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Rock Solid.(Anvil! The Story of Anvil)(Movie review)
The most stirring release of the year thus far is a documentary. No surprise in that, given the current state of feature films, or in the fact that "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is a documentary about a heavy-metal band. But this film is about a failed heavy-metal band, which sounds about as purposeful as a vegan shark. Back in the nineteen-eighties, Anvil was, if not huge, on the verge of hugeness. It was never, according to the movie, one of the Big Four--a term that I always associated with the Paris peace conference of 1919, but which, on further inspection, turns out to refer to Anthrax, Metallica, Megadeth, and Slayer. (Specialists might prefer to file them under ...
- 'ANVIL': ROCKIN' GEEZERS WITH A LOT OF HEART.(77 SQUARE)
- Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) Thomas, Rob September 17, 2009 700+ words
...after a hard day on the road. But know that Anvil frontmen Lips and Robb are ready to leap off that couch...to the naysayers, in more ways than one. ANVIL! THE STORY OF ANVIL *** Stars: Lips, Robb Reiner Rated: Not rated, but contains...
- An epilogue to The Story of Anvil.(Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario) August 2, 2009 700+ words
Byline: Steve 'Lips' Kudlow Last year's doc Anvil! The Story of Anvil made audiences...Giants Stadium in New Jersey! Anvil and AC/DC played in New Jersey...Joel Ryan AP photo Steve "Lips" Kudlow of Anvil, who opened for AC DC.
- Anvil proves its mettle; Rock band's endurance pays off with AC/DC tour.(Arts...
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald Gottlieb, Jed July 27, 2009 700+ words
...nice. What matters to Lips is the rock. Kudlow, Anvil frontman and star of...my destiny." Or so Lips believes. Only now - more than 30 years after Lips and drummer Robb Reiner started playing together - Anvil is getting its due...
- VH1 Acquires 'Anvil! the Story of Anvil'.
- News wire article from: Bioterrorism Week March 23, 2009 700+ words
...Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is the directorial debut...The film follows Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner and their band, Anvil, which released one of...was sixteen years old Anvil was my favorite band in...believe it when I met Lips and Robb in London and...
- Metallic ring to Bonfire Night... Also playing: Saxon and Anvil.(Features)
- Newspaper article from: Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) October 30, 2009 700+ words
...n' roll band. The roots of Anvil began in April 1973 in Toronto, when high school friends Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner began...first lineup that was to become Anvil was formed: Steve "Lips" Kudlow (lead vocals, lead...
- Pick of the week Anvil.(Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario) September 15, 2009 700+ words
...studio recordings. Anvil's strength here is...guitarist Steve "Lips" Kudlow and drummer...sounds pretty much like Anvil did in 1982 - and Lips' goofy lyrics often...Couture PHOTO Steve (Lips) Kudlow leads Anvil at Boston's Gillette...
- VH1 Acquires 'Anvil! The Story of Anvil'.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 11, 2009 700+ words
...Anvil! The Story of Anvil" is the directorial debut...The film follows Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner and their band, Anvil, which released one of...was sixteen years old Anvil was my favorite band in...believe it when I met Lips and Robb in London and...
- Anvil! The Story of Anvil
- Newspaper article from: Pittsburgh City Paper Hoff, Al June 24, 2009 700+ words
...running groups, Anvil endured personnel...guitarist Steve "Lips" Ludlow and drummer...relationship with Anvil nets him easy access...members' confidences. Lips, particularly, is...BACK TO BASICS: Why Anvil never caught on...dominant puzzle for Lips, Reiner and armchair...
