Poser (2021) Movie Script
1
[tape reel rolling]
[indistinct
overlapping chatter]
[footsteps, pant legs swiping]
[indistinct
overlapping chatter]
[tape stops]
curious ambient music
-[man] It looks like
while it was painted,
it was, like,
painted off of instinct,
you know?
-[man] Mm-hm.
-I think that's kinda what the
artist is trying to say here --
like...
this struggle is very
instinctual and, like...
just, like, her
brushstrokes, you know?
I just know it's
aesthetically pleasing.
Like, I like looking at this...
at this thing, you know?
-[man on recording] It looks
like while it was painted,
it was, like,
painted off of instinct,
you know?
-[man on recording] Mm-hm.
-[man on recording] I think
that's kinda what the artist is
trying to say here -- like...
this struggle is very
instinctual and, like--
dramatic orchestral music
"Last Kiss" by Damn the
Witch Siren on record player
-[woman from laptop] Recording a
podcast is easy if you have the
right equipment.
You're going to
need a microphone,
a recording device, and a place
to upload your file so it's easy
to share.
Let's record something!
[tape reel rolling]
-[Lennon VO] The scene has a
tendency of shifting from day to
day.
curious orchestral music
And I suppose that's the
purpose of my podcast.
I've always had an
interest in collecting sound --
conversations...
ambience...
[phone ringing]
I have thousands of recordings.
I usually will record digital,
then I re-record analog because
analog just sounds better.
My process may seem weird, but
I embrace the unconventional.
For my podcast, I'll be
following underground musicians
-- bands that you've
probably never heard of.
I find the best way to discover
new music is at a record store,
tucked away, hidden from shallow
people who don't appreciate good
music.
These groups can be a
bit elusive at times,
nonconformists, playing
unmarketed shows in spotty
basements and seedy venues.
When I'm at these shows, I
see how music connects people.
I see these artists onstage,
and they have something that I
don't: a certain kind of
tenacity that almost feels
superhuman.
For this podcast, I hope to
investigate these artists,
research them.
Tune in each week for exclusive
interviews and performances...
with some of the best
undergrou-- [sighs]
With some of the best
underground musicians in the
city.
My name is Lennon Gates.
hip-hop playing at party
Do you mind if I
interview you for my podcast?
-No, I'm good.
muzak playing
[door opens]
[bird chirping]
-[man] Make yourself at home.
Want any tea?
-[Lennon] No, thank you.
-[sighs]
[clears throat]
-[clears throat]
So, um...
I'm Lennon.
My podcast is
basically just, like...
about the local music
scene, and I, like,
interview
underground musicians, um...
so I guess, basically, I'm just
gonna ask you some questions
about music and
art and yourselves.
-I think that comes across a
lot more in some of the current
material that we're
working on right now.
Um, we're in the process of
completing a full-length album.
-Mm, 'Oscillations.'
-'Oscillations.'
It was this past
summer, it was record heat,
and I made my way over to
the creek in our backyard,
and...
I just spent hours watching the
water flow through the rocks...
and I remember having this...
profound realization that...
us -- and
everything around us--
-Mm.
-Are composed of atoms
oscillating in and around us.
-[woman] [softly] Mm-hm, yes.
-[man] [softly] Yeah.
-Mm-hm.
-[chuckles]
So that's slated for
fall of 2026 release,
so we're excited about that.
-[woman VO] I
got the best one
You got the best of me
You're killing
me softly...
-Have you guys been
on a podcast before?
-I wanna tell ya
That you could be my muse
I never, ever
want you to wonder
If I'm the
only one for you
'Cause I wanna
be your woman...
-Can you describe your genre?
-Queer death pop.
-[woman] Experimental indie?
-Experimental pop?
-I think we call
ourselves "indie folk."
-I guess I'd just
be "Alternative."
-[man VO] Uh, I'm
in a-- I'm in a duo;
we don't really
identify as "a band."
That would seem like kind of a
weird thing to call ourselves.
-Our genre is "junkyard
bop" or "family band"...
um, like if your
really strange relative,
uh, was a band.
[indistinct chatter]
-My art is super...
super colorful and super fun.
-[Lennon] Mm-hm.
-[spoken word] Been the
proverbial door to my...
self-indignation.
Instead of you...
I...belong here.
-I wanna be your woman
I wanna be your man
Gimme all my money
Show you all my plans
I'm never gonna
leave you lonely, baby
I'm never gonna
leave you sad, oh
I wanna be your honey
And I wanna be your guy
[tape reel rolls]
[on recording] All right,
here's another new one.
This one's unreleased.
-I've been trying to push myself
outside of my comfort zone more.
-Is, uh, that why we came here?
-I saw Jen Tsang post about it.
-Who's Jen Tsang?
-I've been wanting to tell you.
I've been booking
more interviews lately,
so I probably won't be able to
see you as much in the next few
months.
-I mean, we don't really see
much of each other anyway.
-How's Mom?
-I don't know, why
don't you call her?
-Why doesn't she call me?
-Who's Jen Tsang?
-She's a
politically-driven musician.
energetic punk music
-Isn't that like a
tea or something?
-No, she's a
politically-driven musician.
-Are you still
working at Philip Arthur's?
-Yeah.
But I haven't been
taking as many hours.
-Does Mike still work
at Philip Arthur's?
-I've been looking
for a new apartment.
-Where?
-I don't know.
I want more space
to be creative.
And, like, where the bedroom is
the same room as the kitchen.
-So like a studio apartment?
-Yeah, like a studio apartment.
-[man] Can I get you
guys another drink?
-Um, no, thanks,
we'll take the check,
and you can put
both of them on mine.
-[man] Got it.
-[whispering] Thanks.
-Can I try yours?
-Sure, whatever.
You know, when I used to
work at Philip Arthur's,
we literally only had eight
people on the whole staff,
and we did one
event every weekend.
[sighs] Now, he's, like, running
every event for the whole
frickin' town.
contemplative
orchestral music
-[Micah VO]
Stretch his sleeves...
that were never
meant to be long...
asking myself, "Do
good people do this?
And am I one?"
So we try again, and
again fade to black...
with lust...
maybe lost...
maybe needing more time...
remembering the sticky things...
mostly...
how sweet our
tongues used to be.
-Thanks for
letting me record that.
-[Micah] I've never
been on a podcast before.
-As a producer, I go
for a real lo-fi sound.
I strive to capture honesty
in the musicians I record.
[clears throat]
I'm a songwriter, too.
-Dope.
-I've been looking for ways
to break into the music scene.
I don't really perform, though.
I just have, like,
notebooks filled with lyrics.
-You have anything I can read?
-Yeah, I have a
few songs written.
This is my journal.
-[Micah] "You'll be the one
I lament when I've grown...
and I long to forget
everything that I've known.
But I've still got
miles and miles to go."
This stuff is good.
-I have a lot of
other songs, too.
Um, I gotta go.
Thanks.
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-[Micah on recording]
So we try again...
and again fade to black...
with lust...
-[Lennon]
[softly] "With lust..."
-[Micah on
recording] Maybe lost...
maybe needing more time.
-[softly] "Time..."
-[Micah on recording]
Remembering the sticky things...
mostly...
how sweet our
tongues used to be.
-[Lennon] [softly] "How
sweet our tongues used to be."
