The Outhouse screens Wednesday, December 6th at 8pm at Schlafly Bottleworks Restaurant and Bar (7260 Southwest Ave.- at Manchester – Maplewood, Mo 63143) as part of Webster University’s Award-Winning Strange Brew Film Series. Admission is $5
The Strange Brew Cult Movie night is excited to announce a Strange Brew first: They will host the St. Louis premiere of the 2017 film The Outhouse, a documentary focused on the legendary midwest punk club. Hidden away in the cornfields of Lawrence, Kansas, where the pavement turned to gravel, the Outhouse was a small cinder block building where countless influential punk and alternative acts played formative all-ages shows with no rules. The Strange Brew Screening of “The Outhouse” – Stl Premiere is one-night only at Schlafly Bottleworks on Wednesday, December 6 at 8pm.
From 1985 to 1997, some of the most influential bands in punk rock played insane shows at The Outhouse, including Fugazi, The Melvins, Rollins Band, Gwar,...
The Strange Brew Cult Movie night is excited to announce a Strange Brew first: They will host the St. Louis premiere of the 2017 film The Outhouse, a documentary focused on the legendary midwest punk club. Hidden away in the cornfields of Lawrence, Kansas, where the pavement turned to gravel, the Outhouse was a small cinder block building where countless influential punk and alternative acts played formative all-ages shows with no rules. The Strange Brew Screening of “The Outhouse” – Stl Premiere is one-night only at Schlafly Bottleworks on Wednesday, December 6 at 8pm.
From 1985 to 1997, some of the most influential bands in punk rock played insane shows at The Outhouse, including Fugazi, The Melvins, Rollins Band, Gwar,...
- 11/30/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Lance Bangs, who’s directed music videos for the likes of Nirvana, Sting and Sonic Youth, has added a new band to his list of collaborators: Drive-By Truckers. The politically charged video for “Surrender Under Protest” is out now and features a performance from the Southern rock group alongside footage from Black Lives Matter protests. Watch it below.
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“I’ve long been a fan of Lance’s work and instinctively knew he would know exactly the perfect visual element for this song,” Patterson Hood, who sings and plays guitar in the group, told Pitchfork of the collaboration. “Just like the song encapsulates a period of unrest and change for America, its accompanying video brings that message to life with images of a divided, but still united nation.”
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“I’ve long been a fan of Lance’s work and instinctively knew he would know exactly the perfect visual element for this song,” Patterson Hood, who sings and plays guitar in the group, told Pitchfork of the collaboration. “Just like the song encapsulates a period of unrest and change for America, its accompanying video brings that message to life with images of a divided, but still united nation.”
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- 11/10/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Jim Jarmusch’s ‘Paterson’ And ‘Gimme Danger’: How Two New Films Speak to the Artistic Process — Nyff
The following essay was written by a participant in the 2016 New York Film Festival Critics Academy, a workshop for aspiring critics co-produced by IndieWire, the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Film Comment.
Jim Jarmusch is no stranger to making films about artists or films that reference other works of art: “Dead Man’s” protagonist is named after the English poet William Blake, in “Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai,” Jarmusch pays homage to Seijun Suzuki’s “Branded to Kill,” and “Only Lovers Left Alive” has a vampire protagonist who doubles as a famous rock musician. Jarmusch’s latest two films which, played at the New York Film Festival this year—“Gimme Danger” and “Paterson” — continue this pattern of making a film about artists. What ultimately ties all these works together is a nostalgic longing for old art, and this can be seen through references Jarmusch’s films make...
Jim Jarmusch is no stranger to making films about artists or films that reference other works of art: “Dead Man’s” protagonist is named after the English poet William Blake, in “Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai,” Jarmusch pays homage to Seijun Suzuki’s “Branded to Kill,” and “Only Lovers Left Alive” has a vampire protagonist who doubles as a famous rock musician. Jarmusch’s latest two films which, played at the New York Film Festival this year—“Gimme Danger” and “Paterson” — continue this pattern of making a film about artists. What ultimately ties all these works together is a nostalgic longing for old art, and this can be seen through references Jarmusch’s films make...
- 10/19/2016
- by Anthony Dominguez
- Indiewire
Close to 40 films will be presented at the inaugural edition of the Russian event.
New films by filmmakers Igor Voloshin, Darya Zhuk and Zaza Urushadze are among the near 40 projects to be presented at the first edition of the KinoPoisk FilmMarket (Kfm) in Moscow next week (Oct 20-23).
Voloshin, whose previous films included Nirvana and I Am, will be pitching his Russian-Slovak thriller The Basement to potential co-producers on Kfm’s first day on October 20.
The line-up of 18 fiction feature projects will also include Crystal by the New York-based Belorussian-born filmmaker Darya Zhuk, currently structured as a co-production between Vice Films (Us), Funky Ferret Films (Germany) and Demarsh Films (Belarus), and Russian writer-director Michael Ides’ Humorist about the “first Soviet stand-up comedian” Boris Arkadiev, to be produced by Metrafilms with Hype Film and Latvia’s Tasse Film.
Other projects include two films developed as part of the B’Est workshops in Tallinn and St Petersburg – Elisabeth Tishova...
New films by filmmakers Igor Voloshin, Darya Zhuk and Zaza Urushadze are among the near 40 projects to be presented at the first edition of the KinoPoisk FilmMarket (Kfm) in Moscow next week (Oct 20-23).
Voloshin, whose previous films included Nirvana and I Am, will be pitching his Russian-Slovak thriller The Basement to potential co-producers on Kfm’s first day on October 20.
The line-up of 18 fiction feature projects will also include Crystal by the New York-based Belorussian-born filmmaker Darya Zhuk, currently structured as a co-production between Vice Films (Us), Funky Ferret Films (Germany) and Demarsh Films (Belarus), and Russian writer-director Michael Ides’ Humorist about the “first Soviet stand-up comedian” Boris Arkadiev, to be produced by Metrafilms with Hype Film and Latvia’s Tasse Film.
Other projects include two films developed as part of the B’Est workshops in Tallinn and St Petersburg – Elisabeth Tishova...
- 10/14/2016
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
In Rob Zombie’s latest horror film “31,” a group of carnival workers are traveling through the country in an Rv on Halloween night in 1976. On their trip, they’re stopped and attacked with only six of them taken alive. Soon, they’re taken to a strange building where three strangers in aristocratic garb force them to play a survival game: For the next 12 hours, they must wander through a maze of rooms evading murder and torture the entire time. If they survive for the full 12 hours, they’ll be set free, but if not, they’ll join their carnival friends in the grave. “31” stars Malcolm McDowell (“A Clockwork Orange”), Sheri Moon Zombie (“The Lords of Salem”), Richard Brake (“Game of Thrones”), E.G. Daily (“Rugrats”), Meg Foster (“They Live”), Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs (“Cooley High”), and more. Watch the trailer for “31” above.
