seriously, i have no words. but for the rest of my life i want to imagine new ways of loving the mysterious world and gorgeous folks around us, and maybe that’s something you want to do as well.Tiny Waves’ mini-documentary, titled ‘The Search for FMLY’ and filmed through the events of FMLY Fest and other CA adventures.
I just love what both these groups of people are bringing together and you really get a better understanding of what FMLY has to offer through this; I recommend playing the video above.
This rules. Every time I read/watch something related to FMLY, I think, “these kids are having political/cultural conversations that don’t happen enough surrounding independent/underground/experimental/DIY/whateverthefuckyouwannacall it music culture.” I feel in punk culture, people are cool with talking about social politics/materialism/etc, but in this other vaguer sphere, a lot of people think they don’t need to address these things because they are ‘a given.’ But that approach is too basic and doesn’t really help anyone. I feel like, at a time where a lot of ‘independent’ musicians don’t think it is cool or necessary to have outright complex/radical political conversations, FMLY sort of rips a little hole in that and creates this important intersection of rad politics and d.i.y./experimental music. “Shout outs to the people who are against the commodification and objectification of people, craft, culture ideas … Thank you to anyone to anyone who has ever taken the time to go to anything that is not advertised by TV, radio, or a magazine.” Can more people please say things like this all of the time? Even as a media creator I can appreciate that sense of skepticism. A++
