RE/Search Conversations

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

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25: William Bennett Part 1

V. Vale Marian Wallace William Bennett Edited by Floyd Tangeman

Oct 21, 2020•48 min•Ep. 25

24: The Urge - San Francisco Original Girl Punks

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

Dec 26, 2019•57 min•Ep. 24

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......

Apr 25, 2018•57 min•Ep. 23

22: Carolee Schneemann

Carolee Schneemann is a way-ahead-of-her-time artist featured in the RE/Search book “ANGRY WOMEN." She has a huge art show now (Feb through March 11, 2018) at MOMA PS1, New York. Fifty years of original art-making in many genres!

Feb 14, 2018•35 min•Ep. 22

21: Wolf Eyes

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.

Dec 11, 2017•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 22

19: Sumeet Banerji and Jerry Connolly

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.

Sep 14, 2017•2 hr 23 min•Ep. 20

20: Peter Sempel

All the way from Hamburg, the experimental documentary filmmaker Peter Sempel stops in for this episode to discuss his process of filmmaking, the longevity of punk, how Jonas Mekas helped kickstart Sempel’s career, his newest project, and favorite animals. Originally recorded as a TV episode of The Counterculture Hour.

Sep 08, 2017•59 min•Ep. 21

18: Marc Fischer & Timothy Furstnau (Museum of Capitalism)

Zine-maker Marc Fischer , maker of Temporary Services zines, and Museum of Capitalism's Timothy Furstnau stopped by the RE/Search office to share ideas. They discuss their recent publications, the art book fair circuit, printing technique pros and cons, and TSA confiscations. The Museum of Capitalism is having their book-release party this Friday in Oakland (August 11, 2017). The exhibition will be coming down and Timothy and cohorts are currently looking for new places to exhibit the collection...

Aug 10, 2017•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 19

17: Robert Conway

Robert Conway, who manages the trust of Bruce Conner, talks with RE/Search. The conversation includes Conway's interviews of friends and associates of Conner’s, the defining criteria of an artist and how we all might define ourselves as such, Conner’s inkblot series, and biography as art form.

Aug 01, 2017•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 18

16: Tyler Hubby

Tyler Hubby's film "Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present" is now out and making the rounds. Tony Conrad was an experimental filmmaker and musician and an early "Performance Artist" before the term existed! Tyler visited the RE/Search office and filled us him filmmaking, Tony Conrad's work, and more. Produced by Marian Wallace. Edited by Miranda Aaland.

May 06, 2017•1 hr•Ep. 17

15: Mike Watt

Bassist Mike Watt (the Minutemen, Iggy Pop Stooges Band, and more) visits RE/Search headquarters. The conversation involves Watt's musical childhood and his career as a musician, including anecdotes about gigs, stolen basses, and punk philosophies. Text from this interview is available in printed form at www.researchpubs.com .

Feb 27, 2017•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 16

14: Dirk Dirksen - Part 2 of 2

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.)

Feb 03, 2017•24 min•Ep. 15

13: Dirk Dirksen - Part 1 of 2

Dirk Dirksen was the entrepreneur and impresario of Mabuhay Gardens Punk Club in San Francisco. Here he talks about booking the club, the range of performances, and counterculture movements, punk and otherwise. Part 1 of 2.

Jan 27, 2017•31 min•Ep. 14

12: Diane DiPrima

We visit Diane DiPrima and she fills us in on her life as a working writer. Topics we covered are the struggles of women writers, counterculture movements, including the Bohemian movement, and balancing motherhood and art.

Jan 19, 2017•58 min•Ep. 13

11: David J Part 2

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.

Jan 11, 2017•55 min•Ep. 11

10: David J Part 1

David J of Bauhaus fame visits California on his Living Room Shows Tour and comes by RE/Search office for a visit. Bauhaus is most well known for it's original goth hit, "Bela Lugosi Is Dead". Who Killed Mister Moonlight is his 2014 biography.

Jan 11, 2017•20 min•Ep. 10

9: Christopher Coppola

Director Christopher Coppola visits the RE/Search office to discuss filmmaking with V. Vale and Marian Wallace. Follow Christopher Coppola by visiting his blog: http://www.christophercoppola.com/

Aug 01, 2016•1 hr•Ep. 9

8: Thorsten Schutte

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 w...

Jul 10, 2016•36 min•Ep. 8

7: Daniel Miller, part 2

Daniel Miller's first claim to fame was his home-made (done in his bedroom) underground hit single, "Hot Leatherette," an electronic pre-digital composition inspired by J.G. Ballard's "Crash." He was in San Francisco for a DJ gig, also doing some synthesizer research, and stopped by for a visit, so we seized the time and recorded him. Here is Part 2 of the conversation taped at RE/Search headquarters.

Jun 10, 2016•50 min•Ep. 7

6: Daniel Miller, Part 1

Daniel Miller's first claim to fame was his home-made (done in his bedroom) underground hit single, "Hot Leatherette," an electronic pre-digital composition inspired by J.G. Ballard's "Crash." He was in San Francisco for a DJ gig, also doing some synthesizer research, and stopped by for a visit, so we seized the time and recorded him. Here is Part One of the conversation taped at RE/Search headquarters.

Mar 30, 2016•53 min•Ep. 6

5: Jarett Kobek

Jarett Kobek, author of "I Hate the Internet" visited our RE/Search office in February 2016. He was in town on a book tour, stopping off at City Lights in San Francisco. Here he shares his thoughts on writing, social media, living in Los Angeles and many other things. Listen in on the conversation with Jarett Kobek, V. Vale and Marian Wallace, with a cameo purr from Abby the cat.

Mar 02, 2016•54 min•Ep. 5

4: Lyle Tuttle

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.

Jan 05, 2016•58 min•Ep. 4

3: Rudy Rucker

Cyber-punk writer Rudy Rucker visits and discusses (amongst other things) his writing career, his painting, and the state of technology with host, V. Vale for the Counter Culture Hour (produced by Marian Wallace). Rudy Rucker has written over 30 books, two of which received Philip K. Dick Awards. His novels include Cyberpunk and transreal fiction as well as nonfiction books on infinity and the fourth dimension. A video version is also available here: http://vimeo.com/82404988...

Dec 29, 2013•59 min•Ep. 3

2: Penny Rimbaud, part 2

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.

Sep 12, 2013•1 hr•Ep. 2

1: Penny Rimbaud, part 1

Penny Rimbaud Part One. Founder, drummer, lyricist, artist, and philosopher-poet behind the Anarcho-Punk 70s U.K. band CRASS, 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 1 of 2.

Sep 12, 2013•1 hr•Ep. 1

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