What’s on Built For Speed, Friday 16th March 2012

With St Partick’s day this Saturday, Built for Speed focuses on great rock’n’roll to emerge from the Emerald Isle including Thin Lizzy, Rory Gallagher and of course U2. We also take a look at new release films including sci-fi epic John Carter and Ralph Fiennes’ Shakespeare update Coriolanus.  If that’s not enough we also review psychedelic rock leged Roky Erickson’s gig

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Built For Speed: Playlist Friday 9th March 2012

BUILT FOR SPEED: PLAYLIST, FRIDAY 9TH MARCH 2012 THE BLACK KEYS – Nova Baby BANTHER FODDER – The front.(Aus) H BLOCK 101 – Kokakolonisation.(Aus) MR BLONDE – I’m a disease. (Aus) BLUR – There’s no other way FAITH NO MORE – We care alot BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN – We take care of our own EVEN – Orange hair (Aus) THE DOORS

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Film review: PROJECT X, from Built For Speed

This film is going to have a lot of reviewers saying “maybe I’m getting old… but”. Project X is a wild celebration – with only a hint of reflection – of teen culture gone crazy.  The basic plot reads like standard teen movie fare but the excesses of this film make the teen movies of 80’s and 90’s seem like

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Film review: GONE from Built For Speed

Gone is a mystery thriller that comes perilously close to being a complete turkey. With a nod to Silence of the Lambs the film stars Amanda Seyfried as a traumatized young woman who claims to have been abducted by a psychopath years ago and who now thinks her sister has been snatched by the same man. The film almost strings

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Built For Speed, Playlist 2nd March 2012

BUILT FOR SPEED, PLAYLIST FRIDAY 2ND MARCH 2012 1.     STARKY – City prison doors.(Aus) 2.     ROKY ERICKSON – Bloody hammer. 3.     WOOLLEN KITS – Out of whack.(Aus) 4.     MY MORNING JACKET – First Light. 5.     NEW ORDER – Crystal 6.     SOUNDGARDEN – Outshined 7.     BEACH BOYS – Wouldn’t it be nice 8.     THE PICTURES – See ya home tonight (Aus).

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Film review: KILLER ELITE from Built For Speed

Killer Elite is a Jason Statham film and just hearing that should tell you what 90% of this film is like: the laconic stubbly-faced and stubbly-headed Statham beating and shooting the crap out any gormless, incompetent thug or rival assassin who crosses his path. With its name cast, which includes Robert De Niro and Clive Owen and its very loose

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