In our afternoon reading: book recommendations from Nina McConigley and Jami Attenberg, Sarah Gerard on her work space, music writers talk DIY, and more.
The case for Charles D’Ambrosio, Vikram Chandra interviewed, recommended late-summer beach reads, new music from Mike Watt, and more.
Jess Row on James Baldwin, an interview with Mike Watt, new writing from Jamie Iredell, notes on Lee Klein’s new novel, and more.
Roxane Gay’s An Untamed State is discussed at Bookforum, a lost Breece D’J Pancake story is found, Mike Watt shares his tour journals, a look at the work of Kiese Laymon and Leigh Stein, and more.
George Saunders has won the Folio Prize, Mike Watt’s favorite albums, Helen Oyeyemi interviewed by Alexander Chee, and much more for your morning reading.
on and off bass by Mike Watt Three Rooms Press; 100 p. If you’ve followed the music made by Mike Watt since the late 1970s, then you understand: the man has slowly crafted his own language. Through albums by the Minutemen and fIREHOSE, as well as a string of acclaimed solo albums with the Missingmen and collaborations such as dos and Spielgusher, Watt has charted his own personal history, cited influences obscure and well-known, and coined phrases that have entered […]
“For years after reading Dahl, I would invent my own words, unconcerned that the gibberish I was scribbling might not exist in a dictionary.” Janelle Brown on James and the Giant Peach. Rick Moody interviewing Mike Watt? Yes, we’ll read that one. Rosemary DeWitt once napped in bookstores. Francisco Goldman on his view of Mexico City. The upcoming Books Beneath The Bridge Festival sounds excellent. Titus Welliver, interviewed at the AV Club. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google + and our Tumblr.
Mike Watt is interviewed about his new book of photography, kayaking, and the fIREHOSE reunion. Not to be outdone, Lower Dens’ Jana Hunter talks about her band’s new album as well. Rebecca Sacks interviewed Etgar Keret for The Paris Review. Mike Doughty made Electric Literature a playlist. Ta-Nehisi Coates on filmmaker Neil Drumming. If you’re a fan of Grant Morrison’s work, this news about a convention focused on his work will likely make your day. Follow Vol. 1 Brooklyn on Twitter, Facebook, Google […]