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Rob Zombie rose to fame as the founding member of the ’80s heavy metal band White Zombie. They released four albums between 1987 and 1995; their debut record “Soul-Crusher” was particularly acclaimed, especially by musicians like Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. He briefly focused on his solo work before shifting his attention to directing horror films. Some of his previous credits include “House of 1000 Corpses” and its sequel “The Devil’s Rejects,” the remake of “Halloween” and its sequel “Halloween II,” and “The Lords of Salem.”
“31” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It will be released on VOD platforms on September 16th and in a limited theatrical release on October 21st.
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Rob Zombie rose to fame as the founding member of the ’80s heavy metal band White Zombie. They released four albums between 1987 and 1995; their debut record “Soul-Crusher” was particularly acclaimed, especially by musicians like Kurt Cobain of Nirvana and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. He briefly focused on his solo work before shifting his attention to directing horror films. Some of his previous credits include “House of 1000 Corpses” and its sequel “The Devil’s Rejects,” the remake of “Halloween” and its sequel “Halloween II,” and “The Lords of Salem.”
“31” premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It will be released on VOD platforms on September 16th and in a limited theatrical release on October 21st.
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- 6/14/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
If there is one blemish in Jim Jarmusch’s exceptional filmography, it’s his first foray into documentary: 1997’s little-seen Year of the Horse, a surprisingly insipid portrait of Neil Young and Crazy Horse on tour. He gives it a second try with Gimme Danger, another homage to a legendary rock band, The Stooges, which, though more enjoyable and informative, nevertheless confirms that the director should stick to fiction.
Those hoping for something in the line of the Maysles brothers’ and Charlotte Zwerin’s Gimme Shelter will be sorely disappointed, as similarities don’t extend much beyond their titles. Unlike that canonical masterpiece, Jarmusch’s film is a strictly conventional affair that resembles any number of TV documentaries.
Addressing the camera, Iggy Pop (née James Osterberg) narrates the history of The Stooges, starting with a childhood living in a cramped trailer with his parents in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He describes...
Those hoping for something in the line of the Maysles brothers’ and Charlotte Zwerin’s Gimme Shelter will be sorely disappointed, as similarities don’t extend much beyond their titles. Unlike that canonical masterpiece, Jarmusch’s film is a strictly conventional affair that resembles any number of TV documentaries.
Addressing the camera, Iggy Pop (née James Osterberg) narrates the history of The Stooges, starting with a childhood living in a cramped trailer with his parents in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He describes...
- 5/19/2016
- by Giovanni Marchini Camia
- The Film Stage
The film starring Michael Keaton to receive a simultaneous UK premiere with the Brighton Film Festival.
The 28th Leeds International Film Festival (Nov 5-20) is to close with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as a unique joint UK premiere with Brighton’s CineCity film festival, which will open with the film on the same date, Nov 20.
The black comedy, which debuted at Venice in August, stars Michael Keaton as a washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero and must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Co-stars include Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis and Andrea Riseborough
Speaking of the joint premiere, Liff director Chris Fell said: “Regional film festivals like Liff and Cinecity are working together increasingly to grow the UK audience for films, both with and without distribution, and the joint...
The 28th Leeds International Film Festival (Nov 5-20) is to close with Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) as a unique joint UK premiere with Brighton’s CineCity film festival, which will open with the film on the same date, Nov 20.
The black comedy, which debuted at Venice in August, stars Michael Keaton as a washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero and must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. Co-stars include Edward Norton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis and Andrea Riseborough
Speaking of the joint premiere, Liff director Chris Fell said: “Regional film festivals like Liff and Cinecity are working together increasingly to grow the UK audience for films, both with and without distribution, and the joint...
- 10/3/2014
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
[As you probably already know, starting on Thursday, August 21, Fxx is running the Every Simpsons Ever Marathon, running through all 552 episodes of "The Simpsons," plus "The Simpsons Movie." To aid in your viewing process, Team HitFix is selecting our favorite episodes from each day, plus an episode or two that you can skip and use as a bathroom or nap break.] Day 4 of Fxx's Every Simpsons Ever Marathon really is where the show hits its peak. It's possible that it can't equal the heights of Day 2 and Day 3, but there's a depth to the episodes between "Round Springfield" and "Grade School Confidential" that no other day can top. How good is this day? I even like the big Abe episode, "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in 'The Curse of the Flying Hellfish.'" How good is this day? We didn't even consider "Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment" and it includes the immortal line, "To alcohol! The cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems." And we considered, but didn't write up "Homer's Phobia," with John Waters in one of the show's best guest vocal turns. And nobody even mentioned "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" even though Homer's Guatemalan insanity pepper hallucination is an aesthetic highlight.
- 8/24/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Russian movie star Tatiana Samoilova dead at 80; known as ‘the Russian Audrey Hepburn,’ Samoilova was best remembered for Cannes winner ‘The Cranes Are Flying’ (photo: Tatiana Samoilova in ‘The Cranes Are Flying’) Russian film star Tatiana Samoilova, best remembered for playing the female lead in Mikhail Kalatozov’s 1957 romantic drama The Cranes Are Flying, died of heart complications at Moscow’s Botkin Hospital late night on May 4, 2014 — the day the Leningrad-born (now St. Petersburg) actress turned 80. Samoilova, who had been suffering from coronary heart disease and hypertension, had been hospitalized the previous day. The daughter of iconic stage and film actor Yevgeny Samoilov, among whose credits was the title role in a 1954 production of Hamlet and several leads in highly popular movies made during World War II, Tatiana Samoilova studied ballet at Moscow’s prestigious Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko music theater. Beginning in 1953, she took acting lessons for three years...
- 5/6/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
New York, April 12: Rock band Nirvana played a surprise gig here post their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.
The rock band was feted during a ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and musicians Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic were joined on stage by artists Joan Jett, St.Vincent, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Lorde for their live performance, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
After the show, the band headed to the Saint Vitus venue for a surprise gig and performed 19 song set of Nirvana classics until 4 a.m.
Ians...
The rock band was feted during a ceremony at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, and musicians Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic were joined on stage by artists Joan Jett, St.Vincent, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and Lorde for their live performance, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
After the show, the band headed to the Saint Vitus venue for a surprise gig and performed 19 song set of Nirvana classics until 4 a.m.
Ians...
- 4/12/2014
- by Amith Ostwal
- RealBollywood.com
When the surviving members of Nirvana hinted that Joan Jett would join them for the band’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame last night (10) via a photo on Instagram, the internet jumped on the news that she would fill in for the late Kurt Cobain like lions on red meat. But it turns out that by throwing fans and press that little snack to nibble on, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear were able to pull off something much more impressive: a Nirvana set featuring not only Jett, but Lorde, St. Vincent, and Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon. Furthermore, they were able to keep the last three names a complete secret until they took that stage last night. Each person was picked for a deliberate reason that made perfect sense without exploiting the occasion. And it turned out to be an evening that I bet Cobain would have loved.
