Freek Speek

An ongoing weblog from Kevin Ford, creator of MO-FREEK

October 8

CALIFONE MOVIE WITH ANGELA BETTIS OPENS!!

ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS - a new film by Califone frontman Tim Rutili - starring Angela Bettis and edited by Kevin Ford - begins playing this weekend in Chicago. Califone will be playing the music score live (think old-time movie atmosphere) to the film screenings at an art museum to kick things off, and then they are touring the U.S. with the movie. For an in-depth interview with Tim about his experience making the film, working with Angela, and how the live tour is looking, read the following article:

http://flavorwire.com/41940/exclusive-qa-tim-rutili-of-califone

They have all the tour information there including dates and venues!!

September 14

“RAINDROPS & TREE BRANCHES”

New Mo-Freek Art Video featuring music by Califone; now posted in our GALLERY in the ART VIDEOS section. Shot in rural Indiana in 2009.

August 19
ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS - COMING SOON - CLICK THE PHOTO TO VIEW THE TRAILER!! I had the opportunity to edit and do some acting in the new film by the indie band CALIFONE, also starring the lovely ANGELA BETTIS. What a great experience… the movie will be played at Califone’s shows on their upcoming tour, and the band will be playing the movie score and soundtrack live at the shows! For more info: www.califonemusic.com

ALL MY FRIENDS ARE FUNERAL SINGERS - COMING SOON - CLICK THE PHOTO TO VIEW THE TRAILER!!

I had the opportunity to edit and do some acting in the new film by the indie band CALIFONE, also starring the lovely ANGELA BETTIS. What a great experience… the movie will be played at Califone’s shows on their upcoming tour, and the band will be playing the movie score and soundtrack live at the shows! For more info: www.califonemusic.com

August 9

FREEKRADIO - MASSIVE OVERHAUL !!

NEW FREEKRADIO PLAYLIST FEATURES A WIDE VARIETY OF NEW ARTISTS:

“Via Tania, Califone, The Oxygen Ponies, HIM, oRSo, Drumhead, Sin Ropas, Poperratic, Justin Stone, Starbag, Chimp, Eddie Steeples, Chris McFarland, Don Piper, Zeno and the Skydogs, The Theater Fire, The Biscuit Rollers, Peter Salett, The Dagons, Skip Lotem, DJ Tabu, Sinister Luck Ensemble, Sterilized, Dr. Zog, Dynah, Kevin Ford, Thomas Slanker, DJ Pancakes, The Preserves, Ben Boyer, Dave Navarro, Banyan, Bella, Skiesfalling, Suzanne Santos, One Mile Wish, The Peenbeats, Jawwas, Gomez, David Garza, Andrew Duplantis, Rockland Eagles, Daniel Adam Smith, No Surrender, Federinko, Red Red Meat, Fusion Jonze, Alma Melodiosa, Jonathan DiMarco, Connie Jo Kirk, The Roman Candles, Chicago Red, The Plungers, Drew Kowalski, Frances Farmer My Hero, Rap Bastardz, Evenrude, and many more…”

In addition… we still have DJ Connie, DJ Shmoove, Skyler Esquilar, and DJ Doyle to round things out… and our Original radio programs which include: The Doug Ramsey Show, The Chris & Larry Anytime Show, Cruising Around Austin.

June 22
FOOD INC. (CLICK THE POSTER ABOVE TO SEE THE TRAILER) Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) co-produced and appears in Robert Kenner’s spectacular documentary “Food, Inc.” I just came from seeing the film and at once I am outraged, shocked, alarmed, sick-to-the-stomach, offended, and optimistic. Why optimistic? Because the film is helping us to be aware of the fact that we are literally supporting the very food industry that is in so many cases making us sick. When you see the film you will understand EXACTLY what I am talking about. Every dollar we spend is a vote for what we believe in, and the Food Conglomerates WILL RESPOND when they see where our votes are going. Folks, nothing can be more important than the fuel that we are running ourselves on and the water that we are drinking. Bottom line: SEE THIS MOVIE. The images will not leave your mind and they will literally transform the way you look at the food that you have on the plate in front of you.

