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Vinyl

February 2017

  • Composite of Joel and Ethan Coen, Spike Lee, Paolo Sorrentini and Nicolas Winding-Refn

    That auteur do it: can big name directors continue to thrive on the small screen?

    Spike Lee, Nicolas Winding Refn and the Coens are set to join the ongoing exodus to TV, yet there are lessons to be learned from those who have gone before

December 2016

  • clockwise from top left … Matt LeBlanc in Top Gear, The X-Files, Crisis in Six Scenes, Vinyl.

    2016 in TV
    From Top Gear to The X-Files: the six worst TV shows of 2016

    The past year has been more abject than most, so it feels fitting to concentrate on its most disappointing television shows as we near 2016’s end. And there were plenty of duds to pick from

August 2016

  • The Get Down, Baz Lurhmann’s drama about the birth of hip-hop.

    Mark Lawson on television
    From The Monkees to The Get Down: how music and TV try to stay in tune

    Perhaps trying to court a younger demographic, TV networks are putting their muscle behind music drama – a trend that started back in the 1960s. But it takes a precarious mix of fame, talent and stellar songwriting to make these shows work

June 2016

  • VINYL - Series 1, Episode 10 - Devon seeks refuge at the Chelsea Hotel with Ingrid, a friend from her Warhol days. Meanwhile, Richie falls into a deeper well of drugs and depravity, enabled by Ingrid’s nihilistic boyfriend Ernst. Andrea Zito rejoins American Century and immediately outlines her plans to revive the label. Kip follows an unlikely path towards recruiting a new lead guitarist, Alex, for the Nasty Bits. Zak allows his raw emotions to surface at the end of his daughter’s Bat Mitzvah.

    TV and radio blog
    HBO scratches Vinyl season two as 70s rock'n'roll drama is cancelled

    Despite star producers Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese and plenty of hype, the show about the 70s record industry won’t be moving forward

April 2016

  • Game of Thrones Season 6<br>Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen Game of Thrones Season 6

    Game of Thrones: season six
    Game of Thrones is back, but HBO needs other success stories

  • VINYL Series 1 Bobby Cannavale as Richie Finestra

    TV and radio blog
    Forget the music: HBO's Vinyl is a brave and bitterly honest depiction of addiction

  • VINYL - Series 1, Episode 9 "Rock and Roll Queen" - After an unsettling visit with Devon and the kids, Richie weighs his options as the heat surrounding the Buck Rogers murder case is turned up. Thrown out of her aunt's townhouse, Jamie crashes with Kip as the Nasty Bits finish their record and do a photoshoot. At American Century, Maury Gold pitches a '50s compilation LP while Zak tries to fund a band for his wedding-singer Gary, a.k.a. "Xavier." Clark and Jorge bond over an Indigo tune.

    Vinyl: episode-by-episode
    Vinyl recap: episode nine – thwack that bat

  • Programme Name: Undercover - TX: n/a - Episode: Early Release (No. 1) - Picture Shows: Maya Cobbina (SOPHIE OKONEDO) - (C) BBC - Photographer: Lee Searle

    Observer TV reviews
    The week in TV: Undercover; Marcella; Workers or Shirkers? Ian Hislop’s Victorian Benefits; Vinyl – review

  • Vinyl: episode-by-episode
    Vinyl recap: episode eight – Richie misses all the fun

  • Won't get fooled again: why 80s New York trumps Vinyl's 70s nostalgia

March 2016

  • Erol Alkan, Stephen and David Dewaele of 2manydjs

    Why Soulwax are writing music for imaginary bands

    David and Stephen Dewaele’s new album, the soundtrack to Sundance hit film Belgica, features 16 songs but none of the artists featured actually exist. They’re just the latest in a long tradition of fictional musicians on screen
  • "The King and I"<br>Bobby Cannavale as Richie Finestra & Shawn Klush as Elvis VINYL - Series 1, Episode 7 "The King and I" - Looking to raise cash for his label, a newly sober Richie flies to LA with Zak, hoping to sell the company jet to a rival record exec, Lou Meshejian. After attending a beachfront party teeming with many of Lou's music clients, Richie and Zak head to Las Vegas in hopes of somehow convincing Elvis Presley and his manager, Colonel Parker, that the King should ditch his label and sign with American Century. The detour includes a steamy encounter in which Zak's fantasies come true, at a price.

    Vinyl: episode-by-episode
    Vinyl recap: episode seven – Elvis is king of the douchebags

    Richie sobers up and takes an away-day in Las Vegas to try and woo The King on to his roster. Bizarre cameos, it seems, are the absolute heart of this series

    • Vinyl: episode-by-episode
      Vinyl recap: episode six – it's too soon for a goofy David Bowie impersonation

    • Vinyl: episode-by-episode
      Vinyl recap: episode five – the high-end soap that's proving lovably trashy

    • Vinyl: episode-by-episode
      Vinyl recap: episode four – finally, there's something hilarious about rock'n'roll

February 2016

  • Clark Morelle courts Alice Cooper

    Vinyl: episode-by-episode
    Vinyl recap: episode three – Alice Cooper in golf whites makes it all worthwhile

    There is absolutely no one to root for in Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese’s frustrating prestige drama – but stick with it for the creepy cameos
  • The man behind the shades: who is the real Richie Finestra?

    Vinyl: episode-by-episode
    Vinyl recap: episode two – a show still spinning too many discs at once

    Richie’s crisis is in full swing and Devon recalls her 60s heyday at Andy Warhol’s Factory. It’s seductive stuff – but is it all too strange and self-indulgent?

    • Observer TV reviews
      The week in TV: Vinyl; The People v OJ Simpson; The New Yorker Presents; Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters

    • Collars to kaftans: how Vinyl spins our 70s style obsession

    • The other side
      Scratch that: HBO’s Vinyl is a Jagger and Scorsese stinker

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