The Soultangler
The Soultangler, a mid ’80s DIY horror film gets a lovingly restored Blu-ray release from AGFA.
The Soultangler, a mid ’80s DIY horror film gets a lovingly restored Blu-ray release from AGFA.
Will this gleefully offensive indie horror movie bring about a DIY horror boom?
Anecdotes and high level analysis of the DIY punk culture reveal what we’ve known all along: Punks just wanna have fun. But a good fight is OK as well.
Maxed Out on Distractions (Lolipop Records/Burger Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
A documentary on the obscure but exciting South African Punk movement of the late 1970’s.
A maker’s guide to the inexpensive and versatile Arduino processor and its uber-geeky maker world.
Merchandise makes Gainesville, and Matthew Moyer, swoon like teenagers at an early ’90s Morrissey concert… and that’s a very, very good thing.
No Sanctuary (Rise Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Joe Biel’s latest is a documentary on the modern-day DIY punk scene fostered by Plan-it X Records.
No Hope No Future (Brille Records). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Martin Atkins imparts the wisdom of several decades worth of punk rock self-sufficiency into one book. Except for predictable sections on sex and drugs, Rob Ward is impressed.
Call me a dork if you must, but I can’t wait to ogle Wayne Coyne’s backyard space ship and get infected with the alien spirit of Christmas. Carl F Gauze considers Christmas on Mars required watching for the 12-sided dice crowd.
Heart Palpitations of The Rich And Famous (Eskimo Kiss). Review by Carl F Gauze.
Ian Koss swoons over the new coffee-table compendium of his fave zine, Make. The DIY revolution continues! Inventors will take back the garage from crappy garage bands!
Born to Be a Motorcycle (Asthmatic Kitty). Review by Aaron Shaul.
Tired of fruitlessly looking for a kite photography platform? Unwilling to pay thousands of dollars for a steadicam holder for those scenes in your homebrew slasher flick? Ian Koss thinks O’Reilly’s Make may be the mag for those do-it-yourselfers with too much smart in their pants.
zine, photocopy, punk, DIY,Stolen Sharpie Revolution,by Alex Wrekk,Microcosm Publishing,Jason Feifer
A great, valuable alternative to major media. But enough about Ink 19, let’s talk about the ‘zine community. Jason Feifer says it’s stronger when the ‘zines are better – and this DIY resource is the book to do that.
Darkside of the Rumors. Review by Marty Pursley.
Five years have passed since the release of the The Tree House, the remarkable hybrid documentary film by director Trương Minh Quý. Việt and Nam is Trương’s first fiction feature, and with about a week before it screens at AFI Fest in Los Angeles, Lily and Generoso had an in-depth discussion with Trương about his ethereal and complex film.
Judy Craddock has a pulled pork sandwich after Colby Acuff’s set, not missing a beat of Midland’s wild west tour stop. Grand Junction, Colorado, gets “lucky sometimes.”
The granddaddy of old dark house mysteries, The Bat (1926) creeps onto Blu-ray from Undercrank Productions.
The Shadow Boxing, a neglected part of the Chinese Hopping Vampire cycle, returns on a spooky Blu-ray from 88 Films.