Tonight Sacha Baron Cohen: New Hero of Comedy Channel 4, 10.40pm You never would have thought, 10 years ago, when the grainy
lo-fidelity footage of Baron Cohen's Ali G interviews first appeared on the 11 O'Clock Show that he would grow to be quite as massive as he is these days.
"(Y)ou'll move through classic realms (without getting your robe caught), and pass by subtle hints of
lo-fidelity that remind you of the icy refuge from which you started."
1998
Lo-Fidelity Allstars: How To Operate With A Blown Mind
The
Lo-Fidelity Allstars may go down in history as Big Beat also-rans, but they are one of the most criminally underrated bands in British history.
Songs such as Processed Beats and Test Transmission are dark, heavy examples of their synth and guitar combination, while singer Tom Meighan does his best impression of Liam Gallagher's sneer and comes out sounding like the guy from the
Lo-Fidelity Allstars.
The night boasts a sizzling line-up, with Justin Robertson and
Lo-Fidelity All-Stars supporting Midfield General, serving up a diverse blend of break beat jiggery with dark house and smoky vocals.
Fatboy Slim, Bentley Rhythm Ace and
Lo-Fidelity Allstars are there to name just a few and there are tracks on there that you know but don't think you will.
24&25 Mail Music Reviewed this week Shane McGowan, Tippi, Mary Coughlin, Runrig, Jimmy Eat World, Degrassi, Beta Band, James Grant, Pallas and
Lo-FidelityYou can see
Lo-Fidelity Allstars in Liverpool on January 25 at Bugged Out act Cream.
"We've got Space Raiders' new album, a new
Lo-Fidelity Allstars album and we've just signed Xpress 2 and Freq-Nasty so we've been very busy."
SCARILY enough, it's now more than a decade since
Lo-Fidelity All Stars released their How to Operate With a Blown Mind debut, so they're more than entitled to a best-of collection.