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Saturday, March 7, 2026 by Montez Press Radio #interviews #media

Sympathy for the Perv

Are incels and gooners symptoms of social breakdown, or emerging sexual identities that demand recognition? Tony Tulathimutte and Daniel Kolitz talk with Elvia Wilk about their encounters with the erotic lives of very online men—and about the paradox of rendering porn, the antithesis of language, through writing.

Read a transcript of the conversation here

Bonus Links:

>>> Read about Kolitz's report, The Goon Squad, in Harper's here

>>> More from Press Play on writing about desire here

 

 

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Friday, March 6, 2026 by Montez Press Radio #music #technology

Cybernetically Yours

Pascale de Graaf traces the origins of electronic music and cybernetics through the lens of Jasia Reichardt’s robotics archive. From Halim El-Dabh’s groundbreaking Wire Recorder Piece (1944) and John Cage’s pioneering tape compositions of the 1960s, to Philip K. Dick’s speculative fiction and the genre-defying music of Arca, this episode provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the intertwined histories of technology that have shaped contemporary artistic visions of the future.

Listen to the full segment here

Bonus Links:

>>> Read "The Electric Ant" by Philip K Dick here.

>>> Watch Eris Sykes' film "The Plank" here.

>>> Watch Jasia Reichardts' Brief Tour of Cybernetic Serendipity here.

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Monday, March 2, 2026 by Montez Press Radio #art

Outsider Translations

ART follows musician Dorian Electra’s encounters with their favorite works from Antiquity. Part tribute and part experiment, ART is a self-aware outsider’s attempt at translation.

This book-launching segment features readings and performances by Dorian Electra, Jane Balfus, Sam Rolfes, Corrine Ciani, Julian Ribeiro, Babedrea33, Izzy Casey, Christian Prince, Ruby Justice, Lewis Grant, Count Baldor, DJ F*ck, Nicholas Christenson + Lulu West, and more.

Listen to the full segment here

Bonus Links:

>>> Buy a copy of ART here.

>>> Listen to Dorian talk alt-media conspiracies & ideological mixology here.

 

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Friday, February 27, 2026 by Montez Press Radio #interviews #music

We <3 NY

International girl-pop luminaries NEW YORK join MoMA PS1 Warm Up co-organizers Nick Scavo and Kari Rittenbach to discuss early performances, the making of their debut album, and key musical inspirations, moderated by Montez Press Radio’s Max Ludlow.

Listen to the full segment here

Bonus Links:

>>> Listen to NEW YORK's latest EP 'Push' in full here

>>> Listen to their NTS show here

>>> Follow NEW YORK's site here 

 

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Wednesday, February 25, 2026 by Montez Press Radio #music

Rewriting History

Asha Tamarisa chairs a roundtable discussion that unsettles “official” histories and dominant archival logics while illuminating the intricate relationship between the Global South and American experimental sonic arts.

Listen here

Bonus Links:

>>> Read "Cache Rules Everything Around Me" from the Counter Archive Issue of Incite! here.

>>> Read more about the Counter-Archiving the Avant-Garde platform here.

>>> Listen to more episodes about archives in MPR's archive under the Archive tab here. Archives...archives...archives...

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Sunday, February 22, 2026 by Montez Press Radio #art

Risk: The Musical

Is risk a desirable quality in contemporary art? To find out, Travis Diehl decided to ask a handful of people from varying disciplines to think along these lines in an era of doxxing and cancellation. Featuring Quinn Slobodian, Diva Corp, Alisha Mascarenhas, Alex Greenberger, and music by Dakota Higgins.

Listen to the full segment here.

Bonus Links:

>>> Get Diva Corps' two cents here

>>> Listen to Travis review art reviews via the MPR archive here

 

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Monday, February 16, 2026 by Montez Press Radio #interviews #music

The Other Queen of Memphis

Hear director Luna Mahoux discuss The Other Queen of Memphis, her documentary celebrating the unsung icon of Memphis rap, La Chat. Traversing resistence and rememberance as we follow La Chat through the city, the film traces a story of legacy, loss, and the tension between cultural influence and material wealth.

Listen to the full segment here

Bonus Links:

>>> Listen to La Chats' legendary album Murder She Spoke here.

>>> Listen to La Chats' NTS show here.

>>> Listen Memphis legends tear up the club via the MPR archive here.

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