Taste

Sci-fi tosh with Christian Bale

Ex-Pavement kingpin condenses decades of rock'n'roll lunacy into one uneasy capsule

Bret Easton Ellis' cult novel filmed by former Tarantino collaborator

Bad taste personified, they said. Comic genius, in other words

All dressed up and somewhere to go—Oklahoma visionaries in resplendent spectacle

Re-release of 1971 Visconti classic

Mosaic of hitherto unreleased Faust sounds, spanning their 31-year career

Ill-starred, Badfinger's final album before guitarist/vocalist Pete Ham's suicide was designed to annoy. Made in 1975, it finally saw the light of day in 2000. Given the nature of "Hey, Mr Manager", "Rock'n'Roll Contract" and "Savile Row", the Welsh power poppers practically signed their own death warrant. Creatively, Head First reeks of insecurity and shifting tastes within, but its archly melodic, cynical elements could strike a chord with Super Furry Animals types. A period piece with added demos, this is the tarnished gilt on the '70s mirror.

Wacky Brooklyn combo who defy taste and fashion but can write a song about that, too

Gainsbourg's grand amour offers Oriental stylings