Category Archives: Music

Robert Stark interviews Josh Alan Friedman

1960's, 1970's, 1980's, Adam Parfrey, Al Goldstein, Black Cracker, Black Culture, Blues, censorship, Cities, Class, counterculture, Crime, Culture, Dallas, Erotica, Feral House Books, Film, gentrification, History, Josh Alan Friedman, journalism, Literature, Long Island, Los Angeles, Luke Ford, Media, Music, New York, Pilleater, Political Correctness, Pornography, Race Relations, Robert Brenner, Sexuality, Texas, The American South, Time Square

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and co-host Pilleater talk to writer and musician Josh Alan Friedman. He blogs at Black Cracker Online

Topics:

Intro Song: “Thanksgiving at McDonald’s in Times Square” by Josh Alan Friedman
Josh’s book Black Cracker about his experience going to the last segregated Black school in New York
Recovering lost memories from 1962 when Josh was in 1st Grade
The account of Josh being lynched in the book
The location of Glen Cove, Long Island, Black Shanty Towns, and the Gold Coast Era
Reactions to the book
Race relations in New York City in the 70’s, school busing, and the Bernie Goetz incident
Josh’s move to Dallas, Texas where his music career took off
Josh’s interest in Blues music, White adaptation of the Blues in the 60’s, the 80’s Blues Revival in Texas, and decline in interest among Blacks
Josh’s solo guitar act
Openings for bands including Huey Lewis and the News, War, Johnny Winter, and Bad Company
Josh’s book Tales of Times Square about Time Square in the 70’s; Robert Stark’s interview with Robert Brenner about his Gritty Old Time Square Tours
Josh’s observation that Broadway in Downtown LA reminds him of old Time Square
Josh’s interview with Luke Ford
Josh’s experience working for Al Goldstein’s Screw Magazine
Josh’s book I, Goldstein, which is a co-written autobiography about Al Goldstein
Josh’s book When Sex Was Dirty
Rules for Journalist; “never pay for an interview”
Book Publishing; the era of “the gate keeper,” independent publishing houses such as Feral House, and self-publishing today
The effects of the internet on musicians


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Robert Stark interviews Musician Dean Clarke of Brutalist Architecture in the Sun

1980's, 80's music, 90's music, aesthetics, Architecture, Brutalism, Brutalist Architecture in the Sun, Culture, Cyberpunk, Dean Clarke, Depeche Mode, Donald Trump, Economics, England, FM-84, Free Trade, income inequality, Industrial Music, John C. Portman Jr, London, Music, New Retro Wave, Pilleater, Retro Futurism, Synthwave, Vaporwave, Video Games

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and co-host Pilleater talk to musician Dean Clarke. He does vocals and electronics for the band Brutalist Architecture in the Sun based in the UK. Check them out on Facebook and YouTube

Topics:

Intro Song: Love & Science (feat. Paul Humphries from the Concrete Pop Album
Dean’s background in music and his original band 3D the band
Influences from electronic music from the early 80’s including Gary Numan and Tangerine Dream
90’s influences including Front 242, Nine Inch Nails, and Skinny Puppy
The New Retro Wave genre; FM-84
Darkwave
Minimal Wave Records
The hybrid sound of 80’s Synthwave and 90’s Industrial Music, and the trend of fusionism
Performance at Zigfrid von Underbelly in London
Band of the month for Artefaktor Radio
Dean’s vocals, and Cye Thomas who also does vocals for the band
The use of the Korg MS-20 Synth
The aesthetics of the album covers Dean designs, fusing Brutalist and Industrial imagery with bright fluorescent colors
Brutalist architecture, Trellick Tower, The Underground, and Centre Point in London, John C. Portman Jr., and the revived interest in Brutalism
Cyberpunk, the London Trocadero, and 80’s arcades
Victorian era Railway Stations in London
Urban exploration and dead mall enthusiast
Economics and political themes in music
The de-industrialization of the UK
Depeche Mode’s Where’s the Revolution
The marketing and consumption of music on the internet
The band’s new album Post Democracy from live performances


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Robert Stark, Pilleater, & Richard Wolstencroft discuss Ghost in a Shell

