Ohmy, just listened to a GREAT Fela Kuti program on KCR (NYC). Just what the doctor ordered. I am thankful, personally, and on behalf of all humans, for PEOPLE LIKE KELA FUTI ! If you want to start a revolution, play Fela Kuti records! (I know the idea of listening to albums in the “concept” […]
Creme magazine, March 1975, Lester Bangs goes nuts on Reed I didn’t know Lou Reed personally, I imagine few really did. Of course, because of his tangential relationship to the art world via the uber-brilliant Laurie Anderson, his wife, I know people who did. Or who thought they did, wanted believe they did, because they […]
I’m removing the rule that the pics I post have to be my own, or relate to my daily routine. I’m going to include other images that I find that resonate or I want to share. I am inspired constantly by artists who are deeply visionary, who embody utopian beliefs, and take constant risks to […]
(“You can make friends with random chance.” – Breyer P-Orridge) Been working all day on this piece on Genesis Breyer P-Orridge for The Believer, so only left the house to feed the cat colony. Not that these vignettes have to conform so literally to my original intentions. Sometimes I’m so literal. Anyway, forgive tonite’s cast-offs, […]
If you’ve never seen the Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black you must! Imagine tom-tom beats, surf rhythms, throbbing guitars, songs about death and fucking all wrapped up in body paint, gigantic wigs (the bigger the hair the bigger the brains!), and the best props this side of the planet! Kembra Pfahler is amazing! All pics […]
I often rest in the pocket of this song and return to it again and again. I will listen to it repetitively, often crying the first two rounds, until I am lifted, cleansed, released…If you’ve never heard this Townes van Zandt classic (written in 1981), well, prepare for a holy experience. Music is church for […]
