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King Rocker
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How does a working class autodidact, with no visible means of support, maintain his role as the leader of a cult British underground band into its fifth decade? Comedian and writer Stewart Lee, director Michael Cumming and James Nicholls investigate the mysterious existence of Robert Lloyd, Britain’s ultimate post-punk survivor. Robert Lloyd’s Prefects played with The Clash on the White Riot tour in 1977, and their ongoing incarnation, as Birmingham’s Captain Beefheart suffused post-punk poets The Nightingales, recorded more John Peel sessions than any other band. Ever. But what were the social, cultural and economic circumstances that enabled and sustained such outsider artists in the punk and post-punk eras, and how has the world changed to the point where such figures are unlikely to flourish in the same way today? Lloyd’s own odyssey echoes how abstract notions of social mobility, of the value of culture and music, have changed in the last five decades.
How does a working class autodidact, with no visible means of support, maintain his role as the leader of a cult British underground band into its fifth decade? Comedian and writer Stewart Lee, director Michael Cumming and James Nicholls investigate the mysterious existence of Robert Lloyd, Britain’s ultimate post-punk survivor. Robert Lloyd’s Prefects played with The Clash on the White Riot tour in 1977, and their ongoing incarnation, as Birmingham’s Captain Beefheart suffused post-punk poets The Nightingales, recorded more John Peel sessions than any other band. Ever. But what were the social, cultural and economic circumstances that enabled and sustained such outsider artists in the punk and post-punk eras, and how has the world changed to the point where such figures are unlikely to flourish in the same way today? Lloyd’s own odyssey echoes how abstract notions of social mobility, of the value of culture and music, have changed in the last five decades.
Actors:
Bridget Christie,
Maggie Dunne,
Nigel Slater,
Nish Kumar,
Kevin Eldon,
Samira Ahmed,
Seann Walsh
Bridget Christie
Maggie Dunne
Nigel Slater
1958 in Wolverhampton, England, UK
Nish Kumar
26 August 1985, Wandsworth, London, England, UK
Kevin Eldon
1960, Kent, England, UK
Samira Ahmed
15 June 1968, London, England, UK
Seann Walsh
Genre:
Documentary, Music
Director:
Michael Cumming
Country:
United Kingdom
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July 02, 2020
The result is somewhere between a Nightingales promotional video and a rambling and rambunctious rebel story.
June 29, 2020
Cummings and Lee have created an enjoyable documentary, even if the music will not necessarily be to everyone's taste.
June 22, 2020
On the surface, King Rocker may be little more than a rather niche passion project. But it is through Lee and Lloyd's friendship the film really elevates itself.
February 09, 2021
The actual music seems beside the point, but since you ask, it ranges from the ear-achingly terrible to the surprisingly tuneful.
