As mentioned here recently, the film The Place Beyond The Pines, which opened nationwide today was co-written by Ben Coccio (shown above), who was a major part of the cast and crew on Brown Cuts Neighbors second and third series of TV shows in...
Read moreJason Martin Warhol Museum Screen Test
Jason Martin in a typical structuralist film moment. Jason has been giving talks and conducting workshops at Trans-Q TV and Carnegie Mellon and Youngstown Universities this week. You can make your own screen test while visiting the Warhol Museum...
Read moreR.I.P. Documentary Filmmaker Les Blank
Berkeley’s own Les Blank – director of Gap-Toothed Women, Werner Herzog Eats His Shoe and many other great American documentary films has died at 77. He will be much missed. New York Times Obituary. Related Images:
Read moreLady Starlight and The Easter Family Band – Death Birth Death Birth Etc
It’s a video response to yesterday’s post! Lady Starlight with her Aunt Theresa, Aunt Mary, Cousin Michael and non-performing 2nd Cousin Caidence perform a killer cover of her brother Jason Martin’s song Death Birth Death Birth...
Read moreJason Martin – Death Birth Death Birth Etc
This one’s for all the peeps! Jason Martin live at the Silent Barn, March 12, 2013. Related Images:
Read moreWe Own Drrrills… Easter Drrrills
Bonus cut: Home is A Rope Bonus cut: BFF Once upon a time there were these two amazing noise rock bands called Steel Pole Bathtub and Girls Against Boys. Each of their last records were among their best. Among the best records ever. After they...
Read moreRyan Gosling Drives to Schenectady – The Place Beyond The Pines
Ben Coccio, who was a major part of the cast and crew on Brown Cuts Neighbors second and third series of TV shows in the early 1990’s co-wrote the story and the screenplay for upcoming film The Place Beyond The Pines – which was shot...
Read moreKeep Williamsburg Beautiful
Sam Henderson has joined the campaign to spread the message that “Only you can stop pollution”. Related Images:
Read moreDreams Don’t Die
Ike Eisenmann (Witch Mountain films, The Fantastic Journey and others) and Trini Alvarado (Times Square) star is this unusually arty and sympathetic early 80s TV movie on the New York Graf scene. Some more background on the film. Two young kids...
Read moreHappy Pi Day from Wow Cool
Four years ago I released this video for Pi Day from my band nickname: Rebel. I was going to try to get a remix together for this year’s non-event, but with 10 minutes to go by the time I could have gotten started, it seemed pointless. So...
Read moreBig Boys Always Jump The Fence
Once upon a time in the early 1980s in Austin, Texas, one of the best fucking bands in creation was born. They were called the Big Boys and they are still awesome. Apparently I’m not the only person who believes this, as their first record...
Read moreDouglas Adams Was Born 61 Years Ago Today
In case you were wondering what all that spaceyship stuff on Google today is about. Douglas Adams, the creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is not 61 years old today, he’s over a decade deceased, and we are much poorer for...
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