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Recipe for Paper
I. Send legal briefs, failed attempts at loveletters and other confidential documentsthrough a shredder, soak over night in a warm bath, scoop handful of wet paperinto kitchen blender addboiled daffodil stems, mashed into a pulp, then blendblack tea leaves, garlicor onion skin, translucent stainsof color, pulp until smooth as oatmealin a plastic tub combineone part […]
Thao’s Story
Ever since we ranthis pieceabout Thao Nguyen, we’ve been hooked on her music–‘Bag of Hammers‘ is so catchy! Our reporter went to visit Thao at her mother’s Laundromat in Virginia, where she grew up practicing guitar and making change. Earlier this week, the folks at the Rumpus posted a short memoir that Thao wrote about […]
A Day in Swag
Oh, recession. What was once a swag deluge is now a trickle. Gone are the fat and happy days of bands promoting albums with faux airplane barf bags. But there was a hopeful glimmer the swag economy was picking up when this gem arrived last week. A sturdy cotton tote featuring SNL vet Chris Kattan […]
Turns Out Jill Sobule Was a Little Miffed, After All
We were quite taken with Jill Sobule when she came into the studio for a performance chat with Kurt earlier this summer. Jill Sobule: Please don’t steal from her. It’s for your own good. Jill’s new record, California Years, has been getting great reviews – and she’s been hailed as a pioneer of truly independent […]