Willy Smax
Directing
Biography
Willy Smax is the working-name of William McLellan. As a film maker, author, artist and musician Willy has directed over one hundred music videos, fifty commercials and fifteen hours of broadcast television. His written work includes numerous children's books, television programmes and a recently published memoir about the time he spent in a Spanish prison. Having gained a degree in fine art, he began a career as an illustrator. More recently Willy has shown in a number of sculpture exhibitions, and as a pensioner is about to release his first music video for the self-written track, Goodbye.
Known For
Blur: The Best Of is a greatest hits compilation album by English Britpop band Blur, first released in late 2000 and is the final Blur album by Food Records. It was released on CD, cassette tape, MiniDisc, double 12" vinyl record, DVD and VHS. The CD album includes 17 of Blur's 23 singles from 1990 to 2000, plus non-single, "This Is a Low". A special edition of the CD version included a live CD. The DVD/VHS version contains the videos of Blur's first 22 singles. The album, which has had enduring sales, hit number 3 in the band's native UK in the autumn of 2000, while denting the US charts at number 186. The cover is by artist Julian Opie. The painting of this Blur album can be found at the National Portrait Gallery in London, England. The album's cover bears some similarity to that of Queen's 1982 Hot Space.
blur | The Best Of
Spring, 1988: George Harrison asks Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison, and Tom Petty to spend a day in the studio at Bob Dylan's L.A. house. The result is "Handle With Care." He liked the process so much that the five of them, plus Jim Keltner, spend a week in May at Dave Stewart's house, where they write and record a song a day to produce an album. We watch the creative process: group efforts ("Dirty World" is a found poem) and individual ones (Dylan's lyrics for "Congratulations'). Petty calls them "a bunch of friends who happened to be really good at making music." The album, released in October, goes platinum. The rock video for "End of the Line" is a eulogy for Orbison (1936-1988).
The True History Of The Traveling Wilburys
Famous South Yorkshire artist John Shuttleworth enters a song for Europe, aided and abetted by his impresario manager Ken Worthington in this spoof.
Europigeon
We Two Are One Too is a music compilation video by the British pop group Eurythmics released in April 1990 on VHS and LaserDisc (Europe and Japan).
Eurythmics We Two Are One Too
Billy is a 23-year-old Welshman from the South Wales Valleys. He is mentally and physically disabled, confined to a wheelchair and only able to work his upper body. Though he is conceived as mentally challenged, his disability has actually made him not only a genius, but also superhuman, as he also has the ability to literally hear radio waves throughout all frequencies without aid.
Roger Waters: Radio K.A.O.S.
Concert from 1995 filmed during Billy's World Tour Of Scotland TV series , Live At The Usher Hall - Edinburgh.
Billy Connolly Live At Usher Hall
This live recording is a true gem for Zappa fans. It features acrobatic muscianship of the highest order played straight from the heart and mind. Mike Keneally's guitar work left my jaw slack especially after hearing him play Jazz Discharge Party Hats in which he both talks and doubles his vocal pitches with the guitar at the same time. Additionally he plays Zappa's impossible synclavier composition Night School with pin point accuracy. Steve Vai, guitar god and the king of impossible guitar parts gives a burning heartfelt rendition of Zappa's Sofa. This is one of Vai's best performances captured on disc.
Zappa's Universe
Versatile singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth (and his Yamaha organ) embarks on a 'national rock of the UK' by local bus. With a song at every stop, and his neighbour and sole agent Ken Worthington behind the camera, it promises to be a memorable ride.