Tag: Eyedrum (Atlanta Art Space)

Miscellaneous Things Done in the Last Two Weeks

Went and saw the movie Paprika. Beauty of a movie about the dream and real worlds merging. But for all its artistry, I don’t think of it as one of the great animated movies. Extremely good, but not great. For fans of animation and especially Ghost in the Shell.

Saw the self proclaimed “King of Country Western Troubadours” Unknown Hinson at the Earl. He definitely deserve the term “guitar virtuoso.”

Did 4th of July with wife and friend on top of a Downtown parking garage.

But by far the best thing I did was attend the AV Geeks collection of bizarre flicks at Eyedrum. Amber emailed me and told me about the fun to be had, and it was the best 5 bucks I’ve spent in a long time. Strange school and industrial movie gems are curated by Skip Elsheimer. He presented the movies and ran the movie projector. The show that he put together was titled “AV GEEKS Greatest Hits.

“Telezonia (1974) Kids are whisked away by a manchild in white tights, so they can sing about using the telephone. Creepy, but not in the way that you think.”

If you got the time this movie is a great example of the full-bore weirdness that is a 70’s industrial flick with a budget. Starts rather normally, but don’t let that fool you.


“Crash Bang Boom” (1970) 10 min We learn about percussion instruments featuring marching bands, dancing kids and a groovy rock band.

Malakapaladoo Skip Two (1977) 10 min A cute film for kids about using their imagination or a clay-laced, folkmusic opus to hallucinogens? You decide.

Drugs Are Like That (1979) 16 min An attempt to warn kids about the dangers of drugs using Legos and a catchy song to make its point. Anita Bryant narrates!

Shake Hands with Danger (1980) 23 min A truly inspired film that uses a country music song to illustrate the dangers of working on heavy equipment. Some fake gore too!

VD is for Everybody (circa 1970) 30 sec A public service announcement that uses an infectious song to talk about an infectious disease.”

All of these are on the AV Geeks’ Greatest Hits DVD, which would make a great gift for lovers of the bizarre, fans of 70’s fashion and me. It I hadn’t spent all the cash I had just to get through the door, I would have grabbed a DVD or two.

You can also check out some of their publicly available movies on archive.org.

Weekend Art Roundup – Eyedrum & Museum of Design Atlanta

Eyedrum

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Museum of Design

I’ll be posting pictures fully-titled and tagged to Flickr when their site is back up from scheduled maintainence. Until then, these pix will have to due. Until then, any pressing questions on artists or artwork, leave a note.

Pictures from the "Assemblation" show @ Eyedrum, Atlanta

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The large image above from the “Assemblation” show at Eyedrum doesn’t play well with my sidelinks. I’ll sacrifice good blog design because the artwork by Amandine Drouet deserves a decent-sized image. Blogger won’t let me load images off my computer, which always looks better.

The show was a great one. Big, colorful, and cluttered. A full takeover of the exhibition spaces, mainly full of sculptures and 3-D pieces. My favorite pieces by Amandine Drouet, in contrast to most of the show, were the most subtle. White, illuminated sculptures resting on a nubby bedspread or suspended overhead. The pictures do more justice to the pieces than words could.

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The “Assemblation” Show @ Eyedrum Art Center, Atlanta – a photoset on Flickr

Moog = Vogue @ Eyedrum: Analog Musical Heaven in Atlanta and Online

You may not know the guy but you know his machines. Robert Moog (sounds like vogue) made the electronic machines and keyboards that made groovey analog music possible. From the indie art enclave Eyedrum website and mailing list comes the following info on a Saturday night of Moog-themed events…

“An evening dedicated to the recently departed father of the Moog synthesizer and builder of theremins. Tonight’s lineup will feature a screening of the film “Moog” by Han Fjellestad.

