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Crushing the Mold: An Interview with JG Thirlwell

Published on March 30th, 2008 in: Art, Interviews, Issues, Music, Underground/Cult |

Interviewed by Julie Finley

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Manorexia (JG Thirlwell) at Bang On A Can
Photo © 2007 Julie Finley

JG Thirlwell is a man of many different talents. You may know him as one—or possibly all—of his many guises (i.e., Jim Foetus, Foetus, Inc., or many different variations utilizing the word Foetus; Clint Ruin; Frank Want; Wiseblood; Steroid Maximus; Manorexia; Baby Zizanie;, DJ Otesfu; that guy who does the music for The Venture Bros., the remix-dude; the gruff voiceover on MTV Sports; the swank, svelte red-haired guy you’ve seen on the NYC subway who wears white shoes and big sunglasses; etc). He seems to be omnipresent whether you realize it or not, and yet he also often seems to slip under the radar. (Some of you may already keep abreast of what he’s up to; he does have a fervid and endearing fan-base, present company included.)
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Just Getting It Out There: An Interview with Filmmaker David Markey

Published on March 30th, 2008 in: Interviews, Issues, Movies, Underground/Cult |

Interviewed by Hanna

For Hanna’s review of The Reinactors, click here.

Cult filmmaker Dave Markey’s new movie The Reinactors premiered at the 37th Rotterdam International Film Festival in January. Detailing the complicated lives of the character impersonators that work on Hollywood Boulevard as tourist attractions, it was one of the greatest successes of the festival, with all showings sold out. It was also one of the highest rated movies in the audience polls.
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Hotel California Radio Show: Lon Chaney, Joan Crawford, And Buster Crabbe

Published on March 30th, 2008 in: Issues, Movies, Radio, Underground/Cult |

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TRANSMISSION #3574927656234689

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TUESDAY / JANUARY / 28 / 2005

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8:00 A.M.

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HOTEL CALIFORNIA RADIO SHOW—TITLE: CROISSANTS AND COFFEE

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RETRIEVED RADIO BROADCAST

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ALIEN A-1 RADIO SATELLITE

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5 MINUTES RUN-TIME

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TERRI
I am Terri Titwell, your gracious host. We are here daily at 8 a.m. in the Grand Dining Hall of the Hotel California to bring you interviews with your favorite celebrities, both living and dead, for your listening pleasure.

From Dracula to Diva—my guests today are Cult Classics. Some of the most interesting individuals, both on and off the screen, that Hollywood has to offer. All of my guests today are Stars of Cult Film.
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No Sense Makes Sense: Peter Bogdanovich’s Targets

Published on January 30th, 2008 in: Issues, Movie Reviews, Movies, Retrovirus, Underground/Cult |

By Less Lee Moore

“My father is the jailhouse. My father is your system… I am only what you made me. I am only a reflection of you.”
From the testimony of Charles Manson in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial, November 20, 1970

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Holiday Horrors: They’ll SLEIGH You!

Published on November 29th, 2007 in: Holidays, Horror, Issues, Movies, Underground/Cult |

By Eric Weber

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“Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, a creature was stirring. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, but it was hard to say that St. Nick would be there. A Christmas of another color brings a killer on the loose.”
Tagline for 1974’s classic chiller, Black Christmas
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Won’t Someone Please Think of the Children?: Tiny Tim’s Christmas Album

Published on November 29th, 2007 in: Holidays, Issues, Music, Underground/Cult |

By Hanna

The first reaction most people have when confronted with the reality of Tiny Tim, in song and especially video form, is “That’s the scariest thing I’ve ever seen.” Or simply speechless horror. Imagine my glee when I found out he’d made a Christmas album. Fun for traumatizing all the family!
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Bedknobs and Broomsticks and That’s Not All: Lovedolls Superstar (Fully Realized) DVD

Published on November 29th, 2007 in: DVD, DVD/Blu-Ray Reviews, Issues, Movie Reviews, Movies, Music, Underground/Cult |

By Less Lee Moore

“Kelly Osbourne! She wasn’t even born yet. But her look was.”
Redd Kross’ Jeff McDonald in the commentary to Lovedolls Superstar

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