Monthly Archives: February 2011
England Cares About Brooklyn
Posted by Jason Diamond Even though there is no mention of Justin Taylor, Jami Attenberg, Tao Lin, Emma Straub, Joshua Cohen, Akashic, Melville House, Electric Literature, Gigantic, WORD, Book Court, Bookthugnation, Slice, the Franklin Park Reading Series, or any of … Continue reading
Band Booking: Cave Singers
Posted by Tobias Carroll Since their debut, 2007′s Invitation Songs, Seattle’s Cave Singers have quietly created their own musical space: Pete Quirk’s impossibly world-weary vocals; Derek Fudesco’s precisely played guitar; Marty Lund’s drumming veering somewhere between punk rock and a … Continue reading
Filed under Band Booking, Lit., music
Weekend Bites: Nick Cave to MTV, Nonrequired Reading, Wesley Stace, Soros Responds to Glenn Beck and More
Remember that time that Nick Cave told MTV that he didn’t want their stinking award? NY Tyrant takes the Best American Nonrequired Reading books to task at Vice. Wesley Stace talks to the New York Times. The cult of the … Continue reading
Indexing: Alexander Chee, Ben Greenman, David Lipsky, and a Bludgeoning from the New York Times!
Each week, Vol. 1 editors band together as one to discuss their week among literature and the written word. This is the place to hear about all the best that they’ve thumbed through, bookmarked, lauded, and consumed in the last … Continue reading
Filed under Lit.
Notes on Music: Vivian Girls, Obits, 2 Boris Albums in One Day, Knapsack and More
Posted by Jason Diamond I feel like I heard a million people telling me that they thought the Vivian Girls were a one trick pony of drum banging, guitar slashing, reverb heavy noise pop. I guess either I started to … Continue reading
Bites: “The Big Sleep,” Cult Books, Bookstore Chains Dying, Radiohead Released and More
The New Republic takes a look at the 1946 film adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep. Taking a look at the year when chain bookstores died. “Cult” books that need to be adapted for the big screen. Dangerous Minds … Continue reading
Afternoon Bites: Raymond Chandler’s Remains, Proto iPad, Eugene Mirman Comments on Comments and More
Best headline today: Raymond Chandler’s remains reunited with his wife’s ashes.
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Tonight: Vol. 1 Brooklyn Story Series (Benjamin Hale, Adam Wilson, Julia Jackson)
Tonight we present the first of our new monthly Story Series to take place at the fantastic Brooklyn Winery. We’re excited to be working with our pals from Fortnight Journal to bring you this month’s edition, which we’ve gotta say, … Continue reading
