Music
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Lost Chords & Serenades Divine #1: Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band: II (2016)
Lost Chords and Serenades Divine #1 by Stephen Mcclurg Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band: II (2016) Music has all encompassing merits, its worth is of a city, it can be as useful as you wish… —from Phra Aphai Manee, by Sunthorn Phu Certain sounds are familiar, but as a whole, this music has a welcome strangeness. Melodies like surf ballads or… Continue reading
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Pensive Prowler #12: Walking in the Rain
Pensive Prowler #12 by DMETRI KAKMI Walking in the Rain In memory of George Young, the co-writer of ‘Walking in the Rain’; and for John King, who shares the passion. Melbourne, 1981. It was the height of the New Romantics movement. I was twenty years old and enamoured of the Blitz Kids in England’s club… Continue reading
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Episode 252: The Intoxicators!
Episode 252 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to Gary Evans, Brian Crum, and Adam Watson of The Intoxicators about writing music, working collaboratively, fast tempos, and staying fired up! ALBUMS Episode 252 of The Drunken Odyssey,… Continue reading
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Episode 213: The Pink Fire Revue
Episode 213 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I share a recording of a joint production of The Drunken Odyssey, The Functionally Literate Reading Series, and the In Between Series: an experimental show called The Pink Fire Revue.… Continue reading
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Episode 198: Mixtape #6 (Who Put my Spurs in the Fire?)
Episode 198 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. ******* TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Please review us on iTunes here. ******* Episode 198 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. Continue reading
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Episode 141: Mixtape #3 (Misadventures in Sobriety)
Episode 141 of the world’s greatest writing podcast is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to myself and share some music. NOTES Check out Orlando Shakes’ delightful production of Merry Wives, which runs from February 4 to March 7, 2015 (my full review is here), and also see its intimate… Continue reading
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The Lists #15: The Worst of the ’80s
The Lists #14 by Scott Hoffman The Worst of the ’80s “Kyrie Eleison” – Mr. Mister This bloated, pretentious mess reaches for great inspirational heights and falls far, far short of its goal. “Kyrie Eleison” is Greek for “Lord, have mercy.” Mr. Mister chose the phrase supposedly because they liked the way the words sounded.… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #16: Mo’ Meta Blues
Buzzed Books #16 by John King Mo’ Meta Blues by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson Memoir can be straightforward, once memoirists reveal their particular working premises, so as not to be seen as James Freying their mendacious way to the bank. Autobiographies, however, are fraught with more philosophical problems than memoir. When David Sedaris writes a book… Continue reading
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Episode 128: Michael Hearst!
Episode 128 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I interview the musician, Michael Hearst. Plus Danita Berg reads her essay, “A Note on my Skin.” TEXTS DISCUSSED http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CDSak1Pcbs NOTES The music accompanying Danita Berg’s essay is Carlton Melton’s… Continue reading
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