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Standing In The Shadows Of Motown – Universal

High time a documentary paid tribute to the undervalued golden-era Motown house band—The Funk Brothers—who played on more (and better) hits than anyone else. The (surviving) old dudes remain innately fluid. The choice of guest vocalists here, however, as they trot through some of the greats, could've been better. Bootsy Collins babbling "Cool Jerk", fine. Chaka Khan hollering "What's Going On", unsubtle but fine. But Ben Harper (twice?), and Joan Osborne (twice)?

Less Is More

Haunting, minimalist road movie takes left-field Drugstore Cowboy director back to his roots

Angel On The Right

Postcard from Tajikistan

Roxy Music – Live

The rapturous return of Commander Ferry and the finest space age rock band in the universe

Siouxsie & The Banshees—The Seven Year Itch

Siouxsie as a punk Monroe? Not quite, for despite the title, she looks more like a goth version of Marlene Dietrich in her pin-stripe suit. The jacket and tie later comes off to reveal a glittering bra as she works her voodoo on aged punks and new hedonists on the Banshees' 2002 reunion tour. Oldies such as "Spellbound", "Peek-A-Boo" and "Happy House" have lost none of their theatrical power and are augmented by one new track, an extraordinary version of The Beatles' "Blue Jay Way".

Short Cuts

The Rolling Stones recently cancelled what would have been their first ever visit to China. But Morcheeba made the trip earlier this year and their visit is commemorated on From Brixton to Beijing WARNER MUSIC VISIONRating Star . Live footage, film of the band tobogganing down the Great Wall and a cameo appearance by Lambchop's Kurt Wagner contribute to an intelligently produced DVD that is several cuts above your average point-and-shoot tour diary.

Killing Time

Steve Buscemi's second movie as director is a convincing drama of life in a US jail

Crown Pretenders

Fabulously fresh take on deep Southern white trash rock'n'roll

Cream On Me

The unstoppable Stones take Germany by storm and prove themselves the greatest rock'n'roll band on the planet

The Undisputed Truth – Hamilton Bohannon

Two neglected '70s funk/soul albums; part of a Universal Funk series
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