- 4/11/2014
- Hitfix
Nirvana reunited — as much as it could — to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday night at Brooklyn's Barclay's Center. The surviving members of the legendary '90s band were joined by Lorde, Joan Jet, Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon and St. Vincent of the Polyphonic Spree, each who did their best Kurt Cobain impressions during the four-song set. See video: Nirvana's Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic Wax Nostalgic About Weird Al Yankovic Lorde sang “All Apologies, Jett did “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” Gordon tried her hand at “Aneurysm” and St. Vincent performed “Lithium,...
- 4/11/2014
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
New York (AP) — Kiss made up, but its music went unheard. Nirvana used four women rockers to sing Kurt Cobain's songs. And Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band — predictably — turned its honor into a marathon. The three acts were ushered into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Thursday in a colorful induction ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. They were joined by the blue-eyed soul duo Hall & Oates, British rocker Peter Gabriel, 1970s folkie Cat Stevens and the absent Linda Ronstadt. Nirvana was the emotional centerpiece. The trio rooted in the Seattle-area punk rock scene was voted into the hall in its first year of eligibility. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" hit like a thunderclap upon its 1991 release, but the band was done after Kurt Cobain committed suicide 20 years ago this month. "Nirvana fans walk up to me every day and say thank you for the music," said Krist Novoselic,...
- 4/11/2014
- by AP Staff
- Hitfix
Women, often overlooked for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inclusion, owned Thursday’s induction ceremony in New York, which culminated at midnight with Joan Jett fronting the surviving members of Nirvana for a performance of “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon also stood in for Kurt Cobain, who died 20 years ago this month, on “Aneurism,” while Annie Clark (St. Vincent) led Nirvana on “Lithium,” and Lorde -- who was born two years after Cobain’s death in 1994 -- growled through “All Apologies.” Their vocal tones and physical statures resembled those of Cobain. “He was such
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- 4/11/2014
- by Patrick Flanary
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dave Grohl and Courtney Love put their differences aside on Thursday night in NYC, as Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.To say the Foo Fighters frontman and Kurt Cobain's widow have had their fair share of differences through the years would be putting it mildly, but they were united on stage. Seeing the two of them hug it out onstage was a moment Nirvana fans probably didn't think they'd ever see.The hug happens around 7:45, right after Courtney was booed by the entire audience when she took the podium.Unfortunately, Kurt and Courtney's daughter, Frances Bean Cobain, was unable to attend."I just wish that Kurt was here to feel this and be this," Love said in her speech. "He really would have appreciated it. And I just want to give this to Frances, our daughter, who's not here because she's ill.
- 4/11/2014
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
From flannel shirts to backwards caps, from Saved By The Bell to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, from grunge to gangster rap to pop, the 90′s was an extremely interesting decade, particularly for pop culture. Confusing and meandering at times, the decade experienced various swings and shifts in popularity.
The 90′s began slowly, wandering in on the back of the 80′s, riding the sounds and styles of that decade, unsure of its own musical direction. That is until September of 1991 when a relatively unknown grunge band from Seattle blasted through stereos everywhere with a vicious burst of furious power chords and teenage angst, kickstarting the alt-rock boom of the 90′s. This almost single-handedly paved the way for grunge bands, alternative rock bands, punk bands and many others to achieve a level of success previously unknown by their genres.
The decade swayed between alt-rock, hip hop and pop music in a furious battle for radio airplay.
The 90′s began slowly, wandering in on the back of the 80′s, riding the sounds and styles of that decade, unsure of its own musical direction. That is until September of 1991 when a relatively unknown grunge band from Seattle blasted through stereos everywhere with a vicious burst of furious power chords and teenage angst, kickstarting the alt-rock boom of the 90′s. This almost single-handedly paved the way for grunge bands, alternative rock bands, punk bands and many others to achieve a level of success previously unknown by their genres.
The decade swayed between alt-rock, hip hop and pop music in a furious battle for radio airplay.
- 3/17/2014
- by Justin Riley
- Obsessed with Film
I am quite thankful to Anton Corbijn who made countless amazing music videos. Honestly, I wouldn.t even know where to begin. He.s collaborated with everyone from Depeche Mode to Nirvana to Johnny Cash. The man has a spectacular vision. I was elated to hear that he broke out into the film world back in 2007 with Control, the story of Ian Curtis and Joy Division. A great film if you.ve never seen it. The American starring George Clooney was his last directorial effort. His latest A Most...
- 3/7/2014
- by Niki Stephens
- JoBlo.com
1991 was the year punk broke, hurtling Sonic Youth, Nirvana and their contemporaries into the mainstream, but unless you were plugged into the still-vibrant underground—going to house shows, basement gigs or concerts in unlikely venues like bowling alleys—you likely didn't know about Bikini Kill. That same year, the Olympia, Washington-based quartet issued their first Ep, Revolution Girl Style Now!, and it was a shot to the heart of a scene that perhaps wasn't aware it needed waking up. Fronted by Kathleen Hanna, the outspoken group may not have been the most technically proficient musicians or boasted the slickest production, but they were vital in a way few groups could claim. They were about to become the reluctant torch-bearers of a revolution, with Kathleen Hanna at the center of the storm. To understand the world that Bikini Kill were coming into, one has to take the early '90s into context.
- 12/8/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
U2, Nirvana, Depeche Mode, Arcade Fire, Joy Division, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds isn’t a shabby list of names to be associated with in any capacity, and those are just a few of the bands that Anton Corbijn has directed iconic music videos for. The renowned photographer and filmmaker has always presented his subjects through a vision of his own, leading to a long history of famous images. His feature films haven’t been huge hits with the public though. So far Corbijn has only made two pictures – Control and The American – and, by their own accord, they’re not for everybody. The American even downright angered some filmgoers expecting a more action-heavy Clooney picture, but those aren’t the viewers Corbijn is aiming to please. The director is the subject of a new documentary, Anton Corbijn Inside Out, and for the digital release of the film, Corbijn...
- 11/20/2013
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Digital Release Date: Nov. 19, 2013
Studio: Music Box
A noted visual artist comes into focus in Anton Corbijn Inside Out.
The 2012 documentary Anton Corbijn Inside Out is a portrait of one of the world’s most respected and influential visual artists, who has worked as a photographer, a filmmaker and a video director.
The result of nearly four years of access to Anton Corbijn (the director of The American and countless, highly-regarded music videos) and his collaborators by filmmaker Klaartje Quirijns, the film examines Corbijn’s youth, career and creative endeavors in an attempt to uncover the inspirations that have led to a remarkable and wildly influential body of work over the past thirty years.
Beginning as a photographer, the Netherlands-born Anton Corbijn played a large part in building the images of such artists as Joy Division, U2, Björk, and Depeche Mode via his luxurious black-and-white photographic work. He also contributed...
Studio: Music Box
A noted visual artist comes into focus in Anton Corbijn Inside Out.
The 2012 documentary Anton Corbijn Inside Out is a portrait of one of the world’s most respected and influential visual artists, who has worked as a photographer, a filmmaker and a video director.
