Since prehistoric times, people have huddled together around
campfires and told stories to each other. These stories have served the purpose
of entertaining (taking our minds off of the brutal realities of survival on
this planet), educational (teaching us how to better navigate and survive some
of the brutal realities of survival on this planet), and remind us of the goal,
which is namely to stay bound together as a tribe, family, nation or similar
social units to hopefully aim for the ideal of collectively overcoming the day
to day drudgeries of simple survival and achieve the status of heroes and gods.
(Well, one can dream!)
The stories that have survived the test of time and become
the most repeated, were the ones that resonated with our collective natures,
taught us the most enduring and valuable lessons or lifted our spirits through
the vehicle of mirth or hope.
Somewhere along the way, there arose a class of people who
saw that as technology evolved and story telling and dissemination more and
more became reliant on these changes that the profitable position was to set
oneself up as a gatekeeper to the means of production and distribution. We
eventually came to know these gatekeepers by names such as; scribes, priests,
printers, publishers, newspapers, magazines, radio stations, television
stations, record companies, movie studios, et al. As you can plainly see, this
model was profitable and even beneficial to the public and to artists for a
period of time, but that time has come to an end. Everywhere you look,
traditional publishing is upside down, the music industry is upside down, the
movie industry is upside down, and mostly due to their own myopic tendencies.
Joseph Matheny in conversation with Antero Alli about all sorts of tasty subjects. Also, JM discusses the changes occurring at Alterati, et al.
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No homegrown music this week, just some blatantly ripped off Cheech and Chong.
Antero Alli was born November 11, 1952, in Finland. Alli currently resides in Berkeley, California, where he conducts workshops and stages theatrical productions, some of which have been released as films. Alli is also a professional astrologer and has authored books on experimental theatre, astrology and Timothy Leary’s 8-circuit model of consciousness.
No homegrown music this week, just some more blatantly ripped off semi-commercial stuff.
Kristopher Young was born in 1974 with roots in Philadelphia and New York City. He moved to Portland, Oregon in 2004 to focus on his writing.
His background is diverse; he’s vegan, is trained in branding and scarification, put himself through school designing databases and has a Master’s Degree in Media Ecology (the impact of mass communication on society) from New York University.
Kristopher founded Another Sky Press in 2005 and continues to play a significant role as chief editor. Click was his debut novel.
Big changes coming here to this network. A complete rewrite and redesign of Alterati, Piltolite, Greylodge, and PODLAFF is coming this winter. We will probably be off-line for a month or so as we roll it all up and begin to roll out the new stuff. Alterati, PodLaff and Piltolite will be merging into something new, currently code-namedHukilau.However, right now, we can say no more. We will continue to put out GSpots every 2 weeks, and will leave up an archive page of the last 4 0r 4 episodes, while we hammer and saw behind the curtain. We are aiming for a 2010 relaunch of the new project and we think you’re going to LOVE it. Until then, be well and we’ll see you in the new year.
I’ve heard great things from the folks at Foolishpeople about the Abattoir Pages and the staging and presentation of the scene/installation I wrote for it. If you’re at all capable, get on down to:The Abattoir Pages
This Hallowe’en, the infamous horror author Helen Mayer will hold court at a debauched secret party. She will share the perverse and warped research conducted inside the old abandoned abattoir, which was the genesis of her greatest work. In this dark playground, the very nature of human terror has been tested, abused and fed into the living story ‘The Forest’.The author invites you to solve the puzzle and unlock the terrifying history within the old and powerful pages hidden throughout the slaughterhouse. Each holds a key to learning the truth of an ancient tale, which will ensure your survival.
Tonight, a debt will be repaid to blood dishonoured. An eternal nightmare rises up from the depths of the dark boreal forest, in the shadow of the mountain. It comes to feed on new meat inside an old abattoir.
Songs, in order:
Babylon System
Nude Dressed
SmiteDemDub
BIO: Chris Arkenberg is a strategic researcher and futurist watching for patterns at the intersection of human culture and technology. He’s currently working as a visiting researcher at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, Ca., where he’s researching the emergent field of Brain Computer Interface for the Institute’s 2009 Technology Horizons program. He did undergrad in psychobiology at UCSC, then worked a 2yr stint at Gateways metaphysical bookstore, followed by a 10-year stretch working 3D & management for Adobe Systems, Inc. On the side, he’s an electronic music producer under the moniker N8UR, while also enjoying and engaging his local community in Santa Cruz, Ca. His blog is URBEINGRECORDED .
In anticipation of the upcoming performance of The Abattoir Pages, Joseph Matheny in conversation with John Harrigan about anything and everything that comes to their mind.
Joseph Matheny in coversation with Klint and Jillian from Esozone, talking about the new “open source and unconference model” being used this year.
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After EsoZone Portland 2009, we will release the “EsoZone Protocol,” a set of guidelines similar to an open source software license that will enable organizers to host an EsoZone in their own city as long as they are free and follow the “unconference” model.
