Vamp

Comic anti-hero Frank Castle on the big screen

Revisionist remake of classic Duke western

Best-forgotten '74 solo album from Doors keyboardist

The most Californian band in Dublin turn their heads homewards

Transvision Vamp pin-up obscures her identity for lamentable solo debut

Acoustic re-recordings from lovelorn Factory Records refugees

From 1968, two post Mike Bloomfield albums by groundbreaking Chicago blues merchants on one CD

A concept album of sorts, the second solo release from the Mekons founder and Chicago-expat charts the rise and demise of honky-tonker Lofty Deeds as a metaphor for US history. Like all things Langford, though, it's not heavy-handed or portentous, the music rollicking like a midnight special braced against the hard wind of his uniquely British delivery.

The good doctor uncovers sprawling, mysterious history of his native city

Magnificent, melancholic moodpiece concerning two lost souls in Tokyo