Better Than Friday - 298
Good afternoon everyone -
Today I finished Ted Kaczynski's "Technological Slavery" (Paid Link).
Quite timely. Much to say about it. Review coming soon.
Wishing you a great weekend, hope you're reading something outstanding, and if so, please let me know. Thank you very much for continuing to support the show!
1. Memoir I'd like to read: "Idiocy" by Pierre Guyotat (Paid Link)
Disclaimer: the publisher NYRB sends me free books for review
The memoir of the notorious transgressive French author Pierre Guyotat.
I was always curious about his story of being imprisoned in a hole for months. Nightmarish.
2. David Lynch’s Library Revealed
Couldn't help myself, another Lynch post.
Thanks very much to friend and patron Nico for sending this.
3. Super dope marketing for 40th Anniversary Edition of Bret Easton Ellis’s Less Than Zero.
The song he was inspired by, I believe, is “Los Angeles” by X. Classic L.A. punk track.
4. The Rolling Stone memorial piece for Douglas McCarthy of Nitzer Ebb, Rest in Peace
Nitzer Ebb was an English electronic music group that pioneered "Electronic Body Music" (EBM).
It's so cool that Douglas McCarthy, the lead singer, was heavily inspired by seeing a live performance of Malaria!, Einsturzende Neübauten, and The Birthday Party. He discusses this in a nice interview from Post-Punk.com here.
"Let Your Body Learn" by Nitzer Ebb is always a good go-to for banging out the last reps in the gym.
5. Severed Heads - Dead Eyes Opened - Live
Severed Heads were an Australian electronic music duo.
I've had this live version of perhaps their most famous track on repeat all week.
Bangin. Phenomenal. Love the punch of the live version.
The German DJ Marcel Dettmann recently released an edit of their other classic track "We Have Come to Bless This House" - Great stuff, both Dettmann's edit and the original.
Found this poster depicting the Gods of Santería on the wall of a Cuban cafe in downtown St. Augustine Florida.
Comments (8)
Looking forward to your review on Kaczynski. It's such a pertinent theme at the moment. I am currently reading The Passion According to G.H.. Never getting tired of Clarice. By the way, given your positive review of it, have you seen that they made a movie adaptation of it? I'm curious about how they managed to adapt a book with a theme that is practically intransposable, merely felt... Maria Fernanda Cândido is such an astonishing actress, and her devotion to art doesn't go unoticed. She's also breathtakingly gorgeous, which is the cherry on the top. The director, Luiz Fernando Carvalho, is also such a creative mind that plays with many fascinating fancies/tools, mixing up the textures and moving shots. I've already watched some of his other works, one of them based off "Dom Casmurro", by Machado. It was a mini-series named "Capitu". His color grading for scenes and overall experimentation with different resources takes me to the alegory of the five senses. I was supposed to watch the movie adaptation of The Passion when it was released, it was a pity I've missed it. Here's the link for it, with English subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W36hKGlh1uA It's interesting to get a sneek peek of Lynch's library and linking it to his body of work. I wonder what his notes on them might have been...
No, I wasn't aware it was made into a film, thanks for the recommendation! I'll look into it.
LOVE Severed Heads.
So good right?
Cheers man. Great Friday post as always. Fascinating post about Lynch’s library. I somehow expected the unexpected Blavatsky book. Hot belly diet too. The shelves are the first place I go when I visit someone’s house. Have a good weekend!
Thanks man!
Afternoon Cliff, thanks for the update. The summer is starting to ram it up over here across the pond in the UK. Just finished the debut novel of British author Scott Preston called The Borrowed Hills. This Cumbria-set novel was apparently partly inspired by Blood Meridian amongst other books, according to the author. Also currently reading Julia by Sandra Newman, broadly-speaking the events of 1984 from the perspective of Winston Smith's lover. Undecided about this one at the moment. And finally just coming to the end of a re-read of Russian Roulette: The life times of Graham Greene by Richard Greene (no relation). Which I can report is still excellent.
Nice choices, I'll look into them, thanks for mentioning them! That Graham Greene biography sounds excellent.