Reviews

Brilliant comic pastiche which has been crowned Uncut's film of 2002

Sixteen shiny "synthpop classics"

Huge boxed set of European jazz festival concerts

IMPERIAL BEDROOM MIGHTY LIKE A ROSE ALL DEMON Two ideas seem to connect these albums: production and fascism, emotional or otherwise.

Debut release from Yorkshire four-piece follows on from support slot with The White Stripes

From Monterey, Mexico, Kinky's extraordinary debut album was recently shortlisted for the American equivalent of the Mercury Music Prize, and it's easy to hear why. The quartet mix funk, house, rock-en-Español, salsa, hip hop and mariachi into an anarchic musical fusion that has inevitably been dubbed 'decks-Mex'. Think the Chemical Brothers meet Flaco Jiminez and you'll get the idea. The lyrics are fascinating, too, although they're almost entirely in Spanish. "San Antonio" is about a local saint, who, when hung upside down, helps women to catch boyfriends.

Fine Australian guitar sketches

Avant-electro types dazzled by mirrorballs

Former frontman of The 45's and Ruth strikes gold

Eleven short films about 9/11 from 11 directors, including Sean Penn and Ken Loach