Ben Tanzer's Blog, page 132
October 10, 2012
This Book Will Change Your Life - Herself When She's Missing by Sarah Terez Rosenblum.
Travel. Read. More read. And apropos of nothing we suppose, or everything, maybe, the songs Making Love Out Of Nothing At All by Air Supply and Rolling In The Deep by Adele popped-up on the iPhone shuffle this afternoon as we were finishing the novel Herself When She's Missing by Sarah Terez Rosenblum. Random music shufflings aside though, as we listened to these songs we couldn't help but think that love no matter how we try to describe it, or who it's between ultimately travels, and even revels, in an endless series of commonalities ranging from immersion to joy to confusion to well, everything. Because when we are in love, trying to be in love, trying to figure how we got there, how we will stay in it, or get out of it, love is everything to us. It shades every conversation, every song, memory, and interaction. And when it's gone, those songs and conversations, and every interaction and memory we ever had as we were so hopelessly lost linger, shadowing the now, whether it's new love, or even just our efforts to breath after it's gone. Which is to say that Rosenblum is part of a grand experiment in trying to utilize art to capture what love is, the pain, the slights, the rush, smell, touch and taste. Which she does in an almost clinical manner. Which sounds negative. But should not. Because while Herself When She's Missing is a dissection of relationship, if not love itself, it is a masterful one at that. It is also something more though, because Herself When She's Missing understands just how smothering being in love can be, and Rosenblum's ability to capture that is anything but clinical. Instead it is overwhelming, even suffocating in the ways we want books, and sometimes lovers, to be. Grabbing our brains and emotions with both hands. Not letting go. And sure to change our life. 
October 9, 2012
October 8, 2012
We are Fan Mail.
Or more accurately, This Podcast Will Change Your Life is fan mail, because we are Bushnell certainly, and Baiocco definitely, possibly our best new friend ever, who we plan to most happily buy many drinks for, whenever, and however, we next meet, yes."My name's Rich Baiocco and I just came across your podcast with the poet Mike Bushnell, and thought it was absolutely fantastic! Probably that Podcast Will (Maybe Already//Or Is Going To) Change My Life. You ask really thoughtful questions, and the flow was great even with the walking part and the 'friends leaving' part. Mike's video of 'Cellular Gospel' really blew me away. I hope he finds a publisher for his new work--it's really captivating, and like you said so well: "It punches". I didn't know about your podcast before this, but I look forward to listening to more. Really great stuff."
October 5, 2012
October 4, 2012
October 3, 2012
"A great place to start with Tanzer's work and a necessary stop for the Tanzer completists." So Different Now gets some Goodreads love. And likes it. A lot.
Totally in fact. And most endlessly appreciative of course. Now maybe you haven't read the So Different Now, but you could right? Yes you could, for sure. Or maybe you have, but haven't hit the Goodreads yet. But you could do that as well, couldn't you, maybe, right? We think you could. So thank you for that, any of it, really.[image error]
October 2, 2012
This Podcast Will Change Your Life, Episode Fifty-Three - Pockets of Consciousness, starring Mike Bushnell.
(Cellular Gospel - This Zine Will Change Your Life)
We are so Bushnell and so podcast and so very excited about all of it, so please do have a listen, maybe share it, and if you didn't know we are so iTunes now as well, so how about some subscribe, and even, maybe some ratings or reviews? Awesome. You. That. Word.
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October 1, 2012
September 30, 2012
September 28, 2012
The new edition of This Zine Will Change Your Life is live. All Dizzy. And full of Phillips.
The new edition of This Zine Will Change Your Life is live. We have a new story, The Dizzy by Jeff Phillips, which we are way excited about, and, (almost) as always, photo action from Adam Lawrence, music curation from Jason Behrends and 47 percent prose love from Pete Anderson. We hope you enjoy this edition and we appreciate all shout-outs and links. Finally, please note, we are hoping more of you will submit comix, and music, novel excerpts, and art, and video, yes, video, and combinations there of. And most finally, real refs yo.[image error]
