Abel Ferrara's 1979 directorial debut achieved notoriety as a video nasty, but those seeking gore will be largely disappointed. It's an exceedingly bleak portrait of an artist (Ferrara) cracking up and relieving the stress by offing homeless bums with a hand drill. Doom-laden angst that's almost unbearable on any level.
Rating: 2 / 10
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse: London O2 Arena, June 17, 2013
‘Even worse than Lou Reed. . .’
Keith Richards: "All experiments come to an end."
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Bob Dylan announces UK tour dates
An encounter with Van Morrison
Morrissey announces live dates
The 22nd Uncut Playlist Of 2013
Paul Simonon: "Bob Dylan used to come to a lot of Clash shows"
Consider this the last in a short series of encounters with somewhat cantankerous sorts, following accounts in this space over the couple of weeks of meetings with Lou Reed and Gordon Lightfoot, both of which have stirred some passing interest and lively comment. Today’s subject is Van Morrison...
