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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

In Search of Lost Time: Swann's Way (The Graphic Novel)

 


Tosh on the Graphic Novel version of Swann's Way

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Labels: Arthur Goldhammer, Charles Swann, In Search of Lost Time, Marcel Proust, Stéphane Heuet, Substack, Swann's Way, The Graphic Novel, Tosh Berman

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Tosh Berman on The Lost Art of Walking by Geoff Nicholson

 


Tosh on The Lost Art of Walking by Geoff Nicholson

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Labels: Book Review, Geoff Nicholson, Literary Walks, Riverhead, Substack, Taking Walks, The Last Art of Walking, Tosh Berman, walking

Monday, May 29, 2023

Tosh Berman on John Wieners' "Stars Seen in Person: Selected Journals" (City Lights)

 


Tosh Berman on John Wieners' Stars Seen in Person: Selected Journals" (City Lights)

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Labels: Beat Culture, Book Review, City Lights Books, John Wieners, Stars Seen in Person, Substack, Tosh Berman

Sunday, May 28, 2023

Chop Suey and The Pool With Two Figures by Tosh Berman

 


Chop Suey and The Pool With Two Figures by Tosh Berman

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Labels: Chop Suey and the Pool With Two Figures, David Hockney, Edward Hopper, Essay/Fiction, Substack, Tosh Berman

Friday, May 12, 2023

Jeff Beck's "Love is Blue"

 


Tosh on Jeff Beck's "Love is Blue"

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Labels: Epic Records, Jeff Beck, Mickie Most, Rod Stewart, Ron Wood, Substack, The Jeff Beck Group, The Yardbirds, Tosh Berman

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Tosh Berman on George Mikes' "How To Be A Brit"

 


Tosh on George Mikes' "How To Be A Brit"

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Labels: British humor, George Mikes, How To Be A Brit, How To Be an Alien, How To be Decadent, Robert Benchley, Substack, Tosh Berman

Wednesday, May 10, 2023

Marcel Proust's "Sodom and Gomorrah," (from "In Search of Lost Time)

 


Tosh on Proust's "Sodom and Gomorrah"

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Labels: In Search of Lost Time, John Sturrock, Marcel Proust, Penguin Classics, Sodom and Gomorrah, Substack, Tosh Berman

Tuesday, May 9, 2023

High Buildings Low Morals by Bob Baker

 


High Buildings Low Morals by Bob Baker

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Labels: 1950's London, 1950's London 1960s London, 1960s London, 20th Century London, High Buildings Low Morals, Rob Baker, Tosh Berman

Sunday, May 7, 2023

Tosh Berman on Lou Reed (Tosh Talks)

 


Tosh Berman on Lou Reed (Tosh Talks)

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Friday, May 5, 2023

John Cale New York in the 1960s

 


Tosh on John Cale's "New York in the 60s"

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Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Tosh Berman on Ludwig Wittgenstein

 

Tosh on Ludwig Wittgenstein

Tosh on Ludwig Wittgenstein

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Labels: 20th Century Philosophy, Ludwig Wittgenstein, philosopher, Substack, Tosh Berman, Zettel

Monday, May 1, 2023

Tosh Berman on Theodor Adorno's "Minima Moralia: Reflections On A Damaged Life"

 


Tosh on Theodor Adorno's "Minima Moralia"

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Labels: 20th Century Philosophy, Critical Writing, Guy Debord, Minima Moralia, Substack, Theodor Adorno, Tosh Berman, Walter Benjamin
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  • “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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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

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