Learn to love the bomb. Strange-love… An interview with Ryan Standfest “Dr. Strangelove” (1964, dir. Stanley Kubrick)- was co written by Terry Southern, another key influence upon the multifaceted Ryan Standfest, local publisher / artist / writer / performance artist… and that startlingly satirical, horrifyingly hilarious film’s subtitle is telling of Standfest’s...
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I was initially going to write an addendum to a previous blog-post in which I tip-toed, with an apprehensive heavy heart, around an adhoc eulogy for my once-perceived undying love for Arrested Development, in the “wake” of its underwhelming return, with new episodes (Season 4) streaming on Netflix last May. I was going to...
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Part 1 of 3 (…or at least, “…of 2″) Ryan Standfest is no comedian. Well, technically not. If his art is humorous at all, it’s by no means escapist or some hackneyed stand-up styled ‘Hey–what’s-the-deal-is with airline food’ riffing. No comedian, “by any stretch of the imagination,” says the local illustrator/writer/publisher (operator of...
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Local boys Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. appeared on the Conan O’Brien Show this week and performed the single “If You Didn’t See Me (Then You Weren’t On the Dancefloor)”. The clip can be seen here. They also played the unreleased song “War Zone”. That clip can be seen here. Click here to join the...
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Psychopathic Records send over a new video from Big Hoodoo. They say, “Direct off the streets of Detroit murderous comes Big Hoodoo, one the most terrifying horrorcore rap artists to ever emerge from the Motor City. Psychopathic Records is proud to present the first music video (“Hexed”) from Big Hoodoo’s forthcoming debut album Crystal...
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We received a very mysterious message from Amy Gore this week about a show she’s playing on Saturday. According to the message, Gore and her Valentines will be playing Saturday, June 15 at the Giving Songs Benefit at the Park Bar, Detroit, and a special guest will be joining on steel guitar. She says,...
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