Osees have announced their latest albbum, a synth-pop-inspired project entitled Intercepted Message, out August 18th via In the Red. They have also shared the album’s title track as a lead single. Listen to it below.
In a “bio” for the new album, Osees frontman John Dwyer explained that it’s a “pop record for tired times.” The single — along with its news-inspired music video — supports this theme, drawing on the fatigued energy of politics and society, and channeling it into a blistering blend of punk and electro beeping and booping. In the video, Dwyer serves as the anchor for a dystopian broadcast, and as the world burns down behind his talking head, the weight of the message sinks in. Watch the video below.
From Dwyer’s perspective, Osees’ new music is intended to create a commonplace of sorts. “Social media toilet scrapers unite!” he wrote for the poetic bio.
In a “bio” for the new album, Osees frontman John Dwyer explained that it’s a “pop record for tired times.” The single — along with its news-inspired music video — supports this theme, drawing on the fatigued energy of politics and society, and channeling it into a blistering blend of punk and electro beeping and booping. In the video, Dwyer serves as the anchor for a dystopian broadcast, and as the world burns down behind his talking head, the weight of the message sinks in. Watch the video below.
From Dwyer’s perspective, Osees’ new music is intended to create a commonplace of sorts. “Social media toilet scrapers unite!” he wrote for the poetic bio.
- 5/19/2023
- by Jo Vito
- Consequence - Music
Mark E. Smith wasn’t singing about Washington, D.C. when he bleated “Leave the Capitol! Leave this Roman shell!”, but the song — titled “Leave the Capitol” — is an apt rallying cry for the week the U.S. has had.
A live recording of that track, off of the acerbic British band’s 1981 Slates EP, drops Friday — along with news of a live album, The Fall – Live at St. Helens Technical College, ’81, out February 19th.
Former Fall member Marc Riley discovered the bootleg recording on Twitter, then approached John Dwyer of the Osees’ label,...
A live recording of that track, off of the acerbic British band’s 1981 Slates EP, drops Friday — along with news of a live album, The Fall – Live at St. Helens Technical College, ’81, out February 19th.
Former Fall member Marc Riley discovered the bootleg recording on Twitter, then approached John Dwyer of the Osees’ label,...
- 1/8/2021
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Following their exciting first wave of announcements, the Telluride Horror Show has revealed its second slate of films, and they are definitely a worthy follow-up to the first wave, with the anticipated titles including Mickey Keating's Psychopaths, Tyler MacIntyre's Tragedy Girls, and many more:
Press Release: The highly anticipated second wave of films and guests, as well as special events and schedule, has been announced for the 2017 Telluride Horror Show, which will kick off on Friday the 13th of October and run through October 15th in picturesque Telluride, Colorado.
The second wave includes the World Premieres of Derelicts and Never Hike Alone (a fan tribute to Friday The 13th), as well as the U.S. Premiere of Borley Rectory and Colorado Premieres of Tragedy Girls, Desolation, Cold Hell, and Psychopaths. Fourteen additional short films have been included.
More guests have been confirmed, including directors Greg McLean (Jungle), Patrick Brice...
Press Release: The highly anticipated second wave of films and guests, as well as special events and schedule, has been announced for the 2017 Telluride Horror Show, which will kick off on Friday the 13th of October and run through October 15th in picturesque Telluride, Colorado.
The second wave includes the World Premieres of Derelicts and Never Hike Alone (a fan tribute to Friday The 13th), as well as the U.S. Premiere of Borley Rectory and Colorado Premieres of Tragedy Girls, Desolation, Cold Hell, and Psychopaths. Fourteen additional short films have been included.
More guests have been confirmed, including directors Greg McLean (Jungle), Patrick Brice...
- 9/29/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Some movies will always make me laugh, but let’s face it; the same movies might make others yawn. Comedy is tricky business, the hardest genre to pull off from script to screen. I’ve put together a list of 10 More underrated or dismissed comedies that deserve a first chance or even a second chance at recognition. Humor is subjective, but gives these flicks a chance and I promise you will enjoy yourself.
Check out the first 10 here and 10 more below; let me know what you think and what your list might look like.
