Steve Erickson
@callinamagician.bsky.social
Film and music critic, music producer, New Yorker. steeveecom.wordpress.com
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Stillz’s memorable film #BarrioTriste, writes @callinamagician.bsky.social, transforms the dangers of life in Medellín into a haunting journey through cosmic horror, media distrust, and adolescent fear.
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Film Review: When Poverty Turns Surreal - The Arts Fuse
Stillz’s "Barrio Triste" transforms the dangers of life in Medellín into a haunting journey through cosmic horror, media distrust, and adolescent fear.
artsfuse.org
October 6, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Stillz’s memorable film #BarrioTriste, writes @callinamagician.bsky.social, transforms the dangers of life in Medellín into a haunting journey through cosmic horror, media distrust, and adolescent fear.
artsfuse.org/335150/film-...
artsfuse.org/335150/film-...
One of the strangest songs of the '80s - Tammy Faye Bakker dissing Falwell and Swaggart to the tune of "Harper Valley PTA": www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2ij...
Ballad of Jim and Tammy
YouTube video by ricola2727
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October 6, 2026 at 4:59 AM
One of the strangest songs of the '80s - Tammy Faye Bakker dissing Falwell and Swaggart to the tune of "Harper Valley PTA": www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2ij...
Wild how many people think restorative justice and rehabilitation means running a YouTube channel espousing progressive politics while hiding a serious crime from your audience and employers.
October 4, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Wild how many people think restorative justice and rehabilitation means running a YouTube channel espousing progressive politics while hiding a serious crime from your audience and employers.
This one features Water Damage, Abronia, Baba Zula, Saicobab, Thabo Tonick, Kea Mandela, Citizen Boy, Makhanj & Atmos Blaq, Pentangle, Arleta, Rhiannon Giddens, Radie Peat, Emma Ruth Rundle, Infinity Knives X Brian Ennals, Third Ear Band, Space Afrika, Light Conductor and Vince Staples.
October 3, 2026 at 3:57 PM
This one features Water Damage, Abronia, Baba Zula, Saicobab, Thabo Tonick, Kea Mandela, Citizen Boy, Makhanj & Atmos Blaq, Pentangle, Arleta, Rhiannon Giddens, Radie Peat, Emma Ruth Rundle, Infinity Knives X Brian Ennals, Third Ear Band, Space Afrika, Light Conductor and Vince Staples.
The latest episode of "Radio Not Radio" offers half an hour of new South African music, folk music from around the world and one chord played for 20 minutes. You can listen it to here: www.mixcloud.com/callinamagic...
10/3/2026 "Radio Not Radio"
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October 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The latest episode of "Radio Not Radio" offers half an hour of new South African music, folk music from around the world and one chord played for 20 minutes. You can listen it to here: www.mixcloud.com/callinamagic...
THIS IS SPA TOWN!, by 300SkullsAndCounting & Jenny Sparks
9 track album
300skullsandcounting.bandcamp.com
October 2, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Heavy, jazzy math rock made with bass clarinet, violin, bass guitar and drums:
ramblerecords.bandcamp.com/album/anatom...
ramblerecords.bandcamp.com/album/anatom...
Anatomy Of Rage, by Convulsif
9 track album
ramblerecords.bandcamp.com
October 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Heavy, jazzy math rock made with bass clarinet, violin, bass guitar and drums:
ramblerecords.bandcamp.com/album/anatom...
ramblerecords.bandcamp.com/album/anatom...
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An incredible Kiyoshi Kurosawa series on the Criterion Channel leads our streaming picks of the week.
New to Streaming: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, The Last One for the Road, Coyote vs. Acme, Union County & More
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Coyote vs. Acme (Dave Gree...
thefilmstage.com
October 2, 2026 at 11:18 AM
An incredible Kiyoshi Kurosawa series on the Criterion Channel leads our streaming picks of the week.
