The Prisoner Inspires Dhani Harrison’s TheNewNo2 Experiment
“It’s kind of like opening up a massive can of worms.”
Articles by Morphizm
Margaret Atwood, Apocalyptic Optimist
When people first started writing this stuff, they didn’t call it science fiction.
The Happy Hollows Cast Spells On Me
Led by unhinged front woman Sarah Neghadari, Los Angeles power trio The Happy Hollows make deranged art-rock with one foot in alternative music’s past and another in the YouTube future. […]
Econopocalypse Derailed By Antimatter
I always love to interview the conceptual artist Jonathon Keats. His art consists in crafting up out-there propositions that make you think and laugh in equal measure. His latest is […]
Obama’s Bad Influence
[Naomi Klein, The Nation] Of all the explanations for Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, the one that rang truest came from French President Nicolas Sarkozy. “It sets the seal on […]
Dr. Kevorkian’s Accountant
[Greg Palast, Morphizm] Tell me where it hurts, Mr. President. What’s killing you is what’s killing us all: An evil germ called “Medical Loss Ratio.” “Medical Loss Ratio” [MLR] is […]
Step Aside McDonald’s, Subway’s Surging
Subway has managed to carve out a lucrative niche in a perfect storm of fast food and economic recession.
Difference Engine Reboots, Recomputes
“A friend suggested the William Gibson and Bruce Sterling book title for our band name, and we immediately took to it, since it encompassed our sound, which is a blend of human and machine.”
Mike Watt’s Spooky Sunrise
Mike Watt, kickass bassist for everyone from The Minutemen to The Stooges to his own various bands like The Secondmen and Dos, sends out evocative photos to his list of […]
Superman + Batman = Public Enemies
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies packs more heroes, action and political satire into a couple hours of entertainment than either icon’s animated series did in the course of several seasons.
Motion Comic Or Illustrated Film?
Comics are coming to life these days, on screens big and small. They’re pwning box offices in Hollywood and Flash-animated versions are ruling downloads in iTunes. So what to call […]
Michael Moore: America’s Teacher
[Naomi Klein, The Nation] On September 17, in the midst of the publicity blitz for his cinematic takedown of the capitalist order, Moore talked with Naomi Klein by phone about […]
The Story of Creation (Via Twitter)
[Tom McNichol, Morphizm] Day One Let there B-lite. OMG! Or shld I say Oh Me! It’s so much easier 2-C now. WTF was I thinking B4? Spent the rest of […]
Someone Change Ben Bernanke’s Drugs
[Greg Palast, Morphizm] I still get a thrill whenever I get my hands on a confidential memo with “The White House, Washington” appearing on the letterhead. Even when—like the one […]
The Black Keys’ Drummer Creates Band Called Drummer With Drummer Pals
One of the most fun interviews I’ve conducted recently was with a hung-over Patrick Carney, drummer for The Black Keys and architect of the new band called …Drummer!
Cli-Fi: The Age Of Stupid Gets Smart
By the time The Age of Stupid‘s flashbacks are over and the viewer is stuck in a ravaged 2055, the urge to do something immediate is palpable and powerful.
Obama, Du Bois, Hitler: Silence Gives Consent
[Amy Bass, Morphizm] History is never about the past. It wasn’t then. It isn’t now. In the midst of a lot of people who don’t seem to understand this, Barney […]
Q-Tip Resurrects Kamaal the Abstract
A Tribe Called Quest architect Q-Tip created a hypnotic solo album that stretched hip-hop’s envelope years ago. So why did it just drop today? File this one under “Lessons the […]
Who’s The Greatest Lex Luthor Ever?
From Buckaroo Banzai to SpongeBob SquarePants, veteran actor Clancy Brown has brought a long string of compelling characters to life on TV and movie screens.
The Tel Aviv Party Stops Here
[Naomi Klein, The Nation] When I heard the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) was holding a celebratory “spotlight” on Tel Aviv, I felt ashamed of Toronto, the city where I […]
To-Do List For All Tomorrow’s Parties
Named for the famous Velvet Underground song and founded by Barry Hogan, All Tomorrow’s Parties has defiantly offered bleeding-edge music, comedy and more since its inception.
Dreamcasting The Hobbit
Good news! New Line Cinema, which made billions off of J.R.R. Tolkien for its blockbuster Lord of the Rings film trilogy, finally settled accounts with Tolkien’s family. (It’s about time, […]
Five On Five With The Beatles Rock Band
What, no Strawberry Fields Forever? Are you kidding?
Covered Blog Remixes Memorable Comics
Comics fans are a motivated bunch, as are comics artists. Both come together on the Covered blog to revise their favorite covers of all time, often in strange and interesting […]
These United States Rock The Folk Out
If you’re using the United States in your band name, you better have reach. Good thing Jesse Elliott and his merry crew of 21st-century folk rockers have plenty. In the […]