Justin Taylor pens a “peer review” of Kevin Sampsell’s wonderful book, A Common Pornography. “Some of it’s funny, and some of it’s touching, and some of it’s sad–and a lot of it is two or more of these things at once–but I think what it really succeeds at doing is creating an atmosphere that encompasses all of those states without forcing the reader to choose one” Boston Globe reviews a new Gabriel García Márquez biography. Jersey Shore vs. Joshua Ferris: […]
Happening: Vol. 1 Brooklyn Reading Series
The event has been moved to Old Made at 441 Metropolitan between Meeker and Metropolitan off the Lorimer L and G train. Vol. 1 Brooklyn Quarterly Reading Series Sam Apple (The Faster Times/Author, Schlepping Through the Alps) Rachel Sherman (author, Living Room and The First Hurt) James Yeh (Gigantic Magazine) Aaron Lake Smith Hosted by Jason Diamond At Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan ave. Greenpoint 7PM, no cover.
Considering the Advice From NY Tyrant/Blake Butler/Ken Baumann
I just finished reading “The NY Tyrant Guide to not Being A Horrible Writer in the Year 2010” over at Vice. Aside from the photo of my buddy Nick Gazin taking a tinkle, and the dozens of anonymous comments, here were the other things about this list that I especially liked. 1. So I could be pulling this out of my ass, but I am going to guess the advice that “you are neither David Lynch nor Captain Beefheart. You […]
Bites: Cassette From My Ex, Sartre and The Slugger, Sontag’s Opinions, Jamie Stewart Tells a Story, and More
Boston Globe talks to Jason Bitner of Found Magazine and Cassette From My Ex. Mark McGwire and Sartre. New York Tyrant passes a note through HTMLGiant. Deckfight is reading Faulkner. Susan Sontag and her opinions. Roky Erickson + Will Sheff =’s mind blown Blonde Redhead + Dungeons & Dragons is also pretty cool. Jamie Stewart from Xiu Xiu tells a story. Find us on Twitter and Facebook for more news.
Respect for Robert Lowe
Gyromancy, is a collaborative effort between Robert A.A. Lowe, and Rose Lazar, featuring artwork by both, and music by Lowe. The book is part of Thrill Jockey’s book and mini cd series, and I happened to pick one up at a performance of Lowe’s a few months back for his solo project, Lichens. I’ve been an admirer of Lowe’s work since his time in the criminally underrated 90 Day Men, and have always been blown away by his output since […]
Happening: _ Quarterly Issue 4 Release Show
_Quarterly is moving onto their fourth issue, “Sea”. And while that itself is exciting, the announcement of the release party at Silent Barn, with performances by poet Chelsea Hodson, Robert Lowe’s always pleasing solo project, Lichens, and Soft Circle, makes the entire _Quarterly #4 package too good to pass up. All the info is below the flyer. There will be music by Soft Circle, Lichens, CNTRL Top, and Weekend, with readings by Chelsea Hodson. Publications and other ephemera from Swill […]
Bites: Reading Yoko, Burroughs’s Stuff, Jami Attenberg, and More
Yoko Ono is putting out one of the few celebrity memoirs that I’ll bother reading. All you need to say is “William Burroughs’s Stuff“, and I’m sold. Best of luck trying to deny Céline was an anti-Semite. HTMLGiant live on the net. This Jami Attenberg kid is gonna be HUGE! Woody Allen writes something funny in The New Yorker. A New York publication comments on a British publication talking about a New York writer or: L magazine on the Guardian […]
Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal #10
Over at Arthur, some news about Thurston Moore’s Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal: “Issue #10 of Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal will be published and presented at White Columns as an expanded event/exhibition. A stapled issue will be created during the show. Pages from each of the ten journals will be exhibited as enlarged wall pieces, including the heretofore unpublished issue #9, [in keeping with the journals every-third-issue a theme issue, i.e., #3 was themed “cunnilingus,” #6 was “punk,”—with #9’s theme “pot”].” […]