Four years ago, the Tack
Gallery was shut down.
[tape reel rolling]
curious ambient music
The space was originally
used as a meat factory,
but after the building closed,
bands began using the empty
rooms to play shows.
In the spring of 2016, an
underaged kid named Danny Brooks
got drunk at a show.
He stumbled outside and fell
asleep on the railroad tracks,
which ran behind the building.
The owner and older man named
Ed Flock was forced to close the
space after Danny Brooks' body
was fatally run over by a train.
[train horn]
Shortly after, Ed was
arrested for tax evasion.
The city took
control of the space,
and the factory remained empty
and unused for three years,
until Ed's nephew, Randy
Flock, gained ownership.
Next Friday, the Tack Gallery
will open its doors once again
for a secret show at 9PM.
I'll see you all there.
thumping electronic music
muzak
Close your eyes
exciting pop music
-Oh, honey, I wanna
take you to a show
Don't need money
We'll sneak in
through the back door
Oh, my honeys, you
make me want to pray
You make every day feel
like a fucking holiday
You wanna be my Superman
And I wanna be your Romeo
And you wanna kiss
and hold my hand
And I wanna take
off your clothes
And you wanna be
my Claire Danes
And I wanna be your Leo
And you wanna
be in my van
And I wanna be your hero
Yeah, I wanna be your--
[tape reel rolling]
delicate
oscillating synths
-[Lennon VO] Damn the Witch
Siren is a witch-rock music
group founded by
Bobbi Kitten and Z-Wolf.
Bobbi Kitten's sultry prowess as
a frontwoman puts Damn the Witch
Siren as one of the most popular
music groups in the scene.
Accompanying Bobbi
is her partner Z-Wolf,
a mysterious musician
who's only ever seen wearing his
wolf mask.
In February, they released
their full-length album,
'Red Magic.'
It's a concept
album about Feminism,
sex, lust, love, setting
fire to the Patriarchy,
and Bobbi's journey of
self-discovery and owning her
sexuality.
upbeat pop music
Yeah, I like that
-Get up
Everybody wants
to be you now
Everybody wants
to see you now
Everybody wants
to see you now
Get up
Everybody wants
to be you now
Everybody wants
to see you now
Everybody wants
to see you now
She got the
flavor, I got the meat
You got the
honey, I got the bee
You wanna be my honeypie
I got the flavor,
you got the meat
She got the [indistinct]
[indistinct]
You want a piece of
this perfect ass
[indistinct]
See you on your way down
Pass you on
the playground
I'm about to win,
gonna kick it in the shin
Gonna throw a little dirt
Gonna pass you
in a skirt-skirt
I'm about to pop your
bubble like that-that
Spit it on the track,
gonna show you where it's at
I'm about to work,
gonna make it really hurt
Gonna show you [indistinct]
when you're a slayer
I'll show you what
it's like [indistinct]
Show you what it's
like [indistinct]
Feelin' it, feelin' it
Feelin' it, feelin' it
Feelin' it, feelin' it...
sparse ambient music
[beep]
[tape reel shifts]
[sighs]
-Meet me down at
cemetery gate
-Ooh, what's the matter?
-Wait.
-I think it's...
I think we should
start from the beginning.
strumming
-I had a dream
and you were dyin'
I had a dream
and you were fine
I woke up being choked
They had turned to crime
Now, you're
standin' in the doorway
I'm trying to get out
Here comes the
daily serpent
Crawlin' out
your mo-o-outh
[indistinct]
Meet me down
At the cemetery gate
[indistinct]
Whatever gets us
through the night
Countdown to say goodbye
[indistinct]..
-Do you like music?
-Yeah, I like music.
-Me too.
You want a chip?
-Sure.
-So last week...
I realized my favorite chip...
is the folded-over chip.
It's just two chips
stacked on top of each other.
I could have my
favorite chip in every bite...
if I just put two chips
on top of each other...
and ate 'em at once.
[sighs] But here's the thing:
two chips on top of each other
doesn't taste like a folded-over
chip.
-[crunching]
-[man] It's
nowhere near as good.
Maybe the flavor
gets stuck between 'em.
mellow indie rock music
-[Lennon VO] The Old North
District is where most artists
and musicians in the city live.
Rent is cheap.
It's north of campus,
away from the bros.
You'll find the true artist
inconspicuously planted along
Hudson Avenue.
In the 14th century, the great
minds of the time gathered in
Florence, sharing
music, poetry, fashion.
-Hell yeah.
-[Lennon VO] Old North
is like modern Florence;
the scene here is
small and concentrated,
circles constantly intersecting,
musicians and artists mingling
and collaborating.
It isn't difficult at all for
one artist to cross paths with
another.
mellow indie rock music
-Excuse me.
Hi, I'm Lennon.
-I'm Bobbi.
-We're heading upstairs.
Wanna come?
-Yeah, I do.
Yo, this is, um...
Lennon?
-Oh, yo!
Yeah, we did that podcast.
-Yeah, hey.
-We're heading upstairs to
go smoke and read some poems.
You wanna come?
-Sure.
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smooth hip-hop plays
-But there
was no difference
Bold as I wish
I swear if you
said something
I'd almost die for it
How sweet our
tongues once were
Victim of the rain
Not wishing to be caught
And
[indistinct] that lane
-That's good shit, Micah.
-Thanks.
Yo.
I never got a chance to
hear that recording you did.
Can you send it to me?
-Oh, for sure.
-You guys have to listen
to some of Lennon's lyrics.
They're incredible.
-You write?
-Um...
a bit, but I
don't really perform.
-Come on.
-I mean...
Yeah, I-- I can play something.
Can you hand me that guitar?
I haven't really played this
one out loud much, though.
[clears throat]
strums
Go your own way, honey
Go your own way, love
Go your own way, honey
Don't keep hangin' on
You'll be the one I
lament when I've grown and I
Long to forget
everything that I know but I
I've still got
miles and miles to go
strumming
Makes no
difference, honey
Makes no difference, love
Makes no
difference, honey
No difference at all
I can't be tamed but I
want you to know that
You're the closest that
I've been to home and that
Was all I
wanted all along
Go your own way, honey
Go your own way, love
Go your own way, honey
You don't owe
me nothing at all
I'm out of luck and
I'm letting it show
Out of love and I'm
letting you know that I
Can never be
where you belong
-You wrote that?
-Yeah, uh, I'm still
kinda working on that one.
-It's good.
-It's damn good.
-[chuckles] Thanks.
-Yo, you should come to
Kate's place later tonight.
Bobbi and Z are
doing a house show.
-Yeah, I can come.
Actually, um, I host a podcast.
Would you possibly...
be willing to let me
interview you after the show?
-Sure.
sparse ambient music
-I record everything on my
phone, so if you could just
direct your answers
here, that'd be great.
The song you played tonight,
it seems like it could be
autobiographical.
-Mm, yeah, it's kinda of about
reveling in your darkness, too.
-Could you talk a little
bit about your process?
Like how you write?
-I feel like you're so far away.
[chuckles]
Why don't you join us?
[whispering] That's better.
...to get a lot
of opportunities,
but we're too big
to be doing, like,
the same local
scene all the time.
I wanna break rules; I wanna
do shit that hasn't been done.
I think that
really inspires people.
