Rachael talked to Bianca Rocca and Toya Webb about their show 'Working Title', on at the George Fraser Gallery. Theo was in studio and played some Korean experimental music from the Bulgasari community. He also played some commentry from John Waters, the director of Multiple Maniacs.
Music can be a pretty unifying force, especially for the geographically isolated. Kiran talks to Mikey about music critic David Keenan's first novel, This Is Memorial Device, which evokes this idea while portraying a fictional post-punk band in '70s-'80s small town Scotland.
Alex picks a show Mike's had on the brain for ages - the '70s crime drama Quarry. With an antihero whose story spans the Mekong to the Mississippi, Alex gets in behind to make some bold claims of quality.
EYRA is the creative outlet for Ollie Pereira’s leftfield-leaning, dancefloor focused productions and performances. Hailing from the UK, the Barcelona based artist’s sound is rooted in bass heavy British music culture, however his style is forward thinking, adventurous and inventive throughout. With productions spanning a plethora of genres, emotive melody and meticulous rhythmic study are quickly becoming something of a signature aesthetic.
Just what constitutes the 'it' in 'it girl'? Charisma? Aesthetics? Intelligence? Pennie talks to Mike about the concept of 'the muse', and how they've worn their way through history. (With special reference to the recently departed Anita Pallenberg. R.I.P.)
This week we talked to contemporary moving image expert Erika Balsom, who just finished a curatorial residency at the Govett-Brewster gallery in New Plymouth. We also spoke to Artbank co-host Nadine about the relational aesthetic performance Bite Me, that she participated in at Lowtide on K a Road, and played some great tunes.
Dr. Kirsten Zemke talks about Afrofuturism with Mikey, the history, it's aesthetic and how it features on A Tribe Called Quest's Jazz (We've Got), Thundercat's Lone Wolf and Cub, and Sun Ra's Love In Outta Space.
What's that smell? Well, that's Penelope Noir talking about the history of perfume. That's right, the concoction of scents we spray on ourselves to elevate our aesthetic. Nice. Tune in for part one of the series.
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