This week has been interesting. DSWA loved our designs for the new recycling containers. I think we've really come up with something cool.
This coming tuesday I will be featuring at my local poetry reading! I've gone nearly every tuesday for over 2 years, and in that time only two other regulars have ever featured. One of them was because she was leaving (although she is awesome and totally deserved a feature anyway) and the other because...well...Bob rules. And now me. The October feature was kinda up for grabs, and when (tada) Rich the host found out I was about to release my first book of poetry, he gave me the feature. I'm excited...yet...nervous! Most of the features are nationally known poets and slam poets...who have competed (and often won) at the nation poetry slam many times. I'm not quite up to the same standard as those awesome folks like Tony Brown, Rachel Kann, Beau Sia, Taylor Mali, etc etc. But regardless it should be fun....
Anyway...related and sort of already mentioned....that feature next tuesday is the release of my first book of poetry entitled "Aqua Marine." I've been planning this for a long time and kept putting it off longer and longer. Finally got it done and printed. The art for every cover I partially hand-stamped....so every cover is a little different. I'm excited!
Also, this week my band i, fanblades released our first recording. An EP called Sunset Manifesto. We're all weird though...so we only got 37 copies made...and once those are gone we'll refused to make more. Response so far has been good. Everyone seems to like it...although they're all a bit confused by it...it's not normal stuff. It's spoken word insanity mixed with ambient/drone/noise and experimental bullshit...in one 18 minute track. Recorded it 4 weeks ago about...got it mastered 2 weeks ago...got the cds from the printer a week ago and then printed all the covers plus put all the cases together. It comes with one of two covers...one designed by me and one designed by Nigel (my co-conspirator)
If anyone wants a copy... My chapbook is $4 and the cds are $3. You can find the cds on ebay too...just search i, fanblades. I'd be willing to trade too...send me a book of your poetry and i'll send you one of mine. Or send me a cd of your band and i'll send you a cd of mine. It'll be fun to share!
This coming tuesday I will be featuring at my local poetry reading! I've gone nearly every tuesday for over 2 years, and in that time only two other regulars have ever featured. One of them was because she was leaving (although she is awesome and totally deserved a feature anyway) and the other because...well...Bob rules. And now me. The October feature was kinda up for grabs, and when (tada) Rich the host found out I was about to release my first book of poetry, he gave me the feature. I'm excited...yet...nervous! Most of the features are nationally known poets and slam poets...who have competed (and often won) at the nation poetry slam many times. I'm not quite up to the same standard as those awesome folks like Tony Brown, Rachel Kann, Beau Sia, Taylor Mali, etc etc. But regardless it should be fun....
Anyway...related and sort of already mentioned....that feature next tuesday is the release of my first book of poetry entitled "Aqua Marine." I've been planning this for a long time and kept putting it off longer and longer. Finally got it done and printed. The art for every cover I partially hand-stamped....so every cover is a little different. I'm excited!
Also, this week my band i, fanblades released our first recording. An EP called Sunset Manifesto. We're all weird though...so we only got 37 copies made...and once those are gone we'll refused to make more. Response so far has been good. Everyone seems to like it...although they're all a bit confused by it...it's not normal stuff. It's spoken word insanity mixed with ambient/drone/noise and experimental bullshit...in one 18 minute track. Recorded it 4 weeks ago about...got it mastered 2 weeks ago...got the cds from the printer a week ago and then printed all the covers plus put all the cases together. It comes with one of two covers...one designed by me and one designed by Nigel (my co-conspirator)
If anyone wants a copy... My chapbook is $4 and the cds are $3. You can find the cds on ebay too...just search i, fanblades. I'd be willing to trade too...send me a book of your poetry and i'll send you one of mine. Or send me a cd of your band and i'll send you a cd of mine. It'll be fun to share!
jwmonkey:
abgitatz:
You two were incredible last night!