Launching a new book, As Seen in BLITZ: Fashioning '80s Style , by Iain R. Webb's, there will be a series of special events over the weekend at the ICA in London: A pop-up show in the ICA Theatre curated by former fashion editor Iain R Webb, a series of talks with special guests, and film screenings. Contributors include Leigh Bowery, Amanda Cazalet, Boy George, Princess Julia, Nick Knight, David LaChapelle, Paul Morley and Anna [...]
I read once that Hemingway, as a creative exercise, would limit himself to writing stories containing only six words. I want you to try as well. Reply with your six-word stories. Channel your frustration at __insert world/society/community/indivi dual__ into something creative. Don't put too much thought into them, just write and see what comes out. Think of it as a haiku of sorts. More open-ended. It doesn't have to make sense to anyone but you. [...]
This week's edition of the Stupefied Playlist comes from our pal, writer Joe Bonomo. Its safe to say that Joe is a guy after my own heart - that is to say, he obviously writes about what he knows & loves. His books include great reads on The Fleshtones , Jerry Lee Lewis , and AC/DC's Highway To Hell (see all of his titles here ). He blogs about various things, including music, and other books by other writers, at his blog, No Such Thing As Was . [...]
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks Well, it was actually cloudy. Bad start. It was Sunday though, yesterday in fact. And I was lazing. Full on. Pants off. Couch on. Watching The Masters on TV. Adam Scott and Angel Cabrera battling it out for the green jacket. It's about half three in the afternoon. Tired enough [...]
Today I'm trying something a little different. I have this audio-only interview of Lester Bangs as done by Sue Matthews for ABC Radio in Australia. May 13, 1980 is the date apparently. Its lengthy but worth a listen... We could use more people with an opinion like Lester's these days, never mind writers (although we could use some writers even half as good as he could be). The audio skips & hiccups around the four minute mark until about 8:30. Don't worry, there's plenty else here to chew on.
Boogie Shoes - KC & The Sunshine Band Winning Streak. Back in the day this was the main TV game show in Ireland. Might still be. Contestants would go on and spin a wheel or guess something and win money. The easy part was winning. The hard part was getting on. I think you had [...]
Who says print media is dead? I don't get the chance to toot my own horn often, but James Wolcott mentions Stupefaction in the May 2013 issue of Vanity Fair! Thank you James! About us, along with Dangerous Minds, Wolcott writes "Web sites such as Stupefaction and Dangerous Minds routinely showcase rare and revelatory archaeological finds from the punk netherworld: rehearsal and concert videos that resemble the recovered dreams of long-defunct tape decks. Watching footage of the original Television—Richard Hell, Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd, [...]
Grab it here . Psycho Moto Zine: A fanzine dedicated to high-lighting unknown artists, writers and more. This issue is about the subject of work. If you like it pass it on. PMZ is a branch of the Antagonist Art Movement.
Writer Jai Nitz 's biography describes his work thusly: "Jai Nitz is an American comic book writer who has written for Marvel, DC, Image, Disney, Dynamite, and other publishers. He won the prestigious Xeric Foundation grant in 2003 for his self-published anthology, Paper Museum . He won the Bram Stoker Award in 2004 for excellence in illustrated narrative for Heaven's Devils from Image Comics. He is currently writing Green Hornet at Dynamite Entertainment." We here became aware of Nitz because he's a regular at Astrokitty Comics, as well as a lecturer at [...]
Dancing In The Moonlight - Thin Lizzy Thirty minutes in. I think I might be drunk. A tad tipsy. High as a kite. On my way to skunks who are drunks town. In the non-literal sense. Obviously. Literally, I'm 45,000 feet in the air on the way to Miami. High flying. Fly in the sky. [...]
Source Paul Williams - RIP Rock music writing would no1t have been the same without him. Check out the first 19 issues of Crawdaddy here . Sympathies go out to Paul's wife, Cindy Lee Berryhill, and their family. Read her blog here .
Welcome to Ralph's cultural corner. I bring you mutterings and musings from the Gutter of The Grumbling Gargoyle aka Lynn Gerrard . Lynn's been hoarding a wealth of written material which she's only now decided to bring to you via the marvel that is Soundcloud, using the spoken word to bring her writing to life. Her new [...]
...selected as they have appeared on my shuffled playlist. Crooked Piece of Time Call Out the Lions That's How Things Get Done Ambulance Across the Street Sorry You're Sick Forensic Shimmy Blue Eyes I Know What I Know Second Hand News Small Thief The Banana Question Aw C'Mon/No You C'Mon (album title, not a song) Lifetime Piling [...]
Just once, I want to name a novel after a rap lyric. — Owen Laukkanen (@owenlaukkanen) March 7, 2013 Laukkanen, whose debut novel The Professionals was blurbed by no less than former Simon & Simon writer and author of the comic (as in comedy, not the other kind) crime classic Metzger's Dog Thomas Perry , might be on to something. I dunno. What I do know, though, is that I like crime novels named after pop songs. And I'm using pop in [...]
People have been writing for no money for as long as there's been no money to write for. Here are a few reasons I will sometimes write for free. I like and/or believe in the outlet I'm writing for free for There are fringe benefits to writing the story, eg: motorcycle pants, cruise tickets, lunch Writing the piece will open a door previously closed to me, eg: Poland I owe someone a favour I want someone to like me It's fun [...]
If you’re in tune with the ceaseless chatter that makes up Twitter, you may have run across the most recent item to get everyone worked into a lather: the fact that The Atlantic asked a writer to repurpose a story of his for their website, and do it for free. That writer subsequently took to his own blog to regale his readership (and now the masses) with the unfortunate story, and The Atlantic has since pushed back in their own way , issuing semi-apologies and justification for the fact [...]
Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears Harking back to my college days, oh what a lark, one thing that sticks out in my mind is texting girls on behalf of my friends. Not all the time, just some times, if they got stuck trying to woo a girl. Sometimes I still [...]
People who write crime fiction: stop telling us that cop work or P.I. work or coffee-serving work isn't as glamorous and action-packed as it is in the movies. "Oh, it's not as exciting as James Garner makes it look on TV," said the character in the book that is on the verge of getting slammed shut and never opened again. "All I need is a pair of sunglasses, and I'd be a real David Caruso." The worst, though, is when some jackass writer makes this big deal in the first or second chapter about how his cop character isn't some [...]
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