Eyedrum will host a Bob Moog tribute on Saturday, September 17. Bob Moog, inventor of the Moog line of synthesizers and builder of theremins died last month. Eyedrum will pay tribute by showing the film “Moog” by Hans Fjellestad. This feature documentary film explores Moog’s collaborations with musicians over the years, and his ideas about creativity, design, interactivity and spirituality. The film was shot on location in Asheville, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tokyo and London, featuring appearances by Keith Emerson, Walter Sear, Gershon Kinsgley, Jean-Jacques Perrey & Luke Vibert, Rick Wakeman, DJ Spooky, Herb Deutsch, Bernie Worrell, Pamelia Kurstin, Tino Corp. with Charlie Clouser, Money Mark, Mix Master Mike, and an eclectic mix of performers. This screening will mark the Atlanta premiere of the film.

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There will also be performances by local Moog enthusiasts (Neil Fried, Don Hassler, Howard Wershil, Zachary Hollback, Chris Swartz, Gene Thompson, William Silbernagel, Scott Burland, Robert Cheatham, Allen Welty Green, Oliver Smith, & Blake Helton) featuring many participants from last year’s Theremin Summit, as well as Dennis Palmer and Bob Stagner of Shaking Ray Levis from Chattanooga.”

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The Electrical Spectacle put out one of my all-time favorite albums. Analog keyboard instrumentals, real drummer, throwing down fast and grooving slow. The following review does a good job of describing the music of the band. Two of the songs are longer then 8 minutes, and all four are worth the download. MP3’s to be found at Electrical Spectacle “Mood Modulation EP”. I’d be curious to hear anyone’s reaction, and no, I have nothing to do with the band.

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“Like this contagious club concoction, Electrical Spectacle looks to the past for innovation. A study in the vintage keyboard sounds of the ’60s and ’70s, the Spectacle’s retro-futuristic sound is the perfect antithesis to most of what goes on in the organic, roots-obsessed local music scene. The group’s massive Moog synthesizer collection sets the tone for electro-effects and the whirring of the theremin. “

Entertainment Recap: Penguins, Spaceships & The Salton Sea

It’s the beginning of week four since our Atlanta move. Now that we are here, we get to take advantage of all the great features of the city: food, movies, music, etc… I hate that we missed Sealab 2021’s white-boy rapper MC Chris. We blew too much money furnishing the new apartment that day and had to go without a live version of the Star Wars rap masterpiece “Fett’s Vette.” Which can be downloaded from his site.

But we have seen movies:

March of the Penguins @ Lefont Theater Garden Hills – the Lefont’s a cute single screen theater in Buckhead. We parked on the street, walked a hundred feet and were in the door. The Lefont chain has one of the best pre-movie “buy-our-candy-don’t use-the-phone” movies. Most other theaters’ just suck, and why is that? Penguins are awesome, the movie was good, and one person wonders What Has Our Society Come To When March Of The Penguins Is The Blockbuster Hit Of The Summer?

Serenity @ AMC Phipps Plaza – I got the free movie pass while buying cds/comic books at Criminal Records. The movie was great, the Dragon-Con fans were loving seeing their favorite characters from the now-cancelled show (Firefly), and the two old ladies who were expecting a quiet movie (which the name would imply) left when Summer Glau was impaled in the head with some sci-fi medical device. Sci-fi fans, go see a smart movie that actually has a decent plot that pays off in the end.

Plagues & Pleasures on the Salton Sea @ Eyedrum – It took me more time than expected to find this tucked-away art space near the Oakland Cemetery, but totally worth it. This documentary was one of the last movies shown as a part of the Atlanta Underground Film Festival. The Salton Sea is a man-made lake, a mistake that has remained since the turn of the century. The movie features the folks that make it home, including “Hunky Daddy,” a drunken, Hungarian freedom-fighter who loves his bit of American paradise. The Salton Sea is an environmental disaster waiting to happen, and one that will probably happen in our lifetime.

Movies I still want to see… Murderball, Broken Flowers, Howl’s Moving Castle, Megacities, and maybe The Aristocrats.

Suggestions, reviews, contributions?