'Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché' Review: An Overdue Close-up
In this new documentary, Poly Styrene’s daughter grapples tenderly with the legacy of her punk rock mother.
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In this new documentary, Poly Styrene’s daughter grapples tenderly with the legacy of her punk rock mother.
There's a picture of Poly Styrene shot onstage with X-Ray Spex in 1978 by Denis O'Regan that depicts the singer in full iconic flight: DIY-modified...
Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service This week, two projects revolving around legendary 20th century rock figures hit streaming, though the subjects, and the projects, couldn’t be more different. First up, the documentary “Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliche” will be in theaters nationwide Wednesday for a one
This is not a banal or mundane fake-objective music history doc: it’s an almost real-time chronicle of a daughter coming to grips with a mother’s legacy.
Poly Styrene, the biracial lead singer of British punk band X-Ray Spex, is the subject of a gripping documentary co-directed by her daughter.