-What other things are you into?
Like besides music.
-[Bobbi VO] Well,
I really like, uh,
experimental art
and performance art.
And Z's really
into animal rights.
I mean, we both are; we
both really love animals.
Except fish. [chuckles]
Ugh.
You know, you should
party with us tonight.
-You're going somewhere else?
-I mean, I don't wanna
derail this interview right now.
-Y-- yeah, I mean...
we can finish it...later or...
-I mean, whenever you want.
Yeah, let's get outta here.
-Okay.
upbeat indie rock
muffled pulsating
electronic music
-[chuckles]
Do you want one?
-Sure.
-[Bobbi] Stick out your tongue.
Can I draw a star on your face?
-A star?
-Yeah, like right here.
-Okay, sure.
-Okay, close your eyes.
Looks fuckin' awesome.
That's hot
thumping electronic music
That's hot
-Good morning, Birdy.
[door opens]
energetic punk music
strumming
-[woman from laptop] Ahh!
Ahh!
[typing]
eerie ambient drone
-[woman over speaker] One.
One.
One.
Is this consensual sex?
Yes.
Yes, it is.
Two.
Two.
A dialogue between two lovers.
Two.
Two.
A dialogue between my
id and my super-ego.
Two.
[indistinct background chatter]
-[Lennon] It looks like it
was painted off of instinct.
You can see it in
her brushstrokes.
I've been booking a lot
more interviews for my podcast
lately.
-That's awesome!
-Well, I'm trying to push myself
outside of my comfort zone more.
-Are you uncomfortable?
-Sometimes.
I've been...going
to more shows...
finding new sounds.
That was the first performance
art piece I've ever seen.
-So what'd you think?
[feet slapping]
-It was captivating.
-I think the appeal for
me is honestly just...
witnessing something I
haven't seen before.
You know, like creating a space
or environment for something
completely new.
I mean, you're an artist, right?
You get it.
-Yeah.
-Hey, I have an idea.
Here, turn towards me.
Okay, lemme take this, though.
Oh, wait, actually,
you should finish it.
[giggles]
[whispering] Bottoms up.
[giggles] Okay.
Now...
in order for this to
work, no laughter, no smiles;
we have to be
completely serious, okay?
So the idea is you're gonna
mimic everything that I do,
like facial
expressions, motions, okay?
-Okay.
-And if we do it
right, eventually,
I'll start mimicking you back,
so that you won't be able to
tell who's starting
and who's following.
And then we'll just be
creating art simultaneously.
Get it?
-Okay.
-[snaps] No smiling.
Okay.
[inhales and exhales deeply]
[chuckles]
No laughing!
You're gonna make me laugh.
curious ambient music
I saw that podcast girl again.
Lennon?
She's weird. [chuckles]
There's something I
kinda like about her, though.
-[slurps]
[train horn]
[phone ringing]
-[Bobbi over phone] Hello?
-Hey.
Um, this is Lennon.
-[Bobbi over phone] Oh, hey!
What's up?
-Um...
I was wondering if you would
maybe wanna finish the interview
for my podcast.
-[Bobbi over phone]
Oh, yeah, totally!
Well, I'll be home
in, like, 30 minutes.
Do you wanna meet at my place?
-That would be awesome.
-[Bobbi VO] If you see
the cats around, watch out;
Lyla's kind of an asshole.
But yeah, I actually have to go
grab a few things from Z real
fast, but you can
make yourself at home.
I'll be like five minutes or so.
We can start the
interview as soon as I get back.
-Sure.
-[Bobbi] I'll see you in a bit.
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[camera snaps]
[camera snaps]
[door opens]
All right.
I'm ready!
[door closes]
Um, do you wanna do this
outside so we can smoke?
-[Lennon] Sure.
-[Bobbi] Okay, let's go.
[door opens]
[door shuts]
-Okay.
Take two.
-Take two.
-I'm here with Bobbi Kitten, the
lead singer for the band Damn
the Witch Siren.
-Yo, yo, yo, what's
up, Lennon listeners?!
-She's wearing a large fur
coat, looks like it could be...
bear fur?
-[chuckles]
-Is that bear fur?
-God, no!
Lennon, have you been
paying attention at all?
[laughs]
This is a fake fur coat;
I repeat, fake fur coat.
I do not condone the slaughter
of poor, innocent creatures.
-[Lennon] Okay, okay.
-Except if it's a fish.
-[Lennon] [chuckling] Stop.
-[chuckles]
-Okay. [clears throat]
So...
when you're writing, do you feel
like your fanbase influences
your writing?
-Well, I mean, I think
it used to a lot more,
when I first started out.
I started this band wanting to
write dance music because nobody
in this town is, like,
writing dance music.
I just wanted people
to have fun, you know?
Feel like they
could enjoy themselves.
But lately, I just
feel... [sighs]
I don't know, like I'm writing
more...emotional stuff --
stuff that gets
me really excited.
I'm writing stuff for myself...
and my cat.
-[Lennon] [chuckles]
-[laughs]
-So what are you working on now?
-Um, yeah, so I've been...
writing stuff on the piano, and
I'm really proud of, like...
all these words that are
coming out of me, you know?
And I'm hoping to
collaborate with my girl Lennon,
who is an incredible writer.
-[chuckles]
Okay, I'm gonna edit that out.
-Don't!
Why would you do that?
Seriously, you should
be proud of that shit.
It's one of the
best things about you.
-What?
-Your art, your ideas.
I lot of people
don't have shit to say.
And you do.
And it's important.
-So...
what's the best thing
about Bobbi Kitten?
-I don't wanna
do that. [laughs]
-No, seriously.
What's your favorite
thing about yourself?
I wanna know.
-[Bobbi] [groans]
Um...
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curious ambient music
-[Lennon VO] The scene has a
tendency of shifting from day to
day.
A perpetual pursuit
for something new.
A true musician pushes
boundaries in every way
possible...
using their art as a platform
for something completely
original.
Those in the scene know this.
dramatic organ music
[flush]
suspenseful
orchestral music
smooth hip-hop music
[cheering]
[buzzer]
Makes no
difference, honey
Makes no difference, love
Makes no
difference, honey
Makes no
difference at all
Can't be tamed but I
want you to know that
You're the closest that
I've been to home and that's
All I wanted all along
-[Bobbi] I love it.
It's amazing.
You should totally record this.
-[chuckles]
-I mean, you really
got something, Lennon.
Like...
-I just worry about...
what people will
think and, like,
sharing that kind of
stuff feels so intimate.
-[Bobbi] Well, it is.
I mean, that's why it
inspires people -- being real.
sparse ambient music
[on recording] You
should totally record this.
Well, it is.
I mean, that's why it
inspires people -- being real.
[door opens]
[door shuts]
[button push]
[tape reel rolling]
"I Come Alive in the Dark"
by Damn the Witch Siren
-Sometimes I think of
drinking myself to death
Sleep all fucking day,
enjoy the time I have left
I'm so tired of begging you
for a slice of that life
'Cause baby, you
know that I'm the one
Who rules the night
Mm-hm
I hope you're reading
this under a blanket
While I'm beating like
a bat beneath the stars
You want a bitch who can
cut like the Grim Reaper
Baby, I come
alive in the dark
Write-ups in Pitchfork
didn't get you anywhere
You think it's punk
'cause you own a guitar
Looking at you is my numbing
Baby, I come
alive in the dark
Baby, I come
alive in the dark...
