[Continued from Part 1] GT: Now, according to IMDb, there are some classical pieces that you performed for To the Wonder as well, am I correct? HT: Yeah. GT: Was that brought out from the process of The Tree of Life or was it completely separate? HT: There was a Bach piece and a piece […]
Hanan Townshend is not a household name. But, if you’re a fan of Terrence Malick, chances are you’ve heard his work. At least, that is, if you’ve seen the latest endeavors, The Tree of Life and To the Wonder. Hailing from New Zealand, but now grounded in Austin, TX, he’s a composer who interned (sort of) […]
You may not know this, but Ciff Martinez, the musical genius behind recent scores such as Drive, Contagion, Spring Breakers, and The Company You Keep has been around as long as the Sundance indie scene. Starting with Steven Soderbergh’s Sex, Lies, and Videotape, he’s been crafting a signature style that in the last number of […]
Since hearing Pissed Jeans’ first EP early in 2005, I had seen photos and videos of their performances. Aside from the music being some of the moist poignant confrontation within punk and hardcore in the 2000’s, something about Matt Korvette’s stage presence had its own gravitas. As a performer, Korvette’s delivery warbles violently between Calvin […]
[Continued from Part 1] In this context, is serious fiction relevant? What I think a lot of people find distressing is not even what is lionized in our culture, but how few books get to really be presented to the public. It’s not that it’s this book, it’s that this is the only book that is important this season, because […]
