It's our 50th episode after-Thanksgiving bonanza !
Get yourself a big plate of Thanksgiving left overs and get down with longtime commenter Granddad the Starving! We chat about Jezebel, commenting online, who he might vote for, what video game (specifically an RPG) he would recommend, and so much more.
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Saturday, November 28, 2015
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Episode 49 - Bryan Lewis Saunders
Today on the show is performance artist, stand up tragedy performer, poet, painter, and… There isn’t really a word for a lot of what Bryan Lewis Saunders does.
You may have heard of Bryan Lewis Saunders a few years back when the internet suddenly became aware of his mission to create at least one self portrait a day for the rest of his life. Or, more specifically, a strange overblown period in which he created 50-60 self-portraits under the influence of different drugs (for context, he clams to have completed over 10,000 portraits now).
We talk more about his collaborations with noise musicians, his sleep speak recordings, his work performing psychological tests on himself, and his recent exhibits in which he was tortured on stage. In fact, I don’t speak a whole lot at all–I mostly ask a question and then just laugh for 10 minutes as he goes off on intensely surreal tangents.
And finally, I need to thank and acknowledge the contributions of frequent guest, Arvo Zylo. At the end of his interview he had offered to send me a list of other guest suggestions, the first of which ended up being Bryan Lewis Saunders.
Because of Saunders’s frequent collaborations with noise musicians, often recording a spoken word piece and then sending it to musician to do what they will with, and because I’ve been listening to a lot of Over The Edge and experimental Australian radio, I decided to take another stab at soundtracking and doing small edits to the interview.
The majority of the music is from a previously unused three hour piece of Arvo’s titled, BLOODBATH. Arvo had originally been commissioned to compose it for a gallery, but the gallery went bust before opening and the track was doomed to an obscured spot on little seen archive.org playlist alongside 3-10 minute long pieces.
The other piece is an excerpt from the Pleasure Tunnel collaboration between Arvo and Bryan. You can hear more about that in the bonus episode we posted yesterday. You can also find where to buy one of the few remaining cassette copies here.
You may have heard of Bryan Lewis Saunders a few years back when the internet suddenly became aware of his mission to create at least one self portrait a day for the rest of his life. Or, more specifically, a strange overblown period in which he created 50-60 self-portraits under the influence of different drugs (for context, he clams to have completed over 10,000 portraits now).
We talk more about his collaborations with noise musicians, his sleep speak recordings, his work performing psychological tests on himself, and his recent exhibits in which he was tortured on stage. In fact, I don’t speak a whole lot at all–I mostly ask a question and then just laugh for 10 minutes as he goes off on intensely surreal tangents.
And finally, I need to thank and acknowledge the contributions of frequent guest, Arvo Zylo. At the end of his interview he had offered to send me a list of other guest suggestions, the first of which ended up being Bryan Lewis Saunders.
The majority of the music is from a previously unused three hour piece of Arvo’s titled, BLOODBATH. Arvo had originally been commissioned to compose it for a gallery, but the gallery went bust before opening and the track was doomed to an obscured spot on little seen archive.org playlist alongside 3-10 minute long pieces.
The other piece is an excerpt from the Pleasure Tunnel collaboration between Arvo and Bryan. You can hear more about that in the bonus episode we posted yesterday. You can also find where to buy one of the few remaining cassette copies here.
All that said, if you have a few bucks to spare, consider contributing to friend of the show Sara Century's kickstarter for her queer Western, the Dream of a Glass Desert. Most films about lesbians are shitty or actually about straight people and she promises that this will be neither. So, take a minute to go support some truly independent, truly LGBT cinema.
And don't forget to subscribe!
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Friday, November 20, 2015
Episode 48 - Gawker Commenter Roundtable #2 Gramercy Police and Arctic16
It's our biannual Gawker shit-storm!
When it comes to GM drama, who better to discuss than with Gawker Commenters? For this 2nd roundtable, Gramercy Police, Arctic16 and I briefly talk about Gawker's restructuring as a political website and its potential effects on our beloved comment section.
Pssttt. Check out Rob's last interview with Saoirse Heart on YouTube too. The artist has created an elaborate and intricate world for herself in Second Life. Weird and fascinating stuff.
Don't forget to subscribe!
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When it comes to GM drama, who better to discuss than with Gawker Commenters? For this 2nd roundtable, Gramercy Police, Arctic16 and I briefly talk about Gawker's restructuring as a political website and its potential effects on our beloved comment section.
Pssttt. Check out Rob's last interview with Saoirse Heart on YouTube too. The artist has created an elaborate and intricate world for herself in Second Life. Weird and fascinating stuff.
Don't forget to subscribe!
http://undressingunderground.com
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
Episode 47 - Saoirse Heart
In today’s episode we learn about Second Life! I get a tour of various artsy things in Second Life from SL resident and Windlight writer/podcaster, Saoirse Heart!
This is a scene I’m fascinated by, mostly because I thought Second Life had been dead for at least 5 years.
But it’s not! Not only that, but Second Life artists are still getting grants and people are still paying for the work they produce inside the game (sorry, I’m going to keep calling it a game).
You have two options for consuming today’s episode:
Option one is you can download the audio only podcast, which you obviously already have. However, if you do stick with this option then you’ll also get to hear the weird voicemail that was left for us last week.
Option 2 is that you can watch the entire tour in the YouTube video embedded on the website. Or by clicking here.