FOOD INC. (CLICK THE POSTER ABOVE TO SEE THE TRAILER)

Eric Schlosser (Fast Food Nation) co-produced and appears in Robert Kenner’s spectacular documentary “Food, Inc.” I just came from seeing the film and at once I am outraged, shocked, alarmed, sick-to-the-stomach, offended, and optimistic. Why optimistic? Because the film is helping us to be aware of the fact that we are literally supporting the very food industry that is in so many cases making us sick. When you see the film you will understand EXACTLY what I am talking about.

Every dollar we spend is a vote for what we believe in, and the Food Conglomerates WILL RESPOND when they see where our votes are going. Folks, nothing can be more important than the fuel that we are running ourselves on and the water that we are drinking. Bottom line: SEE THIS MOVIE. The images will not leave your mind and they will literally transform the way you look at the food that you have on the plate in front of you.

May 26
DID I MENTION THAT THE BROTHERS BLOOM IS COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU?? PLEASE GET OUT AND SEE THIS ONE ON THE BIG SCREEN - YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

DID I MENTION THAT THE BROTHERS BLOOM IS COMING TO A THEATER NEAR YOU?? PLEASE GET OUT AND SEE THIS ONE ON THE BIG SCREEN - YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED!

May 18

Rian Johnson’s THE BROTHERS BLOOM - find it in theaters!!

During 2007 I had the chance to travel Europe with Rian Johnson and THE BROTHERS BLOOM gang. I shot documentary footage of their creative process, and of the places that we visited along the journey. It was a wonderful, mind-opening experience, and the resulting film is just as magical.

April 29
WHEN IS TOMORROW could be renamed WHERE IS DISTRIBUTION

WHEN IS TOMORROW could be renamed WHERE IS DISTRIBUTION

April 20
It’s hard for me not to smile when I listen to FREEKRADIO. Imagine… a giant cyberspace loop that just goes around in circles, gradually expanding month by month, and year by year. When I was in the 7th grade we had to do some kind of career projection excercise for ourselves… and I came up with the dream of being a radio dj or a movie director. The radio thing has always been a fascination to me. In college I was a dj at our local station. I mostly just played Sonic Youth songs for hours… sprinkled with some New Edition and Slick Rick. FREEKRADIO is in its 5th year now and I just think it’s like everything else… it goes in waves. We’ve had a lot of downtime in the last 5 years - always due to technical problems. These days though my friends have helped me to get it going smoothly and I really just appreciate it.

It’s hard for me not to smile when I listen to FREEKRADIO. Imagine… a giant cyberspace loop that just goes around in circles, gradually expanding month by month, and year by year. When I was in the 7th grade we had to do some kind of career projection excercise for ourselves… and I came up with the dream of being a radio dj or a movie director. The radio thing has always been a fascination to me. In college I was a dj at our local station. I mostly just played Sonic Youth songs for hours… sprinkled with some New Edition and Slick Rick. FREEKRADIO is in its 5th year now and I just think it’s like everything else… it goes in waves. We’ve had a lot of downtime in the last 5 years - always due to technical problems. These days though my friends have helped me to get it going smoothly and I really just appreciate it.

March 21
Thursday March 19, 2009; Jane’s Addiction plays SXSW (photo by K. Ford) “All these years later after making our movie ‘Three Days’ and I still had a thrill from seeing these guys make their music. Particularly when they ripped into “Oceansize” I had a series of chills under my skin that transported me back to another place in my life. It didn’t last long, but for those minutes I truly could feel all of the hope, excitement, fear, shame, and love that marked my time spent in the Jane’s Addiction world.”

Thursday March 19, 2009; Jane’s Addiction plays SXSW (photo by K. Ford)

“All these years later after making our movie ‘Three Days’ and I still had a thrill from seeing these guys make their music. Particularly when they ripped into “Oceansize” I had a series of chills under my skin that transported me back to another place in my life. It didn’t last long, but for those minutes I truly could feel all of the hope, excitement, fear, shame, and love that marked my time spent in the Jane’s Addiction world.”