Emigrate: Making WAR into Art

Emigrate's new video for the song 'War' elevates what could have been a simple 'rocker singing' video to the level of ART. The song on it's own is a powerful cry, but add in the visuals (courtesy of director David Gesslbauer) and you have a devastatingly beautiful marriage of anguished lyrics and stark visuals. In processing the many layers of this song and video, this week we cover a wide range of topics including: Richard ZK as the embodiment of the God of War (in this video at least...what he does when he's out of the public eye is anyone's guess) Our top three, most powerful visuals from the video and why they shook us up Sex (or in this case naked bodies) as a form media manipulation The media manipulation of war and the essence of human nature Celebrity as a media-created construct The use of RZK as the sole 'human' focus for the video (and the fact that it serves a meaningful purpose) And RZK's biceps as a visual representation of power amidst chaos (just because we are academics, doesn't mean we aren't entitled to a moment of weakness) Ironically, the song is about media manipulation of images, and it is just that sort of manipulation of imagery that makes the video so powerful. Remember you can also find us on Instagram (@this_ginger_snaps_back and @atomicangel93 or @lyriclunatics2018). We can also be found on Facebook (Lyric Lunatics).  *For full transcript of the podcast, please email: [email protected]