NEWS - 2022-2023

​DAKINI - RARE COLOR VINYL

WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF “DAKINI” FOR FIRST TIME ON VINYL, WITH NEW MASTERING AND THE ADDITION OF THREE BONUS UNRELEASED TRACKS (“ALTE CLAMAT EPICURUS”, “CHANT NR. 5”, “HURDY GURDY GAVOTTE”).
​THESE THREE SONGS EXCITED US SO MUCH THAT  “ALTE CLAMAT EPICURUS” WAS CHOSEN AS THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE “DAKINI” LP. THIS IS A SEVEN MINUTE BACK PRELUDE WHERE LISA SURPASSES HER BEST SELF BY “SPITTING” SPELLS AND CURSES..."

GETTING GREAT REVIEWS:

LUKE & EMMA
​AND A GAS STATION ON FRANKLIN AVE 


 IS A SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SHORT FILM FROM AWARD-WINNING WRITER-DIRECTOR  LEVI WILSON  AND PRODUCED BY  LISA HAMMER  OF VENTURE BROS FAME. LUKE IS MIXED ASIAN-AMERICAN, AND EMMA IS WHITE, AND THEY LIVE IN 1986 SMALL TOWN AMERICA. THEY HAVE AN INCIDENTAL MEETING IN THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL MINI MART WHILE WAITING FOR LUKE’S THAI MOTHER AND EMMA’S WHITE AMERICAN FATHER TO SHOP. IT’S CLEAR THEY BOTH HAVE CRUSHES ON EACH OTHER, BUT THEY PROCEED WITH CAUTION AS THEY HAVE AN INNATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE COMMUNITY ‘S PREJUDICES REFLECTED BY THEIR PARENTS’ EXTREMELY AWKWARD INTERACTION INSIDE.

STATUS: IN POST-PRODUCTION AND FESTIVAL SUBMISSION STAGE!

GREAT KILLS - TV series
GREAT KILLS IS A MOCKUMENTARY STYLE  DARK COMEDY  SERIES WHEREIN A GROUP OF CALLOUS,
SPOILED FILMMAKERS FOLLOW A LONELY HIT-MAN AROUND STATEN ISLAND AS HE DOES HIS JOBS.

​DIRECTED BY JAMES MERENDINO (SLC PUNK) AND SHOT AND
PERFORMED BY LISA HAMMER, LEVI WILSON AND JAMES MERENDINO.

STARRING STEVE STANULIS AS HITMAN THOMAS LYNCH.

STATUS: SOLD TO STREAMING NETWORK
AND NOW IN DELIVERY STAGE.

BINGE WATCH THE POX SHOW IN YOUR RED SILK PJS!

EXPERIENCE A SATANIC DYNASTY CREATED ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET!

POX IS THE ANTI-CHRIST, BUT ALL HE REALLY WANTS IS TO BECOME A FAMOUS TV TALK SHOW HOST (AND GO TO A SPA!)
​POX TEASES & TAUNTS HIS GUESTS, HAS HIS OWN CULT, & RAISES THE DEAD!
FEATURING RARE, OBSCURE & VINTAGE CLIPS CURATED ​BY  LISA HAMMER.

FOLLOW POX'S ADVENTURE AS HE IS KIDNAPPED THREE TIMES, SURVIVES A CULT MASS-SUICIDE & THEN HAS A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN ON AIR, TO BE REPLACED BY A NASTY SOCK PUPPET & HIGH PRIEST MANTUS.

