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[rostasi]

Setting aside the somewhat "difficult" working relationship I currently have with Blank Forms (disclosure),
I'm still impressed by their beautiful attention to detail in practically all of their books. It's a wonderful 500
page hardback that has nearly 30 articles, LOTS of beautiful color photos and B&W graphics of various
fliers and general drawings. Got it last week, but am just starting it today. Skipping thru, there's a lot to see
and it's very definitely becoming a permanent part of my collection (like the other five[?] books).

[mjazzg]

7 minutes ago, rostasi said:

Setting aside the somewhat "difficult" working relationship I currently have with Blank Forms (disclosure),
I'm still impressed by their beautiful attention to detail in practically all of their books. It's a wonderful 500
page hardback that has nearly 30 articles, LOTS of beautiful color photos and B&W graphics of various
fliers and general drawings. Got it last week, but am just starting it today. Skipping thru, there's a lot to see
and it's very definitely becoming a permanent part of my collection (like the other five[?] books).

Thanks, that's good to hear that your impressions are positive (despite the source).  Mine is a paperback edition but hopefully the quality control will be maintained.  I'm looking forward to its arrival along with the two Cherry albums they're releasing.

[mjazzg]

rereading this catalogue from six years ago. It seems only a couple of years since the exhibition.

[rostasi]

Arts Coverage Commentary: A Conversation with Ted Gioia About New Approaches to Publishing

[jlhoots]

Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Committed

[Brad]

11 hours ago, jlhoots said:

Viet Thanh Nguyen: The Committed

Did you read his first one?

[jlhoots]

2 hours ago, Brad said:

Did you read his first one?

I read The Sympathizer & The Refugees.

[Quasimado]

On 4/23/2021 at 11:38 PM, Brad said:

I ran across this story via an interview by Ethan Iverson with Gerald Early; the interview was discussed here.

Sonny’s Blues by James Baldwin.

https://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/wooda/2B-HUM/Readings/Baldwin-Sonnys-Blues.pdf

It's taken from The Jazz Fiction Anthology, published by Indiana University Press.  

Fascinating - I'd never read Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" before - 50s, heroin, jazz ...

Followed up with the Gerald Early/ Ethan Iverson discussion.

Many thanks

 

[Brad]

1 minute ago, Quasimado said:

Fascinating - I'd never read Baldwin's "Sonny's Blues" before - 50s, heroin, jazz ...

Followed up with the Gerald Early/ Ethan Iverson discussion.

Many thanks

 

It’s a great — if that’s the right word — story. I found the Early/Iverson article through here (maybe Mark Stryker), which led me to the story. 

[ghost of miles]

Really enjoyed his book about the making of High Noon and so far this one is quite promising as well:

[rostasi]

If you listen to jazz while eating dinner, you will have an easier time losing weight—but it needs to be “a high-pitched, slow-tempo jazz melody on piano.” On the other hand, dissonant guitar melodies in a minor key may lead to weight gain.

 

 

[Brad]

[rostasi]

One Man’s Quest to Build the Best Stereo System in the World

[erwbol]

I ordered this

in anticipation of the release of the following in October

[erwbol]

Still reading John McWhorter's Losing the Race.

Now also reading Ken MacLeod's The Execution Channel.

[ghost of miles]

On some sort of artist-in-city kick:

[rostasi]

[erwbol]

On 31/05/2021 at 7:29 PM, erwbol said:

Disturbing reading, and it's over 21 years old already. Seems clear things have not improved.

[jlhoots]

14 hours ago, rostasi said:

My copy is supposed to arrive tomorrow.

[rostasi]

1 hour ago, erwbol said:

Disturbing reading, and it's over 21 years old already. Seems clear things have not improved.

I have quite a bit of McWhorter’s talks on linguistics that I like.

[JSngry]

16 hours ago, rostasi said:

The tone of the academic framing, I could live with, as what is being framed is pretty useful, but dammit, I would pay extra for a bigger font!

[rostasi]

[mjazzg]

[ghost of miles]

[riddlemay]