It’s all geek to Campfire OK’s Mychael. For the second installment in the Bad Penny’s “What You Readin’ For?” series, the singer of the Seattle indie-pop band leafs through two books: a nonfiction classic about science and a classic work of science fiction.
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What You Readin’ For?: Campfire OK On ‘A Brief History Of Time,’ ‘Illustrated Man’
Posted in Features, What You Readin' For? with tags Campfire OK on 10/05/2010 by kurtorzeckWhat You Readin’ For?: Climber On ‘Moby Dick’
Posted in Features, What You Readin' For? with tags Climber on 09/27/2010 by kurtorzeckClimber frontman Michael Nelson just reached out to the Bad Penny to take part in our “What You Readin’ For” series, in which literature and music flirt. The vocalist/pianist/multi-instrumentalist submitted a series of deep thoughts on his latest read: Herman Melville classic “Moby Dick.”
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Crossword Puzzle: James Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’
Posted in Features, Fun And Games, What You Readin' For? on 06/16/2010 by kurtorzeckWarning: You won’t find any music-related content in this post. But in observance of Bloomsday, let’s momentarily stray from convention. Continue reading
3 Inches Of Blood’s Cam Pipes Geeks Out On Tolkien, ‘Dungeons & Dragons’
Posted in Features, Interviews, What You Readin' For? with tags 3 Inches of Blood, Black Dahlia Murder, Brian Posehn, Cam Pipes, Judas Priest on 01/13/2010 by kurtorzeckIt’s Wednesday, September 9, 2009. Or, better put, “9.9.09.” Some 3 years, 3 months and 3 days ago, metalheads were having a collective kanipshin over 6.6.06, terrorizing their neighbors’ pets and carving satanic shit into their skin.
So how did the gritty falsetto belter behind 3 Inches of Blood bide his time that day? Scouting the Shire, perhaps. Or maybe slaying some dragons.
Welcome to the imaginarium of Dr. Pipes.
‘Burning’ Questions For Brian Peterson: A Conversation About Hardcore Punk And Beyond
Posted in Features, Interviews, What You Readin' For? with tags 108, Cipher, Dead Kennedys, Downcast, Earth Crisis, Los Crudos, Racetraitor, Shelter, Vegan Reich on 01/01/2010 by kurtorzeckThey say if you remember the ’60s, you weren’t really there. Well, the opposite can be said for straightedge punk in the ’90s: After all, if you were trooly into hardcore, you were cold sober the whole time. Continue reading
Isis’ Oceanic: Mystery Revealed?
Posted in Essays, Features, What You Readin' For? with tags Aaron Turner, Isis on 01/01/2010 by kurtorzeckAlmost eight years after Isis pulled back the curtain on what stands as their strongest release to date, Oceanic, debate over its lyrical content lingers like an ebbed wave on the shore. Continue reading
David Grubbs: Wingdale Community Singers Will Be ‘Busy For Years To Come’
Posted in Features, Interviews, What You Readin' For? with tags Anthony McCall, David Grubbs, Delinquents, Gastr del Sol, Hannah Marcus, Lester Bangs, Nina Katchadourian, Richard Meltzer, Rick Moody, Squirrel Bait, Susan Howe, VOM, Wingdale Community Singers on 01/01/2010 by kurtorzeckLet’s enumerate, shall we, the instances in which authors of note¹ have put down their pens and picked up instruments instead. Continue reading
Rick Moody Vs. The Bad Penny
Posted in Features, Interview Transcripts, Interviews, What You Readin' For? with tags Rick Moody, Wingdale Community Singers on 12/31/2009 by kurtorzeckLiving up to his name, Rick Moody had a gripe or three about the piece on his Wingdale Community Singers that I posted a couple of days ago. Continue reading
David Cross’ ‘I Drink For A Reason’: Loaded With Laughs – And Typos
Posted in Features, What You Readin' For? with tags David Cross on 12/29/2009 by kurtorzeckI’m not going to say much about David Cross’ “I Drink for a Reason,” which came out in August, because no one is capable of escaping the derision of the funniest man alive. Continue reading