Today, Jarvis Cocker announced the release of an EP of new music composed especially for the upcoming TV series, “Likely Stories”. The Sky Arts series, which airs next Thursday, May 26, is the work of directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard (who directed the excellent Nick Cave documentary 20,000 Days On Earth) and is based […]
Jarvis Cocker Remembers David Bowie
This week’s BBC Radio 6 Show, Jarvis Cocker’s Sunday Service, has the Pulp star paying tribute to David Bowie. The two hour celebration of the life of David Bowie, who passed away the prior Sunday, features a treasure trove of demo takes, live performances, and alternate versions of such classics as ‘Starman,’ ‘John, I’m Only […]
6 Places You Never Expected To See Jarvis Cocker
Jarvis Cocker is a versatile kind of guy. Besides forming Pulp in 1978, and embarking on a successful solo career, he has been a BBC radio presenter, an editor, and sometime documentarian. Though it’s increasingly common to see photos of him rubbing shoulders with famous musicians and Hollywood stars, there are still some places you’d […]
Jarvis Cocker Covers Celine Dion and Sham 69 – Watch
Last Friday, Vice Magazine threw an invite-only twentieth anniversary party in New York City. An impressive array of stars were in attendance, including Karen O, Ghostface Killah, Jonah Hill, Andrew WK, Lil’ Wayne, and Stephen Malkmus. However, Jarvis Cocker‘s appearance sounded like the highlight of the evening. Cocker took the stage for not one, but […]
Watch This 9-Year-Old Sing Pulp’s ‘This Is Hardcore’
Last August, Jarvis Cocker made a rare American appearance at a Brooklyn screening of Florian Habicht’s Pulp doc, Pulp: A Film About Life, Death, and Supermarkets. This wasn’t just a routine screening of the film, though. Along with a post-screening Q + A with the producer and singer in attendance, Jarvis Cocker presided over the […]
NYC Pulp Karaoke To Be Judged By Jarvis
Hey, Common People of New York! Do you experience a F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E every time you think of Sheffield’s greatest export, Pulp? If so, plan a Joyride to Rooftop Film’s August 7 (that’s next Thursday!) screening of the new Florian Habicht documentary, PULP: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets. As North Americans may know, this is […]
The New Pulp Doc DVD Will Be Released On ‘Monday Morning’
‘Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets,’ — which had its world premiere at SXSW in April, followed by a massive event in June at the Sheffield Doc/Fest with the band in attendance — will have its DVD release on Monday, July 14. The acclaimed 90 minute documentary chronicles Pulp’s triumphant return to their […]
‘Pulp’ Film To Have Its UK Premiere June 7
‘Pulp: A Film About Life, Death & Supermarkets,’ which had its world premiere at SXSW last month, will finally hit cinemas in the UK on June 7. The UK premiere will occur at the Sheffield Doc/Fest on June 7, with the band and other local stars in attendance. There will be a Mark Radcliffe-hosted Q&A […]
Jarvis Cocker To Talk Songwriting At SXSW
Jarvis Cocker will be making a rare appearance in the U.S. at the Austin, Texas arts festival, SxSW. The legendary Pulp frontman is not scheduled to perform, however. Cocker will be giving a lecture on the craft of songwriting. His talk will explore the meaning of artistic vision and will be accompanied by an illustrated […]
5 Sketches Of Britpop Stars Suffering Everyday Problems
Modern life really is rubbish as Jersey Milk Cow’s brilliant illustrations of former Britpop stars dealing with the mundane aspects of everyday life can attest. In his series, ‘Stars of the Britpop Era Encounter Inner City Pressure,’ the illustrator captures his subjects with uncanny simplicity and also alerts us to the very real catastrophes any […]
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