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“Things We Love” at Alive
I'm in the new issue of Columbus' alt-weekly Alive for a feature called "Things We Love." It's a brief music-centric list with a little bit of tie-in to the book. I could have made this entire list about Prince. Thanks to Andy Downing and Joel Oliphint.
Q&A on CCAD’s Website
Many thanks to my employer, CCAD (Columbus College of Art & Design), for running this Q&A about Nothing Has Been Done Before. I discuss how the book came to be, a trip to NYC in October 2016, my writing approach, and how the book has informed a course I teach, American Literature for the New… Continue reading Q&A on CCAD’s Website
Under Construction: Complete Discography
Nothing Has Been Done Before includes a discography within its Bibliography, but the entries are limited to only the most pertinent because I was running up against my word count for the book. So I've created--partly because I said so in the book--a Complete Discography that includes pretty much every song or album discussed in… Continue reading Under Construction: Complete Discography
Book Launch Event November 2
Nothing Has Been Done Before: Seeking the New in 21st Century American Popular Music is almost here. Let's celebrate with a launch party on the book's publication date, Thursday Nov. 2nd. The newly-opened Two Dollar Radio HQ bookstore has graciously agreed to host this shindig starting at 7pm. I'll read for a bit. We'll listen… Continue reading Book Launch Event November 2
Reading at Bexley Library in December
I'll be discussing and reading from Nothing Has Been Done Before at the Bexley Library in Bexley, OH on Thursday, December 7 at 7PM. The library has a history of hosting some great authors, so I'm pleased they'll even let me in the door. More info to come closer to the date...and there will be… Continue reading Reading at Bexley Library in December
Nothing Has Been Done Before: Book Launch
Click here to say you'll be stopping by for the party. The book is out the same day: Thursday, Nov. 2. Pre-order at Bloomsbury or Amazon if you can't make the party. (Also, please consider buying from your local bookstore.) Here's the excellent cover:
The Book Has Arrived
In my hands, at least. My advance copies were delivered the other day and they look fantastic.
The Latest: Shake It Up and Twin Peaks
A day late and a dollar short, as usual, but here we go:My review of the rock 'n' pop writing anthology SHAKE IT UP is live at Los Angeles Review of Books, one of my favorite sites for criticism. A lot of leftovers from this one which I hope to get posted here in an… Continue reading The Latest: Shake It Up and Twin Peaks
The Latest: An Interview with Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs
I had the great fortune to interview Greg Dulli of the Afghan Whigs last month for PopMatters. I don't conduct interviews very often, but as a Whigs fan since 1994, I jumped at the chance. It came a difficult time for Dulli and everyone in the Whigs/Twilight Singers extended family--it's explained in the article--so I… Continue reading The Latest: An Interview with Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs
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