Director: Werner Herzog Born in Munich in 1942, Werner Herzog is a German director, documentarian, screenwriter and actor. He is considered as one of the most influential directors inside the Arthouse cinemasphere. Herzog grew up inside a divided and devastated Germany, which was slowly recovering from World War II. People of his generation reached maturity …
Before I had the mustache, I wore a full beard and looked like George Clinton on the cover of Parliament’s The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein. I liked T-Rex, David Bowie and The Stones, but George Clinton had a philosophy that I understood: “Everything is on the one.” The beat always emphasizes the one. Every instrument …
‘Krautrock’ is now the common nomenclature for German avant-garde of the 70s, although that was not always the case- the term was originally used to mock and dismiss the experimental music bursting out of Germany at the time. The German innovators of Kraftwerk, Can, Faust and Neu! were artists who sought a conscious break from …
People had suspected it for years. But in 1972, the release of two albums made it official: there were aliens living on Earth. The first of these grand announcements may have been the least shocking of the two. David Bowie released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust. People had long suspected Bowie of being …
I could actually name any Dylan album of the Sixties here, but no other album has turned my life so completely upside down like his debut did. Maybe we don’t sound like him, but even for The Stooges his approach was very important: Dylan wasn’t only endlessly talented, he was also the first Rock-musician who …
Ever wonder how a new tradition is born? Certainly not by destroying the past, but by building upon the planks and pillars of those that came before. There needs to be a healthy respect for the past without sinking into the quicksand of past glory. Nostalgia being the certain death of creativity and progress. On …
As a senior in high school, I skipped a lot of class. If grades were measured on cunning and deceit I would have gotten straight A’s. It didn’t take much motivation for me to duck down a lonely hallway on a mostly unfrequented wing, and find that door that the security guard never monitored. Finding …
So, there was this brilliant scientist who thought it would be a good idea to make a “smart home” back in the 70s. This was over forty years before Alexa was born. The smart home was tied into an AI system being developed, called “Proteus IV” It did all the stuff I ask my own …
The Necks‘ 2006 release Chemist is just like every other album the band has done. Then again, it’s completely original. Every release by this band is unmistakably The Necks. Each album completely improvised and organic. It just so happens that Chemist was my introduction and remains a personal favorite. The perfect safe-space to explore this …
#9 Naomi Watts & Laura Harring. Mulholland Drive is the gift that keeps on giving. Like most of David Lynch’s non-linear storylines, there is something new to be seen or deduced with each viewing. Long before Black Mirrors ‘Bandersnatch’ got everyone’s panties in a twist, Lynch had been inviting us all to choose our own endings by travelling through …
