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THE RESIDENTS PREMIERE TRAILER FOR NEW FILM TRIPLE TROUBLE: EXCLUSIVE
Origins is a recurring series that gives artists a place to talk about the inspirations behind their latest project. Today, Homer Flynn of The Cryptic Corporation, the record label behind legendary art collective The Residents, breaks down their new, one-of-a-kind film Triple Trouble.
The Residents and Black Francis Drop Searing Indictment of Trump’s Handling of COVID-19
AVANT-GARDE COLLECTIVE THE Residents recently teamed up with the Pixies’ Black Francis to craft a searing indictment of U.S. President Donald Trump: the fiery cut, “Die! Die! Die!” The video for that song drops Friday, replete with imagery of the coronavirus, the president and “666,” otherwise known as the number of the beast.
The Residents Celebrate 40 Years of ‘Night Flight'
The Residents, a notoriously masked group of cult pioneers that has been making underground art and music in San Francisco for 50 years, had quite a year lined up for 2020.
Tours were booked, tickets were sold, and in January of 2020, The Residents staged a new live performance of their 1988 album "God in Three Persons" at the MOMA in New York, complete with a live band, dancer, and media artist John Sanborn collaborating with director Travis Chamberlain to create a visual feast for the eye.
The Residents Review – American Dreams Turned To Grotesque Nightmares
Mother Teresa’s face appears on a white sphere floating above the pulpit of the Union Chapel. Her mouth starts moving as she tells us, in a high-pitched American accent, the story of a dream in which she was in a train crash and then felt sorry for beavers who had been skinned for their fur. Below, the musicians of the Residents look up reverentially at the projection. Three of their number wear checked suits and white bowler hats, faces hidden behind oversized bird beaks and goggles. The singer, Randy, is dressed as a cow, complete with horns and a snout.
Surveying The Distinctly Weird Wonders of Art-Rock Provocateurs The Residents
Underscore is a feature that surveys undervalued artists, scenes, and eras of the past.
Anonymity is a paradox. In theory, it should deflect attention and create distance, but in practice it's a beguiling curiosity, stirring interest through deliberate mystery. By pushing people away, it pulls them in. The Residents are famous for being anonymous. What most people know about them is nobody knows who they are.
The Eyes Have It: The Residents Celebrate Their 50th Anniversary with a Book Series
Surveying the landscape of 20th and 21st century music, one is unlikely to encounter anything stranger than the body of work credited to The Residents. The intentionally anonymous collective has been charting its own path – in music, video and the space in which those two creative disciplines overlap – since the late 1960s. Little is known about The Residents; they have steadfastly refused to reveal their identities, and even their working methods remain inscrutable. But the mysterious aggregation has created a staggering catalog, one that includes more than 60 albums of compelling, clever and often confounding avant-garde music.
Residential: Homer Flynn On The Residents’ Ambitious ‘God In Three Persons’ Show at MOMA
Next month, the Residents will perform their 1988 narrative album God in Three Persons at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The show will combine new video projections by the artist John Sanborn with a live performance by the Residents and vocalist Laurie Amat, whose contributions to the original LP are memorable.
The Residents Announce New Album, Share “Die! Die! Die!” with Black Francis: Stream
The veteran art-rock collective The Residents have announced a new double-disc album called METAL, MEAT & BONE: The Songs of Dyin’ Dog. The first single, “Die! Die! Die!”, comes with a Trump and coronavirus-inspired music video, along with unhinged vocals from Black Francis of Pixies. METAL, MEAT & BONE arrives July 10th, and if you’re wondering, “Who’s this Dyin’ Dog?”, The Residents have provided a typically cracked answer.