-[Lennon VO] I love
the sound of your voice.
-Uh...
I hate the sound of my voice.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck
Fuck, fuck, fuck
-[chuckles]
-Fuck, fuck
[laughs]
Holy shit, you have, like,
so many recordings on here.
It's wild.
-Yeah.
[clears throat]
-Here, let me try one.
[rhythmic breathing]
[giggles]
[on recording]
[rhythmic breathing]
-[softly] After some persuasion,
I've decided I'll be releasing
my first EP next week.
As a writer, I've mostly
kept my work to myself.
[whispering] As a writer, I've
mostly kept my work to myself.
After some persuasion,
I've decided I'm going to be
releasing my first EP next week.
As a writer, I've mostly
kept my work to myself.
But in an effort to push myself
outside of my comfort zone,
I'm going to be
releasing some of my songs.
I'll be releasing them on
all social media platforms,
so stay tuned for that.
You know, I've been working
on some new music recently.
-For your podcast?
-Well...
I might release it on there.
-Uh, before I forget...
some cash from Mom.
-Do you wanna listen to it?
-To what?
-To my new music.
-In here?
[sighing] Okay, whatever.
[whispering] Stupid.
[sighs]
You wrote this?
This is good.
It's really good, Lennon.
-Thanks.
-[clears throat]
[sighs]
ethereal ambient music
[bells ring]
-How come Z wears
that mask all the time?
-People wear masks every day;
maybe he's just a little bit
more straightforward about it.
I honestly think it's 'cause he
doesn't really like people very
much.
I think he likes
putting fear in people.
I think it's a way
for him to, like...
not have to deal
with people's bullshit.
[car honks]
Later, bitch!
Have fun at work!
[car engine starts]
[car drives off]
thumping electronic
music playing in video
upbeat jamming
-This Wednesday night, your
boy will be playing at The
Livestock.
Come watch me; I've got
some new music to share,
and-- [exhales]
it's a blessing.
I'm excited.
Let's go.
Woo!
[indistinct chatter]
-[man] What'd you get on it?
Oh!
-[man] So we're going
in a new direction.
-[laughing] You know, we
just got a noise complaint;
they're trying to kick us out.
upbeat hip-hop music
erratic electronic music
-[spoken word] What great things
are marred with words only
intended to fill the void.
-Tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
I am that second mouse.
-[man] Butter mouse!
-Say hi. [laughs]
-[man] Hi.
-Hi!
I don't know. [laughs]
WYD playing "Woman"
[cheers and applause]
-[woman over mic] Thank
you so much, we're WYD.
This is your new song.
-[softly] Hey.
It's a pinot noir.
-[softly] Thanks.
-[softly] Like right
now is my pinot phase,
but...
I kinda dabble in
some merlots, you know?
-Go your own way, honey
Go your own way, love
Go your own way, honey
Don't keep hanging on
You'll be the one I
lament when I've grown
And I long to forget
everything that I know but
I've still got
miles and miles to go
Makes no
difference, honey
Makes no difference, love
It makes no
difference, honey
No difference at all
I can't be tamed but I
want you to know that
You're the closest that
I've been to home and that
Was all I
wanted all along
Ahh
Ahh
Go your own way, honey
Go your own way, love
Go your own way, honey
You don't owe me
nothing at all
I'm out of luck and
I'm letting it show
Out of love and I'm
letting you know that I
Could never be
where you belong
tense orchestral music
-[Micah in video] [chuckles]
Uh, listen, I'm not gonna call
anyone out by name or anything
like that...
but there are some
fake-ass musicians out there,
and I gotta get
this off my chest;
trust me, I really do.
And the thing is, I guess, that
I'm most pissed off about is
because I thought I was a
good judge of character.
I really did.
dark ambient music
[buzzer]
[buzzer]
-Hey, Bobbi.
It's Lennon.
[buzzer]
You haven't been responding.
Um...
I just wanna make sure...
Are we okay?
[over speaker] Hello?
Bobbi?
[buzzer]
[button push]
[on recording] So what's the
best thing about Bobbi Kitten?
-[Bobbi on recording] I don't
wanna do that. [chuckles]
-[Lennon on
recording] No, seriously.
What's your favorite
thing about yourself?
I wanna know.
-[Bobbi on recording] [groans]
Um...
I feel confident.
dark ambient music
I have stuff to say.
And...
I don't know, I guess I
feel really sure of myself.
And I like that I don't ever
have to second-guess myself,
you know?
curious ambient music
[on recording]
Here, lemme hold this.
You bitch, come on!
All right, just, like,
you know what I mean?
-[chuckling] I don't...
-[Bobbi] Come on, and then
we can build up after that.
You're too shy!
You're too shy.
Free yourself. [laughs]
I don't give a
fuck what they think.
I don't give a fuck!
Woo!
Woo, woo, woo!
[heavy breathing]
[kissing]
-Wait.
Hold on.
You should wear this.
dark ambient music
[kissing]
[tape reel rolling]
It is my intention
for my podcast...
[clears throat]
My intention for my podcast
is to explore this city's...
underground music scene.
It is my intention for my
podcast to explore this...
this city's underground m--...
Following
cutting-edge artists...
Following cutting-edge...
musicians-- [sighs]
I intend to capture
a true-- [sighs]
a true depiction...
of-- [sighs]
[inhales and exhales deeply]
I...
[inhales and exhales deeply]
[voice wavering]
I-- I belong here.
[muffled scream]
[light flickers]
dark ambient drone
drumming
experimental indie music
sparse eerie tones
You aren't gonna pull a
Danny Brooks on me, are you?
-Are you, like, a stalker?
-I'm not a stalker,
I host a podcast.
I...research.
-You researched me?
-Yes, because you
were on my podcast.
-I never even listened
to one of your podcasts.
-Why have you been ignoring me?
-You bring your
journal with you, Lennon?
-Yes.
-And all those words in there...
you wrote those?
-Yes.
-You know I know
you stole that song.
-I don't know what
you're talking about.
-What, you think you're just
gonna keep lying about it?
Like, you're just gonna play
it off like you wrote all those
songs?
Like no one's gonna find out?
What are you gonna do?
You know I'm
gonna tell everyone.
You know that, right?
Do you steal my songs, too?
-No.
-[Bobbi] Lemme see
your journal, then.
-Why?
-'Cause I wanna see it.
-[Lennon] Stop!
-[gasp]
[thud]
ominous drone
[car honks]
ethereal ambient music
[tape reel rolling]
strumming
-[Lennon] Darling,
believe me when I say...
[VO] The scene has a tendency
of shifting from day to day.
[door shuts]
I suppose that's why
I began this podcast:
to collect inspiration, to
observe artists and their
creativity...
their originality...
and to push myself
outside of my comfort zone.
Now...
I finally feel confident.
I have stuff to say, and...
I guess I feel
really sure of myself.
And I like that I never
have to second-guess myself.
I know I don't have
that many listeners,
but do those of
you who do listen,
thank you.
[crickets on recording]
ethereal ambient music
[distant train horn]
[distant train horn]
[distant train horn]
[grunting]
[whispering] Fuck.
