MAKE MOVES

About MAKE MOVES

MAKE MOVES is an interview based show, hosted by John Hammond, that peeks into the minds of creative risk takers, and those who support them, by thinking – and doing things – differently. Guests include musicians and music industry visionaries, architects, journalists, farmers, dancers, artists, authors, designers, craftsmen, photographers, etc., etc., etc. Some guests are already famous, some are on the way, and some will never survive, but they all have fascinating human stories to tell. The overarching goal of the show is to help understand and humanize creative doers and their support networks, while exploring their work as an extension of who creatives are as people. Shows average 60 minutes and are in no particular order, so you can dive in wherever you want. You can get supplemental materials and interesting resources for each episode at www.makemoveswithjohn.com.

Publisher

John Hammond

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

23 Jul 2016

Latest episode

29 Jul 2020

Latest episodes

33 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Jul 2020

   S2 Ep.18: Jay Ruttenberg – Editor of the Lowbrow Reader + Connoisseur of Tasteless Humor

   Jay Ruttenberg – Editor of The Lowbrow Reader and Connoisseur of Tasteless Humor.  Jay's love of the movie Billy Madison prompted him to start a zine dedicated to lowbrow humor, and in the process he invented a new cultural space for the finest journalists in America to write about comedy. Jay discusses: How the movie Billy Madison changed his life How he transitioned from writing about indie rock to starting a comedy zine How the rough exterior of punk rock was a trojan horse for smart culture, and how comedy works the same way The difference between working with friends and famous people Interviewing one of the Beatles How he got connected to Drag City, and how the Drag City aesthetic influenced his thinking Why the Lowbrow Reader has to be great or it isn't worth doing at all Balancing a two-decade zine project with his day job of writing for publications like New Yorker magazine Lessons learned the hard way People who changed his life but didn't know it Featured Music: With permission of Drag City, this episode features the title cut off of King Kong's album Me Hungry. Get Connected: The Lowbrow Reader Website Drag City Website (https://www.dragcity.com/) Drag City Records on Facebook Drag City Records on Twitter Drag City Records on Instagram King Kong on Bandcamp MM S2 Ep.18 Blogpost: https://bit.ly/39CB0bJ MM on iTunes:   http://apple.co/2j6f94V MM Download: http://bit.ly/2fPWnZy MM on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2kOMS1d MM on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2qsMdDi MM on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2B7i2I5 MM website: https://makemoveswithjohn.com/ MM Facebook Page: http://bit.ly/2p5UnG0 MAKE MOVES EXCLUSIVES Group: http://bit.ly/2t75JqK MM on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2rkEN67

2. 

   22 Jul 2019

   S2 Ep.17: Guerrilla Girls – Feminist Arts Activists. Creative Complainers. Hashtag Heroes.

   Guerrilla Girls – Feminist Art-Activists, Creative Complainers, and Hashtag Heroes.  Anonymous, but hilarious, female artists tackle discrimination and equity issues in the art world.  Their super power – creative complaining – has moved the needle and may be a model of effective protest and activism for many of the troubling issues of our time. John meets Kathe Kollwitz and Shigeko Kubota of the Guerrilla Girls (https://www.guerrillagirls.com/) at a top secret location for a rare interview with the mask-wearing covert crusaders of the art world. The Guerrilla Girls discuss: The art of creative complaining The delicious and deleterious aspects of being anonymous Political art Not waiting for approval Fresh ways of presenting facts Making change by making people laugh Featured Music: With permission of our friends at Ropeadope Records this episode features the song No Regrets by Mwenso and the Shakes off their album Emergence [The Process of Coming Into Being]. Super cool band!  Peep this article that JAZZIZ wrote about their album being released on August 2, 2019. Get Connected: Guerrilla Girls Website Guerrilla Girls on Facebook Guerrilla Girls on YouTube Guerilla Girls on Email Mwenso and the Shakes Website Mwenso on Facebook Mwenso on Instagram Ropeadope Records on Facebook Ropeadope on Instagram MM S2 Ep.17 Blogpost: http://bit.ly/2O82oag MM on iTunes:   http://apple.co/2j6f94V MM Download: http://bit.ly/2fPWnZy MM on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2kOMS1d MM on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2qsMdDi MM on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2B7i2I5 MM website: https://makemoveswithjohn.com/ MM Facebook Page: http://bit.ly/2p5UnG0 MAKE MOVES EXCLUSIVES Group: http://bit.ly/2t75JqK MM on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2rkEN67

3. 

   8 Apr 2019

   S2 Ep.16: Ben Monder – Enigmatic Guitar Hero & Black-box for Beautiful Music

   S2 Ep. 16 feat. Ben Monder – Enigmatic Guitar Hero & Black-box for Brilliant Music.  Guided by a singular ear for music, Ben’s sound is unmistakeable and breathtaking.  His solo releases have created an entirely new vocabulary for guitar.  His skills as a sideman have earned him work supporting artists as varied as David Bowie, Jack McDuff, Paul Motian, Billy Childs, and Maria Schneider. Ben Discusses: His freely improvised album Amorphae Acceptance of being a really slow worker Working on David Bowie’s final album Musicians he admires Feeling like he always needs to play catch-up The privileges and responsibilities of being an artist Thriving on comfort Perfectionism How creative risks aren’t really risks if taking them isn’t optional. With permission, this episode features the following music by Ben… Triffids off the album Amorphae Luteous Pangolin off the album Excavation Oceana off the album Oceana Tredecadrome off the album Hydra MM S2 Ep.16 Blogpost:  http://bit.ly/2G4HbI8 MM on iTunes:   http://apple.co/2j6f94V MM Download: http://bit.ly/2fPWnZy MM on Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2kOMS1d MM on Stitcher: http://bit.ly/2qsMdDi MM on Google Play: http://bit.ly/2B7i2I5 MM website: https://makemoveswithjohn.com/ MM Facebook Page: http://bit.ly/2p5UnG0 MAKE MOVES EXCLUSIVES Group: http://bit.ly/2t75JqK MM on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2rkEN67

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