‘It needs to be loud’: Jozef Van Wissem’s one-man mission to make the lute rock again

The Dutch ex-punk and Jim Jarmusch bandmate talks about his passion to free up a hidebound repertoire and make its strings ‘a real pop instrument’ Nobody can accuse Jozef Van Wissem of doing things by halves. The musician, very likely the world’s most notorious contemporary lutenist, owns a sonic arsenal of eight of the string instruments: some bespoke, and all boasting remarkable features. With them he has created a huge body of work, nearly 50 titles to date. Another album, This Is My Blood is released this May. Each Easter, Van Wissem settles down to compose a new record. He finds the peace of Warsaw, where everyone has “gone away for the holidays”, more amenable for work than “noisy” Rotterdam, where he also has a flat. Continue reading... from Film | The Guardian https://ift.tt/lIktvjD via IFTTT

New Ryan Murphy Horror Series “The Watcher” Gets Release Date And Trailer On Netflix

The series depicts a family that settles into a new residence and must soon contend with scary messages from a neighbor who calls themselves The Watcher. American Horror Story creator Ryan Murphy and his creative collaborator Ian Brennan are responsible for creating the series together. In the movie "The Watcher," Bobby Cannavale and Naomi Watts play the married pair Dean and Nora Brannock. In addition to them, the cast also includes Jennifer Coolidge, Mia Farrow, Margo Martindale, Terry Kinney, and others. Do you have any knowledge of the house's past? According to the contents of a letter that appears in the trailer to have been sent by the alleged stalker, "I've been put in charge of observing you." This message is not going to be the last one. I am the one who is watching. The events at the Watcher house in New Jersey served as the jumping-off point for the series; the story was featured in the November 2018 issue of New York magazine. The trailer, made available as a part of the marketing for Netflix's Tudum, features a variety of eerie sounds. It concludes with Olivia Newton John's legendary song Hopelessly Devoted to You from 1978, which was initially included on the soundtrack for the film Grease. The conclusion has the couple walking down a dimly lighted tunnel while Cannavale's character yells out the question, "Who are you?" after a mysterious person darts away from them. In the preview, the character played by Watts wonders aloud whether or not this is something that parents should impart to their offspring. If someone threatens our safety, all we have to do is run? According to TODAY's report, the real-life residence that served as the basis for the series was sold to a new family in 2019, even though the previous owners, Derek and Maria Broaddus, disclosed in 2014 that they had been the recipients of the ominous notes when they purchased the home in 2014.

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