Ken Layne's Blog, page 5
October 4, 2020
Dear Mr. Layne, I am a contributing editor at Public Books, where I organize "Public Streets," an essay about place. I saw that Desert Oracle Vol. I is coming out in December; would you be interested in contributing a short essay about the Mojave to pro
Hello and apologies for not seeing this until now. If you can please write to us at editor@desertoracle.com I will get this to Ken, thank you!
December 3, 2019
Hello! I should really do something about this place, mop the...
Hello! I should really do something about this place, mop the floors, burn some incense, etc. Meanwhile, I’m at DESERT ORACLE, both the radio show/podcast and the print journal (subscribe for $25 & get four issues as I publish them), and regrettably I am on Twitter, and Desert Oracle is on Instagram, and a lot of good weird projects are happening in 2020, including a desert book to be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux, a vinyl reissue I’m “curating” for Joyful Noise Records, a noir story in (you guessed it!) the upcoming Palm Springs Noir from Akachic Books, and a big part of how this all happens is that Desert Oracle has many patrons who help us keep the office open—you can be among that happy crowd!
December 5, 2018
#043: HIGHWAYS & ALIENS
Here’s the map from tonight’s audio road trip; please use wisely.
Also on tonight’s episode of Desert Oracle Radio: Our friend Jeremy Corbell joins us to discuss & debate the strange tale of Bob Lazar, subject of Corbell’s new documentary, Bob Lazar: Area 51 & Flying Saucers. If you’re in the Los Angeles area, we encourage you to attend the premiere of this all-new movie at the Ace Hotel theater…
November 16, 2018
#042: OF FIRE AND MONSTERS
Night has fallen on the desert, and that’s when we like to tell monster stories. Weird tales.
When there’s trouble on the edge of civilization—where the wilderness meets what mankind makes—well here we encounter fierce things both natural and supernatural.
New soundscapes from RedBlueBlackSilver tonight, and a visit from our Phoenix friend Jason P. Woodbury.
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November 11, 2018
#041: CULMINATION OF THE PLEIADES
#041: CULMINATION OF THE PLEIADES
Many wonders over the desert skies—both known and unknown—give reason to be out on cool autumn nights, celebrating rituals. Tonight we address the real reason for Halloween (and how you can celebrate it on Nov. 21), tell monster stories around the campfire, and share the glad tidings of Oumuamua, the alien space probe that shot by Earth last year.
EVENT ALERT: Host & DESERT ORACLEeditor Ken…
October 30, 2018
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Strange things happen in the desert. Mystery lights, Dead Horse Mountains, snake tales...
Strange things happen in the desert. Mystery lights, Dead Horse Mountains, snake tales and alien sightings. Ghost towns, outsider artists, sagebrush trails and singing sand dunes. Luckily for us, we have the oral histories of Ken Layne and his field guide Desert Oracle, a handy gem published in Joshua Tree starring the macabre, weird and wild stories of the southwest desert. Starting Weds, Oct 31 at Ace Hotel & Swim Club, Ken relays the strange tales, weird facts and local legends for an evening round the campfire. We believe.
Read on for a mini-series of folk lore from Ken himself or follow along here.
September 30, 2018
EPISODE #038: HORRORS OF THE SOLAR LODGE
EPISODE #038: HORRORS OF THE SOLAR LODGE
What if Crowleyan magick is bad? The Solar Lodge outpost in the California Desert is what we’re talking about. Also: Brendan Maze calling in from Arizona on a bad line. And: A very short desert-noir collaboration via Twitter with John Lurie.
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Deep new soundscapes tonight Joshua Tree’s own by RedBlueBlackSilver. (Have you heard his…
September 24, 2018
EPISODE #037: LYCANTHROPES OF THE WEST
EPISODE #037: LYCANTHROPES OF THE WEST
Now is the time for DESERT ORACLE RADIO, and this time we’re all going to Skinwalker Ranch. And we’re going with Jeremy Corbell, director of the new documentary Hunt for the Skinwalker. Listen live on KCDZ 107.7 FM in the High Desert, or subscribe to the podcast and get new episodes on Friday nights.
The strange sounds you hear tonight are by RedBlueBlackSilver, including sounds from his moody…
August 16, 2018
Dear friends, this is a new podcast I’m doing for Popula.com, and it’s a weekly radio...
Dear friends, this is a new podcast I’m doing for Popula.com, and it’s a weekly radio sermon on moral & philosophical topics. It’s a short 5 minutes per episode & I hope you like it. Transcripts are posted each week at Popula.com.
