Negativland Bio
The big picture of what Negativland is all about.
Big-time Mainstream Media Quotes
Some actual big-time media quotes about Negativland that make us sound legit.
FAQ
Here's where you can easily find out what you want to know about the 4 or 5 or 6 Floptops, no matter what it is, without the band having to answer the same individual questions you keep asking, over and over and over and over again.
Photos and Video Stills
High rez pictures for press and website, suitable for framing and going all the way back to the early 80's. Scroll to the bottom for the most recent images. In some of the early pictures you can actually sort of tell what we look like. We are all grayer, fatter and more wrinkled these days.
Interviews
WIRED
– lengthy e-mail interview conducted with some of the members of
Negativland, covering the DVD "Our Favorite Things", copyfighting, the
current state of cut-ups and collage, YouTube, information overload, a
critique of Wired Magazine itself, why semiologists are silly, and
lot's more, 2007. Very detailed and comprehensive.
MUSICWORKS
– cover story with extensive articles, interview, live and art show
reviews, career overview, etc. from Canada's premiere new music mag,
2006. This will download as pdf.
MINNESOTA STORIES - this short video interview is a pretty definitive explanation of how and why Negativland collaborated with Creative Commons
to create one of their intellectual property licences. This interview
was shot while Negativalnd was setting up the "Negativlandland" art
show in Minneapolis, 2006.
ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN
– interview with Negativland about “No Business”, Negativland’s art
show in New York, how Negativland makes music and works together, and
lot’s more, 2005. Very detailed and comprehensive.
TRIP MAGAZINE
– interview with Negativland about the "Deathsentences" book/CD
project, the definitive origins of the phrase "culture jamming,"
Negativland's thoughts about Adbusters, "selling out," what happened
after "Dispepsi" came out, and lots more, 2003. Very detailed and
comprehensive.
ADDICTED TO NOISE
– pre-release interview with Negativland about "Dispepsi", 1997. A bit
dated, but a good glimpse into where Negativland was at on the eve of
the release of this CD.
FOR THE RECORD – interview with Negativland about "Dispepsi" and more, 1997.
STAY FREE - Negativland's Mark Hosler in conversation with Village Voice ad critic Leslie Savan, 1998.
Negativlandland
An extensive site documenting the "Negativlandland" art shows in 2005 and 2006, with images, reviews, videos and much more.
Negativland and the RIAA
These archived articles from our old website document Negativland's 1998 "fair use" battle with the RIAA. In a way, we sort of won.
CD and Book Reviews
For reviews of each of our CDs, books or DVDs, go to Negativmailorderland and click on the release you want to know more about.
Art Show Reviews
Go here to read an Art In America review of the "Negativlandland" art show, see a video interview about the show, and more.
Live Concert Reviews and Interviews
DALLAS OBSERVER - good interview about the "It's All In Your Head FM" live show, 2008.
MUSICWORKS – pdf for download, includes review of “It’s All In Your Head FM” live show, 2006.
SIGNAL TO NOISE – review of “It’s All In Your Head FM” live show, 2006.
WIRE MAGAZINE – review of film/lecture presentation on Negativland, 2007.
SONICNET – west coast micro-mini tour review, 1999.
UNKNOWN FAN - Slighty incoherent, yet detailed review of a 1990 "Helter Stupid" era live show.
True/False Tour 2000
Negativland's TRUE/FALSE 2000 TOUR is long over, but here are the web pages that were up for what was Negativland's first (and last?) live tour in, at the time, over seven years. Press releases, video testimonials, a tragic and all-too-horribly-true tour diary, road movies, photos, radio spots, secret memos and more.
Fanatic Promotion
The fine folks at the independently owned Fanatic Promotion company in New York City have handled much of Negativland and Seeland Records' publicity and promotion since 1999, and we highly recommend them for all your music promotion needs. Click on their logo to find out more!
