may 2017

a completely random curation of thought-provoking art, music, humor and life

Japanese artist Chiharu Shiota uses thread and everyday objects to build installations that evoke memory, dreams, and the subconscious.

via Instagram.

A singer, songwriter, and rapper from Toronto, Jessie Reyez displays an astoundingly raw emotional depth and range.

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Watch the trailer for Nasty Gal, a documentary on Betty Davis. Davis was a legend in the music industry, writing and producing her own albums in the '70s. She married Miles Davis and then mysteriously vanished for 30 years. Watch for the documentary release this year.

Nasty Gal is an intimate portrayal of Betty Davis, a cult figure whose incredible life story addresses race, gender, mental illness, and the role of black women in American society.

Elizabeth Fraser's hauntingly beautiful vocals lend an eerie depth to the cover of Tim Buckley's "Song to the Siren" by This Mortal Coil.

Subscribe to 4AD here: http://bit.ly/4ADYouTube A cover of the Tim Buckley song featuring the guitar of Robin Guthrie and voice of Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins). It was first released on a single then included on This Mortal Coil's debut album, It'll End In Tears.

Comedian Tig Notaro hires a party clown in an effort to battle the blues. SNL writers "borrowed" much of the narrative for a recent sketch.

Based on Tig's true story, desperate for a brighter mood, she enlists the services of a traveling party clown. Directed by Tig Notaro Written by Tig Notaro and Melissa Blake Produced by Rosie Kaller Starring Tig Notaro, Nathan Barnatt, Stephanie Allynne, Angela Trimbur, Erinn Hayes, David Harris Cinematography by Adam Bricker Production Design by Caitlin Williams Edited by Alexis Brodey Music by Jonathan Dinerstein Assistant Director Shane Speigel Post Sound Mixing - Derek Vander Horst Colorist - Ivan Miller 2nd Unit Director of Photography - Elie Smolkin Production Coordinator - Kim Cooper Key Grip - Tyler Winegar Gaffer - Dustin Gardner Swing Grip and Electric - Dale Prius 1st AC - Cate Smierciak 2nd AC - Jen O'Leary On Set Sound Mixer - Kayla Croft Assistant Editor - Yesel Manrique Script Supervisor - Alexandria Sanders Hair and Make Up - Stephanie Daniel Set PAs - Ellie McElvain, Jessie Hixenbaugh, Andrea Lewis Art PAs - Jonathan Brock, Grace Hendley, Ian Lapidus, Tyler Singland Ballooner - Daniel Siegel Score by Jonathan Dinerstein Violin performed by Rebecca Ward "LAUGH IT UP" performed by RICHARD SWIFT Courtesy of JAGJAGUWAR By Arrangement with Bank Robber Music "HOW CAN YOU REALLY" performed by FOXYGEN Courtesy of Secretly Canadian By Arrangement with Bank Robber Music "SAD CLOWN" performed by KATE MICUCCI

Poets Paola Gonzalez & Karla Gutierrez: “At the Wall, US/Mexican Border.”

Want captions on all videos? Multilingual subtitles? A nationwide Button tour? Check us out on Patreon: http://bit.ly/buttonpatreon3 Check out Paola & Karla's full performance here: https://youtu.be/DVofefP_gVg The Get Lit Classic Slam is the largest teen poetry competition in Southern California's history - where high school students from schools throughout Los Angeles County face off to "slam" classic poems by poets like Neruda, Lorca, Hughes, Dickinson, Angelou, etc.

The Quipu Project in Peru gives a voice and means for healing for over 300,000 indigenous, poverty-stricken men and women who were sterilized without consent. The sterilizations were sponsored by the state in the 1990s, often without anesthesia. Learn more about this powerful project and listen to women and men share their stories. The name Quipu comes from the Incas who used the term for brightly colored knotted threads to relay stories. Learn more here.

www.quipu-project.com A glimpse into our research & development stage, and Quipu's first early prototype. Inspired by the Quipu, the knotted thread communication system of the Inca Empire, this project captures the stories of people affected by Peru's unconsented sterilization policy, which targeted over 300,000 indigenous women in the 1990s.

Punk + Menstrual Blood + Shunning Social Standards = Period Bomb. 

THE 1ST SINGLE OFF PERIOD BOMB'S 1ST LP 'PERMANENTLY WET' (coming April 1st subscribe here: www.CrassLipsRecords.com) Thank you Sarah Sisco of Charm School TV for having us over to your amazing studio and filming & editing this !!!

Behnaz Shafiei defies the Iranian standard that sports aren't appropriate for women.

The BBC meets Behnaz Shafiei, an Iranian motocross racer who dreams of one day becoming world champion, in a sport dominated by men. Kim Ghattas, who has spent the past week in Iran for the BBC, went to meet her.

Grimes (music producer, songwriter, director, illustrator, engineer, singer) takes brilliant, understated jabs at surviving a male dominated society in 2012's "Oblivion."

The first video from the album "Visions" (purchase the album at iTunes: http://smarturl.it/grimes). Co-Directed by: Emily Kai Bock and Claire Boucher DOP: Evan Profofsky (http://evanprosofsky.com/) http://www.grimesmusic.com/ https://twitter.com/#!/grimezsz http://www.4ad.com/ http://www.arbutusrecords.com Buy "Visions" at Amazon: http://smarturl.it/grimesa Buy "Visions" at 4AD: http://bit.ly/Ax31d3

Grungy, lo-fi, fuzzy pop with 17-year-old Lindsey Jordan at the helm—Baltimore's Snail Mail released the single "Thinning" from their EP Habit in 2016.

Snail Mail - "Thinning" from the Habit EP on Sister Polygon Records http://sisterpolygonrecords.bigcartel.com/product/snail-mail-habit-ep Snail Mail Bandcamp: https://snailmailbaltimore.bandcamp.com Shot, Edited, & Directed by Shawn Durham Special thanks to Adam Weiss

Olivia Gatwood is sheer poetic force. In this clip she takes on "bitch face."

LISTEN to SlamFind 30's on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/1Y1Jtrq -and- BUY the album on iTunes: http://apple.co/1q4NO2N & Amazon: http://amzn.to/1VUPnfp -and- DOWNLOAD SlamFind app for iPhone: http://bit.ly/1oRaW0k & Android: http://bit.ly/WPAdOa Follow Olivia Gatwood at: https://twitter.com/oliviagatwood Olivia is part of SPEAK LIKE A GIRL, a feminist, interactive spoken word poetry show designed to change the conversation on college campuses.