See Hear Podcast - Interview with Skizz Cyzyk about "Freaks In Love"

The exciting thing about doing See Hear is that the three of us never know what the others are going to pick for discussion. This is not just relevant for film purposes, but musically, two of us may not be at all familiar with what the third person has picked....and so Tim selected this episode's film, Freaks In Love, a 2011 documentary about NYC band, Alice Donut.

Welcome to episode 138 of See Hear Podcast.

It would be fair to say that Kerry and I had never heard any of the music of Alice Donut. They're a punk band with a flair for poppy melodies. They can serve up equal amounts of wild, crazy music and very dark subject matter. They're a band who declare they stood against the music of Ray Parker Jr and Huey Lewis (apologies to those who enjoy those artists). On stage, they were anarchic, but offstage, they're free of the sorts of egos and behaviour that destroy many bands. Sure, they've argued – they're human beings – but this is a portrait of a group of musicians who enjoy each others' company as well as the music they make together.

The added bonus to Tim picking this film is that we discovered one of the directors is friend of the show, Skizz Cyzyk. We didn't have to twist his arm too hard to get him to come back and talk about his film and the musicians that welcomed him into their world. He specialises in films about “outsider” music, and he would openly say so. Thank goodness for people like Skizz documenting the history that would otherwise pass us by. Check out our previous episodes with him on Icepick To The Moon and Sound Mechanic.

This episode is dedicated to the memory of Chet Mazur.

You can watch “Freaks In Love” on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWL5-XFGKgc&t=4108s

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