February 2012
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Valerie
I marvelled at the album artwork before I heard the music, listened to the wondrous music before I watched the film and now finally I’ve watched Valerie and Her Week Of Wonders.
Made in 1970 by Czech director Jaromil Jire the film was based on a novel with the same name written in 1935 by Vitezslav Nezval.
Aesthetically beautiful and alarming in equal measures, it’s a wonderfully...
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Savages
Fuck reverb-soaked female vocals lost in meadows of dreamy soundscapes (just for a minute if you please). Smell the pits of Savages instead…
With no tracks online as yet, this footage is taken from one of their first shows, back in January at The Shacklewell in London.
With a frontwoman like Jehnny Beth, here is visceral goth pop you can believe in.
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Octopus
Regular visitors (oh how we neglect thee!) may be aware that we love, love, love, Micah Lidberg. Not solely for the fact his fauna-filled mind is responsible for our deep blue Treehouse Politics print, but mainly because in the land of the 2 handed illustrator Micah Lidberg is an octopus.
Here’s a sneak peak into his world…
Hugo & Marie Presents: An Interview With Micah...