An Interview with Nick Reinhart (of Tera Melos)
“The lyrics to ‘Trash Generator’ are somewhat about being bogged down by digital bullshit; the digital wasteland of your phone, computers, technology… I think it was probably a subconscious reaction to just the world now.” Continue reading An Interview with Nick Reinhart (of Tera Melos)
Music: “Australia” and “Bad Nap”
I’ve got two new tracks up on bandcamp! The first is a cover of The Shins in the style of Grandaddy. The second is a 9-minute dark ambient trip through concrete alleyways and jagged window frames. You can stream both below: If you haven’t already, be sure to like ZEN.death on facebook. Continue reading Music: “Australia” and “Bad Nap”
Berlinale 2018: ‘Season of the Devil’ by Lav Diaz
At last month’s Berlinale I managed to sit down with a pair of compelling filmmakers for a bit of conersation: Lav Diaz and James Benning. Though the Benning piece still needs some time, my thoughts on Diaz’s newest film, Season of the Devil, are now online over at Photogenie. “Lav Diaz’s latest opens on a paramilitary site, freshly bunkered down and established as local headquarters in … Continue reading Berlinale 2018: ‘Season of the Devil’ by Lav Diaz
5 Noteworthy Rock Albums of 2017
This year was a wild one for music, with plenty of unexpected comebacks and continuations. This post began as a list of some 20+ odd albums highlighted and another 30 mentioned in a sentence or two. I soon realized the scope of such a list was bigger than I wanted to take on for this post, and would require a lot more time than I’d … Continue reading 5 Noteworthy Rock Albums of 2017
An Interview with Todd Rittmann (Dead Rider)
Dead Rider is back with their first album since 2014’s excellent Chills on Glass, the atmospheric hard-rocking Crew Licks. The band is fronted by Todd Rittmann, from whom their name is also derived; Tod is German for ‘dead’ while Rittmann is roughly ‘rider’ (literally ‘ride-man’). I first met Todd when my band was lucky enough to play a show together with Dead Rider in 2011. With the release of Crew Licks, I … Continue reading An Interview with Todd Rittmann (Dead Rider)
October Music Updates: ‘Fuzz’ and ‘Slym’
In a new video edited together by yours truly, you can watch Costello rip through their hard rocking psychedelic “Fuzz.” Check it out: Costello has a sweet new video dropping on Halloween, shot, directed and edited by my good friends the Warren Brothers. You can stream Costello’s last album on youtube or buy it on bandcamp. I also have a new track out today. The … Continue reading October Music Updates: ‘Fuzz’ and ‘Slym’
Festival Coverage: +MLP+ @ Pop-Kultur
This year marked the third edition of the ‘Pop-Kultur’ arts festival in the Prenzlauer Berg district of Berlin, bringing with it a host of local and touring musical acts, as well as artist talks, workshops and film screenings. Unfortunately, the act I was originally most excited to see (Young Fathers) actually dropped out of the festival just hours before it kicked off. The festival had this … Continue reading Festival Coverage: +MLP+ @ Pop-Kultur
