Film Archives - Iron Man Records

John Sinclair – Renegade Poet, Beatnik and Cultural Revolutionary

23 November 2024Mark

Immortalized by John Lennon’s 1972 song that bears his name, Sinclair is an iconic figure of ‘60s counterculture, famous for, among other things, having co-founded the anti-racist White Panther Party and for managing Detroit’s legendary proto-punk outfit MC5 early in its history. Following a highly publicized two-year stint in prison for marijuana possession (Lennon’s song was a protest against his incarceration), Sinclair has stuck to his guns as an advocate for marijuana reform. “Living Euro to Euro, sleeping on the couches and extra beds of friends, a man without a country and a post office box in New Orleans for a permanent address.” That's how spoken word poet John Sinclair describes…

Screening of Award Winning Documentary – The Graceless Age: The Ballad Of John Murry 16th September 2024, Rich Mix London

10 September 2024Mark

John Murry is a half Cherokee American musician, singer-songwriter and composer. With deep, rich vocals and dark poetic lyrics he’s been compared to Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. This extraordinary feature documentary on American singer songwriter John Murry who was on the cusp of greatness after the release of his album “Graceless Age” (2013) when his world fell apart. He found solace in Ireland where he had washed up creatively exhausted and depressed and where, he said, the landscape and the people revived him. This haunting film sees John retrace his steps back to Mississippi to a neglected childhood, explore his family links to the Nobel Prize winning author William Faulkner,…

John Murry – UK + Ireland Tour Dates + details of Film Screening 2024

3 August 2024Mark

John Murry & Cowboy Junkies' Michael Timmins have announced a new album. It's the soundtrack for the documentary film, The Graceless Age: The Ballad Of John Murry. The film has already won Best Irish Documentary at the 35th Galway Film Fleadh and will be premiering in the UK on 16th September (details to follow). TENOR VOSSA CD / TV022CD / RELEASE DATE : 20/09/24 **Pre-order now for an Estimated dispatch between Thu 19 Sept and Fri 20 Sept 2024** Tracklisting: 1. Grace - Michael Timmins 2. Wrong Man - John Murry 3. Swamp - Michael Timmins 4. Silver Or Lead - John Murry 5. Driving (Part 1) - Michael Timmins &…

John Murry and Michael Timmins – A Little Bit of Grace and Decay (Gatefold CD)

9 July 2024Mark

TENOR VOSSA CD / TV022CD / RELEASE DATE : 20/09/24 **Pre-order now for an Estimated dispatch between Thu 19 Sept and Fri 20 Sept 2024** Gatefold CD. The Soundtrack to accompany the Award winning Documentary "The Graceless Age: The Ballad Of John Murry." Written and performed by John Murry and Mike Timmins (Cowboy Junkies). The film has already won Best Irish Documentary at the 35th Galway Film Fleadh and will be premiering in the UK later this year. Directed by Sarah Share best known for her multi award winning ‘If I Should Fall from Grace’ - the Shane MacGowan Story. "Ever since we finished recording A Short History of Decay back…

John Murry – Tour Dates 2024

13 May 2024Mark

“Our culture is a revolutionary culture, a revolutionary force on the planet, the seed of the new order that will come to flower with the disintegration and collapse of the obsolete social and economic forms” - John Sinclair “I am only a madman among the mad.” - Emil Cioran “Everyone must come out of his Exile in his own way.” - Martin Buber “We talk in black and white, ones and zeros and satellites, and one day we just might, replace our very souls.” Born in 1979, John Murry is an American musician, singer-songwriter, composer, and producer. He hails from Tupelo, Mississippi, and currently resides in Drumlish, County Longford, Ireland. Murry…

Iron Man Records Rehearsal Space and Recording Studio in Birmingham.

9 April 2022Mark

“Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality” – The Cheshire Cat, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Iron Man Records provides a cultural outpost for Musicians, Writers, Performers and Travellers in the arts with a large purpose built Music Rehearsal Space and Recording Studio. The Record label seeks to encourage residents and travellers in the arts to gather, record and present their cultural insights and experiences. “The first step to controlling your world is to control your culture. To model and demonstrate the kind of world you demand to live in. To write the books. Make the music. Shoot the films. Paint the art.” Chuck Palahniuk Located outside the Clean…

Building the Iron Man Records Rehearsal Space and Recording Studio

2 February 2022Mark

Iron Man Records provides a cultural outpost for Musicians, Writers, Performers and Travellers in the arts with a large purpose built Music Rehearsal Space and Recording Studio. The Record label seeks to encourage residents and travellers in the arts to gather, record and present their cultural insights and experiences. Located outside the Clean Air Zone, in Hockley, Birmingham, the rehearsal space and recording studio offers an Embassy for the Imagine Nation committed to inspiring and promoting Independent creativity. "We had to pull down our old rehearsal space and recording studio in September 2020. The landlord had sold the building. In May 2021 we found a new place. We decided to build…

The Lume Cinema – A fully independent venue located in Kidderminster

4 October 2021Mark

The Lume Cinema is a fully independent venue located in Kidderminster, offering a unique cinema experience from cult movie screenings, classics, new releases, and a diverse programme for all cinema lovers! Our aim is to not only screen great films, but as an arts and community space for the local and surrounding areas. We will be hosting a range of events and activities as well as social and creative programmes to support, inspire and inform in a relaxed informal space. About The Venue The Lume Cinema has four cinema screens, two with disabled seating and there is disabled access throughout the whole venue. In addition we have a large cafe/bar in our…

King Rocker – The mysterious existence of Robert Lloyd of The Nightingales – Official Trailer [Feb 6th, 9pm, Sky Arts]

13 January 2021Mark

**PREMIERES SATURDAY FEBRUARY 6th at 9PM. SKY ARTS** King Rocker (2019) A film about Robert Lloyd and The Nightingales by Michael Cumming and Stewart Lee. Produced by James Nicholls. Running Time: 90 Minutes (approx) / Colour Genre: Music Documentary Starring: Robert Lloyd, Stewart Lee, Frank Skinner, John Peel, Marc Riley, and many more King Rocker - Official Trailer [Feb 6th, 9pm, Sky Arts] - YouTube “The Second Best Music Film of 2020” MOJO MAGAZINE How does a working class autodidact, with no visible means of support, maintain his role as the leader of a cult British underground band into its fifth decade? Comedian and writer Stewart Lee (Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle) , director…