Author: Stephen McClurg
I like red peppers and Jan Švankmajer movies.
1. Current Listening: Psychic TV
2. Current Viewing: Vittorio De Seta's Documentary Short Films
3. Current Reading: Michael Tau: Extreme Music: From Silence to Noise and Everything in Between
Stull’s Silly Symphonettes #3
A matinee of “Dust and Butter” from Stull. Stull exists in two realms: One is as a improv rock trio and the other is as a recording project based on a process that begins with Tracy’s percussion/field recordings. You can hear them woven together in the Stullification playlist. The new track is below. Thanks! Continue reading Stull’s Silly Symphonettes #3
From the Eunoia Archives: The Terror Test: Test Prep #1
Test Prep is a series of essays that I occasionally write to complement episodes of The Terror Test, a horror podcast. The guys are currently setting up a new website (actually, they are currently on a “monster trip” in Europe, and then they’ll be setting up the new website–I’ll provide links when it goes live). … Continue reading From the Eunoia Archives: The Terror Test: Test Prep #1
Learning Love Late
A few years ago, I started reading St. Augustine’s Confessions and just put it down because it wasn’t the right time. A few months ago, I picked it back up and the experience has been much different. The voice of it just grabbed me this time. I’m interested in tracking down some different translations as … Continue reading Learning Love Late
Pardon Our Poultry
7YO: Guess who?ME: Who?7YO: Chicken poo! 5YO: Daddy, guess what?ME: What?5YO: Chicken pee!ME: I don’t think that….5YO: Guess who!?ME: Who?5YO: Chicken glasses!ME: I’m not playing this anymore. 7YO: One more! Guess what?ME: Ok, one more. What?7YO: Chicken butt! ME: Ok. 5YO: A–S–S stands for butt. MOM: Let’s not repeat that anywhere. _________________ Despite slicing up … Continue reading Pardon Our Poultry
From the Eunoia Archives: Accidental Lyrics
When we started Eunoia Solstice, Eric and I wanted to post compositional prompts and games. We called it “The Goading,” but only managed to goad each other. Here is one of the prompts we developed and my response to it using song titles. MyTunes Remixa. Open iTunes and view your songs according to artist. b. Sort … Continue reading From the Eunoia Archives: Accidental Lyrics
Toast Ma’am and The Tractor Made Me Do It
The 7YO begins to poke at her breakfast toast, a nice deli loaf slice shaped like a long oval. She makes eye-holes and puts it on her face like a superhero mask. 7YO: I’m Toast Ma’am!ME: Where did you get that from?7YO: The toast.ME: No, is that from a video or something?7YO: It’s from the … Continue reading Toast Ma’am and The Tractor Made Me Do It
From the Eunoia Archives: An Interview with John King
This was originally published on May 28, 2013. The Drunken Odyssey is still going as strong as ever and John’s first novel, Guy Psycho and the Ziggurat of Shame has recently been published. The Drunken Odyssey came to me at the perfect time. I had just had a baby and had started to write again … Continue reading From the Eunoia Archives: An Interview with John King
Almost Overheard + Goodbye, Eunoia
This is a conversation that I heard about but didn’t hear. 5YO: Do you have any kids’ shows on your TV?Grandma: Nope. 5YO: Why not?Grandma: Grandpa and I don’t watch those shows.5YO: You don’t even have the channels?Grandma: Our TV doesn’t have those channels.5YO: Why not?Grandma: Grandpa and I don’t need them.5YO: But didn’t you … Continue reading Almost Overheard + Goodbye, Eunoia
