Tears in Rain: ‘Blade Runner’ and Philip K. Dick’s Legacy in Film
Blade Runner and Philip K. Dick’s work lives in our cinemas and minds. How did the visions of a paranoid loner become the most relevant sci-fi of our time?
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Mom’s Back to Her Crazy Life: An Interview With Japanese Folk Pioneer Sachiko Kanenobu
Sachiko Kanenobu left her native Japan just as her debut album was being released. Now, nearly 50 years later, the classic album Misora is getting a new life. So is Kanenobu with a little help from guitarist Steve Gunn and the spirit of Philip K. Dick.
Sci-Fi Goes Hi-Fi: 10 Artists’ Foray into Hip-Hop Futurism
A host of artists have carved out a niche in the interplanetary margins that now rest in hip-hop culture. Some call it an expansion on Afrofuturist philosophies; others simply a long-time propensity for the science-fiction genre.
Do We Dream of Electric Sheep Like Blade Runner’s Corporate-Produced Replicants?
The isolation of Blade Runner 2049‘s inhabitants reinforces their need for genuine connection, which the divisive effects of global capitalism undermines.
Hard Working Americans Conjure Vintage Vibes at the Fillmore
The Fillmore is elevated into its higher realm as a transformative sonic temple of sound and light.
Carsten Norgaard: The Mystery Man in ‘The Man in the High Castle’
It's tough playing a Nazi with a conscience, but veteran actor Carsten Norgaard not only lives up to the challenge presented in Amazon's The Man in the High Castle, but stretches beyond what's expected of him.
The High Art of Disownership in ‘Death Sentence: London’
Death Sentence: London is quite possibly the most important work of 2015.
Philip K. Dick’s ‘Radio Free Albemuth’ Finally Reaches the Silver Screen
Like the book that inspired it, Radio Free Albemuth works as a vindicating love letter to spiritual seekers who feel that humanity is capable of more than the Orwellian rat race.
Shpongle + The Desert Dwellers: 9 March 2014 – Santa Ana, CA
Shpongle stands out from the crowded EDM scene by remembering the organic rock roots of psychedelic music.
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