I discovered Weirdpunk Books last year while writing for Horror DNA. Something about their aesthetics and themes resonates with me. Sometimes it reminds me of the high/low friction in early David Cronenberg films (for example, ontology meets body horror). I feel like they are fulfilling some of the promises of the Dell/Abyss line that started … Continue reading Marginalia #45
I read my kids The Little House books when they were little. At some point, they got obsessed with the show and I couldn’t help the nostalgia of the theme song and watched a few episodes with them. I kept thinking, “Why do I know ‘Charlotte Stewart’?” Then it clicked. Mary X from Eraserhead! I … Continue reading Marginalia #44
…is available over at The Drunken Odyssey where you can get a haiku, list, and links to the playlist. Continue reading McClurg’s Musicalia #59: And the souls divided from themselves…
A new playlist awaits those interested over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading McClurg’s Musicalia #58 Heat Death and Feral Architecture
First time listen with headphones and I love hearing some previously unnoticed details in the arrangements. Though I was told repeatedly about the guitar playing, it never interested me. On this listen, I found it more exciting than in the past and I especially loved the guitar tones. “Inca Roads” is an all-time favorite–Zappa or … Continue reading Marginalia #43
Ryan has always pushed me into exploring avenues of improvisation I may not have otherwise, and this album is no exception: improvising with another person not in the room with you. More for folks interested in experimental, noise, and improv genres. From the description: For this session, Stephen and Ryan (collectively known as the Abdomen) … Continue reading New Sounds: the Abdomen: Preparing the Ghost
You can hear the newest playlist, “The Widow’s Wall, The Widower’s Wind”, over at The Drunken Odyssey. Continue reading Musicalia #57 over at The Drunken Odyssey!
Carrington exquisitely captures the moods of her paintings in her stories–disturbing, playful, strange. They read a little like Kafka’s parables or the dreams and nightmares of Angela Carter’s characters. With a symbolic density equal to poetry, well worth re-reading. If you liked Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky, then I highly recommend The Cat (1992). Lam … Continue reading Marginalia #42
McClurg’s Musicalia #56: Hoppin’ John and Skippin’ Jenny is available over at The Drunken Odyssey. You get a short introduction, some playlist-related haiku, a list, and links to the playlist on Tidal and Spotify. Thanks for listening! Continue reading Musicalia over at The Drunken Odyssey!
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