The first time I saw WHY? was on their tour supporting Mumps, etc. in 2012. It was the night before I left for Germany to do a year of […]
New Images: leaning to datamosh
I first tried datamoshing about 3 or 4 years ago. You can see the results of that test, blending a Haneke clip with Godard here. I was such a […]
New Sounds: ‘Upcoming Memories’ and ‘My Whole Life’
I’ve got two new songs which were released over the last couple of months. Check them out below: [bandcamp width=100% height=120 track=323441071 size=large bgcol=333333 linkcol=0f91ff tracklist=false artwork=small]Lyrics: Getting […]
A Conversation with James Benning
“Alright,” nodded Benning. “It would taste the same though,” as she left. Then, “Alright, that’s enough. Bye.” He waved farewell to my phone and once I had stopped recording, lived up to the challenge of his own demanding filmmaking style, “Now you have to remember the rest.”
Announcement: Pop-Kultur 2018
As last year’s coverage proved to be a substantially good time, I am proud to announce that this August I will once again report back on my festival […]
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.”
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]