Happy Tuesday. All kinds of new stuff up on WKE. Check out a summary of today’s new episodes below, then swing by and watch it all in full.
Episode 6 zooms in on three solo male artists who redefine their respective genres. Bobby Birdman is the neo electro crooner, Pantha Du Prince twists knobs and vibrations to his own iconoclastic vision, and Jacques Dutronc is the overlooked gem of French pop.
The fourth installment of Skate and Create talks to and about the wide range of visual artists who have spawned from skate culture. We talk about the artistic temperament and how it applies to being a skateboarder, as well as different applications of creativity in graphics, painting, and other forms of fine art. The segment includes interviews with icons such as Geoff McFetridge, Andy Jenkins, Thomas Campbell, Ray Barbee, Kevin Ancell, Thurston Moore, Tony Hawk and others.
Episode 6 looks at the return in popularity of cassette tapes with a focus on two of Portland’s budding cassette tape labels, Eggy and UHU. In the first half, Raf from Eggy meets us at the Half & Half café and guides us through his releases as well as some of his faves from around the country. In the second half of the show, we talk to Yoni from UHU about his process and why he’s chosen to release cassettes only. The show ends with a live performance by Yoni’s band, Eternal Tapestry.
WKE’s Feature of the Week is available for viewing for seven days. This one’s a real gem, go get it!
About Kahlil Joseph and Belhaven Meridian:
Belhaven Meridian is an allegorical short film/music video for Shabazz Palaces (Featuring Butterfly a.k.a. Ish, formerly of Digable Planets fame) shot in Watts, Los Angeles. The piece features a cameo by Dante (Ernest Wadell) from the The Wire which serves as a homage to Charles Burnett’s 1977 classic film Killer of Sheep. The one continuous shot is photographed by Matthew J. Lloyd in beautiful 35mm black and white film.
This is the first music video written and directed by Kahlil Joseph, who utilized three different songs from Shabazz Palace’s self-titled album to create the sonic landscape for Belhaven Meridian. A West Coast (Los Angeles, Seattle) based independent filmmaker, Kahlil served apprenticeships directly out of film school under filmmaker/cinematographer Malik Sayeed (who is now a frequent collaborator), photographer Melodie McDaniel and fine artist Doug Aitken, before striking out on his own in the summer of 2009.
His burgeoning body of work includes O Lamb, a lyrical short film shot in the Dominican Republic, One Summer, a yet-to-be released behind the scenes “cine-doc” for Sofia Coppola based on her upcoming film Somewhere, music videos for artists Shabazz Palaces and Shafiq (of SA-RA) featuring Bilal and a short film for fashion house Built by Wendy. He presently is developing several projects slated for release in 2010.
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L.A., Tapes and Stylish Men
Happy Tuesday. All kinds of new stuff up on WKE. Check out a summary of today’s new episodes below, then swing by and watch it all in full.
HITS & MISSES
Episode 6: Stylish Men
Episode 6 zooms in on three solo male artists who redefine their respective genres. Bobby Birdman is the neo electro crooner, Pantha Du Prince twists knobs and vibrations to his own iconoclastic vision, and Jacques Dutronc is the overlooked gem of French pop.
D.I.Y. AMERICA
Episode 6: Skate and Create, Part 4: Artists
The fourth installment of Skate and Create talks to and about the wide range of visual artists who have spawned from skate culture. We talk about the artistic temperament and how it applies to being a skateboarder, as well as different applications of creativity in graphics, painting, and other forms of fine art. The segment includes interviews with icons such as Geoff McFetridge, Andy Jenkins, Thomas Campbell, Ray Barbee, Kevin Ancell, Thurston Moore, Tony Hawk and others.
DON’T MOVE HERE
Episode 6: Eggy Records and UHU Tapes
Episode 6 looks at the return in popularity of cassette tapes with a focus on two of Portland’s budding cassette tape labels, Eggy and UHU. In the first half, Raf from Eggy meets us at the Half & Half café and guides us through his releases as well as some of his faves from around the country. In the second half of the show, we talk to Yoni from UHU about his process and why he’s chosen to release cassettes only. The show ends with a live performance by Yoni’s band, Eternal Tapestry.
Feature of the Week
Episode 10: Belhaven Meridian
WKE’s Feature of the Week is available for viewing for seven days. This one’s a real gem, go get it!
About Kahlil Joseph and Belhaven Meridian:
Belhaven Meridian is an allegorical short film/music video for Shabazz Palaces (Featuring Butterfly a.k.a. Ish, formerly of Digable Planets fame) shot in Watts, Los Angeles. The piece features a cameo by Dante (Ernest Wadell) from the The Wire which serves as a homage to Charles Burnett’s 1977 classic film Killer of Sheep. The one continuous shot is photographed by Matthew J. Lloyd in beautiful 35mm black and white film.
This is the first music video written and directed by Kahlil Joseph, who utilized three different songs from Shabazz Palace’s self-titled album to create the sonic landscape for Belhaven Meridian. A West Coast (Los Angeles, Seattle) based independent filmmaker, Kahlil served apprenticeships directly out of film school under filmmaker/cinematographer Malik Sayeed (who is now a frequent collaborator), photographer Melodie McDaniel and fine artist Doug Aitken, before striking out on his own in the summer of 2009.
His burgeoning body of work includes O Lamb, a lyrical short film shot in the Dominican Republic, One Summer, a yet-to-be released behind the scenes “cine-doc” for Sofia Coppola based on her upcoming film Somewhere, music videos for artists Shabazz Palaces and Shafiq (of SA-RA) featuring Bilal and a short film for fashion house Built by Wendy. He presently is developing several projects slated for release in 2010.
Listen to WK Radio, subscribe to our blog by RSS, or get it delivered to your inbox.