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Saturday, April 1, 2023


 Tosh Berman on Unica Zürn

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Labels: French 20th Century Literature, French 20th-century Art, Hans Bellmer, Substack, Tosh Berman, Unica Zürn

Thursday, March 30, 2023

ANICET or the Panorama by Louis Aragon (Atlas) by Tosh Berman

 


ANICET or the Panorama by Louis Aragon by Tosh Berman

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Labels: ANICET, Atlas Press, DADA, French 20th Century Literature, Louis Aragon, Substack, Surrealism, Surrealist, Tosh Berman

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

How To Be A Man by Glenn O' Brien

 


How To Be A Man by Glenn O'Brien

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Labels: Book Review, Glenn O'Brien, Rizzoli, Substack, Tosh Berman

Monday, March 27, 2023

Tosh Berman on "David and Jonathan"

 


Tosh on David and Jonathan

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Labels: 1960s British Pop Music, David and Jonathan, George Martin, Roger Cook, Roger Greenaway, Substack, The Beatles, The Fortunes, Tosh Berman, You've Got Your Troubles

Saturday, March 25, 2023

Tosh Berman on Marcel Proust's "Swann's Way," Translated by Lydia Davis

 


Tosh on Marcel Proust's "Swann's Way" Translated by Lydia Davis

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Labels: Charles Swann, French 20th Century Literature, In Search of Lost Time, Lydia Davis, Marcel Proust, Odette de Crécy, Substack, Tosh Berman

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

David Bowie's Record Collection

 


David Bowie's Record Collection

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Labels: David Bowie, David Bowie's Record Collection, Incredible String Band, Robert Wyatt, Substack, Syd Barrett, The Last Poets, Tosh Berman

Monday, March 20, 2023

A Focus on David Bowie's Art Collection

 


A Focus on David Bowie's Art Collection

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Labels: Achille Castiglioni, David Bowie, David Bowie's Art Collection, Frank Auerbach, Harold John Wilde Giman, Patrick Caulfield, Pier Giacomo, Romuald Hazoumé, Sotheby’s, Substack, Tosh Berman

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Singing in the Rain (For Tom Neal) by Tosh Berman

 


Singing in the Rain (For Tom Neal) by Tosh Berman

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Labels: Gene Kelly, Rainy weather, Singing in the Rain, Substack, Tom Neal, Tosh Berman

Friday, March 17, 2023

Jet Harris by Tosh Berman

 


Jet Harris by Tosh Berman

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Labels: 1960s British Pop Music, 60's British Music, Hank Marvin, Instrumental music, Jet Harris, Substack, The Shadows, Tosh Berman

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Osamu Dazai's Short Novel "The Flowers of Buffoonery" by Tosh Berman

 


Osamu Dazai's Short Novel "The Flowers of Buffoonery" by Tosh Berman

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Labels: 20th Century Japanese Culture, Japanese literature, New Directions Books, Osamu Dazai, Sam Bett, Substack, The Flowers of Buffoonery, Tosh Berman, Yukio Mishima

Monday, March 13, 2023

Tosh on Wittgenstein

 


Tosh on Wittgenstein

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Labels: 20th-century philosophy, Lectures & Conversations, Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher, philosophy, Substack, Tosh Berman, Vienna

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Tosh Berman on the Album "Swing Slow - Miharu Koshi & Harry Hosono Jr.

 


Tosh on Swing Slow

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Labels: Haroumi Hosono, Harry Hosono Jr., Japan Pop Music, Miharu Koshi, Substack, Swing Slow, Tosh Berman, YMO

Thursday, March 9, 2023

Rebekah Weikel interviews Tosh Berman for 3:AM (2014)

 


Rebekah Weikel Interviews Tosh Berman

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Labels: 3 A.M. Magazine, Book Soup, Japan, Kitakyushu, Lun*na Menoh, Mojo-Ko, Rebekah Weikel, The Berman Family, The Plum In Mr. Blum's Pudding, Tosh Berman

Eva Hesse by Tosh Berman

 


Tosh on Eva Hesse

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Labels: 20th Century Art, Artbook @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, artist, Eva Hesse, Substack, Tosh Berman, Woman Artist

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The Rolling Stones: "Necrophilia" by Tosh Berman

 


The Rolling Stones: "Necrophilia" by Tosh Berman

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Labels: 1960s British Pop Music, Aftermath, Andrew Loog Oldham, Brian Jones, Necrophilia, Substack, The Rolling Stones, Tosh Berman

Sunday, March 5, 2023

"Me," Who Cares? by Tosh Berman

 


"Me," Who Cares? by Tosh Berman

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Labels: Alice Neel, Hiroshi Teshigahara, Jackson Pollock, Marcel Broodthaers, Robert Wyatt, Substack, Tosh Berman

Friday, February 24, 2023

Tosh on The Mysterious Underground Men

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Saturday, February 18, 2023

Tosh on the Book ""The Crippled Giant: A Literary Relationship with Louis-Ferdinand Céline" by Milton Hindus

