That time the Velvet Underground’s ‘Venus in Furs’ was used to peddle tires…
It’s difficult to tell which lyric in Velvet Underground’s “Venus in Furs,” off of the band’s debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico, so causes…
Author: Martin Schneider Archives: 09/2017
What the fuck is going on in Wiley Wallace’s crazy sci-fi paintings?
Wiley Wallace‘s meticulous canvases depict a peculiar universe in which fantastical things happen, usually in nature with kids involved. They suggest an unholy mashup of…
The Male Figure: Bruce of Los Angeles and the perfection of midcentury beefcake
When you ponder improbable destinies for high school chemistry teachers, it’s likely that almost everyone reading this would instantly think of Walter White, who went…
‘Porklips Now’: Spoof of Coppola’s ‘Apocalypse Now’ sends up suburban barbecue culture, 1980
The strongest period for American film starts with Bonnie and Clyde or The Graduate, which both came out in 1967, and, in my opinion, ends,…
Running Gun Blues: Arms dealer uses David Bowie’s image to sell bullets?
The Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) conference took place last week in the Docklands in eastern London, and the event featured a creepy, unauthorized…
Krautrock master Klaus Schulze’s porno soundtracks for ‘Body Love’ and ‘Body Love, Vol. 2’
Klaus Schulze is an important figure in the development of the “kosmische musik” known popularly as Krautrock, being one of the founding members of Ash…
‘The KKK Took My Baby Away’: The Ramones on ‘The Tomorrow Show,’ 1981
Tom Snyder’s late-night talkfest The Tomorrow Show was one of the more reliable sources of stimulating programming in the 1970s and early 80s. Snyder was…