SUMMERLOVE

Michael's blog for his late-girlfriend, love and partner, Summer Serafin. The scattershot beginnings of a memoir...

BIPOLAR EXPLORER / TREMOSPHERE

Michael's bands - acclaimed NYC-based experimental dreampop trio Bipolar Explorer and celebrated NYC shoegaze duo Tremosphere. News, audio, video and links to Bipolar Explorer's eleven albums and six singles and Tremosphere's three albums and four singles on Slugg Records.

Bipolar Explorer's page on Wikipedia.

"COLLECTED PLAYS"

The first anthology of Michael's works for the theatre, Collected Plays, published by The Ginger Press, avail via Amazon.

CAMP Radio Show #33 

The latest edition of Bipolar Explorer's fortnightly show, The Other Room, for France's CAMP Radio is now available on MixCloud, here

"Dream Together" listening party! 

Slugg Records is launching a new project called The Hauntology Series to celebrate and take a deeper dive into some of the most noteworthy albums in their catalog. The project kicks off with an event on Bandcamp - a listening party for Bipolar Explorer's sixth album, Dream Together (2017) - this Saturday, March 2nd, 3pm EST. Hear the album in its entirety and sequence, ask questions and chat with the band and fellow listeners. RSVP and live link here. Join us! 

Technical Issues at CAMP Radio 

Apologies to the artists and listeners, today's edition of Bipolar Explorer's “The Other Room” meant for broadcast on February 13th and rescheduled for today has again not aired because of technical issues at CAMP Radio's headquarters in France. We hope this edition will be available shortly on MixCloud and that we'll be back with a new edition in two weeks time. Again, apologies. 

CAMP Radio Show #32 

The latest edition of Michael and the band's fortnightly show for France's CAMP Radio aired yesterday and is now archived on MixCloud for on-demand listening here

Michael on Italy's "Silent Radio" 

Michael will be the guest of Tiberio Faedi on Italy's Silent Radio this Thursday, January 25th, for two hours of music and conversation. The show will air live online Thursday 9pm Europe/3pm NYC - live link here - and be archived for on demand on MixCloud shortly after broadcast. Tune in! 

CAMP Radio Show #31 

The latest edition of Michael and the band's fortnightly show for France's CAMP Radio aired live yesterday and is now archived on the station's MixCloud page for on demand listening here

 

Bipolar Explorer featured on Cleveland's WSCB 

Michael and the band were honored and grateful to have been featured on the great Lisa Miralia's show, “The Mysterious Black Box”, on Cleveland's WCSB, tonight. Lisa played six tracks in a row from the group's double-album Deux Anges and book-ended the epic half hour set with very kind words about the band and Deux Anges, itself. The show - a weekly experimental and free-form music program - can be heard in its entirety for the next seven days on the WCSB archive, here. Again, huge thanks to Lisa and WCSB! 

CAMP Radio Show #30 

The latest edition of Michael and the band's fortnightly show - “The Other Room” - for France's great CAMP Radio aired yesterday and is now archived for on demand listening on the station's MixCloud here

CAMP Radio Show #29 

The latest edition - the Christmas edition - of Michael and the band's fortnightly show for France's CAMP Radio aired on December 19th and is now archived for on demand listening on the station's MixCloud, here. Happy Christmas, everyone!