MUSIC We filmed the event and have posted a song from each set below! The Women of Rock Oral History Project launch party was a grand, sold-out success! PANELS Excellent, thought-provoking panels given by:
Thalia Zedek Interviewed and Filmed by Tanya Pearson. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
GENYA RAVAN INTERVIEW BY Tanya Pearson. FILMED BY JEN DESSINGER EDITED BY Michael J. Epstein
Check out the fascinating similarity between Eminem and Beyoncé’s “Walk on Water” (2017) and The Motion Sick’s “Walk on Water” (2008)! The Motion Sick’s “Walk on Water” (2008) Read “Walk on Water” by The Motion Sick on Genius Eminem and Beyoncé’s “Walk … Read More
We had a great time last month playing at The Prisoner Con and meeting all of the wonderful friends and fans of the show. We showed our two Prisoner-inspired vidoes, Arrival (a shot for shot remake of the opening sequence) and … Read More
Kat Arthur is a singer, songwriter and a founding member of Los Angeles punk band Legal Weapon. In this oral history, Kat Arthur discusses her childhood upbringing in Princeton, NJ, her family of origin, schooling, and teenage years. She details her early … Read More
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling started out in 2009 as a vehicle for my songwriting. We decided to name the band and the songs after Prisoner episodes because we loved the show, and personally a lot of the … Read More
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling The Prisoner Con Saturday evening September 30, 2017 — 6:00 – 11:00 PM At the Broadway Performance Hall — Seattle, WA Facebook Event The Program is outlined here: http://www.theprisonercon2017.com/the-program.html The story of how … Read More
Azalia Snail Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
BRIE (HOWARD) DARLING Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
We’re excited that Darling Pet Munkee‘s “Live Toy Circus (With Performing CHAMELEON)” is featured in the teaser for Kill Giggles! Everyone has heard and seen the story time and time again of the serial killers, the madmen, the monsters who … Read More
[bandcamp width=350 height=470 album=1433225257 size=large bgcol=ffffff linkcol=0687f5 tracklist=false] Back in the 1990s, I was pretty heavily involved in collage music, particularly doing live collage radio at WHRW with the radio show Free Uncensored under the DJ name M-sli©k da ninjA, which … Read More
TRACY BONHAM INTERVIEW BY TANYA PEARSON FILMED BY PAUL W. PRESTON AND TANYA PEARSON EDITED BY TANYA PEARSON
The Motion Sick’s “30 Lives” is featured in the film, The Anchorite! Stubborn guitarist Aaron Black finds himself unceremoniously ejected from his band and takes revenge by hijacking the tour. But when his manager insists he take on Chelsea as … Read More
2016 was a year of big changes for us! The biggest being that we left our many-year home Boston for Los Angeles. You can read about why we chose to move here. We headed out in the Summer and went … Read More
Some years ago, Berklee PULSE filmed the The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library, as we composed our three-part “Faith in Free” and collaborated with BalletRox (and choreographer Jane Allard) to perform it live at the Strand Theatre (Dorchester, Massachusetts). This … Read More
Cynthia Ross Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
MISS GUY INTERVIEW BY TANYA PEARSON FILMED BY MAC MCDONALD EDITED BY TANYA PEARSON October, 2016
I’ve been hard at work over on my filmmaking tips site, The Filmmaking Fool. Here’s what we’ve covered recently: An interview with Jim McDonough of Friday Night Films. How did Jim get started making films? As the filmmaking fool, I … Read More
We’re very excited to be playing a few songs and being interviewed at The Mary Dolan comedy show! It’s our first appearance since moving to Los Angeles! Facebook event THIS MONTH STARRING: Sara Benincasa Lianna Carrera Tim Vargulish Titty Roosevelt … Read More
Phranc Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Patty Schemel Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
KIRA ROESSLER Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
MICHELLE GONZALES Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
Alice de Buhr Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
It’s our east coast farewell show at Middle East Downstairs!!! June 23rd9 PM Psychic Dog10 PM Endation11 PM Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling12 AM Petty Morals Tickets $12 Adv / $15 at the door Advance ticket link / Facebook … Read More
Playlist of all of our 48 Hour Films: Playlist of all of the 48hfp Boston 2016 films (will add more as we find them): Various Original Scores by Catherine CapozziThis was year five, and very likely our final year participating … Read More
GAIL ANN DORSEY Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ song “Amylee” appears in the background of CBS’s Player Style Files with Bronson Arroyo at 3:42. Volume One by The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library
poster created by kristilyn-zombie romance Blood of the Tribades 2015 was the year of vampires! We spent much of the second half of the year shooting and doing pre-and-post production on our third feature film, Blood of the Tribades. Shot … Read More
