Interviews with Kate Bernheimer and White Lung, thoughts on the new novel from Julie Schumacher, New Directions and poetry chapbooks, a look at highbrow lit and lowbrow humor converging, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Evenson on Beckett, PEN Shortlists, Emily Gould, Talking with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and More
A look at White Lung’s new album, a profile of Emily Gould, Brian Evenson discusses Samuel Beckett, an interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Adrian Tomine, A Sean Michaels Playlist, White Lung, Leslie Jamison, and More
Talking with Adrian Tomine and White Lung, thoughts on books from Maxwell Neely-Cohen and James Brubaker, a playlist from Sean Michaels, and more.
Afternoon Bites: White Lung Return, Revisiting “Purple Rain,” Nick Cave Interviewed, Eileen Gunn, and More
New music from White Lung, interviews with Haley Bonar and Chad Van Gaalen, thoughts on Purple Rain, a look at Eileen Gunn’s fiction, and more.
Vancouver Landscapes and Johnny Ramone’s Book: Band Booking With White Lung
Listening to White Lung’s fantastic second album Sorry, you might be tempted to speak in rapturous terms about their music, and to make unexpected connections between their sound and that of their punk rock forebears. The bands in which Rick Froberg has played — Drive Like Jehu and Hot Snakes in particular– come to mind, but so does the sorely-missed Scottish postpunk group Life Without Buildings. It’s visceral yet complex stuff, and it doesn’t hurt that vocalist Mish Way is […]