 


Tosh on "The Crippled Giant"

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Labels: Biography, Critical Writing, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Milton Hindus, Substack, The Crippled Giant, Tosh Berman

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Tosh Berman on the novel "Black Wings Has My Angel" by Elliott Chaze (NYRB)

 


Tosh Berman on the Novel "Black Wings Has My Angel"

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Labels: Black Wings Has My Angel, Book Review, Eliott Chaze, New York Review of Books, NYRB, Substack, Tosh Berman

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Tosh Berman on the "Decca Originals" Compilations

 


Tosh on the "Decca Originals" Compilations

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Labels: 60's British Music, Decca Originals Compilations, Substack, The Beat Scene, The Fairytale, The Freakbeat Scene, The Girls' Scene, The Psychedelic Scene, Tosh Berman, Vinyl
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Favorite Books at the Moment

  • “Another Ventriloquist” by Adam Penn Gilders (J &L Books)
  • “Curl” by T.O.Bobe (Wakefield Press)
  • “Death Valley Superstars: Occasionally Fatal Adventues in Filmland” by Duke Haney
  • “Ennio Morricone: In His Own Words” by Morricone and Alessandro De Rosa (Oxford University Press)
  • “Head-to-Toe Portrait of Suzanne” by Roland Topor (Atlas Press)
  • “I’ve Seen the Future and I’m Not Going: The Art Scene and Downtown New York in the 1980s” by Peter McGough (Pantheon Books)
  • “In Black and White” by Junichiro Tanizaki (Columbia University Press)
  • “Intelligence for Dummies: Essays and Other Collected Writings” by Glenn O’Brien (ZE Books)
  • “Life for Sale” by Yukio Mishima (Penguin Classics)
  • “Mac’s Problem” by Enrique Vila-Matas (New Directions)
  • “Nada” by Jean-Patrick Manchette (NYRB)
  • “Punk Rock is Cool for the End of the World” by Ed Smith
  • “Rebel Rebel” & “Ashes to Ashes” by Chris O’Leary
  • “The Alley of Fireflies and Other Stories” by Raymond Roussel (Song Cave)
  • “The Artificial Silk Girl” by Irmgard Deun (Penguin Classics)
  • “The Man Without Talent” by Yoshiharu Tsuge (NYRB)
  • “The Orchid Stories” by Kenward Elmslie (Song Cave)
  • “The Sundays of Jean Dézert” by Jean de La Ville de Mirmont (Wakefield Press)
  • “Typewriters, Bombs, Jellyfish: Essays” by Tom McCarthy (NYRB)
  • “When I Was a Wolf: Outlaw Takes on Fables and Fairy Tales” by Shuji Terayama (Kurodahan Press)
  • “Year of the Monkey” by Patti Smith (Knopf)

Favorite Blogs

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    Room Temperature Behind-the-Scenes Pix #1 - Photos by Brendan Lott Ange (Extra) Chris (Paul) & Charlie (Andre) Charlie (Andre) Stanya (Beatrice) Yar (Cinematographer) & Roman (Gaffer) Rex (Grip), Ang...
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  • Tosh Berman's Vinyl and CD Collection
    David Bowie - Ouvrez le Chien (Live Dallas 1995) ISO Records - It was not exactly a redesign of David Bowie, but of a re-think, or a new charge of energy and thought into his career and music in 1995. For me, thi...
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Tosh's favorite recordings while working in its office

  • Annette Peacock - “I’m The One” (Future Days Recordings) Reissue, 2016
  • Daevid Allen - “Banana Moon” (Get Back) Reissue, 1999
  • David Bowie - “Mercury Demos” (Parlophone) 2019
  • Extended Organ - “Vibe” (Important Records) 2019
  • Giles, Giles and Fripp - “The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles and Fripp” (Cherry Red) Reissue, 2013
  • Henry Cowell - “The Piano Music of Henry Cowell” (Folkways Records) 1963
  • Jean-Pierre Melville - “Bandes Originales 1956-1963” (Jeanne Dielman) 2018
  • Kenny Graham and his Satellites - “Moondog and Suncat (Trunk Records) 2010
  • Lesley Gore - “Boys, Boys, Boys” (Mercury) 1964
  • Manfred Mann - “Soul of Mann (Instrumentals) - (Umbrella)
  • Mark Hollis - “Mark Hollis” (Universal) 2011
  • Matthew Edwards and The Unfortunates - “The Birmingham Poets” (December Square) 2019
  • Mortimer - “Mortimer” (Philips) 1968
  • Sparks - “Gratuitous Sax & Seseless Violins” (BMG) 2019
  • Talk Talk - “Spirit of Eden” (Parlophone)
  • The Graham Bond Organization - “The Sound of 65” b/w “There’s A Bond Between Us” (Edsel Records)
  • The Soft Machine “Jet-Propelled Photographs” (Replay) Reissue, 2018
  • Twice as Much - “Own Up” (Outline Records) 1982

Lun*na Menoh and Jean Paul Yamamoto Website

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