https://www.facebook.com/events/1417573511873695/ We’ll kick off our third season with some creepy-crawly fun! And there will be art about insects, too. Hosted by Chloé Cunha and Rob Crean, featuring Steve Subrizi as the Intern and Wes Hazard as the Questionable Expert, and … Read More
http://famousmonsters.com/archives/17814 We’re very excited to have a “Frightful Five” interview in The Outre Eye of Daniel XIII‘s column on Famous Monsters of Filmland! When I was very young, I became pretty obsessed with the Universal monsters. Even more … Read More
We’re very pleased to introduce you to all of our Blood of the Tribades cast (film web site) over the next few weeks. The film is currently raising money for production on Kickstarter. Sophia as Dracula in Darling Pet Munkee’s Genuine Soil from … Read More
We’re very pleased to introduce you to all of our Blood of the Tribades cast (film web site) over the next few weeks. The film is currently raising money for production on Kickstarter. Rachel Leah Blumenthal as AkeldamaAbout Rachel: Editor of Eater … Read More
We’re very excited to be performing tonight at one of the raddest venues in the region, The Last Safe and Deposit Company in Lowell. Show starts at 9 PM! Free! We share the bill with Walker. and Rhode Iceland. Walker. … Read More
Donita Sparks Interviewed by Tanya Pearson. Filmed by Sophia Cacciola. Edited by Michael J. Epstein
https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ had a great time playing Harlow’s Pub in Peterborough, NH. Friday, June 26th with NH’s finest rock band, Hug the Dog! We also celebrated our good friend, Seth Chatfield’s birthday, you can see him in this awesome music video … Read More
Girls in the Garage Boston Festival Three days of female fury! Three glorious nights celebrating the women of Boston Rock ‘n’ Roll!June 18, 19 and 20 at The Lizard Lounge Cambridge – Facebook event Ticket LINKS:June 18: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1635407June 19: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1635427June 20: … Read More
We enjoyed being part of the Best of the 48HFP Boston this year and getting a few nominations and an award! We were nominated for Best Music, Best Ensemble Cast, and Best Ending (didn’t get a photo of that screen) and … Read More
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling is very excited to be opening up Glitterotica 2: Revenge of the Glitter at Oberon in Harvard Square on June 5th. Doors at 7:30PM we play promptly at 8PM. We’ll be joined on … Read More
Photo of Porcfhest 2012 by Ryan Evans http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhino8888/7229461834/ https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/ played at Somerville Porchfest 2015! Later in the evening (we’re on around 10:45 PM), we’ll be playing the Porchfest afterparty at Cuisine en Locale. They’ve got music all day there with … Read More
Now that TEN is out in the world, we wanted to check in with our cast and crew to see what they’ve been doing since we finished shooting TEN. 1. Looking back, what was your favorite part about making TEN? … Read More
Photo Credit: Jonathan Beckley Now that TEN is out in the world, we wanted to check in with our cast and crew to see what they’ve been doing since we finished shooting TEN. 1. Looking back, what was your favorite … Read More
The Michael J. Epstein Memorial Library was named #3 Best Alternative Rock Band from Boston on Itcher! It’s an awesome list with old friends and new favorites included! Check it out! “All that moustache wax could theoretically be overpowering and … Read More
We couldn’t be more excited to be opening up for one of our musical heros, Lydia Lunch/Retrovirus on Friday May 1st at 13th Floor Lounge in Florence MA (near Northampton!). Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, NO-WAVE, and LL’s later work … Read More
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The Magnetic original score and soundtrack by Night Kisses is out! Night Kisses is an ad-hoc project, created to score and supplement the music of the film. The band, comprised of Catherine Capozzi (Axemunkee), directors Sophia Cacciola and Michael J. Epstein, … Read More
Final film poster with text – hi-res available on our web site We’re very excited to share some awesome artwork created for Magnetic by Craig Maher. We had previously worked with Craig on https://mjeml.michaeljepstein.com/‘s Art-Music Exchange, for which he created … Read More
Sophia and Michael are LA-based filmmakers, musicians, and writers Sophia Cacciola sophia@sophiacacciola.com [Facebook][Twitter][IMDB] Michael J. Epstein mje@michaeljepstein.com [Facebook][Twitter][IMDB] Join Our Mailing Lists – Launch Over Films Blood of the Tribades, TEN, Magnetic Music Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling … Read More
Show Program Bring Us Your Women, an homage to historical, holy, and mythological women will present a live program of music, dance, and film premieres at ART’s Oberon Theater on Friday, February 27 with an international cast and crew of … Read More