THE MAN BEHIND "WEIRD LADY": An interview with john vochatzer
GIVEN SAN FRANCISCO'S STATUS AS ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY SURVEILLED CITIES IN AMERICA, WEIRD LADY SEEMED AN APT, IF SINISTER, MASCOT.
SIMPLE PLEASURES PRIMAL TERRORS: an interview with guy colwell
“AT SOME POINT I DECIDED THAT ART NEEDED TO SAY SOMETHING, THAT VISUAL ART COULD BE ESSAYS IN THE SAME SENSE THAT JOURNALISTS OR SOCIOLOGISTS OR PHILOSOPHERS OR POLITICIANS HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD.”
MINING THE GUTTER: An Interview with Daphne Gottlieb
Reading Gottlieb’s work, I was struck by her craftsmanship, her darkness, and her penchant for depicting a beautiful, shrieking mind. Sex, melancholy, desperation, wit: These elements tore through in spades.
SOUND REMAINS: An Interview with Suzy Poling AKA Pod Blotz
Suzy Poling is known for her sound art as Pod Blotz. SOUND REMAINS will feature Poling’s first live set since the COVID-19 pandemic shut down performance venues.
YEAR OF THE SPIDER: An Interview with Shannon & the Clams
Although Shannon and the Clams’ new album was completed shortly before COVID-19 seized the globe, it wasn’t forged free of tumult.
Keep Worrying, Details to Follow: An Interview with Bonnie Baxter of Prolaps
“The eight-hour Ultra Cycle is a punishment for humanities’ crimes against the earth and the environment,” says Baxter, gravely. “We want people to get lost in it, resulting in spiritual enlightenment, madness, or both.”
PLAGUE NOTES: An Interview with My Heart, an Inverted Flame
“We titled our album Plague Notes easily a year before COVID exploded in Wuhan,” says Marc Kate, San Francisco-based composer known for his conceptual solo projects and production in electronic post-punk band Never Knows. “It’s more about our obsession with all things apocalyptic. Who knew it could be so prescient?”