The first time we heard Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s title track to his 1999 masterpiece, I See a Darkness, nobody would have thought the song would have ended up getting the cover treatment by Johnny Cash a year later on American III: Solitary Man.
Morning Bites: National Magazine Awards Sans Women, Libraries of the Rich, Gosling Saves a Journalist, and More
No women nominees in any major categories at the National Magazine Awards? That’s pretty fucked up. Ryan Gosling is doing more for lady journalists than the National Magazine Awards are. Ruth Franklin on why the literary landscape continues to disadvantage over women. Book Riot takes a look at the libraries of rich people. Poetry Out Loud is coming to Issue Project Room. In case you’re curious what Poetry Out Loud is, we wrote about it a few months back. Courtney […]
Craig Finn’s Beer
Will Oldham gets a coffee blend, now Craig Finn gets his own beer. Clear Heart will “contains a melody of bitterness and citrus notes, the fresh hops and malted barley are in harmony within this golden brew, a full-bodied taste with an easy finish,” and is named after Finn’s solo album, which is a reference to Friday Night Lights. We can only hope that this means we can await Bon Iver jerky and a Best Coast Slurpee flavor. Follow Vol. […]
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s Book Gets a US Release
Earlier this month, we reported that a book of interviews between Will Oldham and Alan Licht would be released in the UK later this year. Oldham fans in the US will be pleased to learn that the book will also make an appearance here: W.W. Norton will release the book here on September 3, 2012. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: The Book
If there is one music person who can attach his name, or one of his many monikers, to something other than albums and have us give it a thumbs up, we’re going to say it’s Will Oldham.
Will Oldham gets a coffee blend
Posted by Jason Diamond Why shouldn’t Will Oldham get his own coffee blend? I guess buy a bag of the stuff and find out the answer for yourself. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Indexing: Palace Brothers, Jesse Ball, Lipsyte going short, Marquee Moon 33 1/3, and more
Our weekly roundup of what we’ve been reading, hearing, and paying attention to includes some Sam Lipsyte, Jesse Ball, earlier Will Oldham, and more.
Bites: Bonnie “Prince” Billy Talks to R Kelly, Tolstoy’s Rules, a Romanian Talks Dracula and More
Will Oldham interviews R Kelly (above) for Interview. Tolstoy had ten rules in his life. I especially like “eat little and avoid sweets.” Joaquin Phoenix in the film adaptation of “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” is a possibility. Everybody thanks God when they win something. When is somebody going to give praise to Cthulhu? A Romanian wonders what is up with America’s obsession with Dracula. The possible Tea Party analogy and other interesting facts about the Reagan appointed judge who ruled […]