Terror Fest Interview: Primitive Man

"...Last November at the Lost Well, Primitive Man stole the show out from under headliners Bell..."

June 15, 2018 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Terror Fest Review: Church of Misery, Primitive Man, Unearthly Trance, Terminator 2

Indoors at ATF proves horror as sound and sound as feeling

"...the Masters of Brutality elevated the room, Denver trio Primitive Man sunk the stage into a pit of despair...."

June 8, 2019 Music Post by Rick Weaver

Spider-Man 3

When cascading through the cityscape, Spider-Man 3 still makes us gasp with delight, but on Earth those gasps come solely in reaction to the cynical dreariness of the script.

"...Baker, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons. Ever since 2004’s Spider-Man 2 became one of the rare sequels that bested..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lawnmower Man

"...all their eggs in the special effects basket. Lawnmower Man takes an excruciatingly long time to get going with..."

March 13, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Rants of a Technological Primitive

Letters at 3am

"...spend one's time being modern when there are so many more important things to be." Today being modern means..."

May 15, 1998 Column by Michael Ventura

Buzz Mill's Lumber Society Teaches Primitive Survival Skills in a Modern Setting

Everything you need to know to survive the great outdoors

"...bow-and-arrow-making, basket weaving, flint knapping, hide tanning, pottery crafting, primitive hunting, and pretty much anything else you'd need to..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Man With a Movie To Score

Justin Sherburn sounds off on an avant-garde, Soviet silent

"...a score he's written for the 1929 silent film Man With a Movie Camera. The group, made up of..."

July 6, 2012 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Dead Man Blues

7-CD box set contains all anyone could ever want to know about Charley Patton.

"...is the blues. It's when you're so good-looking a man would cut your throat because he thinks you were..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Music Feature by Clay Smith

Man of La Mancha

You may think you know Don Quixote, but did you know that Man of La Mancha made him a hero to the counterculture?

"...He is he, Don Quixote, the Man of La Mancha, and though you may not realize..."

Sept. 14, 2001 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

SXSW Band Announcement, Part III

1,500 of some 2,000 showcasing acts now vetted

"...643 acts announced, NYC rap heroes Mobb Deep, Primus frontman Les Claypool, hardcore supergroup Off!, sissy bounce queen Big..."

Jan. 7, 2014 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

To Oblivion and Beyond: A Breakdown of the Bands at Oblivion Access

Translating the scrolls at Austin’s most interesting festival of the year

"...Curtin WikiMohawk, Thursday 12, 6pm-close Billed with: Lil Ugly Mane, Injury Reserve, Armand Hammer & the Alchemist, Akai Solo,..."

May 6, 2022 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

14 Austin Terror Fest Picks

The best metal for brave ears

"...comeback Stalking the Ghost plus last year's split with Primitive Man prove their murderous home brew hasn't lost a..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Rescue Dawn

German arthouse director Werner Herzog tells the story of Navy air pilot and POW Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) and proves that he is capable – like his characters – of almost anything.

"...Chaiyan Chunsuttiwat, Marshall Bell and Toby Huss. Herzog, the German arthouse film director (Grizzly Man, Aguirre: The Wrath of..."

July 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Terrorist

"...story centers around Malli (Dharkar), a young Sri Lankan woman who, brutalized by the turmoil within herself and her..."

April 21, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ishi: The Last Yahi

"...the last four years in the life of a man known as Ishi, the last surviving member of his..."

May 7, 1993 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ju Dou

"...But in America they'd be Douglas Sirk and The Postman Always Rings Twice. Nominated for an Academy Award in..."

May 10, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Beat That My Heart Skipped

A character study of a young man torn between disparate career paths as either an enforcer for his slumlord father or a virtuoso pianist, is underserved by its prosaic realism and adds little to the original.

"...Directed by: Jacques Audiard. Starring: Romain Duris, Aure Atika, Emmanuelle Devos, Niels Arestrup, Jonathan Zaccaï and Linh Dan Pham...."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Turtles Can Fly

New Iraqi drama by Iranian Kurd Bahman Ghobadi is lyrical and heart-wrenching as it focuses on the children of conflict.

"...Directed by: Bahman Ghobadi. Starring: Soran Ebrahim, Avaz Latif, Saddam Hossein Feysal,..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Omaha (The Movie)

"...spelled backwards,” intones its governor in one of the many guest spots in Dan Mirvish's first feature Omaha (the..."

April 12, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Humor, Introspection, Ecstasy

UT Composer Dan Welcher is one step away from greatness.

"...friends -- the guy who had you be best man at his wedding? Well, it's like this: In early..."

April 13, 2001 Music Feature by Robert Faires

Cobalt Cracks the Crust

Enigmatic metallers make a rare Austin appearance

"...(2007) and Gin (2009). Multi-instrumentalist Erik Wunder and ex-Lord Mantis vox Charlie Fell now promote fourth LP Slow Forever..."

Aug. 31, 2016 Music Post by Michael Toland

One in a Million

Possessed by hellfire roots: Austin's one-man bands

"...The notion of a one-man band sounds crazy. And in terms of logistics, it's..."

Dec. 16, 2005 Music Feature by Audra Schroeder

DVDanger: 'Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde'

John Barrymore's lascivious trip into the heart of his own darkness

"...himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." That was the struggle at the heart of Robert..."

Feb. 8, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Faster Than Sound: Unlocking Oblivion Access

Leaving the Austin Terror Fest title behind, Oblivion Access partners Dusty Brooks and Dorian Domi reach for new horizons

"...Hitting an attendance peak behind the weekend's supreme performances, the experiment succeeded. After three years as Austin Terror..."

Jan. 10, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Reunited Chicago Extremists Indian Try to Top Their Swan Song

Austin Terror Fest welcomes reignited doom quartet

"...were out drinking one night. We were like, 'Fuck, man, we don't want Billy's suicide to be the final..."

June 7, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

Wednesday SXSW 2014 Showcases

Stay planted for an evening

"...California label Burger Records, which presents its third annual Burgermania on these same stages Saturday. Rather, we present local..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Oblivion Access Adds Danny Brown, Grouper, Death Grips’ Andy Morin and More

Experimental festival finalizes lineup for May 12-15

"...Autopsy, Converge, William Basinski, Zola Jesus, and Lil Ugly Mane carry over from the previous announcements. Expanding its heavy..."

Feb. 10, 2022 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Faster Than Sound: Goodbye Prop B, Hello HOT Monies

Following the defeat of Proposition B, Austin music advocates brainstorm applications of the first city funding for commercial music

"...players like South by Southwest and RRCD venues. Campaign manager Jim Wick estimates via text that "the involvement of..."

Nov. 22, 2019 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Austin Terror Fest 2019

"...Primitive Man performs during Austin Terror Fest at Empire Control..."

June 10, 2019 Photo Gallery

Austin Terror Fest Drops the Big One

Third year comer triples down at Empire & Barracuda June 7-9

"...to the act’s merch sales), Brooks and Domi somehow managed to cobble together six figures worth of outre sound..."

Jan. 23, 2019 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

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