BEST FILMS I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER PT. 2:
NOBODY'S BUSINESS (Alan Berliner)
PROCEDURES (Simon Liu)
PSYCHO II (Richard Franklin)
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION (Tobe Hooper)
SUGAR CANE ALLEY (Euzhan Palcy)
NOBODY'S BUSINESS (Alan Berliner)
PROCEDURES (Simon Liu)
PSYCHO II (Richard Franklin)
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION (Tobe Hooper)
SUGAR CANE ALLEY (Euzhan Palcy)
September 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
BEST FILMS I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER PT. 2:
NOBODY'S BUSINESS (Alan Berliner)
PROCEDURES (Simon Liu)
PSYCHO II (Richard Franklin)
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION (Tobe Hooper)
SUGAR CANE ALLEY (Euzhan Palcy)
NOBODY'S BUSINESS (Alan Berliner)
PROCEDURES (Simon Liu)
PSYCHO II (Richard Franklin)
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION (Tobe Hooper)
SUGAR CANE ALLEY (Euzhan Palcy)
BEST FILMS I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER PT. 1 (NYFF bounty edition):
AT NIGHT (Beatrice Gibson)
BURNING (Lee Chang-dong)
LA GRADIVA (Marine Atlan)
MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS PART II: EXILE (Julia Loktev)
NAZA (Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor)
AT NIGHT (Beatrice Gibson)
BURNING (Lee Chang-dong)
LA GRADIVA (Marine Atlan)
MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS PART II: EXILE (Julia Loktev)
NAZA (Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor)
September 30, 2026 at 10:00 PM
BEST FILMS I SAW FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEPTEMBER PT. 1 (NYFF bounty edition):
AT NIGHT (Beatrice Gibson)
BURNING (Lee Chang-dong)
LA GRADIVA (Marine Atlan)
MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS PART II: EXILE (Julia Loktev)
NAZA (Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor)
AT NIGHT (Beatrice Gibson)
BURNING (Lee Chang-dong)
LA GRADIVA (Marine Atlan)
MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS PART II: EXILE (Julia Loktev)
NAZA (Yuval Abraham & Rachel Szor)
Since NAZA opens today @ifccenter.bsky.social , here's a re-up of my @theartsfuse.bsky.social review: artsfuse.org/334685/film-...
Film Review: "NAZA" — A Documentary Against Willful Blindness - The Arts Fuse
Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s rigorously constructed follow-up to "No Other Land" uses testimony from Israeli military whistleblowers to expose the systems of surveillance, dehumanization, and moral...
artsfuse.org
September 30, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Since NAZA opens today @ifccenter.bsky.social , here's a re-up of my @theartsfuse.bsky.social review: artsfuse.org/334685/film-...
For Gay City News, I wrote an overview of this year's New York Film Festival: gaycitynews.com/2026-new-yor... @filmlinc.bsky.social . Beyond the films I wrote about, I'd recommend OVERT LISTENING, WHAT CAN'T BE MENTIONED & FOR THE MOON.
The 2026 New York Film Festival: Exploring a queer past and present
In an interview with The Film Stage, New York Film Festival programmer Dennis Lim said, “I think the state of the world is oppressively horrible right now. I
gaycitynews.com
September 28, 2026 at 7:12 PM
For Gay City News, I wrote an overview of this year's New York Film Festival: gaycitynews.com/2026-new-yor... @filmlinc.bsky.social . Beyond the films I wrote about, I'd recommend OVERT LISTENING, WHAT CAN'T BE MENTIONED & FOR THE MOON.
Not caring about popular music doesn't make you a better person.
September 27, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Not caring about popular music doesn't make you a better person.
Why did I look at any of the "Choosin' Texas" discourse? My eyes are burning!
September 27, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Why did I look at any of the "Choosin' Texas" discourse? My eyes are burning!
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@callinamagician.bsky.social on the revelatory documentary #naza: drawing on testimony from Israeli military whistleblowers, the film exposes the systems of surveillance, dehumanization, and moral evasion that enabled Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
artsfuse.org/334685/film-...
artsfuse.org/334685/film-...
September 25, 2026 at 2:01 PM
@callinamagician.bsky.social on the revelatory documentary #naza: drawing on testimony from Israeli military whistleblowers, the film exposes the systems of surveillance, dehumanization, and moral evasion that enabled Israel’s genocide in Gaza.
artsfuse.org/334685/film-...
artsfuse.org/334685/film-...
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Merge reissuing the Clean's "Great Sounds Great..." EP and "Getting Older" 7-inch, both only ever released in NZ before this. theclean.bandcamp.com/album/great-...
Great Sounds Great, Good Sounds Good, So-So Sounds So-So, Bad Sounds Bad, Rotten Sounds Rotten!!, by The Clean
7 track album
theclean.bandcamp.com
September 23, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Merge reissuing the Clean's "Great Sounds Great..." EP and "Getting Older" 7-inch, both only ever released in NZ before this. theclean.bandcamp.com/album/great-...
