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Documentary “Let Fury Have the Hour” Director Antonino D’Ambrosio just recently toured the United States to promote his newest book “A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears.” This is a sample of what audiences had the opportunity to experience– a unique mix of both folk music and the inspiring story of Cash’s most revolutionary album.
Thievery Corporation was generous enough to invite us to shoot their performance on this cold winter evening, and what a powerful performance it was, as you’ll see…
D’Ambrosio joined Laura Flanders in the GRITtv studio to talk about the history of protest music, the myth of Johnny Cash, and why music is one of the best ways to carry a progressive message. Then, in a special performance, he was joined by Anthony Roman and David Milone of the band Radio 4 to perform Cash’s song “Apache Tears” live.
Produced, written and directed by Antonino D’Ambrosio, No Free Lunch features brilliant comedian Lewis Black of the hit Comedy Central political news satire show, The Daily Show. Presented by the Service Employee International Union (SEIU)— a union representing nearly 2 million public service workers including nurses, hospital staff, nursing home care providers, building services and security guard. Using the political satire of Lewis Black, the film directly exposes the effects private equity has had on workers and the American economy.
We were honored to have Wayne take the time to discuss his adventures as a pioneer of punk rock while playing in the MC5, working with Billy Bragg on non-profit Jail Guitar Doors (a program that provides musical instruments and opportunities to help rehabilitate prisoners), and his concepts of revolution through music. Wayne also took up his guitar for us. This will no doubt stand as a pivotal moment in the creation of Let Fury Have the Hour.
Director/writer Antonino D’Ambrosio, Artist Shepard Fairey, and Producer James Reid invite you to attend a unique multimedia exhibit showcasing feature documentary Let Fury Have the Hour, and publication of the book A Heartbeat and a Guitar: Johnny Cash and the Making of Bitter Tears.
Featuring Fairey’s original artwork; a special performance by D’Ambrosio and the legendary Wayne Kramer (of the MC5) and special guests; a premiere screening of the Let Fury Have the Hour film trailer and footage; and never-before-seen photography featured in A Heartbeat and a Guitar and Let Fury Have the Hour including legendary photographer Kate Simon. This event will launch a month-long exhibition that runs until January 9th. Copies of the book signed by Fairey and D’Ambrosio will be available for sale.
Subliminal Gallery – December 19th, 2009 – 8pm to 11pm
1331 W. Sunset Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90026
“Art is the antidote. This timeless truth became clear once again on Saturday night when Subliminal Projects, the Echo Park art gallery owned by Shepard Fairey, hosted a politically- and musically-charged event that celebrated artists as activists and art as a way to agitate consciousness and raise awareness about social justice…” Click on the image to view the entire article.
Jack Healey speaks at the event “A Furious Heartbeat.”
“As the poet hunts for the perfect word, the artist hunts for the right painting or the right color, we humans should hunt for the perfect world.”
(video shot by Joshua Gibson)
Antonino takes the opportunity to speak about his aspirations for Let Fury Have the Hour while introducing some of the most important participants and champions of LFHTH; Jack Healey, Wayne Kramer, and Shepard Fairey.
(video filmed by Joshua Gibson)
“There is no death…People die only when we forget them…If you can remember me, I will be with you always.”
— Isabel Allende (Eva Luna)
For nearly a quarter of a century, I have found solace in the above quote whenever someone close to me dies. I first invoked it as a hopeful mantra when my father died when I was fifteen and now I turn to it once again upon learning of the sad news of Howard Zinn’s passing.
Like many, I was lucky enough to learn from Zinn by discovering his work at a time in life where it served as an antidote to the harmful illness that makes it seem that “America is a day,” a way of living in the world where there is no sense of history or hope for the future. This anti-history took on new shape and meaning for those of us with the misfortune of attending grade school during the Reagan years. I’m sure more than a few of you remember those old world maps where the U.S. was placed squarely in the center and was seemingly five times larger than it actually is. Or that Russia was the “Evil Empire” and the U.S. the “shining city of the hill.”
Shepard Fairey and Antonino D’Ambrosio discuss art, rock’n'roll, populism, politics, and the common threads that run through all of their work with Lara Flanders at the Deitch gallery in New York city.
Click here to read Antonino’s recent article, chronicling Ozomatli’s rise to prominence.
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Click here to read Antonino’s interview with Roseanne Cash.
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Written by Let Fury Have the Hour’s director/writer/producer Antonino D’Ambrosio, A Heartbeat and a Guitar tells of the collaboration of two distinct yet connected musicians–iconoclast Johnny Cash and little known folk artist Peter LaFarge–and the album they created, Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian. Available in paperback now!
“When writing about the Reagan and friends posters I forgot to mention that I was inspired to do the IT’S MOURNING IN AMERICA print by seeing Reagan’s “It’s Morning In America” ad in my friend Antonino’s film Let Fury Have The Hour. I remember seeing the ad in 1983-1984 when Reagan was running for re-election, but [...]
In 1963, Johnny Cash released one of the biggest hits of his career with the trumpeting, propulsive “Ring of Fire.” But he followed up with a most obscure and controversial effort: the 1964 folk-protest album called “Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian.” Writer/filmmaker Antonino D’Ambrosio – whose book, “A Heartbeat and a Guitar,” tells the [...]
The Isabelle Stevenson Award is a special non-competitive Tony Award. It is given to “an individual from the theatre community who has made a substantial contribution of volunteered time and effort on behalf of one or more humanitarian, social service or charitable organizations, regardless of whether such organizations relate to the theatre.”
In her acceptance speech Ensler said, [...]
June 28th marks the release of Thievery Corporation’s 6th studio album. Fins links to purchase here.
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Originally printed in The Progressive, June 23rd, 2011
On Weiwei and Artist Suppression
On June 22nd, 2011, a few weeks after I wrote my essay on the plight of artist Ai Weiwei for this magazine, he was released on bail after admitting to “tax evasion.” The admission and subsequent release in response to the dubious charge [...]
Let Fury Have the Hour is D'Ambrosio's critically acclaimed book that traces the movement of world citizenship through music that legendary punk band the Clash led by Joe Strummer helped launch."
In this remarkable new work, writer and filmmaker Antonino D’Ambrosio tells the astonishing and dramatic story behind Johnny Cash’s virtually unknown folk protest record Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian
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