Interviews With Todd Brooks aka Todd Pendu
ANTHEM MAGAZINE – 03/11/11
• “The most current love child of electronic music is a genre based on a dark aesthetic commonly referred to as “witch house.” It’s influences run across a wide spectrum of music, from hip hop to industrial. While its not easily definable, the common thread seems that these artists are on a mission to do things their own way, and they aren’t taking no for an answer. They have created a subculture that encompasses all realms of this aesthetic and at the forefront, we find the record labels Pendu Sound Recordings and DISARO Records. For the first time, Anthem got DJs Zane Landreth, BLKRAINBW, and Disaro from Killing Spree, L.A.’s best representation of this new genre, to sit down with New York’s Todd Pendu of Pendu NYC to dissect this cultural phenomenon of all things dark.” — Read here >>>
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BABE CITY BABES – 03/03/11
•”Every once in a while as we gallivant through the world of men admiring their exterior Babe qualities we actually get to sit down and talk to them. This is the most amazing part of our course in Babe Studies because this is when we get to discover the incredible depth of beauty and knowledge within these Man-Babes. And not only is it a thrilling find, but it is also totally inspiring as you’ll see below.
Today our lovely correspondent, Sister Of Night, takes you on a nice journey through her experience of meeting the hyper-creative superman behind Pendu NYC.” — Read here >>>
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BLACKBOOK MAGAZINE- 01/19/11
• Interview with Todd Pendu :: “On January 27, 2011, Pendu Disco – aka Horror Scores for the Dance Floor – will celebrate its first anniversary with some decidedly dark musical performances by Houston’s //TENSE// and GHXST, DJ sets by DJ Harrison, and plenty of cake. The raucous concert series burst onto the scene this time last year at Glasslands Gallery, with unforgettable performances by Salem and Gatekeeper, two bands that came to define the hip-hop/goth/industrial genre known as Witch House. Pendu Disco has become known as a place to discover new bands, even for show promoters. Recently, the concert series developed a Manhattan offshoot, Pendu Acid Disco at Home Sweet Home, and it will be making its West Coast debut in Los Angeles on February 12, presenting live performances by Chelsea Wolfe, The Present Moment, King Dude, and a DJ set by Robert Disaro of Disaro Records” — Read here >>>
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VNFOLD (Issue IV) – 11/30/10
• Among the many kings that populate the city that never sleeps, none present such a colorful array of skills, or such a distinguished court, as the one they call Todd Pendu. Todd’s domains are vast beyond imagination, as one can see just from looking at his recording studio, his magazine, his art gallery, his erotic film production company and the festival he founded and still curates. But he hasn’t been the only one to notice his work: this already impressive character has also been blazoned with many accolades as a writer, musician and visual artist. Hardly content with all this, he delves deep into the realm of the occult and performs tarot readings. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves and start at the beginning. – Read here >>>
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STEREOGUM – 11/29/10
• Various artists including Sasha Grey, Gatekeeper, Zola Jesus, Matmos, Todd Pendu and more, remember Peter ”Sleazy” Christopherson- ”The philosophical direction of my organization Pendu NYC reflects the influence of Sleazy as well as my solo electronics project known as CM (aka Chaos Majik) devoted to exploring ritual in sound as well as themes of sex magick and esotericism. Although I am singularly and individualistically on my own path, it is doubtful that I would be doing what I do now had I not discovered Coil first”-Todd Pendu – Read here >>>
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ZIGULINE – 11/15/10
• “Todd Brooks (Pendu NYC), Owleyes, Mario Zoots & Kristy Foom (Modern Witch), Mater Suspiria Vision, sono invece i 5 protagonisti di “Witch House & Okkvlt art” progetto espositivo che si dipana attraverso un’ampia serie di collages, ed un film “Surrealistica Uniferno” realizzato da Cosmotropia de Xam e sonorizzato da Mater Suspiria Vision. “Witch House” è l’ennesima definizione affibbiata dalla stampa internazionale, sempre in cerca di nuovi hype, ad una sottocultura nata attorno ad alcune lungimiranti label quali “Disaro”, “Pendu” e “Clan Destine Records”. Si tratta piuttosto di un nucleo di artisti che sposano sapientemente arte visiva e ricerca sonora, affondando le radici in un cut-up di riferimenti crowleyani e italo-disco, zombie movies ed estetica acida targata ‘60, psicomagia, chaos magic, golden dawn, tarocchi e croci rovesciate, ma anche DIY ed estetica pop violentata e distorta.” – Read here >>>
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WOW MAGAZINE – 11/6/10
• Interview with Todd Brooks and a Pendu mixtape with the best of whats happening now like Chelsea Wolfe, Atelecine, Mater Suspiria Vision and many more… — Read here >>>
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LOVE VENOM – 05/25/10
