From the Machine

Part 1/2 of our conversation about disturbing media, followup to our conversation about horror. Trigger & spoiler warning. 

Antichrist † Trauma † I Spit on Your Grave † A Serbian Film † The Sadness † The Boys † Invincible

Words by Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson

Another of our occasional detours, this time featuring Conner’s panel presentation at the NCA 2024 conference. 

Transduction † post-industrial strategy † control society † affective force & overcoding † transvaluation of aesthetic values

Words by Conner Tomlinson

Part 3/3 of our conversation about starting a band

Partners at band rehearsal † locking in † communication † rehearsals are boring

Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Part 2/3 of our conversation about starting a band

Leadership structures † removing members † artistic ownership

Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Part 1/3 of our conversation about starting a band

How not to start a band † success † love † tension † spite † joy

Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Sex, love, & cannibalism † born cannibals † everything that flows † cannibalistic love † health & trust † the eucharist

Words by Jane Ferry, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Primer episode ahead of next week's conversation about sex & cannibalism

Simile & metaphor † metonymy † against symbolic literary criticism

Words by Jane Ferry, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Part 2/2 of our conversation about horror cinema

Supernatural † unknown † trauma

Words by Jane Ferry, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Part 1/2 of our conversation about horror cinema

What is the appeal of horror † survival mechanisms † self-reflection & mood regulation

Words by Ethan Bowen, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters

Part 2/2 of us venting about genres that suck

Deathcore sucks † contemporary Christian music sucks † pop music is okay actually

Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson