Simon Grigg Shines Light on AK79
Music

Simon Grigg Shines Light on AK79

by R. Kellie
Designed by Terence Hogan using an image of The Terrorways’ Dean Martelli, the front cover of AK79 has become one of the best known images of New Zealand rock and roll over the years The defining release of the thriving Auckland punk scene of the late 70s, AK79, compiled by Auckland...
KKKYLIE + KKKenneth
Criticism / Music / Pop Culture

KKKYLIE + KKKenneth

by R. Kellie
Hey, she's stroking that car like it's a dick! OMG she has a feather duster, HOW HOT. Is it a car commercial? A commercial for some new type of sexy energy drink for automatons that makes you work out to achieve this level of 'greatness?'
Nocturnal Digressions: Musings on Peter Laughner
Music / Pop Culture

Nocturnal Digressions: Musings on Peter Laughner

by R. Kellie
Been on a pretty serious Peter Laughner kick in the store lately. After a bootleg CD emerged at the store recently called Nocturnal Digressions, that no one seemed to know where it came from, I have not been able to stop listening to it over and over again. Each listen...
Xway Vision
Music / Straight to Youtube / Video

Xway Vision

by R. Kellie
  In honor of our forthcoming Sandra Bell reissue, take a look at this sickkk video compilation of Xpressway artists from 1992. Originally released as a VHS tape, and then later co-released in the states, this thang has been so out of print, it’s not even funny! A certain someone *cough,...
Jennifer Herrema Participating in New Museum Store's Artist Residency December 5-7, 2012
Exhibitions / Music / Performance / Pop Culture

Jennifer Herrema Participating in New Museum Store’s Artist Residency December 5-7, 2012

by R. Kellie
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New NZ Comp Bulletholes 4: Exploring the Unknown
Music

New NZ Comp Bulletholes 4: Exploring the Unknown

by R. Kellie
Auckland’s Powertool Records, the same label to thank for releasing new works by Sandra Bell, The Puddle, Robert Scott, Bill Direen, ( I could go on)  and generally speaking– the label that actively releases a diverse range of ex-Corpus Hermeticum, Xpressway, and Flying Nun artist’s material;  has a new compilation...
HOLY BALM...(holy shit!)
Music / Performance

HOLY BALM…(holy shit!)

by R. Kellie
  Holy Balm is Anna John, Emma Ramsay and Yoni Hochman. I was stoked to read on their Tumblr that they will be coming to the states this fall. Their live sets sound and look super fun. CTI meets Wax Trax vibes renders their post-house post-synth party jam haze. Holy...
Times New Old Friendship Video
Music / Performance / Video

Times New Old Friendship Video

by R. Kellie
New Video for an old song, with re-purposed footage
HENNE$$EY YOUNGMAN UP IN HERE
Criticism / Straight to Youtube / Video

HENNE$$EY YOUNGMAN UP IN HERE

by R. Kellie
HELLO WWW, THIS YA BOY HENROCK ALLAH AND IT’S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. WE ALWAYS SEEM TO MEET IN PLACES LIKE THIS. ANYWAYS, THIS PARTICULAR ART THOUGHTZ IS MORE OF LIKE A PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT OFFERING A PAID SERVICE TO YOU AND YOURS. BUT IMA LET MY VIDEO DO...
Dirty Looks: On Location- Queer Interventions in NYC Spaces
Cinema / Exhibitions / Performance / Pop Culture / Video

Dirty Looks: On Location- Queer Interventions in NYC Spaces

by R. Kellie
Dirty Looks: On Location is a month-long series of queer interventions in New York City spaces. Over the course of July, Dirty Looks, a roaming series– which typically hosts screenings on the last Wednesday of the month–will install film and video work in queer social spaces and former sites of...
US Premiere of 2 New Street Chant Vids, 7" Pre-Order + Interview
Music

US Premiere of 2 New Street Chant Vids, 7″ Pre-Order + Interview

by R. Kellie
I can’t say enough how great Street Chant are– as a band, as people, as artists. I, for one have been waiting for these two songs to be released since hearing them live months ago. And now these two videos (comprising a double A-side 7″ available via Arch Hill soon)...
Straight to Video: Ohio Music Video Comp #1: Columbus
Music / Video

