John Shirley is a cyberpunk pioneer (along with William Gibson, Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling). He tells of his life and how he started writing: basically, start writing your dreams! Dreams can go anywhere! Dreams became short stories, and som

22: Carolee Schneemann

Feb 14th, 2018 34m 51s

Carolee Schneemann is a way-ahead-of-her-time artist featured in the RE/Search book “ANGRY WOMEN." She has a huge art show now (Feb through March 11, 2018) at MOMA PS1, New York. Fifty years of original art-making in many genres!

21: Wolf Eyes

Dec 11th, 2017 1h 15m

Wolf Eyes was in town and visited the RE/Search office to talk to us about their eclectic and long-standing musical collaboration. Alt-Jazz, improvisation, and the necessity for spontaneity are some of their modus operandi.

19: Sumeet Banerji and Jerry Connolly

Sep 14th, 2017 2h 22m

Vale interviews Sumeet Banerji and Jerry Connolly. The three talk about Sumeet’s novel “Ice Party,” physical versus digital design processes, live music’s power, evocative odors, the insidiousness of marketing, curated everything, anathema word

20: Peter Sempel

Sep 8th, 2017 59m 22s

All the way from Hamburg, the experimental documentary filmmaker Peter Sempel stops in for this episode to discuss his process of filmmaking, the longevity of punk, how Jonas Mekas helped kickstart Sempel’s career, his newest project, and favor

18: Marc Fischer & Timothy Furstnau (Museum of Capitalism)

Aug 10th, 2017 1h 4m

Zine-maker Marc Fischer , maker of Temporary Services zines, and Museum of Capitalism's Timothy Furstnau stopped by the RE/Search office to share ideas. They discuss their recent publications, the art book fair circuit, printing technique pros

17: Robert Conway

Aug 1st, 2017 1h 11m

Robert Conway, who manages the trust of Bruce Conner, talks with RE/Search. The conversation includes Conway's interviews of friends and associates of Conner’s, the defining criteria of an artist and how we all might define ourselves as such, C

16: Tyler Hubby

May 6th, 2017 59m 31s

Tyler Hubby's film "Tony Conrad: Completely in the Present" is now out and making the rounds. Tony Conrad was an experimental filmmaker and musician and an early "Performance Artist" before the term existed! Tyler visited the RE/Search office

15: Mike Watt

Feb 27th, 2017 1h 11m

Bassist Mike Watt (the Minutemen, Iggy Pop Stooges Band, and more) visits RE/Search headquarters. The conversation involves Watt's musical childhood and his career as a musician, including anecdotes about gigs, stolen basses, and punk philosoph

14: Dirk Dirksen - Part 2 of 2

Feb 3rd, 2017 24m 8s

Mabuhay impresario Dirk Dirksen goes deeper into the types of performance art, including comedic acts, that were "allowed" to play at the Mabuhay. Part 2 of 2. (Interview from 2004, two years before Dirk died, Nov 20, 2006.)

13: Dirk Dirksen - Part 1 of 2

Jan 27th, 2017 31m 19s

Dirk Dirksen was the entrepreneur and impresario of Mabuhay Gardens Punk Club in San Francisco. Here he talks about booking the club, the range of performances, and counterculture movements, punk and otherwise. Part 1 of 2.

12: Diane DiPrima

Jan 19th, 2017 57m 34s

We visit Diane DiPrima and she fills us in on her life as a working writer. Topics we covered are the struggles of women writers, counterculture movements, including the Bohemian movement, and balancing motherhood and art.

11: David J Part 2

Jan 11th, 2017 55m 14s

David J talks about Bauhaus and counterculture movements, including the goth scene and punk styles, in America and in the UK. He discusses his experiences touring in America and playing gigs in Europe as well as his favorite writers J. G. Balla

10: David J Part 1

Jan 11th, 2017 20m 18s

David J of Bauhaus fame visits California on his Living Room Shows Tour and comes by RE/Search office for a visit. Bauhaus is most well known for it's original goth hit, "Bela Lugosi Is Dead". Who Killed Mister Moonlight is his 2014 biography.

9: Christopher Coppola

Aug 1st, 2016 59m 30s

Director Christopher Coppola visits the RE/Search office to discuss filmmaking with V. Vale and Marian Wallace. Follow Christopher Coppola by visiting his blog: http://www.christophercoppola.com/

8: Thorsten Schutte

Jul 10th, 2016 35m 35s

Thorsten Schutte, director of Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words, joins V. Vale and Marian Wallace in the RE/Search office.Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words directed by Thorsten Schutte (2016)Review by Marian Wallac

7: Daniel Miller, part 2

Jun 10th, 2016 49m 45s

Daniel Miller's first claim to fame was his home-made (done in his bedroom) underground hit single, "Hot Leatherette," an electronic pre-digital composition inspired by J.G. Ballard's "Crash." He was in San Francisco for a DJ gig, also doing so

6: Daniel Miller, Part 1

Mar 30th, 2016 52m 39s

5: Jarett Kobek

Mar 2nd, 2016 54m 19s

Jarett Kobek, author of "I Hate the Internet" visited our RE/Search office in February 2016. He was in town on a book tour, stopping off at City Lights in San Francisco. Here he shares his thoughts on writing, social media, living in Los Angele

4: Lyle Tuttle

Jan 5th, 2016 58m 7s

Lyle Tuttle talks about his life as a tattoo artist, from the early 60s to the curation of the Tattoo Museum in San Francisco. Interviewed by V. Vale of RE/Search publications. Produced by Marian Wallace.

3: Rudy Rucker

Dec 29th, 2013 58m 45s

Cyber-punk writer Rudy Rucker visits and discusses (amongst other things) his writing career, his painting, and the state of technology with host, V. Vale for the Counter Culture Hour (produced by Marian Wallace).Rudy Rucker has written over 3

2: Penny Rimbaud, part 2

Sep 12th, 2013 59m 37s

Penny Rimbaud Part Two. Crass founder, drummer, lyricist, artist, and philosopher-poet behind the Anarcho-Punk 70s U.K. band. Penny Rimbaud discusses creativity, identity, futurity, and the problem with words (our primary tool for description a

1: Penny Rimbaud, part 1

Sep 12th, 2013 59m 38s

Penny Rimbaud Part One. Founder, drummer, lyricist, artist, and philosopher-poet behind the Anarcho-Punk 70s U.K. band CRASS, Penny Rimbaud discusses creativity, identity, futurity, and the problem with words (our primary tool for description a

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