Posts Tagged ‘vice’

LIFE ON EASY STREET

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

I wrote about a mysterious VHS tape and a Total Slacker music video for VICE

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I have this VHS tape labeled “Slap Happy” that was given to me by a friend who works as a porn actress. She doesn’t remember where it came from. The first hour of the tape is this weird old lady doing some kind of calisthenics routine for seniors around the edge of her bed. It involves a lot of clapping. There is no soundtrack and she does not talk at any point. I’m not sure whether it’s actually a workout video or performance art or what, but it is one of the most hypnotic and creepy things I’ve ever seen.

About a year ago I brought it over to Tucker’s house so we could watch it on the roof along with Nightmare on Elm Street 3 while drinking beer with our shirts off. At some point I got drunk and left without the tape, which gave Tucker the opportunity to steal its contents and make a music video for his band. The song is called “Life On Easy Street (uCouldDieInBedstuy)” and it’s about how life is pretty easy but the video kind of suggests that you could die in Bed-Stuy. I predict that if Tucker dies in Bed-Stuy it will be from falling off of his roof while making videos.

Read at Vice Magazine: LIFE ON EASY STREET – Viceland Today

MY GIRLFRIEND LOVES JOHN MAUS

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

Photographs and a few words about a John Maus concert for Vice Magazine

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John Maus is a philosopher, professor, and musical composer who used to perform with Ariel Pink and Panda Bear. Nowadays he’s more or less exclusively a solo act. When he performs, Maus hits a button on his sequencer and launches into the most passionate, sweaty karaoke act you’ve ever seen, alternately jabbing his eye or his heart with the microphone while spit dribbles down his chin. My girlfriend loves John Maus. She says she loves John Maus because “he’s a mentally ill creep and hella hunky.” My girlfriend says I “should also note that he basically wears a uniform every day of his life: a button up shirt and New Balances. I’ve never seen him perform in anything else.” Here is my girlfriend’s hella hunky love at Market Hotel a few nights ago.

Read the rest at Vice Magazine

RAD, MAN

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

I interviewed Pete Feigenbaum of Dinowalrus for Vice Magazine

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Read RAD, MAN at Vice Magazine

WEB DATING WITH TUCKER ROUNTREE

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

I wrote about Tucker Rountree and Web Dating for Vice Magazine

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Read WEB DATING WITH TUCKER ROUNTREE at Vice Magazine

WE CLEANED A DIRTY BATHROOM

Friday, October 15th, 2010

A friend and I cleaned a dirty bathroom in exchange for a place to shoot a video. We documented the experience for Vice Magazine.

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Read WE CLEANED A DIRTY BATHROOM at Vice Magazine

My janitorial adventure was also blogged about by Gothamist and The Village Voice.

James Ellroy for Vice

Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010

I interviewed author James Ellroy about his memoir The Hilliker Curse for Vice Magazine.

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Read my interview with James Ellroy at Vice

Bowling With A Bowlcut for Vice

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

I interviewed Tucker Rountree about his controversial hairstyle and his band Total Slacker for Vice Magazine

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Read Bowling With A Bowlcut at Vice

Less Artists More Condos at St. James Church

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Live visuals for a show curated by Less Artists More Condos at St. James Church in Manhattan featuring Real Estate, The Beets, Beach Fossils, The Tony Castles and Total Slacker on January 18th, 2010.

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This show quickly became notorious after hysterical allegations of wild hipsters desecrating arose following the show. I wrote an article for Vice that helped clarify exactly what happened that night (or maybe not). Read THE BEETS ARE GOING TO HELL over at Vice.

In any event: this church was a spectacular environment to perform live visuals in.

The Beets at St James Church from Matthew Caron on Vimeo.

Beach Fossils at St James Church from Matthew Caron on Vimeo.

Vice X Mishka X Colt 45 Guides Party

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Live visuals for the Vice X Mishka X Colt 45 Guides Party at Glasslands in Brooklyn on August 13th, 2009. This show featured visuals on three screens, including a specially commissioned reel of highlights from the DART bike team and graphics for all involved sponsors. Children, Lullabye Arkestra and Violent Bullshit performed, along with DJ sets by Andy Catchdubs and Lauren Flax.

Photos by Nicky Digital, featuring Violent Bullshit

Sun City Girls For The Uninitiated for VBS.TV

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

I wrote a profile on the music of Sun City Girls for VBS.TV to prepare viewers for their interview with Ian Svenonious on Soft Focus. I also curated an mp3 mix of music spanning the massive Sun City Girls catalog, which is available at the bottom of the article.

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Read Sun City Girls For The Uninitiated at the VBS Blog

Watch Ian Svenonius interview Sun City Girls members Alan and Richard Bishop on Soft Focus presented by VBS.TV