Straight to Video: Ohio Music Video Comp #1: Columbus

by R. Kellie
Straight to Video: Ohio Music Video Comp #1: Columbus 4/18/2012 @ Spectacle Theater, Brooklyn 8PM A screening program of live performance footage, music videos, and cable access appearances with bands from the underground music scene in Columbus, Ohio. Featuring bands/artists such as: V̶-̶3̶, Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, True Believers, Mike...
ESAD Production's History of Bloomington Music
Music / Video

ESAD Production’s History of Bloomington Music

by R. Kellie
    Somewhere between video diary and music nerd tribute jerked on video–like Bill Nye, but cool– this gem of a CATV special maps out and documents the somewhat subjective, vastly complicated network of musicians and bands in the Bloomington Music Scene from 1977 through 1993.  ESAD Production’s History of...
Netherlands Media Art Institute ceasing activities due to lack of funding, announces future plans+ projects
Video

Netherlands Media Art Institute ceasing activities due to lack of funding, announces future plans+ projects

by R. Kellie
Netherlands Media Art Institute will cease activities due to lack of funding at the end of 2012. A result of the Ministry of Culture’s decision to terminate funding, an announcement was made yesterday that the Institute will receive no further financial support, and will vacate its present premises on the...
Moron Movies and Len Cella
Cinema / Video

Moron Movies and Len Cella

by R. Kellie
Initially aired on Johnny Carson’s ‘Tonight Show’ in 1968, Len Cella’s Moron Movies became a regular feature between 1983 and 1985, then eventually surfaced on ‘TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes’ as Len Cella’s Silly Cinema a title which he allegedly despised. Curiously available in every video store in North America...
Bruce Russell on 'Time To Go-The Southern Psychedelic Moment: 1981-86'
Music

Bruce Russell on ‘Time To Go-The Southern Psychedelic Moment: 1981-86’

by R. Kellie
Really can’t say how stoked I was to stumble 15 minutes late into work today, coffee spilt, phone forgot in bed, and log onto the interwebs to find that Bruce Russell contributed the following piece to Volcanic Tongue on the genesis of the NZ Underground on the occasion of the...
Cash from Chaos / Unicorns & Rainbows
Exhibitions / Performance / Pop Culture / Video

Cash from Chaos / Unicorns & Rainbows

by R. Kellie
Alex Bag and Patterson Beckwith Team gallery 83 Grand Street March 29th – April 28th 2012 Reception on Thursday March 29th at 6:00PM Team presents a collaborative installation by New York-based artists Alex Bag and Patterson Beckwith, featuring their rarely shown public access show which ran between 1994 and 1997....
Beryl Korot: Selected Video Works: 1977 to Present at bitforms
Exhibitions / Video

Beryl Korot: Selected Video Works: 1977 to Present at bitforms

by R. Kellie
bitforms gallery presents an exhibition on video artist Beryl Korot. Featuring her landmark video installation “Text and Commentary” (1977), the show also includes two of Korot’s more recent investigations into the medium,“Florence” (2008) and “Yellow Water Taxi” (2003). Recognized since the early 1970s as a pioneer of video art and...
Jud Yalkut 26’1.1499” For A String Player TONIGHT @ ANTHOLOGY
Performance / Video

Jud Yalkut 26’1.1499” For A String Player TONIGHT @ ANTHOLOGY

by R. Kellie
Jud Yalkut is  easily one of my  favorite video pioneers. In conjunction with many other events around NYC celebrating John Cage’s centennial, Anthology will screen Yalkut’s 1973 video 26’1.1499” FOR A STRING PLAYER; a recorded video manipulation of Cage’s composition of the same title.  Performed in 1973, the video features...
Throwing Up: Big Love Tour
Music / Performance

Throwing Up: Big Love Tour

by R. Kellie
Beloved Brits Throwing Up are coming back to the States to play some shows. In NYC, it is a rare treat to see the London-based three piece rip it up live, but I can say that I was blown away after seeing them play at Bruar Falls with Blood Orange...
Screaming Urge in the New Age
Music / Video