Beer League
An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won’t get kicked out of the local league.
Director: Frank Sebastiano
Writers: Frank Sebastiano, Artie Lange
Stars: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio
I found a double disc DVD for this in a sale bin (not a surprise) for $5, it was well worth it.
Check out the first 10 here and 10 more below; let me know what you think and what your list might look like.
Beer League
An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won’t get kicked out of the local league.
Director: Frank Sebastiano
Writers: Frank Sebastiano, Artie Lange
Stars: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio
I found a double disc DVD for this in a sale bin (not a surprise) for $5, it was well worth it.
- 7/23/2013
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
If you don't yet know the name Mikal Cronin, its probably time to get acquainted.
The San Francisco-based garage rocker has signed to Merge Records this week and is poised to rocket off into the indie stratosphere.
Cronin initially gained notoriety from Reverse Shark Attack, his 2009 collaboration with reigning Bay Area lo-fi kingpin Ty Segall, and the time he spent touring in Segall's road band.
But he transitioned from sideman status with the release of his widely-praised eponymous solo debut full-length last year. In the span of just 34 minutes, "Mikal Cronin" deftly marries a skuzzed-out aesthetic not far from Segall's, full of songs overflowing with ear-wormy hooks. The record's opening track even manages to coax a flute solo out of Thee Oh Sees frontman John Dwyer, always a welcome sonic experience.
With the success of that album, it's no surprise Cronin would sign up with Merge, one of the most...
The San Francisco-based garage rocker has signed to Merge Records this week and is poised to rocket off into the indie stratosphere.
Cronin initially gained notoriety from Reverse Shark Attack, his 2009 collaboration with reigning Bay Area lo-fi kingpin Ty Segall, and the time he spent touring in Segall's road band.
But he transitioned from sideman status with the release of his widely-praised eponymous solo debut full-length last year. In the span of just 34 minutes, "Mikal Cronin" deftly marries a skuzzed-out aesthetic not far from Segall's, full of songs overflowing with ear-wormy hooks. The record's opening track even manages to coax a flute solo out of Thee Oh Sees frontman John Dwyer, always a welcome sonic experience.
With the success of that album, it's no surprise Cronin would sign up with Merge, one of the most...
- 11/30/2012
- by Aaron Sankin
- Huffington Post
Universal Music and Castle Face Records are really excited about the 45th anniversary of The Velvet Underground & Nico. So excited, in fact, that in addition to reissuing the album on Oct. 30 in a box set—which includes 30 unreleased tracks and an 88-page essay by biographer Richie Unterberger—they're also releasing a new deluxe edition with a stereo version of the album, plus some of the band's rehearsal sessions. On top of that, Castle Face Records (not so coincidentally owned by Thee Oh Sees' John Dwyer) is releasing a tribute album featuring Velvet Underground And Nico ...
- 9/20/2012
- avclub.com
On Thursday, local garage band lovers were pleasantly surprised when Carson Daly -- the former MTV VJ and Ryan Seacrest counterpart -- featured San Francisco punk band Thee Oh Sees on his show, "Last Call with Carson Daly."
The performance was from a show at Texas venue Red Seven during South by Southwest. In a YouTube video of the entire Red Seven set, Daly praised the group as one of the most underrated bands he could think of.
"Not only in music, but as far as performances," said Daly. "As long as I've been coming to South by Southwest, these guys have been killing it."
Guitar held high, frontman John Dwyer joked with Daly before launching into a sweat-pouring, microphone-swallowing, high-energy show. (Par for the course for Thee Oh Sees.) According to Sf Weekly, Daly even jumped on the drums during the last song.
In the past few weeks, Daly has also featured Wallpaper,...
The performance was from a show at Texas venue Red Seven during South by Southwest. In a YouTube video of the entire Red Seven set, Daly praised the group as one of the most underrated bands he could think of.
"Not only in music, but as far as performances," said Daly. "As long as I've been coming to South by Southwest, these guys have been killing it."
Guitar held high, frontman John Dwyer joked with Daly before launching into a sweat-pouring, microphone-swallowing, high-energy show. (Par for the course for Thee Oh Sees.) According to Sf Weekly, Daly even jumped on the drums during the last song.
