Date uploaded: 2020-11-24 15:04:35
Archive date: Sat, 25 Dec 2021 22:46:52 GMT
From press release :
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Nov. 24, 2020, LOS ANGELES – Greg Puciato, the enigmatic singer of multiple bands (The Dillinger Escape Plan, Killer Be Killed, The Black Queen), as well as an accomplished solo artist who Rolling Stone dubbed one of the era’s “best frontmen” and Exclaim said is one of music’s “most gifted vocalists,” has announced the Dec. 11 premiere of “Fuck Content,” a diverse and unique online streaming event .
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"’Fuck Content’ is just another creative release, but in a different medium, marrying visual art, audio, live performance, studio footage....a lot of different elements together,” explains Puciato of the film. “I wanted to make the modern equivalent of a VHS release you would have bought from a band decades ago, but with more of a modern arthouse sensibility. Like any other thing that we've released with Federal Prisoner, it was born from excitement, and flamed up quickly from the initial spark. Jesse (Draxler, Federal Prisoner label-partner and acclaimed visual artist) and I were talking about making a visual release, to tie into my record, that would include live performance but also much more, and got to talking about how revolting the idea of, and emphasis on, ‘content’ is overall, and how the opposite of content is substance, that we needed to make sure whatever we made had real substance. We were both ranting about it and at one point I said, ‘fuck content,’ and that was the spark we needed. As we were making it, with co-directors Jim Louvau and Tony Aguilera, it took twists and turns, and new ideas formed, just like making a record, and we followed them to their natural end points. This for me is a release, as much as any other, it's not a livestream, it's not some way to placate people who aren't seeing shows, or to keep me busy. It's something we sank our teeth into creatively, as much as a record, and I'm excited for everyone to see and hear what we've got to show them” .
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Tickets and a selection of Jesse Draxler-designed limited-edition merch exclusive to attendees are available n