As far as I know, Total Slacker is the only band to have a personal VHS videographer. Their buddy, John Kelley, lugs around a chunky ’97 Panasonic VHS camcorder to film them at shows and parties, and in doing so has started (or returned to) an artistic movement that rides the rails of DIY aesthetics and home-recording. I caught up with the group in Williamsburg’s McCarren Park, and we discussed the mysterious relationship between John and the group, the merits of VHS vs. the latest film technology, and they even revealed a few titles from their Secret VHS Collection.Read the rest over at Motherboard
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