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Echo and the Bunnymen – The Cutter 40th Anniversary Parts 1 and 2
Part 1 – The Recording This is an extract from the forthcoming feature-film on Liverpool’s Post-Punk scene, The Revolutionary Spirit. It’s the dawning of 1983. Two bands are standing at the precipice of super-stardom, the world is theirs for the… Read More ›
CD Box Set – Big Gold Dreams – Review in Real Gone
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CD Box Set – Big Gold Dreams – Review in Silent Radio
Excerpt below… How to fit five albums worth of music into one moderately sized review? Not an easy task, as there’s one hundred and fifteen songs on this box set compilation, but it’s an aural feast for anyone with even… Read More ›
CD Box Set – Big Gold Dreams – Review in God is in the TV
Extract below… Are you sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin. This is a tale that spans 12 years, of punkish rebels, too much eye liner and some great faces from what would become Scottish music’s “Rock Royalty”. This is a… Read More ›
Big Gold Dream – BIFA – Longlist Nomination – 2015
Delighted that Big Gold Dream was Long Listed for the Best Documentary though unfortunately did not get nominated for the shortlist. https://www.bifa.film/awards/2015/winners-nominations/
Big Gold Dream – Sight and Sound’s Best Films of 2015
Delighted that Big Gold Dream was voted the 131st Best Film of 2015 by Sight and Sound. From https://letterboxd.com/russman/list/every-film-receiving-votes-in-sight-sounds-1/genre/documentary/ Every Film Receiving Votes in Sight & Sound’s 2015 Best Films Poll It may be a little early, but Sight & Sound has… Read More ›
Big Gold Dream – EIFF Audience Award Win – June 2015
https://edinburghguide.com/news/15759-eiff-2015-awards-audience-award-goes-to-big-gold-dream From Edinburgh Guide: A locally made film that covers an unsung part of recent Scottish music history has won the coveted audience award at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2015. Grant McPhee’s Big Gold Dream: Scottish Post-Punk and Infiltrating the… Read More ›
Cassette Compilation – Texte Und Tone – Big Gold Dream – Tie In Tape
https://www.texteundtone.com/ We were delighted that Michael Train and Texte Und Tone put together an essay and compilation tape to tie-in with the US premiere of Big Gold Dream at New York University. Michael had previously unearthed many long forgotten songs… Read More ›
Teenage Superstars – The Spectator Review Feb 2021
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/makes-me-nostalgic-for-an-era-when-music-was-more-than-a-click-away-teenage-superstars-reviewed (c) Michael Hann / The Spectator Extract Below… Makes me nostalgic for an era when music was more than a click away: Teenage Superstars reviewed In Teenage Superstars, a long and slightly exhausting documentary about the Scottish indie scene of the… Read More ›
CD Box Set – Big Gold Dreams – Louder than War Review – Feb 2019
(c) Phil Newall / Louder than War 2019 Extract below… With a population of just 5.3 million, its fair to state that musically Scotland punches way above its weight; it’s been the birthplace of acts such as The Sensational Alex… Read More ›
Teenage Superstars – The Guardian Pick of the Week – Jan 2021
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jan/23/tv-tonight-the-story-behind-the-golden-age-of-scottish-indie TV tonight: the story behind the golden age of Scottish indie From Primal Scream to The Jesus and Mary Chain, a new documentary explores the Scottish indie scene. Plus: The Masked Singer continues. Here’s what to watch this evening… Read More ›
Teenage Superstars – Pitchfork Article – April 2017
https://pitchfork.com/news/73228-new-documentary-teenage-superstars-features-jesus-mary-chain-primal-scream-more/ (c) Amanda Wicks / Pitchfork Extract below… In 2015, director Grant McPhee released The Big Gold Dream, a documentary tracking Scottish indie labels Fast Product and Postcard Records, and how they contributed to the rise of bands like Orange Juice, the Jesus & Mary… Read More ›
Big Gold Dream – Pitchfork Q+A- December 2014
https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/616-qa-the-sound-of-young-scotland-doc-director-grant-mcphee/ (c) Marc Hogan / Pitchfork 2014 Extract below… Scotland was late to receive the punk gospel, but once it got hold, England’s northern neighbor clung tightly to the do-it-yourself mindset. Independent labels such as Edinburgh’s Fast Product in the… Read More ›
Big Gold Dream – Daily Record Article – April 2015
https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/celebrity-interviews/how-tiny-scots-label-fast-5866643 (C) John Dingwall / Daily Record Extract below… LEGENDARY Scottish post-punk record label Fast are celebrated in new film featuring all the movers and shakers from a golden era of pop music. THEY’RE the Scottish DIY record labels that… Read More ›
Big Gold Dream – Daily Record TV Premiere Article – 15th April 2017
(c) Anna Burnside / Daily Record https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/bbc-film-tells-how-scotland-10229289 ***’BBC film!!!!!! It wasn’t a BBC Film!!!!! Aside from that most heinous and untrue accolade we were very happy with this article from the wonderful Anna Burnside. And we know it was the… Read More ›
The Sound of Young Scotland Project 