Last month, there was some talk here of the tours of house shows undertaken by musicians like David Bazan and Rocky Votolato. (As an aside, Mr. Bazan’s Curse Your Branches is a fantastic, haunting record, and well worth your time and money.) With that in mind, it’s worth mentioning that Stephen Elliott’s book tour for … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Stephen Elliott
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*
September 23, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: David Bazan, Rocky Votolato, Stephen Elliott
Book Tour / Living Room
Categories: Books, MusicTags:: David Bazan, Rocky Votolato, Stephen Elliott
June 2, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: 5Lights, Stephen Elliott, Warren Ellis
Reading on Reading: 2 June 2009
Categories: BooksTags:: 5Lights, Stephen Elliott, Warren Ellis
One: Stephen Elliott reports from Book Expo America, and makes any number of good points. Two: Via Warren Ellis: the launch of The 5Lights Project, in which one story will be told per week, each day via a different medium. Which sounds like a genius idea, and one that bears watching. Three: Speaking of Mr. … Continue reading
February 6, 2009, Author: , Leave a comment
Tags:: Stephen Elliott, The Rumpus, Will Sheff
notes from the rumpus room
Categories: BooksTags:: Stephen Elliott, The Rumpus, Will Sheff
Headed out tonight with my friend and occasional editor Elisabeth to a benefit for The Rumpus; things we saw there included Michael Showalter introducing his “The Weekender” parody*; Jonathan Ames interviewing two random members of the crowd, one of whom discussed a run-in with a substance that resembled, but was not, plum pudding; and Will … Continue reading