​ALL EIGHT SEASONS: FROM THE POST 9/11 RUINS OF THE LOWER EAST SIDE, DIY TIN FOIL CABLE-ACCESS TV MANIA-
STRAIGHT THROUGH THE AGES TO THE POST-PLAGUE RUINS OF OUR AMERICAN DEMOCRACY!
POX : Quit Your Screamin’ and Start Streamin’!
"Listen up! ‘Cause in case you haven’t heard . . . POX...Written and directed by the wildly talented, wicked creative, and impressively prolific  singer / song-writer / musician / thespian / all-around Uh-Huh, Don’t-You-Wish-You-Were-Her phenomenonicon Miss Lisa Hammer" --
By Clint Catalyst
 --- "I absolutely love Lisa’s work, and POX stands out as one of my favorites in her portfolio. Variety shows have always been a point of interest for me, so naturally POX just furthers my desire to produce one of my own. It also displays a high level of collaboration with Doc Hammer, who was not only in three bands with Lisa (in which he contributed vocals and played a wide variety of instruments), but also acted in many of her works and provided animation via AstroBase Go!. Pretty cool to be able to see what artists were doing and what they looked like prior to whatever they’re on today.
Basically, POX is damn clever in its production and absolutely hilarious in execution - POX himself (played by an enigmatic creature called “Alizarinkryz”) is so spot-on, I doubt he’s even acting. He simply is, he simply be, he is divine."
-- Filmme-Fatale    -     Read more here:   filmme-fatale

NEWS & PRESS ARCHIVE

Interviews ~ Articles ~ Reviews ~ News

2021: LISA HAMMER SIGNS WITH THE CIRCLE MUSIC

"THE CIRCLE MUSIC PROUDLY ANNOUNCES THE SIGNING OF LISA HAMMER, A UNIQUE SINGER WITH INEXHAUSTIBLE VOCAL ABILITIES. LISA EXCELLED WITH THE GOTHSTERS REQUIEM IN WHITE WITH WHOM SHE RELEASED TWO ALBUMS IN THE EARLY 90’S (“REQUIEM IN WHITE”-1990, “OF THE WANT INFINITE” – 1994), WHILE ON THE WAY SHE OFFERED HER MAGICAL VOICE TO N.C.S., MORS SYPHILITICA, THE TERROR TWINS, RADIANA.
THE YEAR 2009 WAS SIGNIFICANT AS HER FIRST (AND ONLY) PERSONAL ALBUM “DAKINI” APPEARED. IT WAS A TRUE MUSICAL DIAMOND WHICH UNFOLDED NEW ASPECTS OF LISA’S ENORMOUS TALENT AND RECEIVED DITHYRAMBIC REVIEWS AROUND THE WORLD. “DAKINI” IS A COMPLETE MANIFESTO OF INNER SEARCH IN WHICH A LOT OF INFLUENCES FROM DIFFERENT GENRES OF MUSIC ARE PRESENTED HARMONIOUSLY, CREATING A MYSTICAL ATMOSPHERE AND GIVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO EMERGE UNPRECEDENTED VOCALS, SOMETIMES ANGELIC AND SOMETIMES DAMNED AS IF THEY COME FROM ANOTHER PERIOD FORGOTTEN BY THE TIME.
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE RELEASE OF “DAKINI” FOR FIRST TIME ON VINYL, WITH NEW MASTERING AND THE ADDITION OF THREE BONUS UNRELEASED TRACKS (“ALTE CLAMAT EPICURUS”, “CHANT NR. 5”, “HURDY GURDY GAVOTTE”). THESE THREE SONGS EXCITED US SO MUCH THAT  “ALTE CLAMAT EPICURUS” WAS CHOSEN AS THE FIRST TO INTRODUCE “DAKINI” LP. THIS IS A SEVEN MINUTE BACK PRELUDE WHERE LISA SURPASSES HER BEST SELF BY “SPITTING” SPELLS AND CURSES..."
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HUNTED  (WEREWOLVES OF THE ASTRAL PLANE) IS   ENJOYING A FILM FESTIVAL RUN!

SCREENPLAY AWARDS SEASON WENT WELL

THIS SCREENPLAY IS AVAILABLE FOR PRODUCTION (LIVE ACTION OR ANIMATED)

The Sisters Plotz

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The Sisters Plotz:
Now streaming on TubiTV!