This is a scene I’m fascinated by, mostly because I thought Second Life had been dead for at least 5 years.
But it’s not! Not only that, but Second Life artists are still getting grants and people are still paying for the work they produce inside the game (sorry, I’m going to keep calling it a game).
You have two options for consuming today’s episode:
Option one is you can download the audio only podcast, which you obviously already have. However, if you do stick with this option then you’ll also get to hear the weird voicemail that was left for us last week.
Option 2 is that you can watch the entire tour in the YouTube video embedded on the website. Or by clicking here.
Either way, don't forget to subscribe!
http://undressingunderground.com
Friday, November 13, 2015
Episode 46 - Blerg
It's another Jezebel commenter and our first international guest, Blerg an Australian Aboriginal gay man. We talk about racism in Australia, how he met his boyfriend on Grindr, how to pluck a chicken, and Jezebel-related topics.
Please follow our new UU Twitter account @UnUnPod! (Blerg is the secret mastermind behind it)
And don't forget to subscribe!
http://undressingunderground.com
Please follow our new UU Twitter account @UnUnPod! (Blerg is the secret mastermind behind it)
And don't forget to subscribe!
http://undressingunderground.com
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Episode 45 - travis
Arvo’s back again! This time to talk to travis of Ono!
Actually, this is a fairly old interview from Arvo’s now defunct radio program, the Delirious Insomniac Radio Show on WLUW. We had talked a few times about me “rebroadcasting” one of his interviews and ultimately settled on this one, mostly because it’s fucking amazing.
First off, Ono is an incredible band. If you like the track featured in the podcast, go buy their latest album Spooks NOW! It’s only $8 for the digital or double cassette version and $20 for the double LP. And it features Obnox, Hilal Omar Al Jamal, and, as I mention in the show, Al Jourgensen of Ministry.
Second, travis is an incredible artist.
Third, travis has lived an amazingly interesting life. He’s modest about it, but each turn in this interview is more fantastic than the last. This guy has lived a life worth telling, which is a lucky coincidence since he's a gifted artist that needs to be telling stories.
Actually, this is a fairly old interview from Arvo’s now defunct radio program, the Delirious Insomniac Radio Show on WLUW. We had talked a few times about me “rebroadcasting” one of his interviews and ultimately settled on this one, mostly because it’s fucking amazing.
First off, Ono is an incredible band. If you like the track featured in the podcast, go buy their latest album Spooks NOW! It’s only $8 for the digital or double cassette version and $20 for the double LP. And it features Obnox, Hilal Omar Al Jamal, and, as I mention in the show, Al Jourgensen of Ministry.
Second, travis is an incredible artist.
Third, travis has lived an amazingly interesting life. He’s modest about it, but each turn in this interview is more fantastic than the last. This guy has lived a life worth telling, which is a lucky coincidence since he's a gifted artist that needs to be telling stories.
Anyway, come back on Friday to hear KittensAndUnicorn's chat with Blerg! (He's the guy that runs our twitter... and talked to me about Hemlock Grove last week)
And don't forget to subscribe!
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Friday, November 6, 2015
Episode 44 - Hemlock Grove S3E1
KittensAndUnicorns was busy again this week, so I called Blerg on Skype and we watched the Season 3 premier of Hemlock Grove together. There’s not a lot else to say.
Today’s episode is us with the sound of the episode. We’ll upload a straight commentary without the additional sound over the weekend if you really want that.
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Today’s episode is us with the sound of the episode. We’ll upload a straight commentary without the additional sound over the weekend if you really want that.
Don't forget to subscribe!
http://undressingunderground.com
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Episode 43 - Arvo Zylo
Arvo Zylo's back again! Yay!
We talk noise, experimental music (ie, noise), and a little about film and stuff (visual noise). Arvo talks about how he got into experimental music (noise), how he finds different obscure (noise) musicians, and what appeals to him about being experimental (noisy).
Arvo will also be next week to present an interview he did on Delirious Insomniac (his old radio show in Chicago) with travis (sic, full name) of Ono. You seriously need to come back for that one. That guy has lived a fucking life and a half. I feel privileged to give it a third life (it was also printed in a magazine).
Also on the show is a brief talk with Laura of Ghosts of Dead Tables about her upcoming Seismic Slaughter show in Indy! Go see it! Brutal metal and grind noise! November 14!
And on Friday Kittens should be back to talk with dothedew.
Oh, and go back and check out the Edgar Allen Poecast why dontcha?
And don't forget to subscribe!
http://undressingunderground.com
We talk noise, experimental music (ie, noise), and a little about film and stuff (visual noise). Arvo talks about how he got into experimental music (noise), how he finds different obscure (noise) musicians, and what appeals to him about being experimental (noisy).
Arvo will also be next week to present an interview he did on Delirious Insomniac (his old radio show in Chicago) with travis (sic, full name) of Ono. You seriously need to come back for that one. That guy has lived a fucking life and a half. I feel privileged to give it a third life (it was also printed in a magazine).
Also on the show is a brief talk with Laura of Ghosts of Dead Tables about her upcoming Seismic Slaughter show in Indy! Go see it! Brutal metal and grind noise! November 14!
And on Friday Kittens should be back to talk with dothedew.
Oh, and go back and check out the Edgar Allen Poecast why dontcha?
And don't forget to subscribe!
http://undressingunderground.com
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