First up we have excerpts from Andy Warhol’s infamous 8hr epic “Empire” (https://youtu.be/6EBtj2EZaAY?si=aV3gFCCpGNuLccRZ) which is intended to show “time going by”. At it’s initial 1965 premiere some of the audience became agitated to the point of demanding refunds and even calling the police.
#LaEsoterica #AndyWarhol #NYC #EmpireStateBuilding
Here’s a 1984 news piece about NYC’s breakdancing scene (https://youtu.be/IiywLNc9XEU?si=TXn2WNerRLO6KYAA) Some of the breakers featured came from famed breakdance crews like The Magnificent Force, Scrambling Feet Rockers, Rock Steady Crew, etc.
#LaEsoterica #Breakdancing #hiphop #dance
And now our feature presentation: the queer true crime docudrama “Party Monster” (2003) (https://youtu.be/4jBVC7i1J8g?si=D7OeCk9x-xDsucvN) starring Macaulay Culkin and Seth Green.
#LaEsoterica #PartyMonster
@analgesicsleep Never heard of this one. #laesoterica