The Absence of Milk in the Mouths of the Lost is the new feature-length film by artist and filmmaker Case Esparros, director of King Baby (2019). You can watch the trailer here. The film stars Hannah Weir, Gary Wilson, Amelie Fernandez, and River Faught. Through his films, Esparros creates an otherworldly mythology of deeply fascinating outsider characters and eerie expressions of escapism. 

The trailer presents praise from John Waters: "Every so often the pulse of the underground gets resurrected, this is one of those moments." Esparros, the creator of the independent film studio Dancing Fireman Pictures, aims for a Los Angeles premiere in December 2022. The film will be touring throughout 2023. Esparros encourages you to reach out to him if you want the film to play in your city and to be on the watch for updates about screenings.

The Wonderful World About Pigs, Horses & Clowns & Especially Dolly Parton is a new album by David Liebe Hart that has blown me away. Leibe Hart is able to sing about his love for a common root vegetable (track no. 6: I Like Beets) in such a creative way that I feel I've left planet earth and entered another realm entirely when I listen to it. 

Oftentimes, pieces of an artist's vision will get lost in translation when the ideas travel out from the artist's mind and into a creative medium. This album, though, feels like a vision brought to life in its entirety. Listening to it is like stepping into a portal that takes us directly into the universe of Leibe Hart's mind.

According to the latest Instagram post on the David Liebe Hart page, this fantastic album isn't making its way into enough ears. Take a listen and spread the word about The Wonderful World About Pigs, Horses & Clowns & Especially Dolly Parton!

From the David Leibe Hart website: "Known for his roles on Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job!, and extensive tours throughout the US, Canada and Australia, David Liebe Hart is an outsider musician, actor and painter. A true original, he has communicated with extra-terrestrials, owns a large collection of puppets, and is obsessed with trains."

Brought to you from Wryngwyrm's (AKA L. Coats) grandmother's attic and made in only 24 hours is Nerve Endings, an experimental album inspired by the tradition of Black metal that runs 24 minutes 24 seconds. The unexpected lurks around each corner, while an expression of solitude and Wryngwyrm's love for the ghost of a sailor echoes throughout. There were moments when I wanted to dance, and others when I felt moved to cry.