Early Scenes
In a sense, this record is long overdue. For the better part of a decade now, Tetsu Mineta has been busy making “American” music (what some hazily refer to as
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Invisible Man
I only find out today that Mark Szabo has starred in a couple of video clips. I find them both extraordinary. If in one you can recognize him perfectly, in
You Fools!
As imagined by singer/songwriter Joe Presti, “Vampire Blood and the Moonlight” is an odyssey and seems to exist outside of any obvious era. Brooklyn Born and Brooklyn Based, Joe Presti
Let That Liar Alone
A little story. Mark has an elderly neighbor whom he takes walks with when it’s sunny. He carries some water, a chair so that the man can sit down when
Chocolate Covered Bad Things
When I lost my sense of taste and smell for days, the only consolation was chocolate. I could not recognize the taste of coffee, not that of foods with strong
Snackpoint Charlie
A snackpoint Charlie session featuring a song by Wio. Each song on “Brummagem Brilliance” has been recorded by Wio in the space of 15 minutes. How great! Listen to Snackpoint
Untitled
This one here has been painted on request. It is the reproduction of a masterpiece by the Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński, altered and adapted to become part of the Phil
Burnt Trees
The series of covers I’m doing for “Cabin Fever” and Chris Smith is one of my favorite. The paintings are inspired by pictures taken by Chris or me. Australia and
Exhaust
“the future remains a faraway train that never arrives” Listen to “Exhaust” by SK Magi here .
‘A Museca
Number 55 The number 55 in the Smorfia Napoletana is represented by music. You will not like Neo-melodic Neapolitan music, believe me. However, it has its own following and there
