so this pub, the eagle, in balsall heath, that was the offices of vindaloo records... it was, yeah.an office above it or in the back? no, it wasjust — the back bar was where... you mean, you were in there a lot? in director michael cummings' affectionate and insightful documentary king rocker, comedian and fan stewart lee draws a parallel between lloyd and nicholas monro�*s giant statue of king kong, both of which were rejected and then later reclaimed by the city of birmingham and the wider world. i thought, "right, i'll make a song out of that," which i did... capturing lloyd in his natural surroundings, be it a pub, a curry house, ora gig, king rocker does a brilliantjob of exploring what makes lloyd so special and why his music is beloved by die—hard fans while still remaining unknown to so many. but i begin to worry that what if i peg it and they still don't buy the record! now, i have said many times that the true test of a documentary is whether it engages you in a subject in which you had no previous interest. but for me, the idea of a documentary about rob lloyd presented b

so this pub, the eagle, in balsall heath, that was the offices of vindaloo records...

sheikh nuru mohammed is the imam at the al—abbas islamic center in balsall heath, which has recentlyompletely against it. i was asked by somebody at the hospital would i have it and i said no. i just didn't want anything going in my body and i didn't know how it would react and all these rumours you have been hearing about changing your dna and all kinds of things. 0ur sheikh has put me at ease. and that it is a safe vaccination. and that it is a safe vaccination. and my daddy said i have to have it, or we will be in this position for a long time. —— and my daughter said i have to have it. the sheikh in question at the al—abbas islamic centre in balsall heath says he is tackling false rumours on social media as research suggest black and ethnic minority communities are less likely to get vaccinated. we are opening our doors to make a big step to the muslim and wider communities. but this is halal and it is not wrong to take it and that is the best thing we can do for ourselves. this is what woman would leave their the mosque has moved many services to stop the spread of the virus and

so this pub, the eagle, in balsall heath, that was the offices of vindaloo records... it was, yeah.ou in a subject in which you had no previous interest. but for me, the idea of a documentary about rob lloyd presented by stewart lee was always going to be a slam dunk. but the real triumph of cummings' anti—rockumentary is that even if you've never heard of lloyd, i guarantee you'll come out of this wanting to track down his back catalogue. eschewing the talking heads clips and interviews format, king rocker is closer to an andrew cotting—style collage, finding moments of truth and apparently chaotic happenstance making connections that are more intuitive and emotional than factual and historical. then you go, "no, that's not true! "who told you that?" you did at an earlier date. it helps that both lloyd and lee are masters of witheringly self—deprecating humour. neither seem set on winning any popularity contests, a quality that simply makes this doc all the more likeable. like the real—life tragi—comedy anvil: the story of anvil, king rocker has its spinal tap moments, not least wh

so this pub, the eagle, in balsall heath, that was the offices of vindaloo records... it was, yeah. director michael cummings' affectionate and insightful documentary king rocker, comedian and friend stewart lee draws a parallel between lloyd and nicholas monro's giant statue of king kong, both of which were rejected and then later reclaimed by the city of birmingham and the wider world. i thought, "right, i'll make a song out of that," which i did... capturing lloyd in his natural surroundings — be it a pub, a curry house, ora gig, king rocker does a brilliant job of exploring what makes lloyd so special and why his music is beloved by die—hard fans while still remaining unknown to so many. but i begin to worry that what if i peg it and they still don't buy the record! now, i have said many times that the true test of a documentary is whether it engages you in a subject in which you had no previous interest. but for me, the idea of a documentary about rob lloyd presented by stewart lee was always going to be a slam dunk. but the real triumph of cummings' anti—rockumentary is that e