[train rumbling]
tense music
"Ten Toes" by Devin Summers
"Death" by WYD
[tape reel rolling]
[indistinct
overlapping chatter]
[footsteps, pant legs swiping]
[indistinct
overlapping chatter]
[tape stops]
curious ambient music
-[man] It looks like
while it was painted,
it was, like,
painted off of instinct,
you know?
-[man] Mm-hm.
-I think that's kinda what the
artist is trying to say here --
like...
this struggle is very
instinctual and, like...
just, like, her
brushstrokes, you know?
I just know it's
aesthetically pleasing.
Like, I like looking at this...
at this thing, you know?
-[man on recording] It looks
like while it was painted,
it was, like,
painted off of instinct,
you know?
-[man on recording] Mm-hm.
-[man on recording] I think
that's kinda what the artist is
trying to say here -- like...
this struggle is very
instinctual and, like--
dramatic orchestral music
"Last Kiss" by Damn the
Witch Siren on record player
-[woman from laptop] Recording a
podcast is easy if you have the
right equipment.
You're going to
need a microphone,
a recording device, and a place
to upload your file so it's easy
to share.
Let's record something!
[tape reel rolling]
-[Lennon VO] The scene has a
tendency of shifting from day to
day.
curious orchestral music
And I suppose that's the
purpose of my podcast.
I've always had an
interest in collecting sound --
conversations...
ambience...
[phone ringing]
I have thousands of recordings.
I usually will record digital,
then I re-record analog because
analog just sounds better.
My process may seem weird, but
I embrace the unconventional.
For my podcast, I'll be
following underground musicians
-- bands that you've
probably never heard of.
I find the best way to discover
new music is at a record store,
tucked away, hidden from shallow
people who don't appreciate good
music.
These groups can be a
bit elusive at times,
nonconformists, playing
unmarketed shows in spotty
basements and seedy venues.
When I'm at these shows, I
see how music connects people.
I see these artists onstage,
and they have something that I
don't: a certain kind of
tenacity that almost feels
superhuman.
For this podcast, I hope to
investigate these artists,
research them.
Tune in each week for exclusive
interviews and performances...
with some of the best
undergrou-- [sighs]
With some of the best
underground musicians in the
city.
My name is Lennon Gates.
hip-hop playing at party
Do you mind if I
interview you for my podcast?
-No, I'm good.
muzak playing
[door opens]
[bird chirping]
-[man] Make yourself at home.
Want any tea?
-[Lennon] No, thank you.
-[sighs]
[clears throat]
-[clears throat]
So, um...
I'm Lennon.
My podcast is
basically just, like...
about the local music
scene, and I, like,
interview
underground musicians, um...
so I guess, basically, I'm just
gonna ask you some questions
about music and
art and yourselves.
-I think that comes across a
lot more in some of the current
material that we're
working on right now.
Um, we're in the process of
completing a full-length album.
-Mm, 'Oscillations.'
-'Oscillations.'
It was this past
summer, it was record heat,
and I made my way over to
the creek in our backyard,
and...
I just spent hours watching the
water flow through the rocks...
and I remember having this...
profound realization that...
us -- and
everything around us--
-Mm.
-Are composed of atoms
oscillating in and around us.
-[woman] [softly] Mm-hm, yes.
-[man] [softly] Yeah.
-Mm-hm.
-[chuckles]
So that's slated for
fall of 2026 release,
so we're excited about that.
-[woman VO] I
got the best one
You got the best of me
You're killing
me softly...
-Have you guys been
on a podcast before?
-I wanna tell ya
That you could be my muse
I never, ever
want you to wonder
If I'm the
only one for you
'Cause I wanna
be your woman...
-Can you describe your genre?
-Queer death pop.
-[woman] Experimental indie?
-Experimental pop?
-I think we call
ourselves "indie folk."
-I guess I'd just
be "Alternative."
-[man VO] Uh, I'm
in a-- I'm in a duo;
we don't really
identify as "a band."
That would seem like kind of a
weird thing to call ourselves.
-Our genre is "junkyard
bop" or "family band"...
um, like if your
really strange relative,
uh, was a band.
[indistinct chatter]
-My art is super...
super colorful and super fun.
-[Lennon] Mm-hm.
-[spoken word] Been the
proverbial door to my...
self-indignation.
Instead of you...
I...belong here.
-I wanna be your woman
I wanna be your man
Gimme all my money
Show you all my plans
I'm never gonna
leave you lonely, baby
I'm never gonna
leave you sad, oh
I wanna be your honey
And I wanna be your guy
[tape reel rolls]
[on recording] All right,
here's another new one.
This one's unreleased.
-I've been trying to push myself
outside of my comfort zone more.
-Is, uh, that why we came here?
-I saw Jen Tsang post about it.
-Who's Jen Tsang?
-I've been wanting to tell you.
I've been booking
more interviews lately,
so I probably won't be able to
see you as much in the next few
months.
-I mean, we don't really see
much of each other anyway.
-How's Mom?
-I don't know, why
don't you call her?
-Why doesn't she call me?
-Who's Jen Tsang?
-She's a
politically-driven musician.
energetic punk music
-Isn't that like a
tea or something?
-No, she's a
politically-driven musician.
-Are you still
working at Philip Arthur's?
-Yeah.
But I haven't been
taking as many hours.
-Does Mike still work
at Philip Arthur's?
-I've been looking
for a new apartment.
-Where?
-I don't know.
I want more space
to be creative.
And, like, where the bedroom is
the same room as the kitchen.
-So like a studio apartment?
-Yeah, like a studio apartment.
-[man] Can I get you
guys another drink?
-Um, no, thanks,
we'll take the check,
and you can put
both of them on mine.
-[man] Got it.
-[whispering] Thanks.
-Can I try yours?
-Sure, whatever.
You know, when I used to
work at Philip Arthur's,
we literally only had eight
people on the whole staff,
and we did one
event every weekend.
[sighs] Now, he's, like, running
every event for the whole
frickin' town.
contemplative
orchestral music
-[Micah VO]
Stretch his sleeves...
that were never
meant to be long...
asking myself, "Do
good people do this?
And am I one?"
So we try again, and
again fade to black...
with lust...
maybe lost...
maybe needing more time...
remembering the sticky things...
mostly...
how sweet our
tongues used to be.
-Thanks for
letting me record that.
-[Micah] I've never
been on a podcast before.
-As a producer, I go
for a real lo-fi sound.
I strive to capture honesty
in the musicians I record.
[clears throat]
I'm a songwriter, too.
-Dope.
-I've been looking for ways
to break into the music scene.
I don't really perform, though.
I just have, like,
notebooks filled with lyrics.
-You have anything I can read?
-Yeah, I have a
few songs written.
This is my journal.
-[Micah] "You'll be the one
I lament when I've grown...
and I long to forget
everything that I've known.
But I've still got
miles and miles to go."
This stuff is good.
-I have a lot of
other songs, too.
Um, I gotta go.
Thanks.
curious ambient music
-[Micah on recording]
So we try again...
and again fade to black...
with lust...
-[Lennon]
[softly] "With lust..."
-[Micah on
recording] Maybe lost...
maybe needing more time.
-[softly] "Time..."
-[Micah on recording]
Remembering the sticky things...
mostly...
how sweet our
tongues used to be.