Scheduled for release:
The Roku Channel, FandangoNow and Vudu.
We proudly screened The Sisters Plotz at the   Egyptian Theatre  in Hollywood, CA!
Interview with Lisa Hammer, Eve Plumb and Lisa Ferber about their film The Sisters Plotz. "Originally a play turned web-based musical, The Sisters Plotz is now a witty feature film starring Eve Plumb best known for her iconic portrayal as Jan in The Brady Brunch; Lisa Ferber who is also the show’s creator and no stranger to social satire and Lisa Hammer, an award-winning NY underground filmmaker and singer. The threesome play eccentric heiresses living in a Manhattan townhouse with their butler Reginald, brilliantly played by Levi Wilson."

Empire of Ache Acquired by Getty Museum


Lisa Hammer's surreal silent film "Empire of Ache" ~ acquired by the Getty Museum ~ In the feminist film collection curated by Miranda July.
You can watch it now or own a copy on VHX. http://lisahammer.vhx.tv  

MAYBE SUNSHINE

Now distributed by Seeka TV/ROKU, Opprime TV
and available on VHX.
"While the concept of combining a real life rock band (notable examples being The Beatles and The Monkees) with a fictional narrative in movies and TV shows is nothing new, MAYBE SUNSHINE is probably the only web series in existence that manages to do both. For Wilson, both its expansive scope of production, and its ambition to mix great music with uproarious comedy, are what truly sets his series apart from the rest."
"Guy and John are joined by directors/actors Levi Wilson and Lisa Hammer to talk about their endeavors, including the new Maybe Sunshine webseries"

"Lisa & Levi screened an episode of their web series "Maybe Sunshine" with us at Web Series Month in September 2015 and won the Audience Contest Award. We got to chat with them about the real-life inspiration behind the series and what we can expect from other episodes. "

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Lisa Hammer and
​Dame Darcy Films Screened

A recent screening of Hammer's films alongside H.R. Giger's rare films was an absolute hit. Special thanks to Dame Darcy and Comic Arts Brooklyn for inviting our films. The night was magical and the Giger films, as well as films from the other filmmakers, were mind-blowing.

Lisa Hammer sings on
​Tracy Bonham album

Lisa is a guest singer on the new release "Modern Burdens" by Tracy Bonham: "I guess the cat is out of the bag. I am honored to have added  vocals to this amazing song by   Tracy Bonham, sung by   Tanya Donelly. This song is sooooo goooooood! Highly recommended!"   Available everywhere now!
BACK IN THE DAY:
In 1999 Lisa had 2 films screening at the New York Underground Film Festival. That triggered an article and interview of Lisa, Doc and Ben Edlund (The Tick) which  landed them on the cover of
​The Hollywood Reporter.  Read interview by scrolling way down.

Lisa Hammer Testifies

Lisa  spoke at the copyrights round table discussion
regarding the difficulty artists face in continuing to
make art while their work is pirated.
This organization is incredible for
artists to empower themselves in the midst of rampant piracy:
http://www.creativefuture.org

Start Your Day Right by listening to an interview

From directing outsider cult films to singing operatically in an underground Goth band or two, Hammer has some wicked stories to tell.
Grab a coffee or tea, maybe a digestive biscuit, and relax to the weird tales.

Trippy Stories of the Underground

"Filmmaker, musician, and actress Lisa Hammer spoke to us about her awesome life. From her very early films made possible by editing video for an s&m company to her career as a medieval shoegaze singer and so much more!"
 Vundablog
On this Vundacast Stephen conducts an interview with filmmaker Lisa Hammer. Lisa answers all of Stephen's questions about his favorite cartoon the Venture Brothers. Lisa answers questions about her awesome shorts on her youtube page (we recommend you check out). Stephen also learns about a lot of rare films that have influenced Lisa's film work. They discuss Radiana her current band and Maybe Sunshine...
LISTEN NOW!

The Darkness

Interview in Fatally Yours:


"Fatally Yours: What are your goals for
yourself within the horror genre?

