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A TASTE OF TASTE WITH...

Al Warren

90 Day Fiancé, Being Bald Headed, Hibachi Restaurants in the South, and more.

May 15, 2023

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Al Warren is the Los Angeles-based actor and director behind the charming & funny Brain Dead Studios feature film debut ‘Dogleg’. I first discovered Al through his incredible prank calls and he told me that XL Recordings is dropping a mixtape of them (under the moniker “Alanñé”) but he was probably just fucking with me. He has also acted in some great Kristoffer Borgli shorts like ‘Eer’ (2021) and ‘Former Cult Member Hears Music for the First Time’ (2020), and later this year he’ll be in Borgli’s upcoming A24 film ‘Dream Scenario’ starring Nicolas Cage as well as ‘Caviar’ with Betsey Brown. Lucky for us, Al is here to tell us what he’s been into.

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90 Day Fiancé
A wonderful reality show that invites the viewer to peek into the personal lives of amazing people doing beautiful things with the art of love.
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Joy Tactics podcast
I don’t really mess with pods too much but I recently worked with Eric Rahill (on Middle-Sized Things by Michael Rees) and ♾️quickly grew to be a huge fan. I decided to check out his podcast on my flight back. The woman next to me on the plane asked me what I was laughing at in my headphones. I told her Jeff Foxworthy, for some reason. On Joy Tactics, Jack Bensinger, Eric Rahill and Nate Varrone sort of riff on topics centered around the concept of “joy”. Kind ass real ass funny ass guys that stay trippin me out.
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The Ancient Hours by Michael Bible
I’ve been re-reading The Ancient Hours, a slim novel that locks itself into a trance of amusement for the dust that settles on townspeople following a devastating tragedy. The pace goes fast, the perspective steadily repositions itself, it’s fucked and funny and reminds me to keep my head on a swivel. Bible is a freaking king writer.
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Dogleg
I initially did not dare to self-promote in this fine newsletter. Then I considered that maybe I’m just a lil bald lil bitchboy if I don’t mention the film which I spent years making. In Dogleg, I play an amateur director who loses his girlfriend’s dog at a gender reveal party on the morning of a big shoot. We just wrapped a string of premieres in L.A. and NYC and this summer the film will act like a band and go on a world tour. 🌎🗺️ Peter Jackson (LOTR) said in Esquire: “I’m still thinking about it a week later. It’s the best film I’ve seen in 2023.”  Playing in your city soon.
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Hibachi restaurants in the South -
Popular where I’m from in Mississippi. In high school, every weekend my friends and I would listen to Dave Matthews and not drink alcohol. We’d drive to Bonsai, a Japanese steakhouse where they cook in front of you at your table.I don’t know why but going the fuck in on fried rice and teppanyanki chicken just hits kinda harder in the South.
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Being bald headed
Do you know how much time I save by being bald? It’s actually a blessing. I don’t have to do much. I take a shower, throw on clothes and walk out the door. I’m harvesting so many precious moments of my life. I’ve reached all of my goals and written so many good melodies while y’all haired people been blow-drying, conditioning, snipping, perming, styling and living like normal human beings.
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FLIGHT
Mysterious band and one of my favs ever. “God Has Lips: Collected Recordings Vol.1” is the new album, their first release since 2010. This is that real shit I would like to listen to in a locker room before a game drinking blue gatorade dipping Skoal mint longcut kicking over garbage cans.
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Malibu
Okay, I like ambient music – sue me. One of my favorite composers is a French electronic artist whose music I might describe as ethereal. It’s like soft-reverb-soaked, loop-based, nighttime-inspired melodic music. She’s prolific in the studio but rarely plays shows and doesn’t do a lot of press. Her side projects (Dj Lostboi and Belmont Girl) are just as interesting. If I were going to make a movie about eternity, I would have her score it.https://soundcloud.com/mmmmalibuhttps://soundcloud.com/belmontghttps://soundcloud.com/djlostboi
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La Moustache by Emanuelle Carrère
A tense comedy / tragedy about a guy who shaves his trademark mustache and no one remembers it was ever even there. Are folks fucking with him or is he losing his mind? A brilliant performance from Vincent Lindon. Genius.
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Lorenzo Senni
The work of Italian musician and visual artist Lorenzo Senni is all about anticipation. His music ranges from angular, beatless-trance-buildups – it sounds like it reads – to orchestral deconstruction. His mixes, his film scores, his runway show scores, his albums – it’s very my shit. Very inspiring. He runs “Presto!? Records” in Milan and is also a super nice guy.

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