by S. Ray Do you know any thugs that have bled for six days without even dying? Well you’re lookin’ at her, bitch. -From Heavy Flow by Toast Since the word underground went mainstream, we all know rappers. And that’s a good thing. Verse is verse, it’s healthy to write it, read it, or bounce [...]
April 7, 2010
by Craig Muderlak, Western Editor of Transience I tensioned piano strings across a room with wine bottles strung on them. The wine bottles worked to tune the strings by sliding them along the strings. I made handmade paper sculptures that were attached to the wine bottles and worked as amplifying apparatus. The strings were played [...]
February 19, 2010
by Megan Grotzke, Envy and Desire Correspondent About the photos: Black Velvet Elvis is Tony Matts of Missoula, MT and Olivia Britz of Portland, OR. Black Velvet Elvis accepted an invitation from KBGA to play at the station’s End-of-Thon fundraiser on February 13, 2010. The band called it quits when Britz moved to Portland last [...]
February 17, 2010
short video by Craig Muderlak Editor’s Note: When Craig and I were discussing whether or not to even run this arguably provocative sound exploration video, he expressed the desire to make the purpose of the video quite clear. “Two things: obviously, our lips do touch – but we are not kissing. I think that’s the [...]
January 27, 2010
Featuring Jesse Cameron Alick & Kyle McAfee Two High Con Editors Attempt to Have a Linear and Productive Debate about Eminem (using Facebook chat) KYLE: Jesse, I’m ready JESSE: yo KYLE: what up? JESSE: sup nigga KYLE: hahaa JESSE: I’ve got a cold yo KYLE: oh no luckily this isn’t audio JESSE: Yeah, I’m sick [...]
January 18, 2010
An interview with the bright and pragmatic front man, Joe O’Leary, of the Irish band Fred. by Colm O’Regan CORK, IRELAND–The phrase ‘happy-go-lucky’ is bandied around a lot these days but, wolfing down chocolate cake and ice-cream while laughing through the details of last night’s football, Joe O’Leary seems to wear the tag quite well. [...]
January 12, 2010
An analysis of the continuing life and works of Craig Muderlak by Kyle McAfee I Can’t Agree While typing I’m listening to Shake it Off by Mariah Carey. I know, to get into the mindset needed to write this piece, I should put on some of Craig Muderlak’s tracks. But before I close Pandora and [...]
June 21, 2010