The result of nearly four years of access to Anton Corbijn (the director of The American and countless, highly-regarded music videos) and his collaborators by filmmaker Klaartje Quirijns, the film examines Corbijn’s youth, career and creative endeavors in an attempt to uncover the inspirations that have led to a remarkable and wildly influential body of work over the past thirty years.
Beginning as a photographer, the Netherlands-born Anton Corbijn played a large part in building the images of such artists as Joy Division, U2, Björk, and Depeche Mode via his luxurious black-and-white photographic work. He also contributed...
- 11/5/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Before he was an acclaimed filmmaker, Anton Corbijn was the king of cool, but you might not have known it. He started his career as a photographer, where he captured a diverse array of artists such as Joy Division, Depeche Mode, Tom Waits, David Bowie, Miles Davis, Björk, Elvis Costello, Morrissey and more in iconic pictures. He then moved to music videos where again, his inventive eye made his name a brand, and he still dabbles in that world today, most recently helming "Reflektor" for Arcade Fire (and you can see his recently released director's cut of Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" right here). But now, the camera is getting turned on Corbijn himself. He's the subject of the forthcoming documentary "Anton Corbijn Inside Out," and it's one that fans of his work will want to track down. Directed by Klaartje Quirijns, it's a film that tracks both his life and work,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
In anticipation of the upcoming 20th anniversary reissue of "In Utero," a special version of a classic Nirvana music video has been made available online for the first time ever.
On Tuesday, Entertainment Weekly posted the director's cut of "Heart-Shaped Box" on its website. The video, directed by famed music video director Anton Corbijn, is as weird and wonderful as you remember -- and possibly better, with more screen time for the woman in the winged muscle suit and creepy girl in robe.
As Rolling Stone points out, this version of the 1993 video had been released previously in a compilation of Corbijn's other music videos (featuring bands like U2, Metallica, The Killers, Joy Division and Depeche Mode); this is the first time, however, that this version of the "Heart-Shaped Box" music video has been made accessible online.
Fans have been anticipating the "In Utero" reissue for months now. Scheduled for a Sep.
On Tuesday, Entertainment Weekly posted the director's cut of "Heart-Shaped Box" on its website. The video, directed by famed music video director Anton Corbijn, is as weird and wonderful as you remember -- and possibly better, with more screen time for the woman in the winged muscle suit and creepy girl in robe.
As Rolling Stone points out, this version of the 1993 video had been released previously in a compilation of Corbijn's other music videos (featuring bands like U2, Metallica, The Killers, Joy Division and Depeche Mode); this is the first time, however, that this version of the "Heart-Shaped Box" music video has been made accessible online.
Fans have been anticipating the "In Utero" reissue for months now. Scheduled for a Sep.
- 8/21/2013
- by Dominique Mosbergen
- Huffington Post
It's been more than a decade since the 1990s ended, yet the Internet can't seem to go a day without a reminder of the neon slap bracelets that may have been banned from your school.
Yes, we get it. Times are tough and there's comfort in reflection, but enough is enough.
Below, a final goodbye to the 90s to end the nostalgia once and for all. (We're not kidding. There are 1990 items below.)
1. Scrunchies
2. "The Wild Thornberries"
3. Dawson and Joey
4. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"
5. Mr. Feeny
7. MTV playing music videos
8. Snick
9. The premiere of "Freaks and Geeks"
10. Levar Burton
11. "Daria"
12. "Arthur"
13. "The Powerpuff Girls"
14. "Smart Guy"
15. Comedy Central globe logo with buildings
16. "The X-Files"
17. Rosie O'Donnell
18. Bill Nye
19. "Dawson's Creek"
20. The Mighty Ducks"
21. "Are You Afraid of the Dark"
22. Cornholio
23. Rachel Green
24. Tim Allen
25. "All That"
26. "Beverly Hills 90210"
27. "Step by Step"
28. "The Ren & Stimpy Show"
29. "The Famous Jett Jackson"
30. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
Yes, we get it. Times are tough and there's comfort in reflection, but enough is enough.
Below, a final goodbye to the 90s to end the nostalgia once and for all. (We're not kidding. There are 1990 items below.)
1. Scrunchies
2. "The Wild Thornberries"
3. Dawson and Joey
4. "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys"
5. Mr. Feeny
7. MTV playing music videos
8. Snick
9. The premiere of "Freaks and Geeks"
10. Levar Burton
11. "Daria"
12. "Arthur"
13. "The Powerpuff Girls"
14. "Smart Guy"
15. Comedy Central globe logo with buildings
16. "The X-Files"
17. Rosie O'Donnell
18. Bill Nye
19. "Dawson's Creek"
20. The Mighty Ducks"
21. "Are You Afraid of the Dark"
22. Cornholio
23. Rachel Green
24. Tim Allen
25. "All That"
26. "Beverly Hills 90210"
27. "Step by Step"
28. "The Ren & Stimpy Show"
29. "The Famous Jett Jackson"
30. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer...
- 7/29/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
In the lead up to the release of Ouya, and through my time testing it for my review, the one question that kept popping into my head was, "who is this for?" It's fair to ask the same question of the other consoles that are either on the market, or soon to be, but those consoles have dedicated fanbases, a portion of which will by anything with the right logo on it. Ouya is an entirely new machine, and subsequently, it's for an entirely new audience. Sure, there were all those Kickstarter supporters, but even with 63,416 fans, that's not enough to sustain a console in perpetuity.
In fact, when I was given the opportunity to speak with Julie Uhrman, Ouya's Founder, on June 25, the day that the console launched, that was one of the first thing I asked her.
"Core gamers are going to love Ouya. There's games that are exclusive to Ouya,...
In fact, when I was given the opportunity to speak with Julie Uhrman, Ouya's Founder, on June 25, the day that the console launched, that was one of the first thing I asked her.
"Core gamers are going to love Ouya. There's games that are exclusive to Ouya,...
- 7/10/2013
- by Jason Cipriano
- MTV Multiplayer
The Cribs have spoken about how they view the music industry, describing a "problem" that would see bands like Nirvana fail to get signed. 'Come On, Be a No-One' singers Ryan and Gary Jarman, who are the frontmen of the band, made the comments to Bang Showbiz. The pair revealed the difficulty that they felt bands without "radio-friendly" hits would have today in securing a record deal. Ryan said: ''Bands like Nirvana, Sonic Youth, the bands that come up from the underground and cross over, the (more)...
- 12/31/2012
- by By Frances Taylor
- Digital Spy
Wasn't easy to whittle this list down to 10, let alone 11, so I picked 12 for 12-12-12. A few of these selections were last minute additions that knocked two other picks out of top spots. Moreover, I decided to include twelve more picks at the end of my selections to show what else was being considered.
Nada Surf The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy (Barsuk)
I've not seen this album on any critics' year-end lists (aside from my managing editor Steve's list, obviously). Not sure why, because Nada Surf released a timeless collection of alt pop-rock songs. This is songwriting 101 -- verse, chorus, verse, bridge. If there is a better pop-rock band in America, let me know. Twenty years in and no sign of lazy rock star bullshit, just plenty of great chiming guitar riffs and hooky-as-hell tunes. Album of the year.
