What would you do if you’d purchased a reel-to-reel tape recorder with the intention of recording your album, only to discover that one of the tapes included with said purchase already contained a treasure trove of material? Do you discard it? Or do you turn them into unwitting collaborators, to form the backbone of your new masterpiece.
Jon McKiel, chose the latter, and that’s how his upcoming album, Bobby Joe Hope, was created. “Object Permanence,” the album’s first single, debuted today, and it’s so impressive we’re dying to know who the mysterious collaborator was.
Aquakultre, salt of the earth, pillar of his community, and 2020 East Coast Music Award nominee, has released a brand new video for “Pay It Forward,” showing just what can be accomplished when literally giving someone the shirt off his back. Continue reading Music Video: Aquakultre’s ‘Pay It Forward’ Calls for Kindness→
If you can imagine what the audio equivalent of a Rube Goldberg machine might sound like, you might be able to find your way to same ballpark as Nova Scotian composer, musician and visual artist Jay Crocker, also known as JOYFULTALK. His latest single, “Part II – Pixelated Skin” comes from his upcoming album, A Separation of Being, from which arises the questions: “what’s ‘Part I’ getting at?” and “how deep is this rabbit hole going?.” Continue reading Single: JOYFULTALK’s ‘Part II Pixelated Skin’ Is Part Polaris Prize, Part ’90s Strategy Game→
The 1990s were a special time in the world of cinema. Unbridled creativity ran rampant, independent of budget, style, or even good taste, resulting in the very niche market of direct-to-VHS releases. It is a lawless format; practically a genre unto itself. Now, three decades later, there’s still a demand for the so-bad-it’s-good kitsch, and filmmaker Matt Parks and comedian James Mullinger are only too happy to supply. The two have teamed up to create The Minister, a short homage to the direct-to-VHS action movies of the early 1990s. Continue reading The Minister — Matt Parks and James Mullinger’s Homage to ’90s Direct-to-VHS Action Movies→
David Myles released his single “Leave Tonight” early this month, giving us an intimate glimpse into the energy that can be shared between two people, but his new video goes one step further. Myles shares with us his private warm-up rituals, the proper method for having your suit rotated and aligned, and the correct procedure for maintaining a swagger in a skinny tie. Continue reading Music Video: David Myles Shows Off His Shimmy on ‘Leave Tonight’→
