Horror Scope: Manly P. Hall’s occult murder mystery, ‘When Were You Born?’
One of Elvis’ favorite books, The Secret Teachings of All Ages, was the work of Manly Palmer Hall, a Los Angeles-based esotericist who tried to…
Author: Oliver Hall Archives: 07/2017
‘It’s All True’: Experimental opera based on Fugazi’s live tapes?
Photo of Object Collective by Henrik Beck Object Collection, an experimental performance outfit from Brooklyn, has recorded an “opera-in-suspension” based on the Fugazi Live Series.…
David Lynch recites Captain Beefheart’s ‘Pena’
Don Van Vliet, ‘Crepe and Black Lamps’ (via beefheart.com) Among the treasures stored on Magic Band alumnus Gary Lucas’ Soundcloud is this recording of David…
‘Who ate my pie?’ David Byrne plays boorish, mustachioed, pie-loving drunk on PBS sitcom
The first episode of the PBS anthology series Trying Times (originally called Survival Guide) was directed by Jonathan Demme. “A Family Tree” stars Rosanna Arquette…
Nico sings Serge Gainsbourg, bares all in ‘Strip-Tease’
Between appearing in La Dolce Vita and cutting a single with Jimmy Page and Andrew Loog Oldham, Nico beat out Ursula Andress for the lead…