From Foolishpeople- I’m pleased to announce that Joseph Matheny is joining the core creative team on ‘The Abattoir Pages’ as Executive Producer of Online Strategic Development. He has also contributed a scene for the performance.
A few of the things Joseph Matheny has achieved as an inventor, creator, marketer, product manager, CEO, CTO, writer and artist include: Playing a role in establishing and evangelizing standards and practices such as CD ROM, PDF, DVD, XML, RSS, Podcasting, ARG and digital video. He is the inventor of several matching and recommendation algorightms, is a published author of screenplays, white papers, technology, sci-fi, marketing and gaming books.
Joseph Matheny in conversation with Jon Lebkowsy about the beginnings of the public Internet, hacking, phreaking and the rise and fall of the “C” word (Cyber) , social media and a host of other remembrances of recent history.
9/9: BOOK SOUP
Event: “Random Obsessions and Strange Stories
from Special Guests”
West Hollywood, Calif.
Wednesday, 7 p.m. Details: Rich Ferguson, Stefan Kiesbye, Lenore Zion
of TheNervousbreakdown.com and Joseph Matheny. We’ll be recording it in video and audio to release as a GSpot in the near future.
Music by Landen Belardes Directions:Store details.
Joseph Matheny interviews Danielle Hatfield (yes, one of THOSE Hatfields!) about Twitter, the Internet and life in general. A good casual conversation, not too stuffy or formal at all, just the way we like it, with a side of Louisiana hot sauce!Also another episode of In Your Ear-New Yorker Magazine archived short stories read aloud and discussed
by current contributors.
Wow. Wrote to t. Winter Damon to see if he was close to publishing the new work he had told me about…how long ago? Wow, like a year. It’s been a busy year for sure, but I really need to slow down and smell the roses. His work email bounced, so I figured he’d been laid off, seems to be happening a lot…so I wrote his publisher and asked him to have Tim call me. I was surprised to receive an email back that he had died. This is happening far too much lately. Anyway, here’s an old GPod radio we did several years ago. I’ll miss ya man, we had some great conversations. Show : Part 1 | Part 2 (may 15 2005)
Also another episode of In Your Ear- Discussing the Geek Survival Guide – home of survival tips you will probably never need. http://gsguide.blogspot.com/
Joseph Matheny interviews “another Joe”, AKA Bazooka Joe, from Solipsistic Nation and formerly of the smallWorld. They talk about music, podcasting and get into a weird Joe to Joe cross interview feedback loop.
Also, another episode of In Your Ear, this week reviewing “Variant Frequencies” a podcast of (mostly) short fiction in the horror/subgenre sci-fi vein. From Puske: I pay special attention to the podcast novel which they debuted – “The Failed Cities Monologues” http://www.podiobooks.com/title/the-failed-cities-monologues/) – link is to the podiobooks version.
Pritzger prize-winning architect Thom Mayne, founder of the Southern California Institute of Architecture and the renowned architectural firm Morphosis, comes to the Festival to share his passion for space, light, and cinema.
Joseph Matheny discussed the state of independent film and ponders some solutions to the “Internet dilemma” with his friend and partner, Michael Mailer. Also, a new episode of “In Your Ear” with Psuke.
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Michael Mailer (born 1964) is a film producer and the oldest son of writer Norman Mailer. He has produced over 17 films. He has one sister Kate and two brothers Matthew and Stephen an actor. He is the co-founder of Bigel/Mailer films. He is married to Sasha Lazard and they have one son Cyrus. (wikipedia)
Steve Diet Goedde was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri and learned the basics of darkroom work and photography from his father, who was an amateur photographer. By the age of 13, Steve was obsessed with taking photographs and started educating himself about photographers that inspired him, most notably Richard Avedon, Lillian Bassman, and Diane Arbus.
He moved to Chicago in 1985 to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago where he studied filmmaking and painting. He refused to study photography stating that he had already acquired his aesthetic and visual style. Read the rest of this entry »
Bookmark it. Episodes start 06-18-09
Los Angeles Film Festival: Official Podcasting Station- Sponsored by Pilotlite
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Here’s a few links to audio collections I’m building from panels, talks and conferences I’m recording at the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival. I have over 30 hours of this type of material recorded so far and will be releasing it all over time on pod.lafilmfest.com. Enjoy!
Filmmaker Lunch Talks Los Angeles Times Entertainment Writer John Horn talks to various producers, writers, editors and directors about their filmmaking experiences.
Finance Conference Various industry experts and filmmakers talk about the “art of finance” for the independent filmmaker in the current economic climate.
Also in this episode:A new In Your Ear with Psuke, and a special bonus track at the end: James Curcio presents the first installment of the Join My Cult audiobook, and releases Join My Cult as a Creative Commons PDF that you may download at Original Falcon. Also, as a side note, we were contacted after this show was recorded by an organization calling itself the New EII. Keep an eye open for an interview with them in the future.
