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I talk with legendary experimental pop musician and philosopher TOM KRELL, AKA, How To Dress Well, about art, spirt, and connecting with each other in the vast distances between us.
I was a huge fan of Tom Krell's early work How to Dress Well, though faded when it became a more ordinary RnB proposition. This wildly artistic and conceptual 6th album is criminally underrated and one of the years unsung gems.
"There's a Bladee lyric: kill whatever part of you that isn't true to the heart of you."Ring ring. Tom Krell of How to Dress Well responds to answering machine questions from 1-877-WASTOIDS from folks like Andrew Dost (fun., Metal Bubble Trio) and Patrick McDermott of North Americans. Covered: the mystic visions of Thomas Merton, NBA dream rosters, the deep contemplations about silence and misheard Miley Cyrus lyrics.Check out "I Am Toward You," out Sargent HouseCall us anytime at 1-877-WASTOIDS. More podcasts and videos at WASTOIDS.com | Follow us on Instagram and YouTube.
Lucas Mix is an Episcopal priest, author, and martial artist. He is also a researcher at the intersection of biology, philosophy, and theology, focusing on theories of life. In the second half of 2021, he is serving as the Baruch S. Blumberg NASA/Library of Congress Chair in Astrobiology, Exploration, and Scientific Innovation researching the relationship between science and science fiction.If you're interested in reading more about resurrection, look into The Resurrection of the Son of God (2012) and Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Ministry of the Church (2008), both by N.T. Wright.If you are interested in learning more about Lucas' work, visit his blog at https://dacalu.wordpress.com/. In addition, check out Lucas' books, such as Life Concepts From Aristotle to Darwin: On Vegetable Souls (2018) and Thinking Fair: Rules for Reason in Science and Religion (2016).If you're interested in learning more about resurrection, check out our ChurchNext courses Don't Fear Death! with Tom Krell; What's Heaven Like? with John Price; Making Sense of the Cross with David Lose, Parts One, Two, and Three; and Exploring Hell with Seth Carey.
Read When Breath Becomes Air (2016), neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi's memoir about his struggle with a sudden diagnosis of the stage IV lung cancer that eventually took his life. In this book, he describes his change from a neurosurgeon helping patients survive to a cancer patient confronting death. You might also try The Good Death (2016) in which Ann Neumann, a visiting scholar at the Center for Religion and Media at New York University, explores the concept of a good death with dying people, spiritual leaders, and healthcare works. You also might consider reading How We Die (1994) by Sherwin B. Nuland and Awake at the Bedside (2016), a series of essays edited by Koshin Paley Ellison.You might also be interested in other ChurchNext classes on topics related to pastoral care, death, and the afterlife. Try How to Visit a Sick Friend with Joyce Mercer, Courage for Caregivers with Jamie Haith, Grieving Well with Andrew Gerns, and What's Heaven Like? with John Price.Tom Krell is a retired hospice nurse and Episcocpal priest serving in Michigan.
Tom Krell aka HTDW is a musician living in Los Angeles, currently stationed in Boulder, Colorado. We chat about cococinos, AOC playing video games, Boulder scene report, living in Germany, McDonald's, Walmart, gatekeepers, patronage, Tom’s new internet programme, and some new music that we’re listening to. twitter.com/HowToDressWell twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/howlonggone/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/howlonggone/support
Featuring LA-based musician and scholar TOM KRELL (aka @howtodresswell) who talks with us about the aesthetics of climate activism, the roll of the critic today, music as carrier signal for identity, the threshold for authenticity, the value of negativity, extraction and power -- let's just say it's a rich and sweeping conversation that offers tools for thinking through some of the big questions of our day and insight into the mind behind one of the past year's best albums "The Anteroom" (https://soundcloud.com/dominorecordco). For more: https://twitter.com/HowToDressWell https://thehyv.shop/collections/how-to-dress-well https://www.dominomusic.com/artists/how-to-dress-well
Tracks: a. Intro – Peggy Lee – Siamese cats song from Lady & the Tramp 1. Me, myself, I 3:10 Joan Armatrading - Me, Myself, I 1980 an oldie but Goldie. I love this track and I hope you see the connection I make to Disney’s Siamese cats song. No! Just me then. 2. Stripping Paper 3:48 Elvis Costello - Look Now 2018 in my opinion – the best EC album for ages. A bit like the Weller album released earlier this year. 3. We live forever 3:44 The Prodigy - No Tourists 2018 Prodigy back to what they do best. 4. Carry fire 5:26 Robert Plant & TSSS - Carry Fire 2017 Robert with his super-band – the Sensational Space Shifters. At the O2 recently, they were superb. At the concert, I bumped into a couple of friends – what’s the chances of that happening with an audience close to 20,000? 5. Credit Forever Part 2 1:55 HALEY - Infinite Pleasure 2018 Haley was Haley Bonar and is now Haley McCallum (Bonar dropped in part following a lifetime of correcting some folk’s pronunciation….). Instrumental, mainly piano but some of her guitar playing – excellent for relaxation 6. Mumma Don't Tell 5:08 Leifur James - A Louder Silence 2018 Debut album which see’s him moving from his electronic ambience towards jazz. 7. Slowly we Decay 4:53 Led to Sea - The Beautiful Humming of Ms. Fortune 2015 Led to sea who was the support act for Laura Veirs in Guildford concert last month. Solo on this visit, she looped & mystified us through use of an electronic device which duplicated her playing but octaves lower, so sounding like violin & cello. Fascinating. 