1980's, aesthetics, Akira, Alternative Right, animation, Anime, Architecture, Asia, Asian Aryanism, Asian Culture, Blade Runner, China, Cinema, Cities, Culture, Cyberpunk, Dystopia, Film, Futurism, Ghost in a Shell, Globalization, Hong Kong, Liberalism, Martin Heidegger, Mishima A Life in Four Chapters, Music, Nationalism, Paul Schrader, Philosophy, Pilleater, Political Correctness, Psychology, Retro Futurism, Richard Wolstencroft, Scarlet Johansson, Science, Science Fiction, Sexuality, Synthwave, technology, Transhumanism, Travel, Vaporwave, William Gibson, Yukio Mishima

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark, co-host Pilleater, and director Richard Wolstencroft discuss the new film Ghost in a Shell based on the 1995 anime.

Topics:

How it compares to the original film
The plot and characters
The film’s aesthetics, 1980’s retro-futurism, holograms, and cyberpunk
The synth soundtrack
The Robot Geisha scene
The fictional  futuristic Asian city filmed in Hong Kong
Richard Wolstencroft’s experience in Hong Kong and observations on Asian culture
Comparisons to the films Akira and Blade Runner, and William Gibson’s Neuromancer
The Anime Right
The “white washing” controversy about a White actress playing an Asian role
Scarlet Johansson
Takeshi Kitano
Themes of Trans-humanism and Cybernetics
Ray Kurzweil’s Wildest Prediction: Nanobots Will Plug Our Brains Into the Web
The Philosophy of Mind, ‎Gilbert Ryle’s Ghost in the machine, and Arthur Koestler’s Ghost in the machine
Hubert Dreyfus’s views on artificial intelligence influenced by Martin Heidegger
Political messages in the film
“Ghost in a Shell” as a metaphor for the rootless atomized society where people lack any real identity
Richard’s upcoming film The Second Coming Volume II


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Robert Stark interviews Musician Alex Romane

1990's, 80's music, 90's music, Alex Romane, Culture, democracy, Digital Hardcore, energy, England, Environment, Global Warming, Music, NATO, Philosophy, Pilleater, Politics, Religion, Synthwave, Syria, Vaporwave, War

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and co-host Pilleater talk to musician Alex Romane. He is a electronic musician and operates Urban Sunrise records. He is known for coming out with the first drum and bass record ever, under the name Apache.

Topics:

Intro Song: Alex Romane – Warrior Princess
Alex’s early background in music, influences from his mother, and basics in classical music and folk music
Alex’s father who was a music producer and brought back tapes of Iraqi Artist during the embargo
Alex’s music career in the early 90’s
How Alex invented the drum bass
Delirious – the world’s first ever Drum and Bass album
80’s synthwave music; Gary Numan and Tubeway Army
Cross over in synth and classical; Techbeat
Writing stories with music
Digital Hardcore and Jungle Music
The Dubstep genre, and other trends in music
The animated visuals on Alex’s website
Alex’s Philosophy; Direct Democracy and the Nature of God
The UK Direct Democracy Party
Alex’s experience lawfully infiltrating the UK Government
Alex’s new album Demokratia, which uses music as a political vehicle, and is a hybrid of hip hop, trance, and techno
NATO and war
Global Warming and Alternative energy sources going back to Henry Ford’s use of Hemp and Tesla’s energy devices


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Robert Stark talks to Pilleater about his Novella “Trip”

aesthetics, Almond Eyes Baby Face, Alternative Left, Alternative Right, American Culture, Art, Asia, Asian Aryanism, Asian Culture, Brandon Adamson, California, Cause & Effect, China, Class, comedy, Cosmic Encounter, counterculture, Culture, Despair, Drugs, Ellliot Rodger, Erotica, Feminism, Film, Gender, Homosexuality, humor, Information Society, Jack Kerouac, Japan, Japanese Culture, Las Vegas, Literature, Music, Philadelphia, Philip K. Dick, Philosophy, Photography, Pilleater, Political Correctness, Pornography, Psychology, Race Relations, relationships, Santa Barbara, Science Fiction, Sexuality, Social Justice Warriors, Surrealism, SWPL, Travel, Trip, Xiu Xiu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark talks to Pilleater about his new novella Trip. Pilleater blogs at Asian Aryanism | Making Animate Real!

