Bob Bruhin

Before he’d ever seen her act, filmmaker David Lynch came across a photo of SHERYL LEE that was being used to promote a Seattle play she’d been doing, and asked her to audition for the part of LAURA PALMER, the murdered homecoming queen she’d later play on Twin Peaks (and in Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, the show’s big-screen prequel). But corpses don’t typically get much dialogue, so Lynch, hoping to give Lee more to work with, created the role of Maddy, Laura’s doppelganger cousin. The world of Twin Peaks explored the deepest, darkest corridors of the human psyche, and no one’s journey was more grueling or lonely than that of Lee, the beautiful face behind television’s most iconic victim. For our 2012 Winter issue, we asked Lee to make contact with the ghost of Laura Palmer, which she did in haunting, poetic fashion. 

(Click through to read the poem and more: Character Study: Sheryl Lee Writes a Ghostly Ode to Laura Palmer)

Bob Bruhin

We are challenging people to find all of the David Lynch references in our new video, Pabst Blue Velvet. There are a number of direct and indirect references to Lynch’s work; can you identify them all? The first person to find and correctly attribute everything will get a t-shirt and unique (read: horrifying and macabre) prop from the video shoot.

View the video and comment at Secret Pants.
Bob Bruhin

Due to circumstances beyond the artists’ control, ultraísta will be unable to perform their planned set at Underground Arts on 1/23. However, members Nigel Godrich & Laura Bettinson will be performing a special DJ set and Prefuse73 will perform as planned.

Tickets are now available for $10, and can be purchased here (http://tktwb.tw/WUWtOs

 

) or at the door. Previously purchased tickets will be refunded the difference at the door or fully at point of purchase

(via Tickets for Y-Not Radio Presents: Nigel Godrich & Laura Bettinson of Ultraista & Prefuse 73 | Underground Arts at TicketWeb)

Bob Bruhin

8static, Philadelphia’s internationally-recognized monthly showcase of chiptune music/visual arts, will wear the curator hat for February’s PhilaMOCA-based Tuesday Tune-Out series.

This month, all musicians will perform thematic sets based on their films of choice…

February 5 : Saint (Cipher Prime) – WANDERLUST
February 12 : Chipocrite – THE BIG LEBOWSKI
February 19 : Cheap Dinosaurs – LIQUID SKY
February 26 : br1ght pr1mate – STAR TREK

Doors at 7:30, Musician at 8:00, Movie at 9:00
$5 donation, All ages.

(via Tuesday Tune-Out February schedule by 8static | PhilaMOCA)