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Indie Filmmaker Cory J. Udler Talks Analog Era Awesomeness and His Affection for Exploitation as He Prepares to Unleash His Film MEDIATRIX Via VHS at Cinema Wasteland 2014!! DIG IT!

In the original analog-obsessed generation, you could pick up slabs of magnetic magic pretty much everywhere from your local gas station to the neighborhood grocery store. It was a time when picking a movie was more of an adventure, demanding you to get off your caboose and pick through a mesmerizing array of magnetic magic, only to go home and be blindsided by what you actually rented. Cory J. Udler is one radical indie movie-maker setting out to pay homage to the madness that abounded within that distinctive era, hurling you back in time to no holds barred, full-on unapologetic...

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A Radical Flash Requiem for the Last Video Store in Baltimore: Video American! Featuring Words from Justin Getka: a True Video American in His Own Right!

The juxtaposition of a vibrant VHS revival and the demise of video rental shops en masse have amplified the importance of documenting these now receded rental establishments. So, in order to save these Mom and Pop shops from plummeting into abyssal oblivion, share out various analog anecdotes, and preserve the rental store experience in a vicarious fashion, we here in LUNCHMEAT Land take care to observe, appreciate and commemorate as many of these historical storefronts as possible; and in the process, exemplify these store’s diversity of character and context, while celebrating their commonalities of passion and purpose. Cue radical dude...

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IT CAME FROM THE VCR Brings You an Army of Obscure Analog Insanity Through the Power of VCRchaeology and Announces a Groovy Collab with CinemAttack!

If you’re clickity-clickin’ through this slice of analog-inclined internet, you’re probably no stranger to diggin’ through a mess of dust-covered chunks of magnetic magic in hopes of uncovering a not-so-legendary but totally lovable slab of esoteric cinematic insanity. Well, Ralph D. Apel, proprietor of IT CAME FROM THE VCR (not to be confused with the Web Series of the same name), is an analog aficionado perpetually on the dig. So much so, he’s coined a term for his actions that us over here in LUNCHMEAT land think is absolutely brilliant: a VCRchaeologist! See? That’s awesome, right?! Ralph and his IT...

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ACTION JACKSON Brings Back The Aural Attitude of the 80s with Astounding Accuracy and Pays Homage to His Favorite Film Soundtracks with Some Seriously Amazing Analog Oriented Original Tunes!

German-based synthwave artist Phillip Zocher AKA Action Jackson is one righteous retro dude. AJ draws inspiration for his analog-driven, synth-heavy aural adventures via everything from his family’s home dubbed VHS to the undeniably ubiquitous film classics of the 80s and their soundtracks. The media culture captured within these elements oozes with idiosyncratic sensibilities which emit the aesthetics that play a vital role in his creative cyclone. His music is imbued with that distinct 80s flavor bringing it to a level of uncanny authenticity that’ll have you reachin’ back for your Member’s Only attire, neon wayfarers and taking the Pepsi challenge,...

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RAROVHS Main Brain Cristian Sema Interviews Argentinian Releasing Label SRN Distribution All About Their Limited Edition VHS of DIABLO, Marking the First Fresh VHS Outside the US!

Even way down in South America, fresh VHS is happening. Yes, my fellow Videovores, Argentinian entities SRN Distribution and SARNA Productions, who are known for their elaborate deluxe editions of fringe films, have recently released the first slab of fresh VHS to be produced outside of the US. And luckily for us, we have the analog obsessed Cristian Sema of the super-rad RAROVHS there to help us learn more about SRN’s limited edition analog release of the Nicanor Loreti film DIABLO. Read on, Tapeheads, and edify your mind on the initial new-wave analog incarnation in Argentina with insight from the...

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