Robyn Hitchcock On Sundance TV Channel

One of the reasons I haven't got DirecTV yet(this is in theory, in reality I can't) is that, from what I've seen, they do not carry the Sundance Television Channel. Sure, they have the Independent Film Channel, but I've come to view more of the programming that Sundance airs overall, mostly in terms of documentaries. There are some other issues I have with the cable/DirecTV choice, but that will be the content for another post (coming up very soon I'm afraid, now that Bud Selig has been hell-bent on alienating baseball fans all over the country by giving the satellite system the exclusive rights for Extra Innings, major league baseball's pay per view system for fans of teams out of their market).


Anyway, a current documentary of ye olde English rocker Robyn Hitchcock is now airing on the channel. I was a huge fan of his stuff in the 80's & 90's, though I'm not so fond of Storefront Hitchcock, the Jonathan Demme film of Robyn performing. The reviews so far have been good, so it will be a treat to watch some television tonight. An edited review will follow shortly......





EDIT: Very enjoyable viewing, the documentary has a running time of 53 minutes. Basically it's a look at the recording of Robyn's album at his home in London with Peter Buck,Scott McCaughey and Bill Reiflin, (the Venus 3), and some footage of their U.S tour of late 2006. John Paul Jones and Nick Lowe make appearances in the film in England, with Jones doing some recording for the album, and former Soft Boy (and Egyptian) Morris Windsor on both sides of the pond. Lots of great songs throughout, and lovely versions of N.Y.Doll and Evolve.



STORY