Screaming Urge in the New Age

by R. Kellie
On the occasion of Sing-Sing Records’ reissue of Screaming Urge’s 1980 “Homework” single earlier this year, I touched base with Myke Rock and Michael Ravage about the Screaming Urge days and the beginnings of Columbus Punk. Since I spent a decent chunk of my 20’s in the Columbus music scene,...
TV Party Documentary
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TV Party Documentary

by R. Kellie
In true democratic spirit of cable access TV and DIY ethics so associated with the revolutionary NYC show TV Party, some excellent person has shared the recent documentary of the show on Youtube. Much has been written on the now iconic show, so we’ll leave that at bay for now–but...
Purple Pilgrims Video and Spring Tour Info
Music / Video

Purple Pilgrims Video and Spring Tour Info

by R. Kellie
Purple Pilgrims.- s/t 8″ It has been said that ex-Christchurch now Hong Kong based sister duo of Clementine and Valentine Nixon is really a live act, with their haunting, heartfelt, carefully layered drone; pure enough to summon goosebumps. This outsider marble-fuzz project has reproduced the same wide eyed simple magic...
Ministry at EXIT in Chicago,1984
Music / Performance / Pop Culture / Video

Ministry at EXIT in Chicago,1984

by R. Kellie
Ministry live at Exit in Chicago, IL on December 20, 1984 By: Scott Kiernan   Setlist: Intro All Day Do You Even Like It? Cold Life The Nature of Love It is a tasty herb that can cheap viagra from india be added to your previous knowledge? There is a great...
Dispatch from Aoteara #1
Music / Performance

Dispatch from Aoteara #1

by Joe Stumble
  Joe Stumble ran my favorite blog, Last Days of Man on Earth for five years, before moving to NZ from the [American] Midwest in 2010 to pursue his Masters degree at Auckland University. He will be writing regularly for Straight To Video about life in New Zealand, primarily with...
Graham Lambkin's new improvisation recorded in a Honda Civic
Music

Graham Lambkin’s new improvisation recorded in a Honda Civic

by R. Kellie
For nearly two decades, Graham Lambkin has been redefining our concept of domestic disturbance. From his time in The Shadow Ring to his solo ventures (2003’s Poem for Voice and Tape and Salomon Run, from 2007) to his collaboration with Jason Lescalleet (2008’s The Breadwinner), he has continually transformed everyday...
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Cinema / Exhibitions / Video

Fast Forward 2: The Power of Motion at ZKM – Center for Art and Media

by R. Kellie on 07/16/10
A sequel to the 2003 exhibition at ZKM, Fast Forward 2 will present a selection from the Munich-based video and contemporary art collector Ingvild Goetz from Munich, which has expanded significantly over the last 7 years. Known for Video, Film, and Media Art, ZKM does some of the more challenging shows; with regard to their... [ Read More → ]
Music / Pop Culture

Suburban Lawns

by R. Kellie on 06/30/10
My friend got this record recently, and I found this video shortly after. SL were from Long Beach, CA, and it seems like they were equally involved with both the SF and LA post-punk/ new wave scenes. Front woman Su Tissue seems so normal and twisted…. Woah! She’s looks so wholesome, but tightly wound. Definitely... [ Read More → ]
Music / Pop Culture

The Geeg on Talkshows

by R. Kellie on 06/25/10
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Exhibitions / Music

Video Mix Tape #2

by R. Kellie on 06/21/10
Songs that reflect my current temperament: [ Read More → ]
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Video Romp Mixtape #1

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Abramovic Documentary

by R. Kellie on 05/20/10
ART 16X9 In this piece for FLY16x9, Abramović sat down with director Howard Silver, as she was preparing for her MoMA retrospective, to discuss her life’s work, as well as her thoughts on Kamagra can be taken online viagra no prescription in stock by men of all age groups and is thought to affect as... [ Read More → ]
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Link Romp 1

by R. Kellie on 05/20/10
Inspired by a publication that I read last week that compiled disparate diary entries by Anias Nin and wove the snips into a kind of free associative, reconstructed narrative,coupled with my fascination with lists, trails, and aggregation; I decided to start a However, there are some important things that a person can do to guard... [ Read More → ]
Criticism / Exhibitions

