Morning Bites: Balzac’s food, literary personal ads, Dennis Cooper, notes from a talk, and more

Vintage Moby-Dick fabric courtesy of Etsy. The foods of Honoré de Balzac. Dennis Cooper talks with Brad Listi at the Other People podcast. N+1 and The New York Review of Books team up for some personal ad action. Ed Park’s notes from a Nicholson Baker talk. PopMatters reviews Ersatz G.B., the latest album by The Fall. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, and our Tumblr.

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Tomorrow: The Fall on East Village Radio

East Village Radio is pleased to announce the ever-prolific, always-popular and media-reclusive Mark E. Smith and The Fall, have chosen to make a special appearance on Mike Joyce’s Coalition Chart Show. Joyce is, of course, the former drummer for The Smiths and a recent addition to the EVR roster of DJs. Catch the show on Thursday, June 17, from 10AM to Noon ET. Video to follow.

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Malkmus for the people!

By Jason Diamond Reunions are sometimes inevitable, as is the talk of why the band reuniting decided to get back together after how ever many years.  As the fans of these artists, we can only really hope it’s for all the right reasons, and the bundle of money we will pop out to see said reunions will be worth it. We have 60’s obscure folk singers come back to more attention than they ever had back in their heyday, 70’s […]

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