Friend and long time supporter of Incunabula, El Centro, Greylodge and Alterati, Dave Szulborski has passed away after a long and incredibly courageous battle with leukemia. He leaves behind his wife Marianne, his baby son Tyler, and many many friends both on-line and in the real world.
As many of you know I collaborated on several projects with Dave over the years, sometimes playing characters in his productions, co-writing productions together and even contributed and collected pieces for his books. I considered him a friend and a stalwart individual and he will be missed in my life. Catch ya l8r bro.
In this episode of the GSpot: Wes Unruh brings us reflections on the movie Synecdoche, New York, Joseph Matheny talks to Jeremy Kasten about why this is a perfect time to make an independent film, with poetry breaks provided by Jim Morrison from the great beyond.
Coming in the near future: Joseph Matheny talks to R.S. Carbonneau about The Marvel and other works, Altertube/GSpot video segments makes a comeback this summer with JM covering the red carpet scene at one of the more “indie” of the major film festivals, the LAFF and more. Stay tuned.
Joseph Matheny wraps up the myth series with some pithy comments on John Titor, and introduces anotherepisode of In Your Ear, kicks off the new series: A Concise Guide to Setting Yourself on Fire with Kara Rae Garland and christens the maiden voyage of Grindhouse Minute. Also: MORE METALLICA! Enjoy.
GPod Radio host Joseph Matheny moderates a roundtable discussion on the subject of Myth on the Modern World, with guests: Wes Unruh, James Curcio, John Harrigan, Lucy Allin, P. Emerson Williams and Anna Young. (Note: When I recorded the intros to part one and two, I forgot to mention Wes as a participant in the roundtable. He is however introduced in the actual roundtable piece and is a major contributor to the conversation. My omission was simply due to being overworked with too little time. Hopefully he will not hate me for this oversight. )
Also, the first installment of In Your Ear, some tidbits about the Y project and some ranting and raging in response to the mailbag.
In part three we will introduce another regular segment to the GSpot, A Concise Guide To Setting Yourself On Fire
DPRGRM, PILOTLITE, MYTHOS MEDIA & FOOLISHPEOPLE PRESENT
Y
In a post-apocalyptic world, Y is a documentary-style reality show where the grand prize is the future of our species on planet Earth.
Mythos Media and FoolishPeople will join with DPRGRM/Pilotlite to create ‘Y’, a feature film that starts shooting in Los Angeles July 2009.
LOS ANGELES, CA 02/27/09 – DPRGRM/Pilotlite announced a project today that forges a new path in independent cinema by bringing together real world experience and film in a unique way. ‘Y’ brings an audience inside the creation of a modern myth. The audience will become actual cast members, and be immersed in the story in real time. The film crew will also be part of the story as well as part of the cast, therefore creating a total immersive experience that bridges the traditional proscenium of audience/performer. Read the rest of this entry »
My friend Michael Dean co-wrote a book with Alan Lastufka, titled:YouTube: An Insider’s Guide to Climbing the Charts. For some odd reason, they seemed to think my insane rambling has context and enough coherence to include as several pages in said book. Even though that is the case, I still recommend picking it up if you’re at all interested in indie/digital/on-line video/film. (Enough slashes?) Go now. Buy.
I encourage anyone reading this to follow me on Twitter. This is where I’m leaving the majority of my brain droppings these days. Twitter, Friendfeed (for the ultra-stalkerish type ) and The GSpot should give you more information than you want or need. If not, seek help. Now.
So, the rule is: if you follow me on Twitter I will look at your profile page, get a sense of who you are, what you write about, and what your intention is in following me and in being on Twitter in general. If you look interesting, funny, intelligent or otherwise intriguing, I will follow you back. If you look like a marketer, SEO or social media “consultant”, boring corporate dweeb, or just someone who wants to sell stuff and/or rack up followers (collect coins or something for gopod’s sake) then I will not follow you back. Period.
Also, if I know you or know of you and I think you’re a bag of pig swill, don’t expect a follow back. If I know you and I find you even slightly less reprehensible than a bag of writhing, maggot infested, pox infected, low rent, box of butterscotch candy (I HATE BUTTERSCOTCH!), then I will probably follow you.
Read into that what you will.
Eventually this will replace joseph.matheny.com More here as I get time to develop it.
Big changes coming here to this network. A complete rewrite and redesign of Alterati, Piltolite, Greylodge, and PODLAFF is coming this winter. We will probably be off-line for a month or so as we roll it all up and begin to roll out the new stuff. Alterati, PodLaff and Piltolite will be merging into something new, currently code-named
Part of the 
Wow. Wrote to t. Winter Damon to see if he was close to publishing the new work he had told me about…how long ago? Wow, like a year. It’s been a busy year for sure, but I really need to slow down and smell the roses. His work email bounced, so I figured he’d been laid off, seems to be happening a lot…so I wrote his publisher and asked him to have Tim call me. I was surprised to receive an email back that he had died. This is happening far too much lately. Anyway, here’s an old GPod radio we did several years ago. I’ll miss ya man, we had some great conversations. Show : 
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