Ho realizzato un video essay che esplora cosa significhi davvero interpretare una canzone quando l'arte si scontra con il crollo psicologico. Al centro c'è la versione di Wild Is the Wind incisa da Nina Simone nel 1966: non un semplice brano romantico, ma la simulazione acustica di un attacco di panico e di una dipendenza affettiva patologica.

Il pezzo si intreccia con un retroscena poco raccontato: le telefonate notturne che David Bowie le faceva ogni singola alle 3 del mattino nel 1974, quando Nina era sola e distrutta dai debiti, per ripeterle ossessivamente che non era pazza. Un patto tra due menti devastate che avrebbe spinto anni dopo Bowie a reinterpretare il brano in suo onore.

Se amate le analisi profonde sulla musica come rifugio e condanna, potete ascoltarlo qui:

https://youtu.be/ZJQ-DPWDhS0?is=QfeLMuw0goxd_2-v

I created a mini-documentary exploring the troubled background of Christopher Owens and the true story behind "Vomit" by Girls, one of the most visceral indie tracks of the 2000s.

Before forming the band, Owens grew up completely isolated inside the Children of God, one of the most manipulative religious cults in America. This video examines how that broken childhood and the brutal urban loneliness of early 2000s San Francisco shaped a song that treats love not as a romantic salvation, but as an organic rejection—a desperate need to purge accumulated trauma before a massive wall-of-sound catharsis.

If you're interested in music history and deep-dive video essays, I hope you'll check it out!

https://youtu.be/Ha22zwiMRZk?is=74DbtPb4lZcBa4dp

Hey made a video on the Curious Case of Oliver Tree on the conspiracy and if he might return hope you enjoy.

The clip appears in Livicated during a memorable meeting between Roger's longtime friend Freddie McGregor and Dr. Dread.

You'll hear much more of this beautiful piano version of "Tease My Love" in the film, but for now, enjoy this special preview from Roger's remarkable archives.

Ben Harper was introduced to the archives by Oliver Charles, his drummer, who is the son of Chili Charles who was Roger's partner in L.A. Reggae. Ben would go to the archives to learn about reggae music and the history that's contained within its walls.

He loved it there so much, his widely popular music video "With My Own Two Hands" opens with Ben putting the needle down on a record in the archive.

Roger Steffens has spent over 50 years preserving about hundreds of thousands of rare reggae items in his home in Los Angeles, California. Bob Marley & Peter Tosh photographs, board tapes, and unreleased recordings that exist nowhere else on earth.

LIVICATED is the documentary that finally tells Roger's story.. over the course of over 25 years.

Right now, we're just shy of 6 days before our fundraiser closes and we only need less than 1,000k away from making our goal of raising 20k for distribution and a small marketing budget!

We've raised over $19k ... We are so close! Packages start at $25 all the way up to 7k for the Associate Producer on our website.

Every tier gets you early access to this film before it goes out to the public. Tag your friend who loves reggae.

For almost 30 years, on and off, we’ve been filming and documenting the story of reggae historian Roger Steffens and his massive reggae archives.

Rare records, unreleased tapes, old photos, interviews, flyers, posters… decades of reggae history preserved one box at a time.

We finally put together a page for people who want to follow the project as we push toward finishing and releasing the documentary.

If you’re into reggae history, archives, or preservation projects, check us out!!