At The L Magazine, Vol.1’s Tobias Carroll suggests five underrated 90s bands whose music should get the deluxe reissue treatment. It goes without saying that his fellow editors heartily agree. You know what’s awesome? Norman Brannon and Willie Nelson contributed to the same book, that’s what. Gary Hawkins on filming Harry Crews. Gabrielle Gantz revisits the anthology Brooklyn Noir. The Outlet has a fine write-up of this week’s PANK Invasion at WORD. Over at Treehouse, Matthew Specktor and Michael Wolfe […]
Afternoon Bites: Carl Wilson Revisits Celine Dion, Tin House Science Fair, Atticus Lish Book Party, And More
Carl Wilson — who knows a thing or two about Celine Dion — looks at “My Heart Will Go On” for The Atlantic. Jac Jemc’s novel My Only Wife is out now on Dzanc, and Good Men Project has an excerpt up. If you live in Portland, Oregon and like both literary magazines and science, you might be happy to know that Tin House is holding a science fair to celebrate the release of their latest issue. At New York, Jessica Grose gives us a guide […]
Afternoon Bites: Carl Wilson’s 2011, Emma Straub makes a mix, Justin Davidson on Philip Glass, and more
“Perhaps, I thought, I had never listened hard enough to get beneath the churning surface, and impression had hardened into prejudice. A friend of mine speaks of the “ecstasy” of listening to Glass; I wanted some of that, too.” Justin Davidson on trying to embrace the music of Philip Glass. Carl Wilson on the highlights of 2011 in culture. This Emily Books panel — including appearances from Alexander Chee and Heidi Julavits — looks pretty fantastic. Emma Straub has made […]
Afternoon Bites: “Retromania” discussed, Matt Fraction, Julianna Barwick, and more
At Bookforum, Ann Powers, Carl Wilson, and Daphne Carr discuss Simon Reynolds’s Retromania and the issues it raises. Tonight’s panel at McNally Jackson on zines and DIY culture gone digital sounds mightily interesting. Conversational Reading has a guide to interesting books set to be released in the months to come. Matt Fraction: interviewed about comics and metal. (“I bet Thor would go see Mastodon play live. And Clutch. Emma Frost would be a X-Ray Spex/new wave girl…”) The first installment […]