8. Algorithm 4:39 Muse - Simulation Theory 2018 didn’t enjoy the last album and this one seems to take songs from the past, adjust them slightly and it sounds like a new- ‘best of’… I’m enjoying it. 9. Les Jeux to You 6:19 Julia Holter - Aviary 2018 Julia as alternative as ever – the first 3 of the first 4 tracks are the most difficult to my mind then she settles down to the sort of stuff I’ve included here. 10. Nonkilling 3 | The Anteroom | False Skull 1 6:42 How To Dress Well - The Anteroom 2018 HTDW = USA s/s Tom Krell. He has engaged with styles like ambient music and experimental electronic music since the beginning of his career. 11. Inside Out 2:49 Aby Vulliamy - Spin Cycle 2018 Aby is a musician and composer, performing and recording frequently as a violist, pianist and vocalist in a range of ensembles and collaborations. Aby is also a Music Therapist 12. Bobbie's Dittie 4:29 Georgia Anne Muldrow - Overload 2018 Georgia is an American s/s; producer, multi-instrumentalist from Los Angeles who’s crosses many genres such as experimental, electro, jazz, funk, blues, hip-hop 13. Abusey Junction 7:09 Kokoroko - We out Here 2018 London jazz with an African feel. This type of jazz brings memories of watching Dudo Pukwana in the 70’s/80’s – as mad as a box of frogs, but talented God rhs. Hope you find something you like. See you next month. Peter
I met Tom Krell, the main man behind How to Dress Well, at soundcheck. He was negotiating with his band just how they were going to tweak his song "& It Was U" for the show that night. After the band had figured out the song, Tom and me hung out for a bit. He had a bit of a tour cold and you can hear him sniffling as we chat. Which HTDW song is a "consent pop song" and "sex positivity anthem"? Do I get Tom to talk about his dissertation length research project on the history of philosophy? What was it like to work with Taylor Swift and Lorde producer Jack Antonoff? Which cover of a Coldplay song makes Tom geek out? What does Tom think about "truth in art" and "shitty male vibes"? Why does Tom think his music a polarizing among a "certain subset of heterosexual males"? What kind of old man does Tom aspire to be? You'll have to listen to find out. This interview is a fun one. Tracks played on the radio edit... 1) How to Dress Well, Care (2016) "Can't You Tell" 2) How to Dress Well, Care (2016) "Lost Youth/Lost You" 3) Brandy "Magic" single (Coldplay cover) (background/partial) 4) How to Dress Well, Care (2016) "What's Up" 5) How to Dress Well, Care (2016) "Salt Song" NO songs CANCON
I met Tom Krell, the main man behind How to Dress Well, at soundcheck. He was negotiating with his band just how they were going to tweak his song "& It Was U" for the show that night. After the band had figured out the song, Tom and me hung out for a bit. He had a bit of a tour cold and you can hear him sniffling as we chat. Which HTDW song is a "consent pop song" and "sex positivity anthem"? Do I get Tom to talk about his dissertation length research project on the history of philosophy? What was it like to work with Taylor Swift and Lorde producer Jack Antonoff? Which cover of a Coldplay song makes Tom geek out? What does Tom think about "truth in art" and "shitty male vibes"? Why does Tom think his music a polarizing among a "certain subset of heterosexual males"? What kind of old man does Tom aspire to be? You'll have to listen to find out. This interview is a fun one. Tracks played on the podcast edition... 1) How to Dress Well, Care (2016) "Can't You Tell" 2) How to Dress Well, Care (2016) "Lost Youth/Lost You" 3) Brandy "Magic" single (Coldplay cover) (background/partial) 4) How to Dress Well, Care (2016) "Lost Youth/Lost You" (background/partial) 5) How to Dress Well, Care (2016) "What's Up" 6) How to Dress Well, What Is This Heart? (2014) "Repeat Pleasure" (background/partial) 7) How to Dress Well, Total Loss (2012) "& It Was U" 8) How to Dress Well, Care (2016) "Salt Song" NO songs CANCON
Actor Rebecca Hall – star of the new film “Christine” – demonstrates her range (from Shakespeare to Bjork!)… The always gleeful Jane Lynch brings an alter ego to therapy and gives us etiquette advice… Electro-pop maestro Tom Krell, a.k.a. How to Dress Well, DJs your dinner party … Novelist Jade Chang shares a riches-to-rags story […]
In an interview with Belgian filmmakers the Dardenne brothers, talking about the kinds of stories they tell, Luc Dardenne says, "Human suffering; that interests us very much." It also interests Tom Krell, a songwriter and producer who goes by the name How to Dress Well. After seeing one of the Dardenne brothers films, The Kid with a Bike, he was inspired to make the song "Pour Cyril." In this episode, he'll dig deep into that where that inspiration led him, from transformations within the song, to within the film, and within himself.
On this week's episode, my guest is Tom Krell, the artist slash musician known as @HowtoDressWell. At 10 AM in the conference room of a publicist's office, Tom and I managed to have a really interesting and hopefully entertaining conversation about music, life, and philosophy. He also explained to me how time is not in fact a flat circle but actually a three dimensional cone ▁ ▂ ▃ ▄ ▅ ▆ ▇ █ ▉ ▊