Ep 192 - Brendan McClean

Summary: <p>Brendan Maclean is an Australian singer/songwriter/performer/unicorn who first came on this show about three years ago but suffered at the hands of the great file loss of 2015.</p> <p>He has been kind enough to return and boy do we have a lot to talk about.</p> <p>Brendan’s about to have a new EP come out in August 2017 and a new album in the works for early 2018 so a great time to have him on.</p> <p>Find him on twitter and Insta for more @macleanbrendan.</p> <p>This is a conversation for anyone who’s let fear hold them back from expressing themselves.</p> <p>And expressing himself is something Brendan does with exceptional ability. <br>His live energy is something to behold - as is his recorded work which you can find at <a href="https://brendanmaclean.bandcamp.com/">brendanmaclean.Bandcamp.com</a>.</p> <p>A fair amount of this conversation revolves around the music video that Brendan put out in the last few months - the video for the song House Of Air.</p> <p>I must warn you with all the warnings I can warn you with.</p> <p>If you choose to go and watch this video yourself you will see rather graphic depictions of many sex acts between two men.</p> <p>You’ll see close up shots of genitals and you’ll even see penetration.</p> <p>If you want to see such a thing, it’s up to you to watch it - I’m not going to say watch it or don’t. But if you do - be aware that you’ll see what you think you’re going to see when you hire professional gay porn actors to make a film in the style of a visual accompaniment to a written thesis observing the habits and cultures of a subset of gay men.</p> <p>In this conversation you’ll hear me watch the video - which you can see at <a href="http://houseofair.info/">houseofair.info</a> - and I try my best to give benign descriptions of what I’m seeing.</p> <p>But again - only watch this video if you’re interested in seeing something that freaked a lot of people out.</p> <p>I thought the video was great, it is so perfect, and really does what it sets out to do - I’m so happy that Brendan is the kind of guy to make this kind of film.</p> <p>I know I certainly am not brave enough to create art like that - and I’m thrilled he was in my house and able to talk about it with me.</p> <p>Having said that, Brendan got really raw about his adventures in the world of art and performing and it’s an honour that he chose to share these things with me.</p> <p>I urge you to support Brendan in any way you can - financially or through spreading the word about his work.</p> <p>We’re lucky to have him.</p> <p>Let him know you heard him on online - handle is @macleanbrendan</p> <p>Please enjoy this conversation with Brendan Maclean.</p>