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This is Sparklehorse

Theatrical release poster of This is Sparklehorse documentary
This is Sparklehorse documentary theatrical release poster.

This is Sparklehorse is a documentary about the legendary US musician Mark Linkous who passed in 2010. After his death, UK-based film-makers Alex Crowton and Bobby Dass decided to honour his life, music, and enduring legacy. In 2014, Crowton and Dass blogged about a successful US trip to interview some of Mark’s close friends and […]

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Southern gothic – A brief encounter with Mark Linkous

Stylised photograph of Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous sitting on a hotel room bed wearing a fake horse's head.

Much-loved creative anchor of US alt-rock band Sparklehorse, Mark Linkous, would have been 58 today. One day in 2010, after an argument with his estranged wife he exited the premises, walked down an alleyway, and shot himself through the heart with a rifle. Dark Night of the Soul: a constellation of collaborators He had recently […]