Mark Stewart /The Pop Group documentary trailer
Spring 2009, the documentary ON/OFF: Mark Stewart – from the Pop Group to the Maffia by Tøni Schifer will be gracing selected cinemas and film festivals. The film retraces the singer’s steps and paths from the early days of The Pop Group right up to the present. Schifer, who followed Mark around for a full two years, has crafted a detailed, often intimate portrait of the artist, supplemented by interviews with a. o. Mark Stewart himself, Adrian Sherwood, Daniel Miller (Mute), Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Doug Wimbish, Skip McDonald, Keith LeBlanc, Douglas Hart (The Jesus & Mary Chain), Fritz Catlin (23 Skidoo), Jon Spencer, Gareth Sager (The Pop Group, Rip Rig and Panic) and many others, plus live recordings and music clips. The DVD will be released by Monitorpop in 2009. www.monitorpop.de
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Just watched this …
I still have them.
Just watched this doc at the Cinefamily screening. Who knew Bristol had its own ESG?! Thanks to Mark’s brother for the Afrika Islam tapes
This stuff was so …
This stuff was so weird and mind warping at the time.
Mark Stewart was a serious pioneer and yes, a huge influence.
Nothing had ever sounded like this before.
For me , it still stands out and maybe I am a jaded old timer , but it sounds better than anything that came after .
Can’t wait to see this !
I find their music …
I find their music hugely accessible now, which I perhaps didn’t so much as a teenager at the time. That’s surely a sign of how much they influenced what to follow. Thanks for posting. The first place I lived in Bristol was in the same street as Gary Clails dad’s pub.
The real upsetters …
The real upsetters true true!!
Straight to the head of Maggot Scratcher
thanks! i’m glad …
thanks! i’m glad things are still moving forward on it.
the dvd will be …
the dvd will be released spring 2010. before this you’ll have the chance to see it at some film festivals…
anyone know what’s …
anyone know what’s become of this documentary? i had pre-ordered it from amazon, but when i was looking at all the good old MS &maffia releases, i noticed that ON/OFF was discontinued by the manufacturer.
anyone have any news?
This geezer …
This geezer influenced everyone in Bristol from Massive attack to nelly hooper. from a Londoner. ps Mark i still owe you a tenner £10.00 From back in da 80’s
While the ears of …
While the ears of the planet waste their time with Depeche Mode and the like, comes here the finest and inventive spirits of the past three decades. I’m so happy that this documentary was made! It’s an important work of art in its own right and as important as the recent documentary about the very »Scott Walker«. Simply brilliant!.
very cool premiere …
very cool premiere in london!!!
Simon Reynolds’ …
Simon Reynolds’ book was the bible when I was getting into bands that followed punk. I found that at first some of the bands didn’t make sense, but after finding inroads, i now more or less listen to them all and have an understanding of what they were about..apart from the US hardcore stuff that is.
hiya – you should …
hiya – you should check out his book – he just looks like a wee lad, google Simon Reynolds, he’s got some great coverage of the “post-punk” or whatever you wanna call it bands…
cheers
It’s a shame …
It’s a shame because I don’t think too many kids are privy to all this.
They were real upsetters .
Ultra creative .
I was so into them …
I was so into them but nobody else I knew were so I would dance around my room and wear my ‘We are al Prostitutes’ badge around Crouch End (still got the badge amazingly enough). Sold the records to get drugs though.
That’s really cool. …
That’s really cool. I hope I can get a copy of this without paying megabucks (you know, import prices)
check out Xero …
check out Xero Slingsby if you like jazz punk!
Looks great!
I was …
Looks great!
I was ignorant enough to pass on the Pop Group back in the day. Well, gives me something new to explore today.
This is.. so weird.
This is.. so weird.
ah great
ah great
Long live the Pop …
Long live the Pop group..Have a great memory of seeing them at Empire Ballroom in Leicester Sq..penny pipe playing fans danced..while the stage was crowded with sax playing maniacs being carried on shoulders..maddest opening i’ve ever seen..
Hope there will be some unearthed footage of TPG as there is little i can find!
Excellent stuff, …
Excellent stuff, and a long overdue retrospective. I was (still am) a huge fan, probably saw them more than any other band in the all too brief period that they were around.
My only gripe about this is, who the was that 14 year-old bespectacled kid who describes himself as a ‘Writer and Post Punk Scientist’??? Give me strength, I hope he’s not on going to be given too much screen time in the film…
woah! i want it!!! …
woah! i want it!!!
Pop Group was the best jazz-punk band
Wow. This looks …
Wow. This looks great! I don’t have any idea when this will pop up in the States, but thanks for the heads up. At least I know it even exists now. Very very cool indeed. Thanks you SeekingJustine for the heads up!
~ Tim
it’s an unreleased …
it’s an unreleased popgroup track!
what’s that song …
what’s that song that’s playing when he is in the parking structure… pretty bad !