In our afternoon reading: notes on Akwaeke Emezi’s next book, an interview with Matthew Salesses, and more.
Morning Bites: Belle and Sebastian’s Latest, Jen Michalski’s Playlist, Meredith Gran’s Comics, and More
In our morning reading: thoughts on Belle and Sebastian’s new album, an interview with Kashana Cauley, and more.
Weekend Bites: Yan Ge on Books, Wayne Koestenbaum’s Poetry, Silvia Moreno-Garcia on Vampires, and More
In our weekend reading: talking books with Yan Ge, Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s recommendations, and more.
Morning Bites: Mary Halvorson, World Fantasy Award Winners, Gabriel García Márquez, Yoon Ha Lee’s Latest, and More
In our morning reading: Mary Halvorson on music, the World Fantasy Award winners, and more.
Morning Bites: emily m. danforth Interviewed, Kevin Barry, Carmen Boullosa Poetry, Kevin Brockmeier, and More
In our morning reading: an interview with emily m. danforth, fiction by Kevin Brockmeier, and more.
Afternoon Bites: Michael Kimball’s Postcards, Will Oldham at Lincoln Center, Paint it Black Gets Literary, and More
Pitchfork has a history up of Belle and Sebastian’s If You’re Feeling Sinister. At NPR, Will Hermes looked at Will Oldham’s recent Lincoln Center shows. Long-running Philadelphia hardcore group Paint it Black has a new 7″ out soon called Invisible. Song number 5 is titled “D.F.W.” Can you evoke a footnote in a breakdown? We’ll know the answer to that very soon. Ken Baumann — whose novel Solip is out on Tyrant Books in May — compares writing for television with […]
Morning Bites: Arctic Missions, Sigur Ros, Skin Mags, Krauss And Hemon, And More
Steven Heller on “skin mags” of the 50s and 60s at Imprint. Aleksandar Hemon and Nicole Krauss hanging out in Brooklyn. GalleyCat on the “lost” history of Fifty Shades of Grey. British Naval officer Robert Falcon Scott’s mission to the South Pole in the early 1900s. There’s going to be some Yiddish theatre on PBS. The news of a new Sigur Ros album fills us with great happiness. Belle and Sebastian cover the Primitives. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
A Guide to Recognizing Your Belle and Sebastian Lyrical References
Posted by Jason Diamond As we ready ourselves for the newest addition to the Belle and Sebastian catalog, Write About Love, it’s time to ask ourselves: does anyone in the history of pop music name check quite like Stuart Murdoch? Hell, even the name of the band itself is a nod to something. Even though songwriting credits are never put on B&S albums, Murdoch’s signature usually includes a sexually confused character, Morrissey-esque dark humor, and a ton of little references […]