The mystery of Rudolf Schwarzkogler’s death
Some mysterys are best solved.
Death
Death on canvas: the crash series by Fernando Gómez Balbontín
Car crash art by Fernando Gómez Balbontín.
Lydia Lunch and Penn & Teller in ‘Barbecue Death Squad from Hell,’ directed by Michael Nesmith
In 1986, Penn & Teller put out “Barbecue Death Squad from Hell,” a parody short film purporting to advertise a company whose business model was…
‘Ballad of Jimi’: The song that ‘predicted’ the death of Jimi Hendrix
As any self-respecting rock fan knows, Jimi Hendrix’s electrifying performance at the June 1967 Monterey Pop Festival made him a star. During the years leading…
I’m Dancing with Death: The Forgotten Glam Punk of Lou Miami & the Kozmetix
Lou Miami was a punk rocker from Boston, Massachusetts. His band, the Kozmetix, played around locally, but rarely toured. They were regulars at popular night…
Death is a lonely business: The miniature death scenes of Miyu Kojima
A friend of mine died at the weekend. He was a good, kind man in his forties, far too young to die. But death doesn’t…
Ultimate mind death by strobe: the video art classic ‘Noisefields’
‘Noisefields’ exhibited at the National Gallery of Iceland, 2016 (via Tique) Back in the nineties, before the internet was merely a platform for sharing hate…