“This next piece shall be about silence,” he said. “A pure and simple quietude.”… more
Tag Archives: Music
Compliance
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Mileva AnastasiadouSomeday we’ll talk about us, but today is not that day.… more
Catch You on the Flip Side
FICTION by Harry LeedsWe found his last will and testament, printed on special old-style stationary from Staples he seemed to have stamp-notarized himself. I forgot to mention he was a notary public. He wanted all his assets donated to the NAACP, and he insisted his grave stone say, “Catch You on The Flip Side.”… more
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young R.E.M. Fan
CREATIVE NONFICTION by Art Edwards“Being out of my mom’s house for the first time, surrounded by more cosmopolitan people I couldn’t relate to, deeply unsure of myself, I bonded with these albums. They told me there was a world out there not just for me to revere but emulate.”… more
Footfall: Beach Slang Cheap Thrills on A Dead End Street (This-Is-A-We-Didn’t-Get-The-Covers-In-Time-For-Tour edition)
GENRE NON-BINARY by Jim Warner“The Rumba Cafe is only slightly larger than my two bedroom apartment and smells like summer in Ohio… more
ROUND TABLE: THE DEATH OF PRINCE
GENRE NON-BINARY by Christopher Wolford, Jared Yates Sexton, Jim Warner“There are writers and poets who called into question the tenants of life, but it’s popular artists, and popular acts like Prince that really did this in such a widespread way… more
Footfall: Ryan Adams Love is Hell (Mobile Fidelity Edition)
GENRE NON-BINARY by Jim Warner“It seems only fitting that the first record I find while crate digging after a wedding would be a double LP audiophile nervous breakdown from Ryan Adams… more
BULLshot: Doug Murano
GENRE NON-BINARY by Pete WitteThis week’s author of “A.H.B.A.” provides analysis on Garth Brooks’ place in country music… more
My Chinese Suit
FICTION by Brian BeattyI’d never considered myself a mama’s boy, but what I’d never considered turned out not to matter very much.… more