-[Lennon] [softly] "How
sweet our tongues used to be."
Four years ago, the Tack
Gallery was shut down.
[tape reel rolling]
curious ambient music
The space was originally
used as a meat factory,
but after the building closed,
bands began using the empty
rooms to play shows.
In the spring of 2016, an
underaged kid named Danny Brooks
got drunk at a show.
He stumbled outside and fell
asleep on the railroad tracks,
which ran behind the building.
The owner and older man named
Ed Flock was forced to close the
space after Danny Brooks' body
was fatally run over by a train.
[train horn]
Shortly after, Ed was
arrested for tax evasion.
The city took
control of the space,
and the factory remained empty
and unused for three years,
until Ed's nephew, Randy
Flock, gained ownership.
Next Friday, the Tack Gallery
will open its doors once again
for a secret show at 9PM.
I'll see you all there.
thumping electronic music
muzak
Close your eyes
exciting pop music
-Oh, honey, I wanna
take you to a show
Don't need money
We'll sneak in
through the back door
Oh, my honeys, you
make me want to pray
You make every day feel
like a fucking holiday
You wanna be my Superman
And I wanna be your Romeo
And you wanna kiss
and hold my hand
And I wanna take
off your clothes
And you wanna be
my Claire Danes
And I wanna be your Leo
And you wanna
be in my van
And I wanna be your hero
Yeah, I wanna be your--
[tape reel rolling]
delicate
oscillating synths
-[Lennon VO] Damn the Witch
Siren is a witch-rock music
group founded by
Bobbi Kitten and Z-Wolf.
Bobbi Kitten's sultry prowess as
a frontwoman puts Damn the Witch
Siren as one of the most popular
music groups in the scene.
Accompanying Bobbi
is her partner Z-Wolf,
a mysterious musician
who's only ever seen wearing his
wolf mask.
In February, they released
their full-length album,
'Red Magic.'
It's a concept
album about Feminism,
sex, lust, love, setting
fire to the Patriarchy,
and Bobbi's journey of
self-discovery and owning her
sexuality.
upbeat pop music
Yeah, I like that
-Get up
Everybody wants
to be you now
Everybody wants
to see you now
Everybody wants
to see you now
Get up
Everybody wants
to be you now
Everybody wants
to see you now
Everybody wants
to see you now
She got the
flavor, I got the meat
You got the
honey, I got the bee
You wanna be my honeypie
I got the flavor,
you got the meat
She got the [indistinct]
[indistinct]
You want a piece of
this perfect ass
[indistinct]
See you on your way down
Pass you on
the playground
I'm about to win,
gonna kick it in the shin
Gonna throw a little dirt
Gonna pass you
in a skirt-skirt
I'm about to pop your
bubble like that-that
Spit it on the track,
gonna show you where it's at
I'm about to work,
gonna make it really hurt
Gonna show you [indistinct]
when you're a slayer
I'll show you what
it's like [indistinct]
Show you what it's
like [indistinct]
Feelin' it, feelin' it
Feelin' it, feelin' it
Feelin' it, feelin' it...
sparse ambient music
[beep]
[tape reel shifts]
[sighs]
-Meet me down at
cemetery gate
-Ooh, what's the matter?
-Wait.
-I think it's...
I think we should
start from the beginning.
strumming
-I had a dream
and you were dyin'
I had a dream
and you were fine
I woke up being choked
They had turned to crime
Now, you're
standin' in the doorway
I'm trying to get out
Here comes the
daily serpent
Crawlin' out
your mo-o-outh
[indistinct]
Meet me down
At the cemetery gate
[indistinct]
Whatever gets us
through the night
Countdown to say goodbye
[indistinct]..
-Do you like music?
-Yeah, I like music.
-Me too.
You want a chip?
-Sure.
-So last week...
I realized my favorite chip...
is the folded-over chip.
It's just two chips
stacked on top of each other.
I could have my
favorite chip in every bite...
if I just put two chips
on top of each other...
and ate 'em at once.
[sighs] But here's the thing:
two chips on top of each other
doesn't taste like a folded-over
chip.
-[crunching]
-[man] It's
nowhere near as good.
Maybe the flavor
gets stuck between 'em.
mellow indie rock music
-[Lennon VO] The Old North
District is where most artists
and musicians in the city live.
Rent is cheap.
It's north of campus,
away from the bros.
You'll find the true artist
inconspicuously planted along
Hudson Avenue.
In the 14th century, the great
minds of the time gathered in
Florence, sharing
music, poetry, fashion.
-Hell yeah.
-[Lennon VO] Old North
is like modern Florence;
the scene here is
small and concentrated,
circles constantly intersecting,
musicians and artists mingling
and collaborating.
It isn't difficult at all for
one artist to cross paths with
another.
mellow indie rock music
-Excuse me.
Hi, I'm Lennon.
-I'm Bobbi.
-We're heading upstairs.
Wanna come?
-Yeah, I do.
Yo, this is, um...
Lennon?
-Oh, yo!
Yeah, we did that podcast.
-Yeah, hey.
-We're heading upstairs to
go smoke and read some poems.
You wanna come?
-Sure.
curious ambient music
smooth hip-hop plays
-But there
was no difference
Bold as I wish
I swear if you
said something
I'd almost die for it
How sweet our
tongues once were
Victim of the rain
Not wishing to be caught
And
[indistinct] that lane
-That's good shit, Micah.
-Thanks.
Yo.
I never got a chance to
hear that recording you did.
Can you send it to me?
-Oh, for sure.
-You guys have to listen
to some of Lennon's lyrics.
They're incredible.
-You write?
-Um...
a bit, but I
don't really perform.
-Come on.
-I mean...
Yeah, I-- I can play something.
Can you hand me that guitar?
I haven't really played this
one out loud much, though.
[clears throat]
strums
Go your own way, honey
Go your own way, love
Go your own way, honey
Don't keep hangin' on
You'll be the one I
lament when I've grown and I
Long to forget
everything that I know but I
I've still got
miles and miles to go
strumming
Makes no
difference, honey
Makes no difference, love
Makes no
difference, honey
No difference at all
I can't be tamed but I
want you to know that
You're the closest that
I've been to home and that
Was all I
wanted all along
Go your own way, honey
Go your own way, love
Go your own way, honey
You don't owe
me nothing at all
I'm out of luck and
I'm letting it show
Out of love and I'm
letting you know that I
Can never be
where you belong
-You wrote that?
-Yeah, uh, I'm still
kinda working on that one.
-It's good.
-It's damn good.
-[chuckles] Thanks.
-Yo, you should come to
Kate's place later tonight.
Bobbi and Z are
doing a house show.
-Yeah, I can come.
Actually, um, I host a podcast.
Would you possibly...
be willing to let me
interview you after the show?
-Sure.
sparse ambient music
-I record everything on my
phone, so if you could just
direct your answers
here, that'd be great.
The song you played tonight,
it seems like it could be
autobiographical.
-Mm, yeah, it's kinda of about
reveling in your darkness, too.
-Could you talk a little
bit about your process?
Like how you write?
-I feel like you're so far away.
[chuckles]
Why don't you join us?
[whispering] That's better.
...to get a lot
of opportunities,
but we're too big
to be doing, like,
the same local
scene all the time.
