Film: Just One Thing (A Brooklyn Short)
I first saw Mark perform this piece as a one-off at Penny’s – a hurdy-gurdy holy roller that literally had the crowd holding their breath until he erupted, at the final blue-faced moment, into a trumpeted “Saints Go Marching In”. Seeing it again now, stripped of the stage and without redemption, “Just One Thing” reminds [...]
Read MoreAMR Podcast #25 – Introducing Bat Matthews
In This Podcast: Bat and his Place in the World, The Amputees Origin Myth, Opening for Against Me! in 1998, Playing Guitar vs. Being a Musician, Preparation vs. Execution, Being Chased by a Duck, A Very Thorough Account of How Bat Met Courage, Two Ugly Whales Making Love, Eggs & Ice Cream & The Perfect [...]
Read MoreAMR Recommends: Daily Migrations (Video)
I’m trying to do the math, and it seems crazy – but I think I’ve walked about 80+ miles to and from work in the past 3 or so weeks, from Brooklyn to the Flatiron district in Manhattan and back (but mostly to). Regaining some of that migratory control – man, it makes everything better, [...]
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Dude from WilliamsBoard
Dude from WilliamsBoard by Rachel Rabbit I’ll meet you at Savalas Complement your work Get you alone Stick a thumbtack in your balls
Read MoreRachel Rabbit’s Bourgie Nightmare: Ex Boyfriend I
Ex Boyfriend I by Rachel Rabbit I found your Twitter “Moving to Brooklyn tomorrow!” (6 months ago) Get the fuck out of my neighborhood
Read Morevalediction for a rental (2008-’09)
“[A] lovely little carriage house… enchanting and [...] a little bit lost in time. [S]o cute and so fairy tale-ish; everything was kind of crooked but beautiful and old-fashioned.” – NEW YORK TIMES, 29 March 2009
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