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THE MUSIC OF RETROFUTURISM by Todd Rigney
Bonus Tracks : PRAIA | Visual Conception: Emilie Flory As far back as I can remember, music has played an incredibly crucial role in my life. A lot of my favorite memories have very distinct soundtracks (ranging from Rap to Bluegrass), so much so that I once dreamed of hitting the road with musicians as a sound engineer. It didn't matter what type of music I mixed, really, as long as I found myself in the thick of it on a daily basis. Some might call that obsession, though I prefer the term "passion." In fact, once upon a time, I even released an instrumental industrial album on a now-defunct internet label. And if anyone's at all curious, my old COMPORT 4 MYSPACE and BANDCAMP pages still linger on the web, dusty and neglected. Needless to say, my professional music career didn't make it very far. Sadly, as my career shifted focus and my life gradually became more complicated (for both the better and the worse), my taste in music -- more specifically, my desire to seek out something different and engaging -- began to stagnate. As my 30s started coming to a close, I found myself becoming what I dreaded the most: a guy who doesn't like discovering new music. Instead, I blissfully surrounded myself with stuff that was very familiar to me and stepping outside of that boring little box sounded like an incredible amount of time and effort. Teenage Todd would definitely hate middle-age Todd, no doubt. But then I discovered Synthwave.
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IDENTIKIT
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MARC SCHOENBACH Creators Unite Gallery welcomes RETRO HORROR An exhibition of Marc Schoenbach’s work
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MACHETE & AXE CINEMA The complete guide to Slasher Movies by Christopher Zisi Book Cover: Dub Meter
Machete and Axe Cinema marks the fifth book of retired FBI Agent Christopher Zisi. America’s most
beloved horror writer has done it again! This tome strikes at the heart of what horror has become over the past 40 years. Though many are uncomfortable about admitting their admiration for slasher films, Mr. Zisi is bold about this. Forget about Romantic Comedies and Docu-dramas, read a book about the movies that you have always loved. Whether it be The Burning or Motor Home Massacre, all your favorite slasher films [and many you have never heard of] can be found here. So enjoy and allow this book to construct your “Movies to See” list.
INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTOPHER ZISI 25 years in the FBI, what was that like? What did you do for the FBI? A lot of fun. I had a badge, a gun and a car. They recruited me in law school found something in me they liked. I wasn’t the typical law student and the thought of going to work in a law firm…well…let’s just say I would have rather swallowed razor blades.
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Visual Conception: Dub Meter | Images Courtesy of Vestra Pictures & Jörg Buttgereit
by Tony Newton This new VHS documentary brought to you by VESTRA PICTURES is directed and produced by Tony Newton, producer of Grindsploitation 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 666, 60 Seconds to Die, Virus of the Dead andTrashsploitation. Stars include TROMA’s own Lloyd Kaufman plus David DeCoteau, James Cullen Bressack, Jörg Buttgereit, Mark Polonia, Phil Anselmo, Tim Ritter, Dustin Ferguson, Billy “Bloody Bill” Pon, David “The Rock” Nelson, Shawn Burkett and more! This new VHS documentary goes deep into the psyche of VHS fans and collectors, SOV (shot on video, Ed) filmmakers and shows just why the old VHS tapes you have rotting away in your loft are becoming antique collectors pieces! The documentary shows just why VHS is coming back into the public eye and why VHS is the hottest thing in 2018 since the full beard and the boom in vinyl record sales. You may think you’re hip but unless you own cult horror big box video nasty with the faint whiff of mould and the smell of old video stores you are very wrong! People love nostalgia and VHS is a big part of that, we may have access 24/7 to unlimited movies at the click of a button, but nothing replaces that feeling of going into your local Mom and Pop video store and holding that huge big box VHS tape, anticipating the movie and all the horrors it held!
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