MoMA finally starts blog

by R. Kellie on 05/19/10
Last night I attended an event at MoMA, where someone brought up the fact that most people were unaware that MoMA has a blog. I have seen their behind the scenes with curators sites, as well as web forums related to specific exhibition sites, but I guess that I was also unaware that there was... [ Read More → ]
Criticism / Performance

Xavier Le Roy lecture

by R. Kellie on 05/7/10
Xavier Le Roy in ‘Self-Unfinished’ Why do there have to be so many awesome things going on tonight? I can’t go to this, but it will definitely be interesting: Eating these foods regularly can maintain eye health: Non-meat proteins like beans, eggs, nuts, or any other donssite.com buy cheap viagra Citrus fruits lemon, grapefruit, oranges... [ Read More → ]
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Kim Gordon: Performing/Guzzling

by R. Kellie on 05/7/10
Looks like Kim Gordon has been a busy little bee lately, with her show uptown at Glenn Horowitz and now the release of her new book, “Performing/Guzzling” (Rizzoli/NYC and Nieves/Zurich) at KS Art at 73 Leonard St. in Tribeca. The shows overlap by one day. Lest we forget, beloved Kim is an art world darling.... [ Read More → ]
Exhibitions

30 Days Artist Series

by R. Kellie on 05/6/10
THIRTYDAYSNY is a temporary free and public exhibition and performance space located at 70 Franklin St. in Tribeca. Hosting music, performance, comedy, scholarly symposia, screenings, and workshops, the space is truly interdisciplinary and dynamic in its approach. I have been thinking about the idea of temporary exhibition structures ever since X-Initiative closed in February. For... [ Read More → ]
Dance / Exhibitions / Performance

Trisha Brown: Opal Loop: Cloud Installation #72503, 1980 at Dia Beacon

by R. Kellie on 05/3/10
After an enjoyable late morning train ride on the Metro-North, a classmate and I joined in the sizable line which snaked through Dia: Beacon of art cognescenti, who had gathered for a rare treat; the opportunity to see the Trisha Brown Dance Company perform within Dia: Beacon’s gallery space.  For the first performance, the audience... [ Read More → ]
Cinema / Criticism / Video

Gary Hill, George Quasha, and Charles Stein at EAI

by R. Kellie on 04/28/10
A screening and conversation was held last night at Electronic Arts Intermix in celebration of the new book An Art of Limina: Gary Hill’s Works and Writings. A panel consisting of Gary Hill, George Quasha and Charles Stein (authors of the publication) illuminated and discussed a selection of Hill’s early single-channel videos, such as Around... [ Read More → ]
Cinema / Pop Culture

Videofreex Documentary

by R. Kellie on 04/22/10
Another interesting aspect of the Tuesday night screening at Light Industry was the realization that a documentary about the Freex is in the works. The filmmaker Jon Nealon was present in the audience, and seemed quite excited about the project. I recently received this email from him: Hi all, Thanks to everyone who signed up... [ Read More → ]
Video

Videofreex at Light Industry

by R. Kellie on 04/21/10
Last night, Light Industry screened a selection of works by the early video collective, Videofreex shot from 1969-1974. It was followed by a q&a with some of the founding members of the video collective, and the curator, Dara Greenwald. Perhaps the most interesting (and troubling) thing about the night was the realization that only a... [ Read More → ]
Cinema / Exhibitions

Fassbinder Freaks Take-Over MoMA

by R. Kellie on 04/21/10
I was super disappointed on Monday afternoon, when I ditched work to go see Fassbinder’s 1973 TV series “World on a Wire” and was denied. And I don’t usually back down so easily. However, the MoMA’s Administration entrance (not the main one) was packed- and i mean packed- with throngs of Fassbinder fanboy types. It... [ Read More → ]
Music

The Amps "Pacer" Reissue

by R. Kellie on 04/21/10
Freaking finally! I have been searching for an original copy of Pacer for the greater part of my teenage and adult years. Plain Recordings recently announced that they will be reissuing The Amps’ only record from 1995 on 180 gram vinyl. The release date is May 11th. From 4AD: “During a hiatus between Breeders records,... [ Read More → ]
Performance / Pop Culture

