This is pretty great. Had never seen it before tonight. There are a few of Dennis Hopper’s films that I wanted to say something about and it was a big fail on the YouTube getting decent clips. And then there was this staring at me. Who knew that Hopper telling Sheen that IF was the
Read moreI’ll Take you to Hell
The original film of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre is arguably one of the few pieces of shock cinema that transcends it’s genre and stands alone as a piece of art. Truly great art. Astounding in its visual scope. The sequel, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, is merely totally fucking awesome. The...
Read moreOut of The Blue And Into The Black
One of the very few films that somewhat understood punk and that awkward time of someone being pretty sure they want to be punk, but not doing so hot at it. That part may be a little to familiar for many. The rest of it, hopefully less so. Genuinely disturbing. Nice writeup at Blastitude. Out...
Read moreDennis Hopper on David Letterman talking Blue Velvet and River’s Edge
Sadly this clip does not include the anecdote about the night Natalie Wood took a Champagne bath that Hopper related during the interview. The time I played slide guitar on a performance of Roy Orbison’s ‘In Dreams‘ with Brown Cuts Neighbors may be one of the dodgiest bit of...
Read moreRemembering Dennis Hopper Part 1
The above is from Hermann Vaske’s excellent The Fine Art of Separating People From Their Money. I used to make everyone in my art department and all the sales reps who used our materials watch this movie. The work and life of Dennis Hopper has meant more to me than I can begin to express...
Read moreNickname: Rebel Dandelion Radio Session in June
This June, Dandelion Radio celebrates its 4th anniversary with a 9-show, 21-hour looping schedule that includes a session from Nickname: Rebel (our second for Mark Whitby). Dandelion Radio is a UK-based internet radio station inspired by the great John Peel. We’re thrilled to have been...
Read moreThe Aesthetic of Our Anger
$3.99 gets you two Toy Story army men with parachutes or an entire 40 piece army force. Which side are you on? Please go read: 1-2-3-4 What are we Fighting For by Adam Curtis
Read moreNew In the Shop IRIS CD/DVD by EVIDENCE
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Read moreSuper 8 Film Screening with Jason Martin – Taxter & Spengemann – New York, NY – 05/26/10
Steven Cerio Seconds Magazine Interviews
Steven Cerio, as announced previously, has relaunched his webness. Steve has recently been rolling out some of his classic interviews from Seconds Magazine on his website. Of the artists and musicians featured so far, we have classic talks with: Raymond Pettibon, H. R. Giger, Storm Thorgerson...
Read moreNew Simon Gane T-shirt from Wow Cool
We are proud to announce the immediate availability of this brand new T-Shirt design by Mr. Simon Gane, of Bath, England, The UK. We would also like to submit that this would have been a much better choice for the 2012 Olympic mascots. The immortal story of these star-crossed lovers, eternally...
Read moreAtlantic Yards – Atlantic Yards – Brooklyn, NY – 05/21/10
Steven Cerio Says Hello
Hello everyone, Steven Cerio here. I had a few things to mention. 1. The new site www.stevencerio.com is coming along. Only a few things up right now. It’ll have all of the modern amenities modern computer people have come to expect, including a blog (I have hundreds of posts prepared) and...
Read moreAVOID pi & Infinity ‘Babel Code’ at Mighty Tanaka Gallery
Old Wow Cool friend Ion (aka Infinity) and AVOID launch the Babel Code show this Friday, May 21 from 6 to 9 pm at Mighty Tanaka Studio in D.U.M.B.O. The show runs through Jun 11th, 2010. More about the show on Brooklyn Street Art Thought provoking Street Artists AVOID pi & infinity team up...
Read moreVaginal Davis is Speaking from the Diaphragm – PS 122 – New York, NY – 05/15/10
Seth Cluett at Roulette Sunday and Inside Thirteen Right Now
We weren’t kidding about this year of the sound art business. Former Brown Cuts Neighbors bass thumper Seth Cluett is the subject of an interview on WNET’s Inside Thirteen today. Seth will be presenting Three Forms of Forgetting at Roulette in New York City this Sunday, May 16. It...
Read more2010: The Year Sound Art Broke
The world has surely gone mad this week, as it appears that people suddenly care about things like sound art and field recordings. It must be Spring. Following is a roundup of the last few days sudden massive interest in sound. To set the mood, please enjoy this clip of Suzanne Ciani on 3-2-1...
Read moreSimon Gane Previews Christmas Classics Art
Simon Gane previews some full-color art on his blog from his forthcoming adaptation of F.Scott Fitzgerald’s “A Luckless Santa Claus”, part of Christmas Classics: Graphic Classics vol. 19. This special edition of Graphics Classics also features Rick Geary and Hunt Emerson (a...
Read moreEVIDENCE Takes Over Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards May 21
Join Scott Smallwood and Stephan Moore (AKA EVIDENCE) to eat, drink, and make merry as we explore the Atlantic Yards one last time. Part elegy, part revenge fantasy, and part rock opera, A QUESTION OF DOMAIN is a roving art adventure in celebration and lamentation of Brooklyn’s Atlantic...
Read moreTalking About Shopping and Football
Hello, just a quick note or two about this site as it continues to grow and heave. UPDATED: The Wow Cool Shop is all the way live! More images and samples to be added soon. We currently have 70 different items available – Books, CDs, T-shirts, Vinyl Records and much more. A section has...
Read moreWhy We Do This: The Fall
The Fall: The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E. Smith is a marvelous BBC documentary from a few years back that I was pointed to by Richard Metzger. It is available to see on YouTube in nine parts. The first part is above. Around when nickname: Rebel started up, me and Mike used to
Read morePre Order EVIDENCE – Final Goodship Tuesday 12″
Get it now at a special low price. Release – Tuesday, June 8, 2010.
Read moreAnd this is interesting… Part 2
or, I swear, I shall close every last one of these tabs, continued. CD Baby Interviews Dave Allen (currently a music marketing genius, formerly a member of Gang of Four and Shriekback), with much coverage of Dave’s challenge to musicians to be brilliant or get out of the way. Be sure to...
Read moreWhat the Future Sounded Like
I’ve watched this documentary on EMS (Electronic Music Studios) every few months since I first discovered it. MAKE magazine blogged it a few days ago. I recently saw this awesome ad for the EMS VCS3 (below) at the excellent Issues Newsstand in Oakland, CA. Watch all three parts. Comprised...
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