Reviews

Bizarre love triangle starring Colin Farrell

'70s offerings from JLL on a twofer

Two decades' worth of remixes from the one-time Essex boys

Comprehensive double-disc tribute to true renegade radio

This is much better than it has any right to be. Three decades after the Dolls first strutted their dimestore-Stones stuff on New York's wild side, David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain and Arthur Harold Kane shook London's RFH with punchy retakes of classics from their first two platters. When those included "Trash", "Babylon", "Jet Boy" and "Lookin' For A Kiss" , how could they miss? Naturally Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan are missed, but add-on axeman Steve Conte is a slicker player than Junkie Johnny ever was. You can put your arms around this memory.

cLOUDDEAD's Doseone in full-on mode

Mouthy agit-rock trio trade spiky bombast for mellow elegance

Rewarding diversion into Krautrock, plus bonus live CD

Incredible String Band banjoist wanders up the garden path

Woody Allen movies come so fast (one a year since 1969) they're easy to overlook, but even diehards will be disappointed by this 2001 attempt at neo-'40s screwball noir. Woody's insurance investigator looks tired, and Helen Hunt strains amusement at his wisecracks, and the attempts to create sexual tension will have Billy Wilder spinning in his grave. Allen's worst to date.