Acting
Bobby Gillespie
Born June 21, 1961 · Glasgow, Scotland, UK (age 65)
Robert Gillespie (born 22 June 1961) is a Scottish musician, singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead singer, founding member, primary lyricist, and sole continuous member of the alternative rock band Primal Scream. He was the drummer for The Jesus and Mary Chain in the mid-1980s, leaving after the release of the band's debut album Psychocandy, and was once the bassist for The …
Known For
The Jesus and Mary Chain: Videos 1985 to 1989 · 1990The Jesus and Mary Chain: Videos 1985 to 1989
1990
MovieMusic
A 12-song music video collection from Scotland's The Jesus and Mary Chain, spanning their studio catalog up to 1989's Automatic. Seminal and important.
Crimes Against Pussycat · 1989Crimes Against Pussycat
1989
MovieHorror
Experimental short.
Primal Scream: Live at the ARTE Concert Festival 2018 · 2018Primal Scream: Live at the ARTE Concert Festival 2018
2018
MovieMusic
Primal Scream are an original: Floating somewhere between indie, pop and acid house, the Glasgow band are always compelling in concert. Setlist: "Slip Inside This House (13th Floor Elevators cover)", "Jailbird", "Can't Go Back", "Shoot Speed/Kill Light", "Kill All Hippies", "Trippin' on Your Love", "Higher Than the Sun", "(I'm Gonna) Cry Myself Blind", "100% or Nothing", "Swastika Eyes", "Loaded", "Country Girl", "Rocks". Encore: "I'm Losing More Than I'll Ever Have", "Come Together", "Movin' on Up"
Primal Scream: Screamadelica Live · 2011Primal Scream: Screamadelica Live
★ 7.02011
MovieMusic
Filmed at Olympia in London on the 26th of November 2010, this was the first time that Primal Scream had performed their seminal album 'Screamadelica' in its entirety. With the accompaniment of a gospel choir and a brass section and with films by artist JIm Lambie the band brought this brilliant album to life from the ecstatic opening of 'Movin' On Up', through the soul ballads 'Damaged' and 'Shine Like Stars' and on to the triumphant finale of 'Higher Than The Sun', 'Loaded' and 'Come Together'.
Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes · 2018Primal Scream: The Lost Memphis Tapes
2018
MovieMusicDocumentary
The programme shows Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie's fascination with music from an early age, listening to the sounds of Elvis and Aretha Franklin before graduating to punk. He talks about his passion for music and how to keep creativity on the right track. In the early 90s the UK music scene was changing - with Oasis and Blur emerging, this alternative rock band was recording in Memphis but suddenly sounded out of step with the music scene.
Primal Scream: Riot City Blues Tour · 2007Primal Scream: Riot City Blues Tour
2007
Movie
Riot City Blues Tour is the first live DVD from Scottish band Primal Scream. The show was filmed in high-definition at the Hammersmith Apollo in London during the tour in support of their latest album, Riot City Blues. This sold-out gig came hot on the heels of the band receiving the Godlike Geniuses award from British music publication NME.
TFI Friday · 1996TFI Friday
★ 7.11996
SeriesComedy
TFI Friday was an entertainment show broadcast on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom from 1996 to 2000. The show was produced by Ginger Productions, written by Danny Baker and hosted by Chris Evans, for the first 5 series. The final series was hosted by a number of guest presenters. It was broadcast on Fridays at 6pm from 9 February 1996 to 22 December 2000, with a repeat later that night. The title officially stood for "Thank Four It's Friday", but was widely understood to mean "Thank Fuck It's Friday" and was a reference to the popular phrase "Thank God it's Friday". The show's theme tune was Ron Grainer's theme from Man in a Suitcase, in keeping with Evans's frequent use of 1960s television themes in his work.
The Word · 1990The Word
★ 6.01990
SeriesTalk
The Word was a 1990s Channel 4 television programme in the United Kingdom. The show pushed forward the boundaries of youth TV, always coming close to going too far.