"In my naïve kind of way I thought that artists had the right to drink and use drugs and to experiment and to lead a life that embraces that kind of experience. Because reading wasn’t enough for me, I wanted to experience things. I wanted to know what van Gogh felt when he cut his ear off. I wanted to know what those things, those intense kind of extremes were like."

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Dennis Hopper

This month I’m pleased to welcome producer and composer Adam Wiltzie, best known for his projects @starsofthelid, and A Winged Victory for the Sullen (@awvfts). 

After a chance meeting during university, Brian McBride and @adambryanbaumwiltzie formed Stars of the Lid in Austin, Texas in 1992. Their first album Music for Nitrous Oxide, a monolith of drone and extraterrestrial soundscapes, was a force of nature — and a tribute to the best kind of artistic collaboration. The duo went on to make several other successful albums, becoming of the minimalist and ambient genre, until Brian’s passing in 2023. 

In this conversation, Adam and I look back on Music for Nitrous Oxide, which recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, the swings of collaborating with not only Brian, but A Winged Victory’s Dustin O’Halloran, and the impact of grief and memory on creativity. 

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MUSIC

"Adamord" - Stars of the Lid (2025 remaster)
"Atomos VI" - A Winged Victory for the Sullen (2014)
"Buried At Westwood Memorial Park, In An Unmarked Grave, To The Left Of Walter Matthau" - Adam Wiltzie (2024)

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Pat Steir: "That's my business, the way colours interact when they're on a canvass together or when they're out the window together or when they're on your dress together. Color affects me."

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Artist Pat Steir on colour

Nicola Formichetti: "I had a moment of craziness for a bit! But then I started thinking more clearly, and I realized that at the same time, I'm still getting lots of positive reactions. So I started meeting my fans and followers. That was beautiful."

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Nicola Formichetti: "I had a moment of craziness for a bit!"

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