January 2009
95 posts
Springsteen stumbled into a garage and found a new band to front: this is what it sounds like. http://museb.in/thegaslig6YJ
Slowly unravelling, immense, ambient dance. Acoustic guitars glitch and vocals stretch across the landscape. http://museb.in/thefield6Y6
…bits of The Avalanches mixed with Kanye’s parts of Jay-Z’s The Blueprint, dusted off w/ indie screech… http://museb.in/passionpi6Y3
“I don’t believe in writer’s block. I don’t know what that is....”
–
Elmore Leonard
This song - cycle of chords - obsesses me. I...
In A Blog Post David Berman Talks About His Evil...
Now that the Joos are over I can tell you my gravest secret. Worse than suicide, worse than crack addiction: My father. You might be surprised to know he is famous, for terrible reasons. My father is a despicable man. My father is a sort of human molestor. An exploiter. A scoundrel. A world historical motherfucking son of a bitch. (sorry grandma) You can read about him here. ...
Jaydiohead - Change Order
Someone called Minty...
Blind Man’s Colour - Jimmy Dove
An unsigned...
You know that wooden plane Howard Hughes tried to make? This is like its musical equivalent, but unlike the Sp… http://museb.in/gunsnro6XM
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Here’s some...
Sh*t sandwich http://museb.in/spinaltap6WW
John Updike R.I.P.
John Updike
1923 - 2009
A writer of prodigious talent that extended into many spheres. He was a novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist, and an art and literary critic. He had four studies in his house in which to write. Imagine the enormous talent that would necessitate let alone use four studies.
After the loss of David Foster Wallace and now Updike, the writing world is a little...
“The best time for planning a book is while you’re doing the dishes.”
–
Agatha Christie
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The Field - A Paw In My Face.
“Journal entry early 2005.
‘Now I have no problem with the disabled. I am...”
– The views in this piece do not represent the opinions of the writer. It is a representation of a real event rendered through the eyes of a created narrator. I personally love mongs…
Another unedited journal entry from 2005.
Big White Eyes On The Mud Monster.
I was riding on the back of a turf-cutting machine, slowly throbbing its way down a field, when I fell flat on my face and rolled off the back into two inches of mud. It was my first day and I was trying to impress the redneck in the driving seat. I wanted to look strong and virile, a man of the fields, unafraid of nature and hard work. Not like...
Old journal entry from 2006.
It’s Like a Soviet Nightmare. (A true story.)
“Are you here for a new claim?”
“I have an interview at 11:15.”
“Did you bring your forms?”
“I did it over the phone.”
“Okay. Fill this in,” she gave me a large form, “over there.” She was pointing to a large blue and red...
“In the end, writing skills are mostly absorbed, not learned. Like learning to...”
– Philip Martin.
Word Count.
I’m suffering from a moment of paralysis with my new story. This is a common occurrence, usually after I have surged ahead with the shape and characters. It is then that I suddenly have a crashing doubt for a day or two that I have overwritten parts or a character; or the dialogue is staid; or the plot has holes; or the motivations do not make sense.
That is when the real work starts: the...
Adolf Hitler's Aunt's Amazing Analogy.
Jeanne Coverdale, the kid’s aunt, offered an analogy to people who feel the names are in bad taste. “What about tomorrow night when the President of the United States stands up and say, is forced to say, my name is Barack Hussein Obama. How’s that going to hit the world?” Coverdale said. “I’m saying the one with the middle name he has, was a terrorist.” Coverdale says it’s “no...
“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.”
–
Rudyard Kipling
John Frusciante - Song To The Siren
“The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the...”
– John Steinbeck
Word Count.
0 - Big fat zilch.
Grouper - I’m Dragging A Dead Deer Up A...
Harlem - Goodbye Horses
I can never get enough of...
Animal Collective Vs. Frankie Knuckles - Your Love...
Bands to watch for in 2009 Pt.5
Fungi Girls -...
Bands to watch out for in 2009 Pt.4
DM Smith -...
WatchLemonheads in Indianapolis, 2008.
Go here for the whole session:
set: http://www.laundromatinee.com/sessions/video_session__the_lemonheads
Bands to watch out for in 2009 Pt.3
Lemonade -...