Sean Stanley's film about icon London, Ontario rock club Call The Office relies on musician interviews and grainy concert footage.
Call The Office documentary premieres at WIFF
Call The Office is one of Canada’s most iconic music venues. The venue created a vibrant social hub in London, Ontario and thrived for generations. It brought such notable bands as Radiohead, The Tragically Hip, Bif Naked, D.O.A, Link Wray, and Bad Brains to London. It also helped launch the careers of musicians such as Danko Jones, Sum 41, Kittie, and Death From Above 1979.
From the voices of the bookers, staff, patrons, and bands, this documentary examines what made the place so special. Director/Producer Sean Stanley frequented Call The Office for decades, and through a plethora of interviews with musical legends—including Joey Keithley, John Wright, Mike Watt, Lou Barlow, Danko Jones, Ian Blurton, members of The Supersuckers, Nashville Pussy— and a trove of archival footage, shows why it meant so much to so many people, and why it lasted for decades.
Sean Stanley's Call The Office documentary screens as part the Windsor International Film Festival at the Armouries Performance Hall (37 University Ave. East, Windsor) on Saturday, October 31 at 8:10 pm. Get tickets here. Watch the trailer below.
Sadly, the Italian sound library ace Paolo Casa – behind "Clouds" and "Nature" – has passed away. He'll be greatly missed.
From SONOR Music Editions...
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of composer Paolo Casa, a cherished friend and an integral part of the Sonor family.
As his publishers and producers, we had the honor of working alongside Paolo across a ten-year journey, scoring dozens of documentaries for RAI. Beyond his distinct elegance and his extraordinary contribution to library music, Paolo was defined by a rare humanity and warmth.
Losing Paolo means losing a vital pillar of our story, yet his sound and legacy will remain an enduring part of our catalog and memories.
Check out DJ Kitschy Mama's swingin' selection of rare calypso and early Jamiacan ska gems on WFMU's Drop-In show.
Here's the scoop...
Hey Folks! I'm doin a Drop-In on WFMU Rock 'n' Soul Radio! A whole hour of obscure reggae, ska and calypso. Lost tunes by Lord Brynner, The Mighty Sparrow, Lord Kitchener, Count Lasher, Reynolds Calypso Clippers, Bonnie and Skitter with Count Ossie, Jackie Estick, Theo Beckford, Shanley Duffas, Granville Williams' Orchestra, Lascelles Perkins, Roy Fuller & Tiny Brown, and more ole' scratchies! Listen in right here: https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/152958.
Along with being a fine actor, Sherlock co-star Martin Freeman is also a fan of dancefloor jazz, funk, soul and yé-yé swingers.
Here's the scoop...
After a five-year break, Martin Freeman and Eddie Piller return with their latest compilation: ‘On The Corner’ (out October 23 via Acid Jazz Records). While their two previous collections have shone a spotlight quite specifically on jazz and soul, the latest iteration takes a more panoramic approach, taking in those loves, but adding in some British mod stomp, neo-library music and some French yé-yé, as Martin says in his notes.
Martin is of course the multi-award-winning actor famed for The Office, The Hobbit, Sherlock and The Responder, but also for his deep love of music, which brought him to us with these compilations. On this volume he has chosen well, with obscure cuts from Santana and neo-soul from Kadhja Bonet, and Indo-funk from Ashal Puthli. These sit alongside jazz from Gary Burton and Buddy Rich as well as favourite soul 45s, all topped with the wonderful stew of Traffic’s ‘Medicated Goo’.
Eddie founded Acid Jazz Records in 1988 and even before then was a well-known and successful DJ. His sides show the excitement that he still finds in discovering and playing music. Opening with the synth-led Main Theme from UK cult film The Long Good Friday, he selects beautiful soul and jazzy disco, before entering the world of Brit-Funk with cuts by Hi-Tension and Light Of The World. He brings it home via Ace’s ‘How Long’ and some Brian Auger, which sets us up for the Ye-Ye beat of Jacquelin Taieb and Jacques Dutronc.
Showing our modernist roots, the album comes sharply dressed in its Dean Chalkley-photographed Unknown partnership sleeve on Double LP or CD, with notes by both Ed and Martin. The perfect end-of-year present to yourself or the one you love.
Martin Freeman & Eddie Pillar - On The Corner
1. Big Time Operator – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band
2. Needle In A Haystack – The Whispers
3. Light Of Life – Santana
4. Vibrafinger – Gary Burton
5. Space Shuttle – Buddy Rich
6. Please Open The Door – Little Charles & The Sidewinders
7. Higher Ground – Doug Carn
8. Procession – Kadhja Bonet
9. Funky Mule – Ike Turner
10. Right Down Here – Asha Puthli
11. Top Brass – Matt Berry*
12. Medicated Goo – Traffic
13. Main Title Theme From Long Good Friday – Francis Monkman
14. I Can’t Keep From Crying Baby Sometimes – The Deidre Wilson Tabac
15. Too Late – Mandrill
16. Wounded Woman – Sandra Wright
17. I’ve Got To Come In – Jean Battle
18. Don’t You Worry Baby, The Best Is Yet To Come – Bessie Banks
19. Don’t Walk Away – General Johnson*
20. Hi Tension – Hi Tension
21. Time – The Light Of The World
22. How Long – Ace
23. Rope Ladder To Th e Moon – Julie Tippets and Brian Auger
