Tuesday, 4 September 2012

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Another of Jane Birkin's daughters...

Tactics for Counter Tourism: Pirates

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Why Jesus Would Have Been A Pussy Riot Fan

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Retail sales 'hurt by Olympics' in August

Retail sales fell 0.4% on a like-for-like basis from the same month last year, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Excluding Easter, it was the weakest month since November.
"The feel good factor from the Olympics failed to inspire spending," the BRC said.
In particular, online shopping grew 4.8% in August, the lowest increase since the BRC started collecting the data in October 2008.
"There's no evidence here of any Olympic boost to retail sales overall," said BRC director general Stephen Robertson.
"Hot weather and the Olympics did help sales of party food and drink but that was more than offset by a really weak performance for non-food goods."
Shops in central London saw a sharp drop in visitors during the Olympic Games.
The BRC acknowledged this, but said that the net effect of the Games was minimal as "lower footfall in London was offset by a better performance in the rest of the country".
In terms of fashion, the autumn-winter ranges in womenswear did not attract many fans, the BRC said.
But women's footwear did attract more fans than men's shoes.
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George Osborne Gets Booed Handing Medals at the Paralympic Athletics Medal Ceremony

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The Last Testament: The Making of London Calling (2004)

The documentary tells the story of the making of The Clash's 'London Calling' album and included in a special 25th Anniversary edition re-release of the original album. Directed by Don Letts and including interviews with Joe Strummer, Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, Topper Headon and othey key figures, this also includes previously unreleased home footage of The Clash recording London Calling in Wessex Studios.
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Rebel Truce - The History of The Clash (2007)

This revealing programme goes back to the pre-Clash band's days, The 101ers, featuring Joe Strummer, London SS and a mix of the mid 1970s UK punk scene. Through candid interviews with Clash front-man Mick Jones, drummer Topper Headon, Paul Simonon as well as historic interviews with Joe Strummer, this is the first time that the band have really aired their true story.
Blessed with two exceptional songwriters in Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, The Clash successfully fused punk, rock and reggae in music which was characterised by rousing calls to arms to the downtrodden underdog. The Clash's outlaw image was bolstered by frequent brushes with the law, but the band also began to branch out into social activism. After achieving enormous success with hits including London Calling, White Riot and I Fought The Law, the band eventually began to fall apart in the mid-80s, finally imploding in 1986.
Told to the back-drop of Clash music, performance footage as well as archive interviews with those close to the band add to the inside-story: Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, Generation X Tony James, Buzzcocks Steve Diggle and Vince White, Mick Jones' replacement in The Clash.
This documentary sees the band tell their own story. It may be over 20 years since their demise, but the The Clash's legacy lives on, ensuring that they remain one of the most influential and exhilarating bands of all time.
Directed by Alan G Parker