Dan Ibarra | Ladies & Gentlemen

Jun 18, 2010 By Dan Ibarra 0

Adjust Tracking: An Interview with Tobacco

Anyone who has seen Tobacco perform, either solo or with his band Black Moth Super Rainbow, has probably seen the background video that accompanies the performances. The videos are part schlock-horror, part regrettable exercise tape, and part even-more-regrettable porn. They have been released on two DVD’s: “Fucked Up Friends” 1& 2, the latter claiming to be “the first ever low resolution, lo-fi Blu-ray video.” Tobacco, whose newest record, Maniac Meat was just released on Anticon, took some time to speak with Ladies & Gentlemen about his video work, wet latex, and the freedom of jokes.

When did you start using video in your live performances?
Probably for the first Black Moth [Super Rainbow] show that we ever did. So, pretty much since the beginning. I remember dumping a bunch of videos onto a VCR tape and just projecting it. I can’t remember what was on it.

Was there something that spurred that decision to include video in your shows?
I think it’s always been to make it a more entertaining show and give people something to look at. We’re not the most animated people onstage. So, I think it’s a lot more interesting to watch fucked up shit on the screen than it is to just be staring at what we’re doing.

Jun 10, 2010 By Dan Ibarra 0

New Sonnenzimmer prints up

Is there an artist out there that makes the work you wish you could? Someone that whenever you see something from them, it physically hurts because you love it so much but are so jealous that you can’t do it? Yeah, Sonnenzimmer is mine.

A bunch of new posters and prints were posted today. The print experiments are definitely my favorite. Check these two out:

GODDAMN YOU NICK AND NADINE!

GODDAMN YOUR BEAUTIFUL MINDS!

Apr 16, 2010 By Dan Ibarra 0

Johnny Kelly “Procrastination”

You might have recently seen his insanely awesome animated GIF work via his collaboration with Matthew Cooper on I Am Not An Artist, but Johnny Kelly also has some amazing other work of his own you should check out. I was particularly humbled by his “Procrastination” piece. Please procrastinate for another 5 minutes with me…