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(Photo by Flickr user Axel Bhrmann) The 2010 World Cup is in full swing. And while the eyes of the world are trained on South Africa, not everyone in the host nation is sold on the event. On this week’s show, South African novelist Marlene van Niekerk was in to discuss her newnovel Agaat. But […]

The first thing that comes to mind when you think of the jazz piano are probably smoky late night bars and cool cats in fedoras. But would you think of quilting? Jason Moran does. Along with critical acclaim for his technique, this jazz innovator is gaining recognition for his more avant garde compositional sensibilities, taking […]

Advertisements are a nuisance. The giant ones plastered on billboards and buildings all over major cities – those are eyesores. However, in the new short documentary “Up There,” director Michael Murray may have just articulated a compelling reason for their existence. “Up There” follows a group of commercial painters as they work on an ad […]

Harlan Ellisonis a lot like thestorieshe writes: intense, ingenious, and slightly deranged. Ellison has made a career writing “speculative fiction” (a title he prefers to the more mainstream ‘sci-fi’). He’s also had a prolific career in Hollywood, working on groundbreaking TV showslike ‘Star Trek‘, ‘The Twilight Zone‘, and ‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.‘. Ellison is also […]

‘Our first cactus was in B flat’ says Jason Treuting. And so goes Kurt’s conversation withMatmosand So Percussion, two bands who’ve come together to makeTreasure State, an album made using the sounds of aluminum sheets, pails of water and yes, a cactus. If you’re wondering exactly how this works, and how dangerous it is (for […]