Punchline Is Here
Punchline, a National Poetry Award finalist and a book Boston Review editor Timothy Donnelly calls “nothing short of a knockout,” is now available! Purchase at Amazon. Purchase at Barnes & Noble. Purchase a signed copy at PayPal. Read brief write-ups about the book at CultureMap or The Austin Chronicle. From the book’s official press release: … Read more
“Vampires Are All About Teenage Girls”: An Interview with Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic Fields
There’s a known fact within the music industry that one of its most consistent curmudgeons and contrarian characters is also the same man responsible for one of its most magnificent albums. The Magnetic Fields’ Stephin Merritt, architect of deep voice, darkly comic songwriting, concept albums, and the monumental 69 Love Songs, isn’t the world’s biggest … Read more
Merry Christmas, Wasteland Companion: An Interview with M. Ward of She & Him, Monsters of Folk, and Himself
Matt Ward is a fellow most of you know, and even if you think you don’t know him, you probably do—in the past decade, his distinct and obscenely talented guitar work, or his gravelly millworker’s voice, have tended to turn up in the most unlikely places. The Portland resident can be found alongside Zooey Deschanel … Read more
