The Filmmaker Says

Compelling and sometimes controversial words from the visionaries behind the camera

Hot off the Princeton Architectural Press is “The Filmmaker Says,” a collection of quotes from the people who envisioned (and then brought to life) history-making films, from Charlie Chaplin to Kathryn Bigelow to Akira Kurasawa. Their words, compiled and carefully arranged by Jamie Thompson Stern to create a flowing dialogue, are sure to inspire budding film students and avid moviegoers alike. Stern isn’t new to …

Butterscotch Records

The new label celebrates its launch with cuddly theremins and Wilco's Mikael Jorgensen on white vinyl

The newest record label on the New York circuit is Butterscotch Records, the brainchild of seasoned engineer and producer Allen Farmelo. For its launch this month, Farmelo (now a label head) combined forces with contemporary artists, a designer, a gallery in Soho and electronic instrument company Moog Music—giving the sense that Butterscotch Records is pretty serious, and pretty unique. CH visited the Judith Charles Gallery …

Spirit Bear Mezcal Ensemble

A night of sonic exploration at LN-CC, energized and unified through drinking mezcal, is now available on 12" vinyl

Back in March 2013, musicians and non-musicians alike gathered at London retail concept space LN-CC for a multi-sensory experience like no other. Thomas Bullock—a DJ and record producer with decades of street cred who fell in love with mezcal later in life—had kept the new bar area inside LN-CC well-stocked with a collection of rare and small-batch mezcals he imported himself. Yet displaying the distilled …