I’ll be taking part in Vol.1‘s regular reading series this month — tomorrow (i.e. Nov. 19th), in fact. More information can be found here, and below. Come wish us a happy winter break as we present our final Vol. 1 Brooklyn Storytelling of 2009. This month, we present two contributes to our site, and three … Continue reading
Category Archives: Me
Me @ Volume 1- A Quick Technical Note for the Weekend
- Afternoon Bites: Stephen Fry, Geoff Dyer on criticism, the Month of Letters challenge, and more
- The Week In Reviews: Jay-Z at Carnegie Hall, the journalism of Charles Dickens, Edward St Aubyn’s prose, and more
- Afternoon Bites: Hanksy Speaks! Chabon on comics! Straub on Walhberg! and more.
- Coming Soon to a Lower East Side Near You*
A little while ago, I linked to my review of David Ohle’s chapbook Those Bones. In the time since then, Calamari Press has released a collection of two novellas from Mr. Ohle: Boons and The Camp, provided in the increasingly-popular flipbook format. Both novellas are worth your time — they’re unsettling in both their imagery … Continue reading
My first encounter with Curtis Harvey’s music came via Rex’s C, around 1996 or so. Musically, I was starting to explore work that was outside the boundaries of the hardcore and alt-rock I’d previously obsessed over. It’s a fine, textured album that’s held up remarkably well, as has their followup to it, 3. Rex vocalist … Continue reading
October 30, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: David Wingo, Ola Podrida
David Wingo Talks Soundtracks, Ola Podrida
Categories: Me, MusicTags:: David Wingo, Ola Podrida
For Flavorwire, I interviewed David Wingo of Ola Podrida and numerous film soundtracks, including — most recently — Gentlemen Broncos. A number of questions, including some relating to Ola Podrida’s upcoming album Belly of the Lion, were cut for reasons of space; they appear below. Where during this period of time did the songs for … Continue reading
Up now at The Rumpus: some thoughts on the work of Le Loup, examining their evolution from solo project to full-on band.
October 22, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Revisiting Rachel’s (by proxy)
Categories: Me, Music, ReviewIn the summer of 1995, shortly before leaving my hometown for college, I went to a house party in Middletown, New Jersey — memorable in part because that was where I heard numerous bands who would later become personal favorites. Seam in particular, but also the Louisville post-rock ensemble Rachel’s. All of which is prelude … Continue reading
October 19, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
….say it three times, and quickly.
Categories: Fiction, MeFeatherproof has launched their TripleQuick application for the iPhone. Four sample stories — from Shane Jones, Lindsay Hunter, Paul Fattaruso, and Amelia Gray — can be read on Featherproof’s site. Among the other contributors is, well, me. Writing at that length (the stories had a maximum length of 333 words) was one of the hardest … Continue reading
October 10, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
In Which Jesse Lortz is Interviewed
Categories: Me, MusicFor Flavorwire, I chatted with Jesse Lortz of The Dutchess & The Duke. Their new album Sunset/Sunrise is pretty terrific. Given that the paperthinwalls archive is not so present, I’m tempted to post an earlier Q & A I did with Mr. Lortz — look for that sometime next week. I’ll be in Chicago until … Continue reading
September 18, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Reviews: 1990s Seattle Style
Categories: Me, Music, ReviewTwo new Delorean reviews I wrote are up at Tiny Mix Tapes: one, on the reissue of Sunny Day Real Estate’s LP2; the other, on Sharks Keep Moving’s 1998 Desert Strings and Drifters.
September 17, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
In Which “Please Step Back” Is Reviewed
Categories: Book Review, Books, MeThe September issue of the generally excellent Word Riot is up, and with it is my review of Ben Greenman’s Please Step Back. (Which, you may recall, I also delved into here.)
One: For Jacket Copy, some thoughts on fictional bands. Among the works discussed: Ben Greenman’s Please Step Back, Joe Pernice’s It Feels So Good When I Stop, Jonathan Lethem’s You Don’t Love Me Yet, Annie Proulx’s “Heart Songs,” and Camden Joy’s Boy Island. Two: For Dusted, some thoughts on Forest Fire’s Survival. Three: For Flavorwire, … Continue reading
One: For Jacket Copy, some thoughts on the areas in which record stores and bookstores overlap. Discussed: Yeti, McNally Jackson, Easy Street Records. Two: For Vol.1, a review of Timmy Waldron’s collection World Takes.
August 12, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Talking Comics / Talking Music
Categories: Books, Me, MusicFor the month of August, the Los Angeles Times’s Jacket Copy blog is running Rock Your Books Off, a series of posts about the areas in which books and music overlap. (There’s an explanation of the series here.) I will be contributing a few pieces to the series, and my first — a look at … Continue reading
July 9, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Chris Eaton, Rock Plaza Central
In Which Chris Eaton is Revisited
Categories: Books, Me, MusicTags:: Chris Eaton, Rock Plaza Central
During my time writing for Paper Thin Walls, I briefly had a column looking at the overlap between music and prose. (It’s something that remains very much an interest of mine — this news item about Joe Pernice brought a smile to my face.) The first interviewee was Chris Eaton, novelist and singer/guitarist of the … Continue reading
June 19, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Eugenius
In Which Charming Pop Is Discussed
Categories: Me, Music, ReviewTags:: Eugenius
Some thoughts on Eugenius, and their 1992 album Oomalama, can be found at Tiny Mix Tapes.