Topics:

The creation of Trip and Pilleater’s other new book Almond Eyes, Baby Face
Cause & Effect’s Trip album
The main characters Tom Delunge and Daisy Liang
Information Society –Pure Energy
Tom Delunge as an alter ego of Pilleater, Robert Stark as Howard Festler, and Rabbit as Turtle
Sex and Race-Play in the book
Tom’s stand-up comedy as a way to deal with his past trauma
Asian-Aryanism as a new sub-culture
Porn Actress Harriet Sugarcookie, Franny Choi, and avant-garde Asian culture(Amped Asia Magazine, Alt-Porn)
Asian-Aryanism as the new street or “queer theory” culture, synergizing the Alt-Right/Left, Adam Parfrey’s Apocalypse Culture, and Asian studies
The setting of Santa Barbara, West Coast America
Chinese vs Japanese culture
Tom’s dreams; the subconscious dream becomeing a reality; Phillip K. Dick’s VALIS, and the film Monkeybone
SJW culture and the “Yellow Feminist”
Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and the cliche of road trip stories in film
Socioeconomics, snob culture, and the fetish of youth culture


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Robert Stark interviews Devotional Dave from STRANGELOVE-The Depeche Mode Experience

1980's, 80's music, 90's music, aesthetics, Culture, Depeche Mode, Devotional Dave, Duran Duran, Fashion, Music, Pilleater, Strangelove The Ultimate Depeche Mode Experience, Synthwave, Tattoos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and co-host Pilleater talk to Devotional Dave(Freddie Morales) from the Depeche Mode Tribute Band STRANGELOVE-The Depeche Mode Experience. Check them out on SoundCloud, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter

Topics:

Intro: Strangelove The Ultimate Depeche Mode Experience USA Promo
Tribute bands, how Strangelove-The Depeche Mode Experience got started in 2011, and Dave’s earlier tribute bands Blasphemous Rumours and Sounds a La Mode
Dave’s background in music and his Spanish Synthwave band DESVIO
Influences Growing up in the 80’s besides Depeche Mode including Duran Duran
Their current tour schedule listed at STRANGELOVE’s Website
Capturing the image of Depeche Mode and Dave’s Dave Gahan inspired Tattoos
The release of Depeche Mode’s new Spirit Album
Dave’s favorite Depeche Mode Albums are Songs of Faith and Devotion and Music for the Masses
Early Depeche Mode including Speak & Spell and Get the Balance Right!
Newer Albums including Sounds of the Universe
The Albums Violator and Ultra
Choosing which albums and songs to perform, and playing the songs Depeche Mode doesn’t play anymore such as rush
Meeting Alan Wilder and his departure
Martin Gore
The show April 1st at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara

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Robert Stark talks to Pilleater about Depech Mode’s Spirit Album

1980's, 80's music, 90's music, Alternative Right, Culture, David Bowie, Depeche Mode, Fire Tiger, John Curley, KMFDM, Music, Philosophy, Pilleater, Politics, Psychology, Synthwave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark, co-host Pilleater, and John Curley discuss the new Depeche Mode album, Spirit.

Topics:

Depeche Mode’s Spirit album
Pilleater’s article The Meaning Behind “Spirit
Where’s The Revolution?
The Meaning behind “Spirit”
Fail
Pilleater’s opinion that Exciter, Sounds of the Universe, and Delta Machine are their worse albums
When Alan Wilder left the band
Pilleater’s opinion that Violator, Songs of Faith, and Devotion are their best
Pilleater’s review of Get The Balance Right!
Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages
Depeche Mode compared to KMFDM
Depeche Mode being normie music
Richard Spencer’s claim that Depeche Mode is “the band of the Alt-Right,” and Depeche Mode’s denunciation
Depeche Mode’s Enjoy the Silence 9/11 Performance
Robert Stark’s outing to see Fire Tiger at the Viper Room


