Negativland

Film Screening plus live in-person with Negativland Sponsored by Asheville FM Asheville-based author and music journalist Bill Kopp will be introducing the film and leading a moderated, interactive discussion following the movie. Trailer: tinyurl.com/standbyforfailure Since childhood, David “The Weatherman” Wills has recorded and reported on anything that grabs his attention. When he and friends Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler formed Negativland, it soon became a collage of sounds and visuals, both ordinary and extraordinary. The group’s work is so expansive and unique that it cannot help but push boundaries of sound, media, propaganda, and perception. (Ryan Worsley, US, 2022, 96m) “If you want to be inspired by individuals who dare to bust down the doors of art’s gatekeepers, then STAND BY FOR FAILURE is the way to go.” — FILM THREAT 🎛️ Along with the documentary, Negativland will be performing LIVE at Sly Grog Lounge on Wednesday, May 22, with visuals produced and designed by artist SUE-C! Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/wecanreallyfeel-asheville “Few artists have logged as many hours on the battlefield of fair use, let alone questioned as persistently the associated legal constraints around intellectual property, as Negativland, whose sonic, visual and performance appropriations and parodies have challenged eyeballs, eardrums and moral standards alike since the late 1970s.” — THE WIRE “40+ years of Negativland metamedia, recontextualized into popular feature length documentary entertainment format by Ryan Worsley. You’ve seen and heard it all! But you’ve never seen and heard it like this! ” — BOING BOING 👉 About Bill Kopp: With over 500 bylines in Western North Carolina publications (Mountain Xpress, Bold Life, WNC Magazine and more), Asheville-based author and music journalist is an acknowledged expert on popular music. Author of two books – Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon and Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave – Bill Kopp writes for publications across the country and abroad. A contributing editor at Goldmine Magazine and contributing writer at GRAMMY.com, he has authored more than 30 album liner note essays and conducted more than 1000 interviews. He regularly hosts lecture/discussions on artists and albums of historical importance, and is a frequent guest on music-focused radio programs and podcasts. 👉 About Negativland: “An urgent show by Negativland and artist SUE-C calls time on a tech dystopia that is as malevolent as it is stupid… to meet the terrifying contemporary moment… as the world slides incrementally into meltdown.” – The Wire Magazine “Negativland have made a rewarding career out of being prodigious consumers of media who then digest it and recontextualize it, emphasizing mediated reality’s crazy-making absurdity and the infinite malleability of perception and ‘truth.’” – Dave Segal, The Stranger “Negativland are proud subverters of culture, causing trouble while having fun.” – NPR Tiny Desk Concert -------- Stand By For Failure Documentary screening + Negativland in-person discussion Film Screening plus in-person discussion with Negativland Sponsored by Asheville FM as part of Music Movie Mondays Trailer: tinyurl.com/standbyforfailure 🎛️ Negativland will be performing LIVE at Sly Grog Lounge Wed May 22, with visuals produced by artist SUE-C! Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/wecanreallyfeel-asheville Since childhood, David “The Weatherman” Wills has recorded and reported on anything that grabs his attention. When he and friends Richard Lyons and Mark Hosler formed Negativland, it soon became a collage of sounds and visuals, both ordinary and extraordinary. The group’s work is so expansive and unique that it cannot help but push boundaries of sound, media, propaganda, and perception. (Ryan Worsley, US, 2022, 96m) “If you want to be inspired by individuals who dare to bust down the doors of art’s gatekeepers, then STAND BY FOR FAILURE is the way to go.” — FILM THREAT