s early-Eighties Cure/Banshees guitar chime, alongside an alternative take on ‘Crush’ and seven brand new tracks. The album title may refer to the transience and fragility of youth, but Ballet School’s sublime debut is going to live on for a very long time. 

The Dew Lasts An Hour will be released 8th September on Bella Union.

Hailing from San Francisco, multi-instrumentalist and composer Jason Rubenstein has put out his sixth studio release on May 30th. An album called New Metal From Old Boxes brings twelve compositions of instrumental, heavily influenced soundtrack progressive metal that captures the composer’s craftsmanship and maturity.

Described as Rubenstein’s return to his progressive rock roots, New Metal From Old Boxes embraces both old and futuristic, with a steady note of the real world. Written, performed and produced by Rubenstein, and mixed by Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer Niko Bolas (Neil Young), New Metal From Old Boxes features classic, loud rock production and a movie-like tension-filled soundtrack vibe.

“Imagine if King Crimson, ELP, NIN, Wendy Carlos and Philip Glass got together to score the soundtrack for a heist movie,” Rubenstein says about the album.

Jason Rubenstein’s music has been heard on NPR, NBC Television and Soma.fm. He contributed score for the film Replicant, directed by Ringo Lam and starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Michael Rooker. His sound design was used in a popular ABC’s TV series Lost. In 2000, Rubenstein was featured in an EQ magazine article titled Adventures in Sound Design.

From 23th July on you can discover how is to live next to Zac Efron and it’s more spectacular as you might think!
Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Rose Byrne are starring in Bad Neighbours, a comedy about a young couple that after the birth of their baby is forced to live next a student group.
Sony Benelux has an exclusive peep behind the scenes for us!

 DUTCH VERSION:

Vanaf 23 juli ontdek je hoe het is om naast Zac Efron te wonen!
Hint: het is nog spectaculairder dan je zou denken…

Seth Rogen, Zac Efron en Rose Byrne hebben de hoofdrollen in Bad Neighbours, een komedie over een jong koppel dat na de geboorte van hun baby noodgedwongen leeft naast het huis van een studentenvereniging.


Sony Benelux heeft alvast dit exclusief kijkje achter de schermen voor ons klaar.

Dutch FilmWorks will release Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood on both DVD and Blu-ray.
The movie will be available from 25^th July 2014.
Director:Jonathan English
Stars:Michelle Fairley, Roxanne McKee, Danny Webb

Gathered together by young Hubert (Tom Rhys Harries), a small band of hired swords gather inside his families castle intent on holding off evil Celtic Tribesmen hell-bent on revenge for the death of their leaders' son: a young mercenary named Guy (Tom Austen) whose soul is wracked with guilt over the atrocities he has committed during the days and years after the great battle of Rochester Castle and his burgeoning feelings for Kate, his cousin (Roxanne McKee), ; battle-hardened mercenaries such as Berenger (David Caves), who fight not for God and country for money and bloodlust.

 DUTCH VERSION:

Ironclad 2: Battle for Blood, actie/ avontuur.

Na het succes van Ironclad keert filmmaker Jonathan English terug met dit even spectaculaire als bloedige tweede deel van de middeleeuwse saga. In het Groot-Brittannië van de 13de eeuw wordt het kasteel Rochester aangevallen door een bende bloeddorstige Keltische barbaren. Kasteelheer Gilbert De Vesci en zijn zoon roepen de hulp in van een groep huurlingen. Het lijkt een onmogelijke strijd, maar onder aanvoering van de veteraan Guy deinzen de huurlingen nergens voor terug!

Met o.a.Tom Austen, Michelle Fairley,Roxanne McKee en Danny Webb.

Ironclad 2 is vanaf 25/07/2014 via Dutch FilmWorks.

This July, London will see the first collaboration between legendary author and punk aficionado Jon Savage (England’s Dreaming) and photography collective Rockarchive.

Under Jon’s guidance, Rockarchive have pulled together some of the world’s best punk images from both sides of the pond. The exhibition features photographers such as Sheila Rock, Roberta Bayley, Richard Mann, Adrian Boot, Bob Gruen, Ray Stevenson and Jill Furmanovsky together for the first time.

The rich visual material with many never-before-seen photographs from the brief but incendiary punk era has resulted in one of the most exciting exhibition’s Rockarchive have ever produced, ‘I Got You In My Camera – Punk 1976-1979’ promises to be a must see for all punk fans and collectors.

I Got You In My Camera - Punk 1976-1979From Wed 2nd July – Sun 27th July 2014
Olympus Rockarchive Image Space Gallery
199 Bishopsgate (entrance on Primrose Street), Broadgate, London EC2M 3TY

Other punk themed evenings will be taking place throughout the exhibition. Check www.rockarchive.com for further details.

Through founder, award-winning photographer, Jill Furmanovsky, Rockarchive has a long relationship with Olympus Cameras. The brand launched their first digital consumer camera at her groundbreaking exhibition, ‘Oasis, Was There Then’ exhibition at the Roundhouse in London in 1997, on the cusp of the digital revolution. Their year- long creative collaboration will continue till the end of the 2014.

Olympus Rockarchive Image Space Gallery
199 Bishopsgate (via Primrose Street), Broadgate, London, EC2M 3TY
The gallery will be open daily from 10.30 to 18.30 (Tues – Sat) and 12.00 to 17.00 (Sundays).