alt.punk
This novel just might make you feel something, and that may end up being difficult. Find out what that is in this review of Lavinia Ludlow’s novel, Alt.Punk.
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Songs of Vagabonds, Misfits, and Sinners
A review of Ken Wohlrob’s collection of New York tales Songs of Vagabonds, Misfits, and Sinners by Lavinia Ludlow.
Richard Yates
A Review of Tao Lin’s novel Richard Yates in which Rick Klaras determines that Lin is perhaps not the be-all, end-all future of literature.
Clearlake: Cedars
Clearlake’s Cedars, opens with a sweet, chugging guitar-driven number (“Almost the Same”) that conjures up visions of Duckie from Pretty in Pink. From 2003.
The Singular Exploits of Wonder Mom and Party Girl
A Review of Marc Schuster’s novel The Singular Exploits of Wonder Mom & Party Girl in which Lavinia Ludlow mostly describes how awesome a writer he is.
Monster Party
Riley Michael Parker reads Lizzy Acker’s Monster Party and decides that it is “about being a girl, and then a woman, but always a person.”
The Devil All the Time
Riley Michael Parker reviews The Devil All the Time by Donald Ray Pollock, and asks, “How do you recommend a book full of murder to someone?”
Twin-Peaks-Black-Metal, Mount Eerie’s New Native Genre
Tom De Beauchamp reminds you that Phil Elverum reminded you (two years ago!) of the natural world’s warm and haunting vigor. Mount Eerie, Wind’s Poem in review.
Burial: Street Halo
You’re in the back of a van with your hands bound and a hood pulled over your head. Light slips in, muted through the rough weave, leaving impressions of..
Stoked Volume I Online Journal
Lavinia Ludlow reviews brand new online journal “Stoked Volume I,” edited by Tyler Gobble and available as of May 2011.
You Can Make Him Like You
For a male, reaching true adulthood has something to do with making the transition from productivity to reproductivity. Find out more in this review of Ben Tanzer’s novel, You Can Make Him Like You.
Gold Panda with Dam Mantle, Graintable
Dudes with laptops never had it so good. Ben Wills reviews a live performance by Gold Panda, Dam Mantle and Graintable at Rotture in Portland, OR.