Hologramming

by R. Kellie on 04/13/10
CNN introduced the concept of “Hologramming” during the 2008 elections. For now I am just dropping these videos, but I want to return to them to discuss why this concept of hologramming is so interesting and hilarious. Will.I.Am: unfortunately, I couldn’t embed the better version. (Thanks, alot But in today’s hectic lifestyle, we don’t get... [ Read More → ]
Pop Culture

Fractalzzzzzzz

by R. Kellie on 04/13/10
One thing that I love about Fractals, besides how serious their makers take them, is the music. It never ceases to amaze me how RETARDED it is! Check out this clip posted by “Fractal God” entitled CHAOS. The music is so incredibly nerdy. It’s like mixing all genres of awful/awesome. At one point it sounds... [ Read More → ]
Music / Pop Culture / Video

Some Recent Obsessions

by R. Kellie on 04/12/10
Here are some spoils from my internet adventures. (Also known as videos that I have found while procrastinating at work, or with my thesis writing). I am learning a lot about early computer art at the moment, so hopefully a more comprehensive post on the topic is forthcoming. For now, here are some nuggets: (Thanks... [ Read More → ]
Music

Lindsey Buckingham Appreciation Society

by R. Kellie on 04/6/10
Normally, I don’t care for cover bands. But something about this approach has won me over. It seems like the band is only a fragment of a larger project. Lindsey Buckingham is more than a pop-star, it’s a concept, a philosophy, an aesthetic, and a style. Once affected man s body becomes sexually motivated, brain... [ Read More → ]
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Stephanie Davidson

by R. Kellie on 03/31/10
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Hello from Ohio

by R. Kellie on 03/31/10
Columbus, Ohio’s Sword Heaven played their last show on Sunday March 27th at Death by Audio in Brooklyn. Drummer Aaron Hibbs is moving to New Dehli, India for the near future. There will definitely be more Sword Heaven shows, but knowing Hibbs, there is no telling where his future–or travel escapades– will lead him. The... [ Read More → ]
Performance / Pop Culture

The "Museumification" of Performance Art

by R. Kellie on 03/25/10
IT’S HISTORY NOW: PERFORMANCE ART AND THE MUSEUMA Panel Discussion About Current PerformancePresented by Performa’s Not For Sale SeriesLast night, Performa’s educational series Not For Sale presented It’s History Now: Performance Art and the Museum, a panel discussion that examined the long history of performances presented in museums, from commissioned performances to artist-driven actions and... [ Read More → ]
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Marina Abramovich at MoMA

by R. Kellie on 03/23/10
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Cinema

Queens of Noise

by R. Kellie on 03/22/10
All in all, the Runaways was pretty decent. Of course there were problems with it, but this much is inevitable with Hollywood films looking back into a specific time period. Dakota Fanning plays a seriously great drug addict towards the end of the film. Especially considering that she is still only 16 and comes from... [ Read More → ]
Pop Culture

Donatella Versus the World (Again)

by R. Kellie on 03/12/10
I don’t claim to know much about high fashion, but I do love aesthetics and imagination. When my best friend Beth Murphy told me about Donatella Versace reviving the dormant “Versus” label from the 90s, I had flashbacks to ads scotch-taped to my suburban wall, such as this one: A bit of internet-spelunking revealed that... [ Read More → ]
Cinema / Exhibitions

If only: Bruce LaBruce in Berlin

by R. Kellie on 03/12/10
PERES PROJECTS BERLINSchlesische Strasse 26January 30–April 24 Ever since seeing Otto, and LA Zombie, I have been smitten with Canada’s Bruce LaBruce, who has seemingly transformed from a DIY queer-zine-making/gay porn star to a fully matured cineaste. I would love to see how his work translates in gallery space. And what a fun project, to... [ Read More → ]
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Art Fair Weekend 2010

by R. Kellie on 03/10/10
My fear of being blinded from too many patent leather Christian Louboutins as well as lack of trusting myself not to pick a fight with some trophy wife/art snob/dickish gallery owner told me not to seek out the festivals this year. However, I still went to the Armory, and the Independent. There were some highlights... [ Read More → ]
Exhibitions / Performance

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