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RE/Search Conversations

RE/Search Conversations

V. Vale

RE/Search Conversations features interviews with artists, musicians, writers and countercultural figures. Hosted by V. Vale of RE/Search Publications.
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RE/Search Conversations - 21: Wolf Eyes

21: Wolf Eyes

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12/11/17 • 75 min

Wolf Eyes was in town and visited the RE/Search office to talk to us about their eclectic and long-standing musical collaboration. Alt-Jazz, improvisation, and the necessity for spontaneity are some of their modus operandi.

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RE/Search Conversations - 8: Thorsten Schutte

8: Thorsten Schutte

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07/10/16 • 35 min

Thorsten Schutte, director of Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words, joins V. Vale and Marian Wallace in the RE/Search office.

Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words directed by Thorsten Schutte (2016)
Review by Marian Wallace

There is never a dull moment watching Frank Zappa, from age approximately 14 to just before his all-too-early death at 52.

“Eat That Question” shows that Frank Zappa was not only a self-taught musical prodigy—while also fun, topical, and “real”—but he was a straight and obsessive genius with Integrity. It is a wonderful thing to see him interact with the senate hearings committee on censorship (which was spearheaded by Tipper Gore) inviting the straight-laced, woman-senator-questioner (forgot her name) to “come by the house” if she wanted to see what kinds of toys his children played with. Besides her being foiled by Zappa’s unorthodox answers and trying in vain to remain “in character” as the “pro-censorship” hearings unfolded, she was obviously charmed by Zappa, and stated that she “might just do that” [i.e., go check out his children’s toys].

Early in the film, Zappa explains to one interviewer, in a non-hyperbolic way, why he is against the status-quo music business. It is then illustrated by many and miscellanous Zappa footage/interviews/performances how: over the years he goes on to make his own success, remaining true to his vision. Later he needs to explain to an interviewer that he just wanted to spend some of the money he had earned, to hire a British orchestra and a California conductor to actually play some of the music he had written in notation over the years, but had never heard. He did not do this expecting to make money, but rather to spend money. Although he would make the results available to purchase in case anyone wanted it.

This is a fantastic collection of Zappa interviews and performances from over the years: tapings from USA and all over Europe, painstakingly collected by Schutte in his travels to various TV stations world-wide. The earliest appearance was a teenaged Zappa on the Steve Allen Show, orchestrating a noise piece utilizing the Steve Allen Show Band, electronic-taped random input, and Frank and Steve playing bicycle wheels. (The band was directed to play whatever and whenever they wanted, but to avoid actual musical tones.)

This is a MUST SEE for all music fans; anti-censorship believers; jazz, rock, free-form & noise musicians; and anyone who wants to spend an enjoyable and enlightening 90 minutes being totally entertained. It had the full support of the whole Zappa clan, who are lovingly and colorfully mentioned but do not appear in the film.—by M. Wallace

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RE/Search Conversations - 19: Sumeet Banerji and Jerry Connolly
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09/14/17 • 142 min

Vale interviews Sumeet Banerji and Jerry Connolly. The three talk about Sumeet’s novel “Ice Party,” physical versus digital design processes, live music’s power, evocative odors, the insidiousness of marketing, curated everything, anathema words, and emoji conversations.

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RE/Search Conversations - 11: David J Part 2

11: David J Part 2

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01/11/17 • 55 min

David J talks about Bauhaus and counterculture movements, including the goth scene and punk styles, in America and in the UK. He discusses his experiences touring in America and playing gigs in Europe as well as his favorite writers J. G. Ballard and William S. Burroughs.

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RE/Search Conversations - 2: Penny Rimbaud, part 2

2: Penny Rimbaud, part 2

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09/12/13 • 59 min

Penny Rimbaud Part Two. Crass founder, drummer, lyricist, artist, and philosopher-poet behind the Anarcho-Punk 70s U.K. band. Penny Rimbaud discusses creativity, identity, futurity, and the problem with words (our primary tool for description and analysis) existing on a parallel dimension to "real life." Part 2 of 2.

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RE/Search Conversations - 14: Dirk Dirksen - Part 2 of 2

14: Dirk Dirksen - Part 2 of 2

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02/03/17 • 24 min

Mabuhay impresario Dirk Dirksen goes deeper into the types of performance art, including comedic acts, that were "allowed" to play at the Mabuhay. Part 2 of 2. (Interview from 2004, two years before Dirk died, Nov 20, 2006.)

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RE/Search Conversations - 25: William Bennett Part 1

25: William Bennett Part 1

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10/21/20 • 48 min

V. Vale

Marian Wallace

William Bennett

Edited by Floyd Tangeman

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RE/Search Conversations - 24: The Urge - San Francisco Original Girl Punks
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12/26/19 • 56 min

Host: V. Vale
Engineered and edited by Marian Wallace
See and hear "Bit By Bit" from 2012 Fab Mab Reunion Show on youtube
https://youtu.be/sI6Za9MBYyU

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RE/Search Conversations - 23: John Shirley

23: John Shirley

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04/25/18 • 57 min

John Shirley is a cyberpunk pioneer (along with William Gibson, Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling). He tells of his life and how he started writing: basically, start writing your dreams! Dreams can go anywhere! Dreams became short stories, and some were expanded into full-length novels. Duck-and-cover, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the idea of nuclear war inspired literally hundreds of dreams where he was incinerated by a nuclear explosion. He tells how he became a published author and more...

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RE/Search Conversations - 4: Lyle Tuttle

4: Lyle Tuttle

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01/05/16 • 58 min

Lyle Tuttle talks about his life as a tattoo artist, from the early 60s to the curation of the Tattoo Museum in San Francisco. Interviewed by V. Vale of RE/Search publications. Produced by Marian Wallace.

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FAQ

How many episodes does RE/Search Conversations have?

RE/Search Conversations currently has 25 episodes available.

What topics does RE/Search Conversations cover?

The podcast is about Culture, Literature, Conversation, Society & Culture, Punk, Art, Interview, Research, Podcasts, Technology and Arts.

What is the most popular episode on RE/Search Conversations?

The episode title '24: The Urge - San Francisco Original Girl Punks' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on RE/Search Conversations?

The average episode length on RE/Search Conversations is 57 minutes.

How often are episodes of RE/Search Conversations released?

Episodes of RE/Search Conversations are typically released every 57 days, 17 hours.

When was the first episode of RE/Search Conversations?

The first episode of RE/Search Conversations was released on Sep 12, 2013.

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