An interview I did with the esteemed writer Rick Moody is now up for your reading pleasure at Vol.1. His work in both music and prose is discussed; as you’ll see from the quote below, the Wingdale Community Singers’ recent Spirit Duplicator comes up a lot. For me, the best and most representative Wingdales songs … Continue reading
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Me @ Volume 1- Coming Soon to a Lower East Side Near You*
- Afternoon Bites: Chris Andrews on translation, Hot Lit Mags, James Sturm on Jack Kirby, and more
- Notes on Quentin Rowan, Yeti, and Bits of Spy Novels
- Reviewed: “Sister Stop Breathing” by Chiara Barzini
- Afternoon Bites: William S. Burroughs in pop culture, “Angelmaker” gets a trailer , 90s hardcore and Skrillex, and more
March 30, 2010, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: rick moody, Wingdale Community Singers
“…under the star of La Monte Young”
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April 13, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: novellas, rick moody
notes on novellas
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I recently contributed some thoughts on novellas to a massive discussion of the same on John Madera’s blog. My piece, which includes some lengthy musings on Rick Moody’s “The Carnival Tradition,” can be found here. HTML Giant has some thoughts on the project as a whole.
December 20, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: rick moody, Syd Straw
recommended music writing for a day of downbeat epiphanies
Categories: MusicTags:: rick moody, Syd Straw
Rick Moody on Syd Straw. Which, partway through, turns into a meditation on the question of — quoting Mood here — “[w]ho the hell, then, is making records for adults?” Which, looking back on the albums and the music writing I’ve enjoyed this year, does seem to be a key cultural question to be asking … Continue reading
October 1, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: bookstore, Hannah Marcus, reading, rick moody, Word
live: rick moody; word, 09.24.08
Categories: Books, Readings, UncategorizedTags:: bookstore, Hannah Marcus, reading, rick moody, Word
Last Wednesday’s Rick Moody reading at Greenpoint’s Word Books was a fine example of the literary/musical intersection I’m fond of discussing. When he’s at his best, Moody’s work pulls off things that I can’t dream of doing: “The Carnival Tradition” (from Demonology) remains one of my favorite pieces of short fiction, and his essays on … Continue reading
August 11, 2008, Author: , Leave a comment
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in which rick moody is discussed
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This week, Rick Moody‘s Right Livelihoods ventures out into the world in its trade paperback form. Moody’s long been a favorite writer of mine — I think I’ve raved about his novella “The Carnival Tradition” here before, but it’s worth doing so again. His writings about music are also perennial favorites — he has a … Continue reading