Work and Consumption

writing

I’m working on an article about a shorter work week as a way towards a less carbon-intensive,  consumption-obsessed society and the research is fascinating. I just wanted to share some of the interesting articles I’ve discovered along the way. All the more reason to ride a bike more, cook food at home and fight to [...]

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The Art of Primitive Beats

Music

My new column is up at Is Greater Than! Beat Happening, the Velvet Underground and the art of the one beat drummer.  I learned about The Gories after I wrote this column. Peggy O’ Neill is this week’s drum hero, no doubt. Chewing gum and taking names!

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Book: Nox by Anne Carson

Books

 
The new work by the author of  The Autobiograpy of Red, one of my favorite books, is at the top of my wishlist.  And when I say book, I mean BOOK. In an interview with Michael Silverblatt on Bookworm, Carson jokes about how you’re not going to see this work on Kindle.  A stitched together collection of [...]

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Heart Crush: Charlotte Gainsbourg “Time of the Assassins”

Music

 I love this song and Big Sur and Charlotte’s leather pants.  I’ve loved her since she played Jane Eyre in 1996. She’s the epitome of not-beautiful-in-a-traditional way European coolness.
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Rejections Falling On My Head

writing

Man, some rain, eh? I am ready for some sunshine. I am ready to feel warm rays  of light on my arms, to escape from under this glum gray sky. How could there be so much water in the world? I’ve moved from the gratitude of January (look at all that rain–no more drought, yay!) [...]

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Why Write?

writing

As I sit down to write, I come up against a fear that my writing sucks. The story before me is amateur and unstable. It has no core. It has no driving backbone, or so I tell myself. I wonder why I do this activity—why I insist on sitting down at my desk, twiddling my [...]

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Saturday’s All Right for Writing

writing

Yesterday, Petals and Bones held our first creative writing workshop at the Earle Baum Center. On the outskirts of Santa Rosa, the EBC is surrounded by ancient oak trees, apple and pear orchards and a long span of green, thriving grass. The workshop went off without a hitch. I came away inspired and elated by [...]

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The Artist IS Present

Adventures

One of the highlights of my visit to Manhattan and Brooklyn last weekend was the chance to see the Marina Abramovic retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. Spanning numerous rooms, the retrospective traces Abamovic’s career from the beginning to the present moment. I’ve been drawn to Abramovic’s work since first learning about her after [...]

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Some new articles for yr reading pleasure

Music

I have an interview with guitarist Kaki King up at the Bohemian.  And if you’ve got the time, check out my musings over at Is Greater Than on the importance of vinyl records.
Happy Spring!

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Podcast: Beware the Janglers-The April Edition

Podcast

 
This month the Beware the Janglers podcast takes on a co-host. Join me and guest host Torie Q. for a half hour of music, recipes and things that make you go “um.” This month’s show features music by the Oh Sees, Martin Gore, Dark Dark Dark and much more.
*Recipe for Civil War Jam taken from Edible and Poisonous Plants of Northern California by [...]

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