Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer that spent a great deal of his time writing about the realism of life in Los Angeles for the lower class. As Time put it back in 1986 he was the “laureate of American lowlife.” This “lowlife” included poems full of alcoholism, prostitutes, relationships and the tediousness of work. One of Bukowski’s collection of [...]
Mal Blum is a folk/punk singer-songwriter in the same vein as Amanda Palmer or Kimya Dawson. It is probably not an accident then that she has actually found herself alongside those two at different points in her touring career. She has also made headway across this vast land alongside Melissa Ferrick. But this post isn’t to name drop in order to make Mal sound cooler or [...]
Ten months ago I curled up on a sticky ass hammock and typed out the last few words of my interview with Canadian indie-dance band Fevers. They left me with this bit of foreshadowing: “New music coming soon-we promise.” I closed my computer, peeled myself from the hammock and headed into the house with pleasant thoughts of new Fevers’ songs dancing in my head. Days [...]
Thanks to an intense head cold, I don’t remember too much about yesterday. The whole day felt like I was at a move theater, watching my life up on the big screen, more casual observer than particpant. I think at one point I observed myself running for 17 miles. At another I drifted from one hospital pavilion to another (four times over) in the company [...]
I took a walk late at night last weekend. I intended to escape the killer night lights that are all too prevalent in this part of the world. I walked to the point where the glow faded into faint slivers of paint in an otherwise pitch perfect sky. It is the point where a road drifts to nowhere. I thought I was alone. But tucked [...]
“I was just a kid when I found out how cruel the world could be faded pictures from forgotten times of endless misery. I lit a candle but I could not know why.” -Dillinger Four (from their song “Hand Made Hard Times Handed Back”) A few years back there was a kid I came to know through three second intervals in the school cafeteria. I [...]
JAN – Work For The City from Enclaves Music on Vimeo. JAN aka Kim Talon, of Los Angeles duo Eagle & Talon, is preparing for her debut solo album. The 12 track album was recorded under the hand of John Goodmanson (Blonde Redhead, the Gossip, Sleater-Kinney) last year in Seattle. It received a limited digital release last fall. The full release will take place next [...]
I find that a lot of Vegetarian/Vegan restaurants fall into two categories. One is the restaurants that serve mainly vegetable dishes. These may include rich soups, vegetable sandwiches, whole grain breads, pastas and fresh salads. The other is one that models itself after meat restaurants but replaces all the meat with vegetarian/vegan alternatives. Sometimes I dig the first style. Sometimes the second. I really have [...]
May 6-10 marks teacher appreciation week. It is a week to sit back and reflect on your favorite teacher of the past and the lessons they taught you. For teachers, it is a chance to eat a bunch of carbs and candy. It is also a chance to dress like Cyndi Lauper, Magnum P.I or Charlie’s Angels and really freak your class out. So maybe [...]