I wanna break rules; I wanna
do shit that hasn't been done.
I think that
really inspires people.
-What other things are you into?
Like besides music.
-[Bobbi VO] Well,
I really like, uh,
experimental art
and performance art.
And Z's really
into animal rights.
I mean, we both are; we
both really love animals.
Except fish. [chuckles]
Ugh.
You know, you should
party with us tonight.
-You're going somewhere else?
-I mean, I don't wanna
derail this interview right now.
-Y-- yeah, I mean...
we can finish it...later or...
-I mean, whenever you want.
Yeah, let's get outta here.
-Okay.
upbeat indie rock
muffled pulsating
electronic music
-[chuckles]
Do you want one?
-Sure.
-[Bobbi] Stick out your tongue.
Can I draw a star on your face?
-A star?
-Yeah, like right here.
-Okay, sure.
-Okay, close your eyes.
Looks fuckin' awesome.
That's hot
thumping electronic music
That's hot
-Good morning, Birdy.
[door opens]
energetic punk music
strumming
-[woman from laptop] Ahh!
Ahh!
[typing]
eerie ambient drone
-[woman over speaker] One.
One.
One.
Is this consensual sex?
Yes.
Yes, it is.
Two.
Two.
A dialogue between two lovers.
Two.
Two.
A dialogue between my
id and my super-ego.
Two.
[indistinct background chatter]
-[Lennon] It looks like it
was painted off of instinct.
You can see it in
her brushstrokes.
I've been booking a lot
more interviews for my podcast
lately.
-That's awesome!
-Well, I'm trying to push myself
outside of my comfort zone more.
-Are you uncomfortable?
-Sometimes.
I've been...going
to more shows...
finding new sounds.
That was the first performance
art piece I've ever seen.
-So what'd you think?
[feet slapping]
-It was captivating.
-I think the appeal for
me is honestly just...
witnessing something I
haven't seen before.
You know, like creating a space
or environment for something
completely new.
I mean, you're an artist, right?
You get it.
-Yeah.
-Hey, I have an idea.
Here, turn towards me.
Okay, lemme take this, though.
Oh, wait, actually,
you should finish it.
[giggles]
[whispering] Bottoms up.
[giggles] Okay.
Now...
in order for this to
work, no laughter, no smiles;
we have to be
completely serious, okay?
So the idea is you're gonna
mimic everything that I do,
like facial
expressions, motions, okay?
-Okay.
-And if we do it
right, eventually,
I'll start mimicking you back,
so that you won't be able to
tell who's starting
and who's following.
And then we'll just be
creating art simultaneously.
Get it?
-Okay.
-[snaps] No smiling.
Okay.
[inhales and exhales deeply]
[chuckles]
No laughing!
You're gonna make me laugh.
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I saw that podcast girl again.
Lennon?
She's weird. [chuckles]
There's something I
kinda like about her, though.
-[slurps]
[train horn]
[phone ringing]
-[Bobbi over phone] Hello?
-Hey.
Um, this is Lennon.
-[Bobbi over phone] Oh, hey!
What's up?
-Um...
I was wondering if you would
maybe wanna finish the interview
for my podcast.
-[Bobbi over phone]
Oh, yeah, totally!
Well, I'll be home
in, like, 30 minutes.
Do you wanna meet at my place?
-That would be awesome.
-[Bobbi VO] If you see
the cats around, watch out;
Lyla's kind of an asshole.
But yeah, I actually have to go
grab a few things from Z real
fast, but you can
make yourself at home.
I'll be like five minutes or so.
We can start the
interview as soon as I get back.
-Sure.
-[Bobbi] I'll see you in a bit.
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[camera snaps]
[camera snaps]
[door opens]
All right.
I'm ready!
[door closes]
Um, do you wanna do this
outside so we can smoke?
-[Lennon] Sure.
-[Bobbi] Okay, let's go.
[door opens]
[door shuts]
-Okay.
Take two.
-Take two.
-I'm here with Bobbi Kitten, the
lead singer for the band Damn
the Witch Siren.
-Yo, yo, yo, what's
up, Lennon listeners?!
-She's wearing a large fur
coat, looks like it could be...
bear fur?
-[chuckles]
-Is that bear fur?
-God, no!
Lennon, have you been
paying attention at all?
[laughs]
This is a fake fur coat;
I repeat, fake fur coat.
I do not condone the slaughter
of poor, innocent creatures.
-[Lennon] Okay, okay.
-Except if it's a fish.
-[Lennon] [chuckling] Stop.
-[chuckles]
-Okay. [clears throat]
So...
when you're writing, do you feel
like your fanbase influences
your writing?
-Well, I mean, I think
it used to a lot more,
when I first started out.
I started this band wanting to
write dance music because nobody
in this town is, like,
writing dance music.
I just wanted people
to have fun, you know?
Feel like they
could enjoy themselves.
But lately, I just
feel... [sighs]
I don't know, like I'm writing
more...emotional stuff --
stuff that gets
me really excited.
I'm writing stuff for myself...
and my cat.
-[Lennon] [chuckles]
-[laughs]
-So what are you working on now?
-Um, yeah, so I've been...
writing stuff on the piano, and
I'm really proud of, like...
all these words that are
coming out of me, you know?
And I'm hoping to
collaborate with my girl Lennon,
who is an incredible writer.
-[chuckles]
Okay, I'm gonna edit that out.
-Don't!
Why would you do that?
Seriously, you should
be proud of that shit.
It's one of the
best things about you.
-What?
-Your art, your ideas.
I lot of people
don't have shit to say.
And you do.
And it's important.
-So...
what's the best thing
about Bobbi Kitten?
-I don't wanna
do that. [laughs]
-No, seriously.
What's your favorite
thing about yourself?
I wanna know.
-[Bobbi] [groans]
Um...
[tape reel rolls]
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-[Lennon VO] The scene has a
tendency of shifting from day to
day.
A perpetual pursuit
for something new.
A true musician pushes
boundaries in every way
possible...
using their art as a platform
for something completely
original.
Those in the scene know this.
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[flush]
suspenseful
orchestral music
smooth hip-hop music
[cheering]
[buzzer]
Makes no
difference, honey
Makes no difference, love
Makes no
difference, honey
Makes no
difference at all
Can't be tamed but I
want you to know that
You're the closest that
I've been to home and that's
All I wanted all along
-[Bobbi] I love it.
It's amazing.
You should totally record this.
-[chuckles]
-I mean, you really
got something, Lennon.
Like...
-I just worry about...
what people will
think and, like,
sharing that kind of
stuff feels so intimate.
-[Bobbi] Well, it is.
I mean, that's why it
inspires people -- being real.
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[on recording] You
should totally record this.
Well, it is.
I mean, that's why it
inspires people -- being real.
[door opens]
[door shuts]
[button push]
[tape reel rolling]
"I Come Alive in the Dark"
by Damn the Witch Siren
-Sometimes I think of
drinking myself to death
Sleep all fucking day,
enjoy the time I have left
I'm so tired of begging you
for a slice of that life
'Cause baby, you
know that I'm the one
Who rules the night
Mm-hm
I hope you're reading
this under a blanket
While I'm beating like
a bat beneath the stars
You want a bitch who can
cut like the Grim Reaper
Baby, I come
alive in the dark
Write-ups in Pitchfork
didn't get you anywhere
You think it's punk
'cause you own a guitar
Looking at you is my numbing
Baby, I come
alive in the dark
Baby, I come
alive in the dark...
