Manchester Punk Festival Releases 38th Compilation
Manchester Punk Festival have released the 38th volume of their compilation series ahead of this year’s festival. Manchester Punk Festival Vol. 38 is…
Queen Kwong has released her new video, a cover of Bruce Springsteen‘s State Trooper, that retains the moody intensity of the original, transforming The Boss‘ tale of a car thief’s evasion from the police into a narrative about women’s rejection of patriarchal thinking. The track is taken from Queen Kwong‘s new four-track EP, Strangers, which contains unconventional re-imaginings of The Rolling Stones‘ Sympathy for the Devil, Chris Isaak‘s Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing and the Velvet Underground‘s I Found A Reason.
The EP, and Queen Kwong‘s upcoming album, were recorded with Roger O’Donnell (The Cure) at his studio, O’Donnell also co-stars in the moody and imposing video that takes on an even stronger resonance, pointing to an almost voyeuristic commentary on the media and its hyper focus on women and appearance. Unintentionally but perhaps subconsciously alluding to David Cronenberg‘s Videodrome which dealt with similar themes.