Lisa Hammer: I really have a strange need
to make people throw up."

Informative

EP 165 Lisa Hammer is on the podcast talking indie film, comedy, the gritty days in NYC. link  here:    http://bit.ly/2Iare3h

Tales of Sharks and Punks


"I had the pleasure of speaking with the lovely and talented Lisa Hammer while she was in town working on the "SLC Punk" sequel "Punk's Dead." We spoke about her career in music, movies, and television, shock humor, the healing power of laughter, and child shark hunters, among other things. You can find Lisa on Twitter at   
@TheLisaHammer, and on Facebook and Insta at The Lisa Hammer," 

Trainwreck

"There will always be somebody who’s work stands out amongst the rest of the rest of the rest.  And that woman is without a doubt the brilliant musician and filmmaker Lisa Hammer.  She has been grinding the gears of the weird for several decades, creating some of the finest underground works to date."
                              -Trainwreck'd Society

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Pus$Bucket is Streamable!

After years of waiting, formerly only available on VHS and DVD,
we have a  streamable   Pus$bucket online!
VHX.TV

Pus$Bucket Collector VHS Available from Briarwood Entertainment!

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Inquire about   VHS  tape copy here:  
VHS COLLECTOR
or   BRIARWOOD ENTERTAINMENT

Pus$Bucket Merch Now Available!

Wind Down by Listening to More Lisa Hammer Interviews

Grab some wine or edibles and let yourself be taken on a wild ride!
"Lisa Hammer and Levi Wilson of the band Radiana, the web series Maybe Sunshine, the feature film The Sisters Plotz, and a variety of other projects across multiple forms of media sit down with Sean and Nicole to discuss how they build an audience with and without social media. They discuss their involvement in projects including the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, the Adult Swim series The Venture Bros., underground New York City goth rock bands Mors Syphilitica and Requiem in White, and more."
Listen to Part ONE
Listen to Part TWO
Three Questions with Lisa Hammer – Sean-Mannion.com
"I was walking around Shock Pop and looked to my Left and saw a picture of Triana Orpheus from the Venture Bros cartoon. I was like I know that and saw a woman standing there. So I went over and asked if she did the voice and she did and that's how I met Lisa Hammer who on all accounts kicks ass. She is  a musician and a filmmaker and that's all wins in my book. Check her site and music."
Lisa on the Hello Sweetie Podcast!
"Cherri interviews special guest Lisa Hammer about her music career, life on public access television, her film career, and of course, voicing Triana Orpheus on the hilarious animated TV show Venture Bros!!!"
Static Rift Radio
"Today we discuss the passing of Philip Seymour Hoffman, the Oscars, Jurassic World and have interviews with film director/musician/voice actor/all-around-talented Lisa Hammer, as well as the newest member to All Things Geeks crew, Kasey Pierce!"

Old School Cool

NY/London  interview show "New York Real"

Lisa on Filmnut in Hollywood!

More crazy stories!

Lisa on Dr Morbius's Movie Mausoleum in Hollywood!

Waaaay back in the day. The interview descends into madness of course.

BACK IN THE DAY. WAY BACK. FURTHER BACK.

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Dress Code Cracker.com

The Adventure Continues

(Continued from above)

The Sisters Plotz (Continued)

Trav S.D. Interviews Lisa Hammer about The Sisters Plotz and her style of filmmaking:
"You’ve created an amazing, voluminous body of highly distinctive work, and I am fairly dazzled... One could point out might be a greater darkness, almost nihilism in your sensibility which I relate to and also identify with many artists our age. “Grunge-iness” for lack of a better word, deriving a lot of humor and freedom from bringing an irreverent “fuck it” to many aspects of the process. Maybe I’m tipping my hand a little, but them’s the beginnings of how I would grope toward describing your work."



Lisa updated her blog to include her bout with breast cancer. If you know anyone recently diagnosed please send them here for possible inspiration and helpful tips: http://maybesunshine.weebly.com/blog#/