Father John Misty Fear Fun (Sub Pop)
Father John...
Nada Surf The Stars Are Indifferent To Astronomy (Barsuk)
I've not seen this album on any critics' year-end lists (aside from my managing editor Steve's list, obviously). Not sure why, because Nada Surf released a timeless collection of alt pop-rock songs. This is songwriting 101 -- verse, chorus, verse, bridge. If there is a better pop-rock band in America, let me know. Twenty years in and no sign of lazy rock star bullshit, just plenty of great chiming guitar riffs and hooky-as-hell tunes. Album of the year.
Father John Misty Fear Fun (Sub Pop)
Father John...
- 12/28/2012
- by Dusty Wright
- www.culturecatch.com
How big a "Singles" fan are you? You may have worn out your CD of the best-selling soundtrack and made a pilgrimage to the landmark apartment house in Seattle. And you probably know all the cameos: Eric Stoltz is the mime that won't shut up, Tim Burton is the dating video director, and that's Jeremy Piven as a hyper supermarket clerk chatting up lead Campbell Scott. But for the film's 20th anniversary (it was released on Sept. 18, 1992) we've unearthed 25 things you might not know about "Singles," including that it was once set in Arizona or that it might have starred Johnny Depp(!). 1. "Singles" was in the works as early as 1984 and was originally going to be set in Phoenix, Arizona. 2. The movie took a different course after the 1990 death of Andrew Wood, the lead singer of Mother Love Bone (whose remaining members would go on to form Pearl Jam.). As...
- 9/19/2012
- by Jessie Heyman
- Moviefone
Anton Corbijn: Inside Out
Features: Anton Corbijn, Bono, Martin Gore | Written by Klaartje Quirijns, Thomas den Drijver | Directed by Klaartje Quirijns
Photography is an art, it comes from the eye of the person behind the camera and they invite us into their world. It’s a snapshot of what they want us to see, their reality and their view. When it comes to a photographer and the images they create it’s an exclusive image and it’s their vision, if we don’t like what we see we can move on and not care, but if it moves us we look deeper into what we see and try understand exactly what they were thinking when they created that image. They are the painter creating their art with a paintbrush; they are a poet creating their art with a pen. Anton Corbijn is an artist who whether it’s through photography,...
Features: Anton Corbijn, Bono, Martin Gore | Written by Klaartje Quirijns, Thomas den Drijver | Directed by Klaartje Quirijns
Photography is an art, it comes from the eye of the person behind the camera and they invite us into their world. It’s a snapshot of what they want us to see, their reality and their view. When it comes to a photographer and the images they create it’s an exclusive image and it’s their vision, if we don’t like what we see we can move on and not care, but if it moves us we look deeper into what we see and try understand exactly what they were thinking when they created that image. They are the painter creating their art with a paintbrush; they are a poet creating their art with a pen. Anton Corbijn is an artist who whether it’s through photography,...
- 9/19/2012
- by Pzomb
- Nerdly
★★★★☆
With a career spanning almost four decades, encompassing photography, visual installations and film, Anton Corbijn is one of the most highly regarded artists of his generation. Having worked with such high profile bands as Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Nirvana and U2, as well as directing three acclaimed features, Klaartje Quirijn's documentary Anton Corbijn: Inside Out (2012) is certainly not short of big-name cameos. Thankfully, the film avoids idol worship in favour of a fascinating snapshot of this tireless Dutch pioneer.
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With a career spanning almost four decades, encompassing photography, visual installations and film, Anton Corbijn is one of the most highly regarded artists of his generation. Having worked with such high profile bands as Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode, Joy Division, Nirvana and U2, as well as directing three acclaimed features, Klaartje Quirijn's documentary Anton Corbijn: Inside Out (2012) is certainly not short of big-name cameos. Thankfully, the film avoids idol worship in favour of a fascinating snapshot of this tireless Dutch pioneer.
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- 9/14/2012
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
Photographer, filmmaker and video artist Anton Corbijn is one of the most prolific artists of our time and has worked with some of the biggest names in the World. Anton Corbijn has shaped his subjects’ images for many years with his unique iconography, but who is the man behind the camera and what drives him? Anton Corbijn Inside Out, out on DVD on 17 September from Momentum Pictures, explores this.
The film features critical and insightful interviews with artists such as Bono, George Clooney and Corbijn’s family and appearances from U2, Metallica, Lou Reed, Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode and an outstanding soundtrack including Joy Division, Nirvana, Depeche Mode, U2. This is a fascinating and revealing portrait of one of the most significant artists of post-modern pop culture.
We have two DVDs of Anton Corbijn Inside Out along with his highly acclaimed Joy Division biopic Control to give away to our readers.
The film features critical and insightful interviews with artists such as Bono, George Clooney and Corbijn’s family and appearances from U2, Metallica, Lou Reed, Arcade Fire, Depeche Mode and an outstanding soundtrack including Joy Division, Nirvana, Depeche Mode, U2. This is a fascinating and revealing portrait of one of the most significant artists of post-modern pop culture.
We have two DVDs of Anton Corbijn Inside Out along with his highly acclaimed Joy Division biopic Control to give away to our readers.
- 9/7/2012
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
'Some tools should only be used sparingly,' veteran manager Danny Goldberg says of the technology.
By Gil Kaufman
Tupac hologram at Coachella
Photo: Getty Images
Sure, the laser Pink Floyd show is totally awesome and the Beatles cover band totally nailed "Penny Lane." But after the rapturous response to the Tupac Shakur hologram at Coachella, you can be sure phones are ringing off the hook this week all over Hollywood with calls to the Digital Domain wizards behind the stunt.
Think of the possibilities: The Doors resurrected with a young Jim Morrison, Nirvana on tour with a virtual Kurt Cobain or a resurrected Tupac and Biggie sharing a stage for a greatest hits show. But does the success of the Tupac mini-set mean that holograms are the touring industry's version of 3-D movies?
"I thought it was great in that particular moment," said veteran manager Danny Goldberg, who has...
By Gil Kaufman
Tupac hologram at Coachella
Photo: Getty Images
Sure, the laser Pink Floyd show is totally awesome and the Beatles cover band totally nailed "Penny Lane." But after the rapturous response to the Tupac Shakur hologram at Coachella, you can be sure phones are ringing off the hook this week all over Hollywood with calls to the Digital Domain wizards behind the stunt.
Think of the possibilities: The Doors resurrected with a young Jim Morrison, Nirvana on tour with a virtual Kurt Cobain or a resurrected Tupac and Biggie sharing a stage for a greatest hits show. But does the success of the Tupac mini-set mean that holograms are the touring industry's version of 3-D movies?
"I thought it was great in that particular moment," said veteran manager Danny Goldberg, who has...