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Where did hip-hop's obsession with lean come from, and why does it seem to have only grown stronger throughout the 2020s? From DJ Screw to Maxo Kream and Lil Uzi Vert, we charted the winding history of rap's drug of choice.
A History of Hip-Hop’s Obsession With Lean
An in-depth look into the past and present of rap’s favorite drug.
www.hearingthings.co
September 23, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Where did hip-hop's obsession with lean come from, and why does it seem to have only grown stronger throughout the 2020s? From DJ Screw to Maxo Kream and Lil Uzi Vert, we charted the winding history of rap's drug of choice.
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"I think the state of the world is oppressively horrible right now. I just don't know who would dispute that. So of course I think interesting filmmakers will want to tackle that."
Dennis Lim talks with Nick Newman about the 64th New York Film Festival, beginning Friday:
Dennis Lim talks with Nick Newman about the 64th New York Film Festival, beginning Friday:
Dennis Lim on the 64th New York Film Festival, the “Alarming” NAZA Discourse, and Films to Seek
If you live in New York, you know this is the best time of year for filmgoing; if you don’t, you probably realize such and just wish you were here. The 64th New York Film Festival begins this Friday, ...
thefilmstage.com
September 21, 2026 at 3:28 PM
"I think the state of the world is oppressively horrible right now. I just don't know who would dispute that. So of course I think interesting filmmakers will want to tackle that."
Dennis Lim talks with Nick Newman about the 64th New York Film Festival, beginning Friday:
Dennis Lim talks with Nick Newman about the 64th New York Film Festival, beginning Friday:
Has Solidarity Cinema (via Plex) been working for anyone in the last few weeks?
September 21, 2026 at 12:58 AM
Has Solidarity Cinema (via Plex) been working for anyone in the last few weeks?
This one features Flute & Voice, Sarah Davachi, Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra, Ibukun Sunday, Janel Leppin, Matilda Tjader, Danielle Dax, Broadcast, T. H. Ligeti, Bilal Nasser, Chrome Chasm, John Barry, Hugo Largo, khhllr, Vanessa Wagner, Viajy Iyer, Caravan, Daevid Allen and Lex Walton.
September 19, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This one features Flute & Voice, Sarah Davachi, Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra, Ibukun Sunday, Janel Leppin, Matilda Tjader, Danielle Dax, Broadcast, T. H. Ligeti, Bilal Nasser, Chrome Chasm, John Barry, Hugo Largo, khhllr, Vanessa Wagner, Viajy Iyer, Caravan, Daevid Allen and Lex Walton.
Greet the blossoming of autumn with a new episode of "Radio Not Radio": www.mixcloud.com/callinamagic...
9/19/2026 "Radio Not Radio" by callinamagician
Greet the arrival of fall with soundscapes and head music!
www.mixcloud.com
September 19, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Greet the blossoming of autumn with a new episode of "Radio Not Radio": www.mixcloud.com/callinamagic...
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The new wild cat species is about the size of a domestic kitten and lives in Bolivia.
New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
A type of tiger cat, the animal is smaller than a house cat, slender and spotted. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest.
nbcnews.to
September 17, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The new wild cat species is about the size of a domestic kitten and lives in Bolivia.
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Purplish hive stand up
SAICOBAB (Yoshimi from the Boredoms/OOIOO) has teamed with Mdou Moctar offshoot TAKAAT on a rad new split 7"
Stream SAICOBAB & TAKAAT's New Split 7"
Are y’all up on Purplish? Mdou Moctar bassist Mikey Coltun started the boutique label with Mark O’Donnell a couple years back to present curated tunes from lesser known parts of the world. Their flags...
stereogum.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Purplish hive stand up
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Adèle Haenel draws a connection between speaking up about sexual abuse & speaking up about the genocide in Palestine & the silencing of both, caused the whole episode to be wiped, thus proving her point as she said. Wd be a shame if everyone watched & shared.
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September 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Adèle Haenel draws a connection between speaking up about sexual abuse & speaking up about the genocide in Palestine & the silencing of both, caused the whole episode to be wiped, thus proving her point as she said. Wd be a shame if everyone watched & shared.
www.instagram.com/reel/DdH32Ai...
www.instagram.com/reel/DdH32Ai...