• Interview with Todd Brooks – “It’s so hard to say what Pendu does in a sentence. All of the various activity is related. It’s basically a loosely connected series of curatorial projects that cover everything from visual art to performance/live music to putting out records to just about whatever really. I wanted something that included the arts in a connected kind of way. I like to think of Pendu in terms of making good mixtapes. As an artist and as a curator, I am a collagist… arranging seemingly different parts into something that makes sense, even if in a weird kind of way. I like to keep people curious and guessing. I like to stay fresh and current, always new. I want people to see new things or at the very least, see things in a new way.” — Read here >>>
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IMPOSE MAGAZINE – 04/05/10
• Interview with Todd Pendu :: “Since the beginning of 2010, Todd Pendu, the preliminary hand churning the wheel for the annual New York Eye and Ear Fest, has thrown a weekly Tuesday Nite Disco party at Glasslands. ” — Read here >>>
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JOONBUG – 02/16/10
• “Pendu’s Tuesday Night Disco Brings Dark Spin to the Dance Floor….What happens when an online magazine/record label/events entity known for portraits of artists and their cats, taro cards provocative enough to guarantee they will never be sold at Barnes and Noble, and a dedication to fostering a thriving art and music community starts hosting a weekly event at Brooklyn’s Glasslands Gallery? The answer is Pendu Org’s Tuesday Nite Disco, a weekly live music event and dance party that’s definitely a breed of its own. Its dark, deeply atmospheric vibe has already attracted a devoted following in the short time since its debut.”– Read here >>>
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WKCR RADIO – 06/09/09
• Tuesday June 9, 2009 – 9 to 9:30 pm, Gerry Visco interviews artist musician writer occultist Todd Pendu for her show “Arts and Answers” on WKCR (Columbia Uninversity, NY) 89.9 FM. Listen online if elsewhere.
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VICE MAGAZINE – 07/09/09
• “NEW YORK – GO TO THE NEW YORK EYE AND EAR FESTIVAL” – Interview with Todd Pendu about NY EYE & EAR FEST + more by T. Cole Rachel… Read here >>
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ARTHUR MAGAZINE – 07/31/09
• “Todd Pendu Says Yes!: An interview with the man behind Pendu Org and NY Eye and Ear”. Interview and lengthy article devoted to Pendu Org and NY EYE & EAR FEST II… Read here >>>
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IMPOSE MAGAZINE – 07/15/09
• “Bothering: Todd Pendu” Interview with Todd Pendu about NY Eye & Ear and esoteric activities… with drawings by Karen Aragaon… Read here >>>
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NEW YORK PRESS – 07/08/09
• “Todd Pendu Puts the I Back in DIY” – Profile of Todd Pendu, the Pendu Organization, and NY EYE & EAR FEST II by Stefanos Tsigrimanis… Read here >>
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EVR (EAST VILLAGE RADIO) – 07/05/09
• Radio interview about NYE&EII and Pendu on East Village Radio!
Sunday, July 5, 2009. Ceci Moss of RADIO HEART puts together a DJ playlist preview of the upcoming NYE&EII (July 9-12) and interviews Todd Pendu of the Pendu Organization. Tune in to East Village Radio wherever you are from 4-6pm on July 5. The show will be archived if you miss it… You can listen to the archived stream here >>
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FREE WILLIAMSBURG – 02/22/09
• “The State of DIY: An Interview with Todd Brooks of the Pendu Organization” – Lisa Baldini of Free Williamsburg interviews Todd Pendu… Read here >>
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WFMU RADIO – 12/09/08
• Radio interview about NYE&E Fest on WFMU! Tuesday, December 9, 2008. Todd Pendu and Ariel Panero (Less Artists More Condos, Showpaper) Guest DJ with Marty McSorley on WFMU from 2am – 4am and will be talking about the upcoming NY Eye & Ear Festival. You can listen to the archived stream here >>
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EVR (EAST VILLAGE RADIO) – 12/05/08
• Radio interview about NYE&E Fest on East Village Radio! Friday, December 5, 2008. Todd Pendu and Ariel Panero (Less Artists More Condos, Showpaper) Guest DJ on East Village Radio’s “Just Music” with host Casey Block – “A weekly internet radio show on East Village Radio. We focus on experimental music with the occasional foray into psychedelia and obscure pop….Ethnic folk musics and blues forms are also represented.” You can listen to the archived stream here >>
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WNYU RADIO – 12/03/08
• Radio Interview about NYE&E Fest on WNYU Wednesday, December 3, 2008. Todd Pendu and Ariel Panero (Less Artists More Condos, Showpaper) Guest DJ on WNYU’s (Make The) Product!
“(Make The) Product! is a weekly one-hour radio program dedicated to demos and otherwise self-released, private press, live, or found recordings with limited distribution. Be it freak folk, experimental, noise, punk, or free form psych drones, (Make The) Product! seeks out the rarest in vinyl, tape cassette, and CD-R releases from the local and international underground.” You can listen to the archived stream here >>