- 4/17/2012
- MTV Music News
Imagine if Woody Allen, Whit Stillman, Kevin Smith and the Sundance Institute had a love child. This ungainly creature, speaking in witty, heightened, unnaturalistic sentences, and ambling, sometimes shambling between comedy, tragedy and pretension, might very well go on to make films that greatly resemble those of Hal Hartley.
Hartley is the man behind such beloved (at least by some) ‘90s indie films as “The Unbelievable Truth” and “Trust.” But to put him into proper context, we find ourselves casting around for parallels: he simply never made enough of a dent in mainstream sensibilities to be able to describe his work to a neophyte without reference to other, more overtly successful filmmakers. Or musicians, perhaps – if we play the equivalents game with the alt-rock explosion of the ‘90s, we get Quentin Tarantino as Nirvana, Jim Jarmusch as Sonic Youth and Kevin Smith as, maybe, Smashing Pumpkins (revered early on, but...
Hartley is the man behind such beloved (at least by some) ‘90s indie films as “The Unbelievable Truth” and “Trust.” But to put him into proper context, we find ourselves casting around for parallels: he simply never made enough of a dent in mainstream sensibilities to be able to describe his work to a neophyte without reference to other, more overtly successful filmmakers. Or musicians, perhaps – if we play the equivalents game with the alt-rock explosion of the ‘90s, we get Quentin Tarantino as Nirvana, Jim Jarmusch as Sonic Youth and Kevin Smith as, maybe, Smashing Pumpkins (revered early on, but...
- 2/29/2012
- by The Playlist
- The Playlist
Vimeo Local punk band Side Effect aims to rock Myanmar.
Yangon—Myanmar is better-known for crimson-robed Buddhist monks and the trampling of a decades-old democracy movement than a cutting-edge rock-music scene.
But as the country gradually emerges from its state-declared time warp, local punk band Side Effect is taking to the Internet to help finance the launch of its first album—and give the trio a bit more leeway to make the kind of music it wants.
Underground rock groups...
Yangon—Myanmar is better-known for crimson-robed Buddhist monks and the trampling of a decades-old democracy movement than a cutting-edge rock-music scene.
But as the country gradually emerges from its state-declared time warp, local punk band Side Effect is taking to the Internet to help finance the launch of its first album—and give the trio a bit more leeway to make the kind of music it wants.
Underground rock groups...
- 12/29/2011
- by James Hookway
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
We're picking out your finest responses to our My favourite film series, for which Guardian writers have selected the movies they go back to time and again.
Here's a roundup of how you responded in week four, when the selections were Withnail & I, Rushmore, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Backbeat and In Bruges
"You can't ruin a film by quoting it," said magicman of Withnail & I, the pic that opened the fourth week of our series on our writers' favourite films. But, by God, you can try. A full half of the 447 comments that joined Tim Jonze in raising a glass to Bruce Robinson's ragtag comedy reproduced Withnail's wisdom to the letter. Withnail and Marwood fled the city for an accidental holiday again. Uncle Monty made his intentions forcefully clear once more. Camberwell carrots were rolled, fights were weasled out of. Something's flesh remained. It all happened here,...
Here's a roundup of how you responded in week four, when the selections were Withnail & I, Rushmore, Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Backbeat and In Bruges
"You can't ruin a film by quoting it," said magicman of Withnail & I, the pic that opened the fourth week of our series on our writers' favourite films. But, by God, you can try. A full half of the 447 comments that joined Tim Jonze in raising a glass to Bruce Robinson's ragtag comedy reproduced Withnail's wisdom to the letter. Withnail and Marwood fled the city for an accidental holiday again. Uncle Monty made his intentions forcefully clear once more. Camberwell carrots were rolled, fights were weasled out of. Something's flesh remained. It all happened here,...
- 11/22/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Everett Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Steve Shelley, Lee Ranaldo, 1988.
First R.E.M. breaks up, and now this.
Indie rock godparents Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, longtime bandmates in the group Sonic Youth, have announced that they’re splitting up after 27 years of marriage.
The couple confirmed that they are no longer a couple via a statement issued by their label, Matador Records, stating: “Musicians Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, married in 1984, are announcing they have separated. Sonic Youth, with both Kim and Thurston involved,...
First R.E.M. breaks up, and now this.
Indie rock godparents Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon, longtime bandmates in the group Sonic Youth, have announced that they’re splitting up after 27 years of marriage.
The couple confirmed that they are no longer a couple via a statement issued by their label, Matador Records, stating: “Musicians Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, married in 1984, are announcing they have separated. Sonic Youth, with both Kim and Thurston involved,...
- 10/15/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
"Twenty years ago," blogs the New Yorker's Sasha Frere-Jones today, "I spent an afternoon shuffling around Rocks In Your Head, a record store that once did business on Prince Street. (It closed in 2006.) My friend Jim worked the counter, and we were listening to a new album, over and over: Nirvana's Nevermind. At some point, Vernon Reid — the guitar player and founder of Living Colour — came in. He listened to four songs, nodded approvingly, and approached the counter. 'Metallica plus R.E.M. That's really smart.' He bought a copy and left."
Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills, who formally announced the amicable dissolution of R.E.M. yesterday, will surely be hoping their band will be remembered as more than half the formula for another band ten years their junior (and, for what it's worth, I personally believe they will be), but if this anecdote is the first...
Michael Stipe, Peter Buck and Mike Mills, who formally announced the amicable dissolution of R.E.M. yesterday, will surely be hoping their band will be remembered as more than half the formula for another band ten years their junior (and, for what it's worth, I personally believe they will be), but if this anecdote is the first...
- 9/22/2011
- MUBI
'We walk away with a great sense of gratitude,' band says Wednesday, bringing to close a 30-year career.
By James Montgomery
R.E.M.
Photo: Anton Corbijn
After 30 years, 15 studio albums, dozens of iconic music videos and boundary-pushing tours (and just four core members) — not to mention a sphere of influence that extends from the nascent days of college radio to the buzzy blogosphere of today — R.E.M. are calling it quits.
The band made the announcement Wednesday (September 21) on their website, posting a message that, like most things they did, was almost unyieldingly humble:
"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band," their statement reads. "We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.
By James Montgomery
R.E.M.
Photo: Anton Corbijn
After 30 years, 15 studio albums, dozens of iconic music videos and boundary-pushing tours (and just four core members) — not to mention a sphere of influence that extends from the nascent days of college radio to the buzzy blogosphere of today — R.E.M. are calling it quits.
The band made the announcement Wednesday (September 21) on their website, posting a message that, like most things they did, was almost unyieldingly humble:
"To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band," their statement reads. "We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.
