Vinyl

Anti Social Behaviour Order. Splendid slice of British Rock Rock Rockery. Vinyl is based about a Rock "N" Roll Swindle perpetrated by Mike Peters and his band The Alarm in 2004. With the record companies only interested in imaged driven bands with which to cash in the coin, Peters recorded a single and got some pretty youngsters to pretend it was their song. The record company bought it wholesale, with Peters and chums chuckling away until the reveal caused much mirth in the industry. So a sort of Milli Vanilli meets Blue meets The Sex Pistols! Film is based in Wales and features Phil…

“Vinyl” is based on the true events in the 1990’s of rock band The Alarm. Lead singer / guitarist of The Alarm ,Mike Peters , makes a cameo in this light hearted British comedy , music, drama. The music in the film is catchy and the main characters likeable but Vinyl struggles with a lacklustre script. It’s an easy watch that has some notable British talent but also is quite forgettable afterwards. The subject matter is a good premise that explores the truth behind ageism in the music industry during the 1990’s. This is based on true events that led to many artists being dropped by record…