Grape Lights

This is an interview I did back in January 09, 2008 for FavoriteMedia . Confused Clarity: An Interview with Andy Gonzales by Jason Devin Elephant 6er Andy Gonzales can change his mind on a whim without feeling bad about it, which might partly explain why he's managed to be all over the musical map over the years. Even if his playful and energetic pop songwriting reflects his spirited rather than spiritual view of the world, that doesn't mean he ever shies away from life's open ended mysteries. In the following interview, FM has fun getting far out with Andy. FavoriteMedia: After so many musical adventures, including Marshmallow Coast , Music Tapes and Of Montreal , were you feeling especially inspired to focus on a solo project, or was Andy from Denver more the result of creative restlessness? Andy Gonzales: I have always wanted a new band name. I was really excited about M Coast , but it was getting too complicated in that we could never organize. We had a couple tour si...

Jesus Franco Isn't it something how DVD helped usher in the new era of concern for image quality and filmic integrity while simultaneously glutting the b-movie market, including everything from European trash by the likes of Jesus Franco and Jean Rollin to thousands of other cult films such as Weasels Rip My Flesh ? Never mind that the films are total crap, they're finally presented in their correct aspect ratio and fully uncut! Take Franco's A Virgin Among the Living Dead for example, which is only one of several titles the film is known by because there are several different versions of the film, and really what difference does it make since every version is still one of the worse films ever made. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of enjoyable bad films. But let's face it, dressing up a Jesus Franco film as a pristine digitally remastered DVD is like putting a freshly pressed tuxedo on a piss-stinking bum. Skeletor in Bloody... As for those enjoyable bad films...