- 9/21/2011
- MTV Music News
Inspired by The Slits and the raucous London rock scene, Gina Birch and Ana da Silva started The Raincoats in the late 1970s. They released their first full-length album, the self-titled The Raincoats, in 1979. The record featured a sonic cavalcade of off-kilter rhythms and eclectic melodies that clashed and careened all over the place. Their sound was peculiar, yet urgent and infectious. The album is infused with a Diy punk sensibility, which mostly means that the band members didn't exactly know what they were doing, but it sounded great anyway. The album and the band have made a lasting impression, not only as pioneers in girl-driven post-punk, but in the grunge, punk and emo worlds as well. Bands ranging from The Gossip to Nirvana all count The Raincoats as an influence. In fact, Kurt Cobain himself got the band to reunite in the 1990s after they broke up in 1984.
The...
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- 7/5/2011
- by Melissa Locker
- ifc.com
Getty Ben Sollee
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, one of the world’s great rock events, kicks off its 10th annual gala on today in Manchester, Tn. By the time it ends in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, some 170 artists will have performed including Arcade Fire, the Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, Eminem, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lil Wayne, Loretta Lynn, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant and Band of Joy, and the Strokes. Vevo will stream video of many sets...
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, one of the world’s great rock events, kicks off its 10th annual gala on today in Manchester, Tn. By the time it ends in the pre-dawn hours of Monday morning, some 170 artists will have performed including Arcade Fire, the Black Keys, Buffalo Springfield, Eminem, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Lil Wayne, Loretta Lynn, My Morning Jacket, Robert Plant and Band of Joy, and the Strokes. Vevo will stream video of many sets...
- 6/8/2011
- by Jim Fusilli
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
The fabled rock documentary 1991: The Year Punk Broke documented New York music pioneers Sonic Youth’s famous European tour featuring Nirvana has the opening act. The film also featured the likes of Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, Gumball, The Ramones, Mark Arm, Dan Peters and Matt Lukin of Mudhoney, Courtney Love of Hole, and Joe Cole, who was murdered in a robbery three months after the tour ended… thus the film is dedicated to him. David Markey the director describes his film as “a home movie on acid, but for fans of Sonic Youth, it’s a must see and a thoroughly entertaining nostalgia trip.
Two decades since it’s release and now the film will finally make its way to DVD and is slated for a fall release. Why did it take so long? I can only guess it had something to do with obtaining the rights to...
Two decades since it’s release and now the film will finally make its way to DVD and is slated for a fall release. Why did it take so long? I can only guess it had something to do with obtaining the rights to...
- 4/19/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
If you were a teenager in the early '90s making your way through the punk and indie music of the decade, there was a good chance you had a copy of "1991: The Year Punk Broke" on your shelf. Directed by Dave Markey, the project was simply a documentary of Sonic Youth's European tour but the whole film gained a lot more attention when a little band from Seattle called Nirvana, who were opening for the elder statesmen, blew up huge. Instead, the film became a document of the burgeoning grunge scene and a behind-the-scenes look at Sonic Youth, Nirvana,…...
- 4/19/2011
- The Playlist
'Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses' opens Saturday in Seattle.
By Gil Kaufman
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in the early '90s
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Seattle — It's fitting that on Monday morning, the inside of the "Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses" exhibit at the Experience Music Project in this Northwestern music mecca looked much like the band's music sounded: messy, splintered into 1,000 pieces, all over the place, yet somehow meticulously together and beautifully chaotic.
Museum workers inside this gleaming temple to the enduring influence of the city and region's musical heritage were in a mad scramble to get the first-of-its-kind exhibition of Nirvana artifacts into shape for Saturday's opening. Glass display cases with spots destined to feature one-of-a-kind treasures stood empty, while others were already fitted with touchstone effects. Among them were the iconic green sweater worn by late singer Kurt Cobain in the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video,...
By Gil Kaufman
Nirvana's Kurt Cobain in the early '90s
Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage
Seattle — It's fitting that on Monday morning, the inside of the "Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses" exhibit at the Experience Music Project in this Northwestern music mecca looked much like the band's music sounded: messy, splintered into 1,000 pieces, all over the place, yet somehow meticulously together and beautifully chaotic.
Museum workers inside this gleaming temple to the enduring influence of the city and region's musical heritage were in a mad scramble to get the first-of-its-kind exhibition of Nirvana artifacts into shape for Saturday's opening. Glass display cases with spots destined to feature one-of-a-kind treasures stood empty, while others were already fitted with touchstone effects. Among them were the iconic green sweater worn by late singer Kurt Cobain in the "Smells Like Teen Spirit" video,...
- 4/15/2011
- MTV Music News
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within provides a rare and intimate look at one of the most influential artists of our time. Burroughs was called the “godfather of the beat generation.” His controversial and daring works in reference to drug use and queer experience were among the first of their kind. This documentary features interviews with his closest friends and colleagues: Patti Smith, Allen Ginsburg and Norman Mailer, among others. The film shows how Burroughs’ influence can be felt throughout many artistic genres; he inspired countless musicians, visual artists and filmmakers like David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Sonic Youth, U2, Andy Warhol, Blondie, Nirvana, Gus Van Sant, and John Waters. Norman Mailer has said of Burroughs: “[He is] the only American writer who may conceivably be possessed by genius.”
Personal tragedy and struggle served as inspiration for much of Burroughs’ work, most notably that he accidentally shot his wife in the head...
Personal tragedy and struggle served as inspiration for much of Burroughs’ work, most notably that he accidentally shot his wife in the head...
- 3/27/2011
- by Marissa Quenqua
- JustPressPlay.net
Avant-garde musician and visual artist battled multiple sclerosis since the '90s.
By James Montgomery
"Captain Beefheart" Don Van Vliet
Photo: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns
Don Van Vliet, the man known around the world as Captain Beefheart, died Friday (December 17), according to his manager. He was 69.
The cause of Van Vliet's death was not immediately known, though several outlets were reporting it was due to complications from multiple sclerosis, which he had battled since the 1990s.
Van Vliet was an accomplished avant-garde musician and visual artist, who along with a constantly rotating crew of fellow oddballs — his handpicked "Magic Band" — bent the rules, melded genres and thoroughly weirded out much of mainstream America for nearly four decades.
The origin of his famous Captain Beefheart stage name remains somewhat cloudy (some say it came from a script he wrote with childhood friend/ rival Frank Zappa), but the impact it would have on...
By James Montgomery
"Captain Beefheart" Don Van Vliet
Photo: Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns
Don Van Vliet, the man known around the world as Captain Beefheart, died Friday (December 17), according to his manager. He was 69.
The cause of Van Vliet's death was not immediately known, though several outlets were reporting it was due to complications from multiple sclerosis, which he had battled since the 1990s.
Van Vliet was an accomplished avant-garde musician and visual artist, who along with a constantly rotating crew of fellow oddballs — his handpicked "Magic Band" — bent the rules, melded genres and thoroughly weirded out much of mainstream America for nearly four decades.
The origin of his famous Captain Beefheart stage name remains somewhat cloudy (some say it came from a script he wrote with childhood friend/ rival Frank Zappa), but the impact it would have on...
