HUNTR/X vs Spinal Tap

We’re turning it up up up to 11 this week. Two films featuring bands are dominating the cultural conversation. They couldn’t be more different. HUNTR/X comes from a caffeinated animation aimed at tweens soundtracked by state-of-the-art synthetic pop. Spinal Tap are the veteran rockers with a sequel to their mockumentary classic.

The contrasts are what makes pitting the musical stars of KPop Demon Hunters and Spinal Tap II: The End Continues against each other so compelling. It’s east versus west, pop versus rock, young versus old, streaming versus cinematic release, the future versus the past. Our film critic Graeme Virtue dives in to explore this curious battle of the bands in the latest edition of Big Issue.

Also inside

• Asylum hotel protests have dominated headlines, but more people in these areas are going on parkruns – what does it say about our main concerns?
• As the UK has suffered a record-breaking season of wildfires we find out if we’re prepared for a scorched future
• Huey Morgan had some tough living to do before he became a fun lovin’ criminal he says in a letter To My Younger Self
• Inside new Office spin-off The Paper to find out whether the state of local media is a laughing matter
• Meet the world’s first door-to-door poet
• And Barnstaple vendor Tony is back on his pitch after major heart surgery – and pleased to see all his customers again

Plus much more!

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