In the past few weeks, Daly has also featured Wallpaper,...
- 4/10/2012
- by Robin Wilkey
- Huffington Post
There’s a benefit to being a prolific band—that is, besides having more shit for sale on the merch table. Pumping out a feverish stream of recorded material means there’s less time to sit around stroking one’s chin and contemplating the profundity of what’s being created. Crap it out, slap a sticker on it, and move on. That’s always been Thee Oh Sees’ philosophy. Mixing art-punk, psychedelia, and wiry garage rock, John Dwyer and his spastic outfit have delivered their second full-length of 2011, Carrion Crawler/The Dream. The title seems to imply that Dwyer ...
- 11/29/2011
- avclub.com
Getty Robbie Guertin of Radical Dads, seen in 2008.
Northside Festival, organized by The L Magazine, is back again, delivering four nights and three days worth of constant entertainment all over Greenpoint and Williamsburg. This year the event, which kicks off tomorrow, has some new bells and whistles.
Spread across more than 25 venues, 270 bands play at shows for which fans can purchase individual tickets, or acquire a badge for about $60 that grants access to all the shows–provided there’s room.
Northside Festival, organized by The L Magazine, is back again, delivering four nights and three days worth of constant entertainment all over Greenpoint and Williamsburg. This year the event, which kicks off tomorrow, has some new bells and whistles.
Spread across more than 25 venues, 270 bands play at shows for which fans can purchase individual tickets, or acquire a badge for about $60 that grants access to all the shows–provided there’s room.
- 6/15/2011
- by Samuel Rubenfeld
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
For a band bent on ramshackle erraticness, Thee Oh Sees are maddeningly consistent. Castlemania, the latest full-length from frontman John Dwyer and crew, doesn’t break the crazy streak. While it’s technically another hack-and-slash assault on the senses that scorches the garage rock’s hallowed ground, the album manages to find a fresh detour for the group to stagger down: After a duo of Syd Barrett-in-orbit acoustic songs, “In Need Seed” and “Corprophagist (A Bath Perhaps),” Dwyer’s flu-stricken croon—with some frenetic flute—carries over into the snotty, slobbery “Stinking Cloud,” a swarming assault of distorted cave-punk. But ...
- 6/7/2011
- avclub.com
By the Independent U.K.
When Morace Park bought a can of nitrate film on eBay for $5, he was surprised to discover that it contained footage of Charlie Chaplin.
The inventor was utterly astounded when his friend John Dwyer, a former member of the British Board of Film Classification, told him he had discovered rare footage of the performer, and possibly an unknown Chaplin work. Unlike many nitrate films, the contents of this 1916 can were still intact.
Read more in the Independent U.K.
When Morace Park bought a can of nitrate film on eBay for $5, he was surprised to discover that it contained footage of Charlie Chaplin.
The inventor was utterly astounded when his friend John Dwyer, a former member of the British Board of Film Classification, told him he had discovered rare footage of the performer, and possibly an unknown Chaplin work. Unlike many nitrate films, the contents of this 1916 can were still intact.
Read more in the Independent U.K.
- 11/12/2009
- by Lisa Horowitz
- The Wrap
John Dwyer[/link]John Dwyer's numerous past projects— Pink & Brown and Coachwhips among them—have proved him an utterly spastic rock stylist. Change remains the constant with Thee Oh Sees, a.k.a. Ocs and The Ohsees. Granted, this isn't the first time Dwyer has put on a hard hat and set about deconstructing garage-rock. But Thee Oh Sees' new The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending A Night In is much more than an experiment in devolving an already primitive genre. The opener, "Block Of Ice," recalls early B-52s with its boy-girl call-and-response, and "Ghost In The Trees" rides a surf-rock pulse before phoning in sweet, garbled vocals and barbed-wire guitar. Dwyer's sloppiness is sophisticated—aware and wary of post-Billy Childish[/link]Billy Childish cliché, his band puts just enough of a spin (and sheets of hellish echo) on each jagged riff and Mark E. Smith-like harangue. Everyone from The Gories...
- 4/15/2008
- by Jason Heller
- avclub.com
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