- 12/17/2010
- MTV Music News
How did the painfully shy son of a Dutch minister become one of the world's hottest rock photographers – and now a celebrated director? Anton Corbijn talks to Stuart Jeffries
In the years since he used his dad's camera to snap an obscure prog-rock band called Solution, Anton Corbijn has remained besotted with photography. He's been such an exhaustive chronicler of U2 and Depeche Mode that he's known as both bands' invisible member. You may not know his picture byline, but you will know his images of Nirvana, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Brian Eno. Then, three years ago, he became a film director, making the award-winning Control about troubled Mancunian glum rockers Joy Division.
Corbijn giggles. "I didn't really know how to make a film when I made Control. I had to create my own language, just as I did when I started taking photographs. I never studied either one.
In the years since he used his dad's camera to snap an obscure prog-rock band called Solution, Anton Corbijn has remained besotted with photography. He's been such an exhaustive chronicler of U2 and Depeche Mode that he's known as both bands' invisible member. You may not know his picture byline, but you will know his images of Nirvana, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, and Brian Eno. Then, three years ago, he became a film director, making the award-winning Control about troubled Mancunian glum rockers Joy Division.
Corbijn giggles. "I didn't really know how to make a film when I made Control. I had to create my own language, just as I did when I started taking photographs. I never studied either one.
- 11/25/2010
- by Stuart Jeffries
- The Guardian - Film News
We break down the highbrow inspirations behind 'Ye's short film.
By James Montgomery
Kanye West in his film "Runaway"
Photo: Def Jam
Now that you've finally seen Kanye West's ultra-arty "Runaway" film, you're probably wondering what it really means. We might not be able to tell you exactly what was going on in Kanye's brain when he made the film, but we can help you pick out some of the highbrow references within. And there are an awful lot of them.
We've done things like this in the past for big-ticket videos like Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na," but those were pop-culture cheat sheets." For "Runaway" — an ambitious film with equally ambitious influences — we've gone even deeper. What follows is our high-culture cheat sheet, an alphabetized, exhaustively researched list of all the painters, dance troupes and conceptual performance artists 'Ye references in the video.
By James Montgomery
Kanye West in his film "Runaway"
Photo: Def Jam
Now that you've finally seen Kanye West's ultra-arty "Runaway" film, you're probably wondering what it really means. We might not be able to tell you exactly what was going on in Kanye's brain when he made the film, but we can help you pick out some of the highbrow references within. And there are an awful lot of them.
We've done things like this in the past for big-ticket videos like Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na," but those were pop-culture cheat sheets." For "Runaway" — an ambitious film with equally ambitious influences — we've gone even deeper. What follows is our high-culture cheat sheet, an alphabetized, exhaustively researched list of all the painters, dance troupes and conceptual performance artists 'Ye references in the video.
- 10/25/2010
- MTV Movie News
We break down the highbrow inspirations behind 'Ye's short film.
By James Montgomery
Kanye West in his film "Runaway"
Photo: Def Jam
Now that you've finally seen Kanye West's ultra-arty "Runaway" film, you're probably wondering what it really means. We might not be able to tell you exactly what was going on in Kanye's brain when he made the film, but we can help you pick out some of the highbrow references within. And there are an awful lot of them.
We've done things like this in the past for big-ticket videos like Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na," but those were pop-culture cheat sheets." For "Runaway" — an ambitious film with equally ambitious influences — we've gone even deeper. What follows is our high-culture cheat sheet, an alphabetized, exhaustively researched list of all the painters, dance troupes and conceptual performance artists 'Ye references in the video.
By James Montgomery
Kanye West in his film "Runaway"
Photo: Def Jam
Now that you've finally seen Kanye West's ultra-arty "Runaway" film, you're probably wondering what it really means. We might not be able to tell you exactly what was going on in Kanye's brain when he made the film, but we can help you pick out some of the highbrow references within. And there are an awful lot of them.
We've done things like this in the past for big-ticket videos like Lady Gaga's "Telephone" and My Chemical Romance's "Na Na Na," but those were pop-culture cheat sheets." For "Runaway" — an ambitious film with equally ambitious influences — we've gone even deeper. What follows is our high-culture cheat sheet, an alphabetized, exhaustively researched list of all the painters, dance troupes and conceptual performance artists 'Ye references in the video.
- 10/25/2010
- MTV Music News
What's cool about Pitchfork's best 50 videos countdown from the 90's are seeing how some of the least obvious names cut their teeth on music videos -- some became full fledged members of the filmmaking community, while some are still in the cross over stages. What is most odd about the list is how Chris Cunningham, who along with Spike Jonze (see Weezer video below) and Michel Gondry dominated the music video scene, never made the jump into feature film. While you've got Jonathan Glazer, Mike Mills and Mark Romanek with more than one mention, and together, Jonze and Gondry are mentioned a dozen times, I've decided to point out those who have made a feature film among the 50 list. Check them out after the jump - Yo La Tengo: "Sugarcube" Phil Morrison blasted onto the scene with indie gem Junebug, but hasn't made anything since. Blur: "Coffee + TV" Garth Jennings...
- 8/24/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
If you've pumped your fist to a rock song in the past 25 years or so, you probably know the work of Butch Vig. The veteran producer and musician has been responsible for some of the most dynamic, memorable and important rock music of the past few generations, having sat behind the boards on at least three stone cold classics and getting his hands dirty for many more. Vig turns 55 years old today, which means he gets to have any flavor of ice cream he wants.
Vig (real name Bryan) got his start in Madison, Wisconsin where he attended college. His first brush with professional musicianship came when he began contributing soundtrack pieces to low-budget films. He was also a member of a number of bands, including combos with future Garbage bandmates Duke Erikson and Steve Marker. Two of those bands — Spooner and Fire Town — released albums and scored minor success in the indie world,...
Vig (real name Bryan) got his start in Madison, Wisconsin where he attended college. His first brush with professional musicianship came when he began contributing soundtrack pieces to low-budget films. He was also a member of a number of bands, including combos with future Garbage bandmates Duke Erikson and Steve Marker. Two of those bands — Spooner and Fire Town — released albums and scored minor success in the indie world,...
- 8/2/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Of all the bands who scored big during the alternative rock revolution of the early 1990s, no group went more mainstream with a more abrasive, complicated sound than Sonic Youth (well, except maybe Mudhoney). Their sound, which melds together downtown New York noise rock with bits of punk, jazz, metal and psychedelia, should never have been considered populist enough for major label exposure, and yet the band signed an extremely lucrative long-term deal with Dgc records in 1990 (even before Kurt Cobain kicked off the grunge revolution). Their first major label effort, 1990's Goo, was certainly more accessible, but the band made a true bid for the mainstream with Dirty, which came out on this day in 1992.
Dirty was produced by alt-rock go-to guy Butch Vig (who had previously made a name for himself producing Nirvana's Nevermind and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish) and featured some of the band's tightest, punchiest and shortest tunes.
Dirty was produced by alt-rock go-to guy Butch Vig (who had previously made a name for himself producing Nirvana's Nevermind and Smashing Pumpkins' Gish) and featured some of the band's tightest, punchiest and shortest tunes.
- 7/21/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
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