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I'm still alive--really! It's been over a month since I posted last, but I've been insanely busy with a textbook-writing job (and also insanely boring). In case anyone is still reading this blog: I'll be back again soon....

Music Onslaught

I haven't uttered a peep on this blog for a damn long time. How about I promise to give a personal update of sorts within the next week? In the meantime, here's a smattering of music I've been listening to...

New School Reading; Lambda Nomination; Saints & Sinners

Some random writing-related things: (1) Below are a couple of photos sent by my photographer pal Michael Karo. I doubt the owner of this VW bus knows anything about my second novel, but it's kinda fun to think otherwise. (Plus,...

Album Covers That Look Like Other Album Covers

OK, so I've had this weird obsession for a long time, an obsession intensified by my iPod and the album cover art that constantly changes on its screen: I'm fascinated with album covers that resemble each other. So this extremely...

Twenty Great UK New Wave Rhythm Sections (Real, Not Machine) of the Early 80s

(1) Japan, "Methods of Dance" live, 1982 (fretless bass: Mick Karn; drums: Steve Jansen) (2) Simple Minds, "Sweat In Bullet" promo, 1981 (fretless bass: Derek Forbes; drums: Brian McGee) (3) Ultravox, "Reap the Wild Wind" live, 1984 (bass: Chris Cross;...

Black Quill

Hey, I just won an award for We Disappear. It's the "Editor's Choice" award for "Dark Genre Novel of the Year" from Dark Scribe Magazine. There's more information here. I'm pretty psyched about this. I'll be back soon with an...

RIP, Andrew Wyeth

One of my favorite painters died this past week. Andrew Wyeth, 91, died in Chadds Ford, PA on Friday, January 16. Oddly, not much news was made of Wyeth's passing--the wires are too busy with the imminent inauguration and with...

4AD's Heyday, Part One (1980-1987)

(1) Bauhaus, "Dark Entries" (live) (1980) (2) The Birthday Party, "Nick the Stripper" (1981) (3) Modern English, "Someone's Calling" (1982) (4) This Mortal Coil, "Kangaroo" (1984) (5) Cocteau Twins, "Aikea-Guinea" (1984) (6) Dead Can Dance, "Frontier" (1984) (7) Clan of...

Jan. 4: Happy Birthday, Mark Hollis

One of my favorite humans on the face of the earth. Oh, how I wish you'd make music again.... (Two of my greatest joys in life are Talk Talk's final pair of brilliant, beautiful, perfect albums, Spirit of Eden and...

13 New(ish) Videos

(1) Deerhunter, "Microcastle" (2) Bloc Party, "Flux" (3) Crystal Stilts, "Prismatic Room" (4) Why?, "Song of the Sad Assassin" (5) Frightened Rabbit, "Set You Free" (6) Air France, "Collapsing At Your Doorstep" (7) Fleet Foxes, "He Doesn't Know Why" (8)...