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Robert Stark interviews Italo Disco Artist Andy Fox

1980's, 80's music, aesthetics, Andy Fox, Architecture, Art, Art Deco, Culture, Fashion, Italo Disco, Italy, Music, New Retro Wave, Pilleater, Retro Futurism, Synthwave

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and co-host Pilleater talk to Italian musician and composer Andy Fox. Check out his music on SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Facebook, and Twitter

Topics:

Intro Song: “Tempus Fugit EP” (OUT NOW! on Sunlover Rercords)
Creating New music inspired by 80’s Italo disco; The New Retro Wave Genre
Andy’s background in music and early influences including Martinelli and Scotch
The aesthetics of Andy’s album covers
80’s Italian Design, Car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, Fashion, and Ugo La Pietra’s Interior Designs
The Synth of Nu Shooz – “I Can’t Wait”, and how it reminds Pilleater of Andy’s music
The Nu-disco genre
Andy’s music based on work by new artists
Vocals by Laura for his song Fly Away 
Andy’s favorite synthesizers


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Robert Stark talks to Tiffany & James From the Band Fire Tiger

1980's, 80's music, aesthetics, Culture, Fire Tiger, Music, New Retro Wave, Phil Collins, Pilleater, Tiffany

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and co-host Pilleater talk to vocalist Tiffany, and keyboardist James from the Band Fire Tiger. Check them out on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter.

Topics:

The start of Fire Tiger in 2011, how they met, and the origins of the name
James’s prior cover band Danger Zone LA
80’s nostalgia, 60’s and 70’s influences, and personal musical influences
Fire Tiger’s music video Energy, LA footage, the unintentional 80’s vibe, and the cinematography by their friend Todd Rosenberg
Fire Tiger’s Green Light music video inspired by Phil Collins’ Take Me Home
Inspiration from TV soundtracks such as The Greatest American Hero Theme Song
The Jetsons The Movie song “You and Me”(Tiffany) and Tiffany ‘s I Think We’re Alone Now
Fire Tiger’s upcoming performance on Thursday, March 16th at the Viper Room in LA(more info on Twitter, email [email protected] for discounts)
Past performances at the House of Blues and Whiskey on the Sunset Strip, and how most of their show are in LA
The New Retro Wave Genre, and how Fire Tiger’s style differs
The Keytar; the practical vs aesthetic appeal
The 80’s Roland Juno-106 and software synths
The 80’s aesthetic and design
Local 80’s stations; 93.1 Jack FM
Modern music and trends in vocals
Music Promotion and Social Media


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Robert Stark interviews Darren Toni

1980's, 1990's, 80's music, 90's music, aesthetics, Anime, Architecture, Art, Brutalist Architecture in the Sun, Consumerism, Culture, Cyberpunk, Darren Toni, death, Despair, England, Film, Florian Renner, Futurism, income inequality, Japan, Japanese Culture, Literature, London, Love, Music, New Heights, New Retro Wave, Philosophy, Pilleater, Retro Futurism, Robert Parker, Science Fiction, Synthwave, technology, Vaporwave, Video Games

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Stark and co-host Pilleater talk to Darren Toni. Darren is the producer of DRIVE Radio and Lazerdiscs Records.

Topics:

Intro Song: Aileron – Stratosphere
The release of Robert Parker’s Lazerdiscs album Awakening
Darren’s background in the music industry, and how he got involved with Drive Radio
The New Retro Wave Genre, it’s unique sounds, and audience
The Film Drive, featuring College, Electric Youth, and Kavinsky, and how the film exposed the genre to the masses
The Artists produced by Lazerdiscs Records and Drive Radio
Darren’s nostalgia growing up in the 80’s, and the original New Wave Genre
90’s Euro House Music
80’s Aesthetics, Video Game Arcades, The London Trocadero
80’s visions of the future, and New Retro Wave illustrations
Brutalist Architecture in the Sun
Darren’s book New Heights, the Surreal Aspect of the book, and the illustration by artist William Holder
Themes including the meaning of life, love, despair, and death
Video Synthesis
Darren’s next book which is a science fiction novel murder mystery that deals with themes of social inequality
Vaporwave


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