In 2016, Holland House Books released Evan Guilford-Blake’s American Blues. Four years have passed since, but once we got invited to dive into it, the notion of time definitely disappeared. Time definitely flew by once we started reading the five stories forming the book. Seduced by the narrative and the...
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Dan Drohan (for You’re a Crusher / drocan! out on June 26) – ITW #26
On June 26, drummer Dan Drohan releases You’re a Crusher / drocan!, his not-so-solo project in the form of a double album. This forthcoming album is the kind of creative work made to be enjoyed from A to Z without interruption. Not because the tracks are inaccessible, but because tasting them...
Be Afraid, Remember Fun – ALBUM REVIEW #26
Coming from Vancouver and signed on Hidden Bay Records, the band Be Afraid released Remember Fun on May 8th. For the record (no pun intended), these six tracks were engineered through the summer of 2019, but not in any case does the music sound outdated. Remember Fun is a memorable party...
Leni Stern (‘4’ album, out June 19th) – ITW #25
Legendary guitarist Leni Stern releases her forthcoming album ‘4’ on June 19th. ‘4’ is an album recorded with three other musicians and featuring an appearance of her husband Mike Stern. As our readers know, we love jazz! Beyond our love for this genre, this album and this interview demonstrate once...
Sam Reese (author of Come The Tide) – ITW #24
Sam Reese and his book Come The Tide (Platypus Press) made an excellent impression on our sensibility a few weeks ago, and we couldn’t leave things at a stalemate. In this interview, guests Ornette Coleman and Silvia Plath enrich Sam’s thoughtful reflections and unusual takes on the pleasure of writing...
Mr. Husband (Songs of Friendship, Songs of Wonderment, out now) – ITW #23
Mr. Husband is the creative project of Kenny Tompkins, a Maryland-based doer who seems to have only his nurtured curiosity as limit. The album Songs of Friendship, Songs of Wonderment is out now on Yellow K Records. If you happen to be a Slow Culture follower (and we already called...
Beauty Pill, Please Advise – ALBUM REVIEW #25
Chicago has been under the spotlight on this blog for a series of recent reviews, but now is the time to bring Washington D.C. on the forefront with Beauty Pill’s not-so-enigmatic album Please Advise, out now on Northern Spy Records. Marketing being what it is, personal choices are often induced...
Kate Leaver, The Friendship Cure – BOOK REVIEW #11
The Friendship Cure is the result of astonishing and comprehensive research led by journalist Kate Leaver. An ambitious project now organized and cemented for everyone’s pleasure. A few days ago, Paper Sparrows taught us about family and its many dynamics. This week, The Friendship Cure enlightens us on the notion of...
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Shane Jesse Christmass – WHY I WRITE VOL.6
Shane Jesse Christmass is the author of Acid Shottas (Ledatape Organisation), Police Force As A Corrupt Breeze and Napalm Recipe (Dostoyevsky Wannabe). Police Force As A Corrupt Breeze awarded him a nomination for Best Australian Book by The Guardian in December 2016. Shane also played in Mattress Grave before joining...
Punk Graphics exhibition at the ADAM Design Museum of Brussels – THIS WEEK IN ARTS VOL.4
Want to hide from the current meteorological nonsense? In need of releasing (or getting back to) your Raw Power? Search no more: Punk Graphics is the exhibition you must visit at the ADAM Design Musuem of Brussels, located next to the famous Atomium. This exhibition soothes the eternal “what is...
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Prima (for Unplugged, Vol. 1) – ITW #19
Manchester-based musician Prima reinforces the city’s reputation in the field of creativity with talent and spontaneity. Her Unplugged, Vol. 1 (Live) was released at the end of 2019, but the need for such brilliant art never dies. Skillfully oscillating between vibrating solo releases and notorious collaborations, we had many questions...