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William Lemon: Parcival Versus the Sun

Remember William Lemon from Issue 02? Well, yester-night was the opening reception for Lemon's latest collection of work entitled Parcival Versus the Sun at Eighth Veil in Los Angeles.  It's open until August 24th...so go see it if you can! Here are a couple pieces from the series:

 

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hi ya'll,

Just so you know, we have just created a Hook and Line fan page thingy on Facebook.

Some of you are thinking "i thought you already had a Facebook"...

yes, this is true, we do, but it wasn't a fan page....and facebook keeps blocking us from adding people.

so 'log in' and 'LIKE IT'.

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In Memory: Ian Curtis of Joy Division

(15 July 1956 – 18 May 1980)

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Allister Izenberg : "Lonesome"

So just a few days ago, Allister Izenberg put out his first EP. It's called "Lonesome" and you can download it here for free.

& then read my interview with him in Issue 05.

-kebah

ISSUE 05:interviews with Allister Izenberg, Sleep ∞ Over and Diane Cluck

hey folks,

Issue 05 is finally ready. However, there is one small thing to take note of: Hook and Line has gone ONLINE!  Yep, as much and we love print...going online is what needs to happen (but there are some other interesting, print related ideas that should be coming around the mountain eventually). We have compiled the first four issues into "Hook and Line Vol. I".  You can check out all the madness here.

We do still have a good amount of issues 02, 03 and 04 so you might still be able to find copies at the normal stockists for the next few months!

Here is the cover of Issue 05.  It features interviews with Allister Izenberg, Sleep ∞ Over and Diane Cluck. Read and Enjoy!

-Kebah & J.M

Interview: Alexander Binder on "Allerseelen"

Alexander Binder has released a new series of magical photographs entitled "Allerseelen". I got a chance to ask him a few questions - read on. kebah

How did you get into photography?

I guess it all started when I was about 14 years old and my parents gave me a crappy little plastic camera. But it took nearly another 15 years until I exhibited my works for the first time.

What does "Allerseelen" mean?

"Allerseelen" is a Roman Catholic bank holiday in Germany. The English translation is "All Souls' Day", "Feast of All Souls" or "Day of the Dead". It is a day of remembrance for loved ones who have passed away. As far as I can remember the prayers shall help the souls in purgatory to enter the gates in heaven. So the whole concept sounds a little bit like getting into the next level of a video game ...

Did you have a message that you wanted to convey with this collection of photos?
All my photos are some kind of modern interpretation of the medieval “Memento Mori”. Like the works of medieval painters they shall remind us in a certain way of our own mortality – and further on – motivate us to think about our afterlife. Therefore I especially love the combination of images, which are at a first glance vibrant and playful, but at the same time dark, sad and sinister. It's all about the duality of light and dark, good and evil.

What attracts you to such dark imagery?
I grew up in the Black Forest, a rural area in south Germany. The whole culture there is influenced by the fairy tales of Wilhelm Hauff and the Brothers Grimm. And most of their tales are quite cruel and full of witches, trolls and demons. Later on I spent my whole puberty in the local video rental store and watched hundreds (or even thousands?) of horror-, splatter- and sci-fi-movies. I think it was this early contact with mythical creatures and the 24/7 consumption of all kinds of creepy stuff that nourished my inherent interest for the mystical, the occult and the dark.

you can check out the rest of this series here.

Hannah Myall

While perusing the unbelievably amazing archive of artists on cargo collective, I came across Hannah Myall.  I enjoy the warmth of her photos.  You can see more of her work here.

oh yeah & happy independence day.

-kebah

p.s. Issue 05 is on its way. There's also another little surprise in the mix. So stay tuuuuned everybody, stay tuned.

Mikah Sykes - "Oceanic Beloved (for the Gulf of Mexico)" MP3

A song and some words from Mikah:

"Just a bit of history of what is going on with this new music: I am highly influenced by Ornette Colemans "harmolodic" music style (late '70's early '80's). i.e. One or many different keys and/or tempos that through sonic sensitivity, end up being in the same key/tempo, if you let them be so, in your head. You'll notice in the different movements of the song, the layers reference different keys and tempos but somehow lock together, through common notes within differing keys. You can apply a major key guitar riff over another major key guitar riff, and the song will suddenly sound minor, depending on the keys you reference. Its nerdy for sure, but mostly accidental, in my own defense...I am horrible at music theory, and I am totally serious when I say that."

"Being raised Christian, now agnostic (i hate labels, but...), I've always been fascinated with gospel music. I make a reference here at sounding church-y. Lord knows, if they got one thing right (the church-people), it was the music - from born agains to black baptists, they really feel it when they sing the music."

"This song works best with headphones."

this is just a tiny sneak peek of Mikah's new work in National Forest (him + Willis Ransom):

Oceanic Beloved (for the Gulf of Mexico)
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