My first significant introduction to the work of photographer Chrissy Piper came via her 1998 collection The Unheard Music, a visually distinctive collection of live and portrait photos of bands making their way in the indie/punk/hardcore world of the 1990s. It includes bands whose names still inspire devotion today (Fugazi, Rocket From the Crypt), and … Continue reading
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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*
August 6, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Chrissy Piper, photography, Scowl Thursday
The Thursday Agitation: Chrissy Piper
Categories: Art, Music, The Thursday AgitationTags:: Chrissy Piper, photography, Scowl Thursday
June 11, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Chin Up Chin Up, Jeremy Bolen, Scowl Thursday, Vacations
The Thursday Agitation: Jeremy Bolen
Categories: Music, The Thursday AgitationTags:: Chin Up Chin Up, Jeremy Bolen, Scowl Thursday, Vacations
Earlier this year, news came that the longstanding Chicago post-punk band Chin Up Chin Up would be playing their final show. Chin Up Chin Up’s particular skill, for me, came from their ability to balance a relentless sense of rhythmic drive with vocals that were restrained, almost reassuring. Around the same time of that announcement … Continue reading