-[Lennon VO] I love
the sound of your voice.
-Uh...
I hate the sound of my voice.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck
Fuck, fuck, fuck
-[chuckles]
-Fuck, fuck
[laughs]
Holy shit, you have, like,
so many recordings on here.
It's wild.
-Yeah.
[clears throat]
-Here, let me try one.
[rhythmic breathing]
[giggles]
[on recording]
[rhythmic breathing]
-[softly] After some persuasion,
I've decided I'll be releasing
my first EP next week.
As a writer, I've mostly
kept my work to myself.
[whispering] As a writer, I've
mostly kept my work to myself.
After some persuasion,
I've decided I'm going to be
releasing my first EP next week.
As a writer, I've mostly
kept my work to myself.
But in an effort to push myself
outside of my comfort zone,
I'm going to be
releasing some of my songs.
I'll be releasing them on
all social media platforms,
so stay tuned for that.
You know, I've been working
on some new music recently.
-For your podcast?
-Well...
I might release it on there.
-Uh, before I forget...
some cash from Mom.
-Do you wanna listen to it?
-To what?
-To my new music.
-In here?
[sighing] Okay, whatever.
[whispering] Stupid.
[sighs]
You wrote this?
This is good.
It's really good, Lennon.
-Thanks.
-[clears throat]
[sighs]
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[bells ring]
-How come Z wears
that mask all the time?
-People wear masks every day;
maybe he's just a little bit
more straightforward about it.
I honestly think it's 'cause he
doesn't really like people very
much.
I think he likes
putting fear in people.
I think it's a way
for him to, like...
not have to deal
with people's bullshit.
[car honks]
Later, bitch!
Have fun at work!
[car engine starts]
[car drives off]
thumping electronic
music playing in video
upbeat jamming
-This Wednesday night, your
boy will be playing at The
Livestock.
Come watch me; I've got
some new music to share,
and-- [exhales]
it's a blessing.
I'm excited.
Let's go.
Woo!
[indistinct chatter]
-[man] What'd you get on it?
Oh!
-[man] So we're going
in a new direction.
-[laughing] You know, we
just got a noise complaint;
they're trying to kick us out.
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erratic electronic music
-[spoken word] What great things
are marred with words only
intended to fill the void.
-Tonight, ladies and gentlemen,
I am that second mouse.
-[man] Butter mouse!
-Say hi. [laughs]
-[man] Hi.
-Hi!
I don't know. [laughs]
WYD playing "Woman"
[cheers and applause]
-[woman over mic] Thank
you so much, we're WYD.
This is your new song.
-[softly] Hey.
It's a pinot noir.
-[softly] Thanks.
-[softly] Like right
now is my pinot phase,
but...
I kinda dabble in
some merlots, you know?
-Go your own way, honey
Go your own way, love
Go your own way, honey
Don't keep hanging on
You'll be the one I
lament when I've grown
And I long to forget
everything that I know but
I've still got
miles and miles to go
Makes no
difference, honey
Makes no difference, love
It makes no
difference, honey
No difference at all
I can't be tamed but I
want you to know that
You're the closest that
I've been to home and that
Was all I
wanted all along
Ahh
Ahh
Go your own way, honey
Go your own way, love
Go your own way, honey
You don't owe me
nothing at all
I'm out of luck and
I'm letting it show
Out of love and I'm
letting you know that I
Could never be
where you belong
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-[Micah in video] [chuckles]
Uh, listen, I'm not gonna call
anyone out by name or anything
like that...
but there are some
fake-ass musicians out there,
and I gotta get
this off my chest;
trust me, I really do.
And the thing is, I guess, that
I'm most pissed off about is
because I thought I was a
good judge of character.
I really did.
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[buzzer]
[buzzer]
-Hey, Bobbi.
It's Lennon.
[buzzer]
You haven't been responding.
Um...
I just wanna make sure...
Are we okay?
[over speaker] Hello?
Bobbi?
[buzzer]
[button push]
[on recording] So what's the
best thing about Bobbi Kitten?
-[Bobbi on recording] I don't
wanna do that. [chuckles]
-[Lennon on
recording] No, seriously.
What's your favorite
thing about yourself?
I wanna know.
-[Bobbi on recording] [groans]
Um...
I feel confident.
dark ambient music
I have stuff to say.
And...
I don't know, I guess I
feel really sure of myself.
And I like that I don't ever
have to second-guess myself,
you know?
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[on recording]
Here, lemme hold this.
You bitch, come on!
All right, just, like,
you know what I mean?
-[chuckling] I don't...
-[Bobbi] Come on, and then
we can build up after that.
You're too shy!
You're too shy.
Free yourself. [laughs]
I don't give a
fuck what they think.
I don't give a fuck!
Woo!
Woo, woo, woo!
[heavy breathing]
[kissing]
-Wait.
Hold on.
You should wear this.
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[kissing]
[tape reel rolling]
It is my intention
for my podcast...
[clears throat]
My intention for my podcast
is to explore this city's...
underground music scene.
It is my intention for my
podcast to explore this...
this city's underground m--...
Following
cutting-edge artists...
Following cutting-edge...
musicians-- [sighs]
I intend to capture
a true-- [sighs]
a true depiction...
of-- [sighs]
[inhales and exhales deeply]
I...
[inhales and exhales deeply]
[voice wavering]
I-- I belong here.
[muffled scream]
[light flickers]
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drumming
experimental indie music
sparse eerie tones
You aren't gonna pull a
Danny Brooks on me, are you?
-Are you, like, a stalker?
-I'm not a stalker,
I host a podcast.
I...research.
-You researched me?
-Yes, because you
were on my podcast.
-I never even listened
to one of your podcasts.
-Why have you been ignoring me?
-You bring your
journal with you, Lennon?
-Yes.
-And all those words in there...
you wrote those?
-Yes.
-You know I know
you stole that song.
-I don't know what
you're talking about.
-What, you think you're just
gonna keep lying about it?
Like, you're just gonna play
it off like you wrote all those
songs?
Like no one's gonna find out?
What are you gonna do?
You know I'm
gonna tell everyone.
You know that, right?
Do you steal my songs, too?
-No.
-[Bobbi] Lemme see
your journal, then.
-Why?
-'Cause I wanna see it.
-[Lennon] Stop!
-[gasp]
[thud]
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[car honks]
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[tape reel rolling]
strumming
-[Lennon] Darling,
believe me when I say...
[VO] The scene has a tendency
of shifting from day to day.
[door shuts]
I suppose that's why
I began this podcast:
to collect inspiration, to
observe artists and their
creativity...
their originality...
and to push myself
outside of my comfort zone.
Now...
I finally feel confident.
I have stuff to say, and...
I guess I feel
really sure of myself.
And I like that I never
have to second-guess myself.
I know I don't have
that many listeners,
but do those of
you who do listen,
thank you.
[crickets on recording]
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[distant train horn]
[distant train horn]
[distant train horn]
[grunting]
[whispering] Fuck.
[train rumbling]
tense music
"Ten Toes" by Devin Summers
"Death" by WYD