Friday, September 29, 2017

Hugh Hefner 1926 - 2017

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Hugh Hefner himself is not that important, but the importance lies in how America looks at Hefner and Playboy brand.  For all purposes,...
Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Les Sewing Sisters open up for SPARKS at El Rey Theater, Los Angeles Oct 14 & Oct 17

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  Les Sewing Sisters (Lun*na Menoh and Saori Mitome) are the opening band for SPARKS that will take place on Saturday, October 14 and T...
Saturday, September 23, 2017

"Slow Writing : Thom Andersen on Cinema" by Thom Andersen (The Visible Press)

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ISBN: 9780992837723 The Visible Press In the 1960s there were a lot of great 'film' related books that speak to the fan of th...
Thursday, September 21, 2017

"X-Rated: Adult Movie Posters of the 60s and 70s" by Tony Gourmand and Graham Marsh, Introduction by Peter Doggett (Reel Art Press)

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"X-Rated: Adult Movie Posters of the 60s and 70s" by Tony Mourmand and Graham Marsh (Reel Art Press) You can't overestima...
Sunday, September 17, 2017

"Dear Mr. Beckett: The Samuel Beckett File: Letters from the Publisher" Edited by Lois Oppenheim/Curated by Astrid Myers Rosset (Opus)

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As a publisher (TamTam Books) I'm fascinated with books about publishing or about the publisher themselves. I'm especially inter...
Thursday, September 14, 2017

"Letters To His Neighbors" by Marcel Proust (Translated by Lydia Davis) New Directions Books

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ISBN: 978-0-8112-2411-6 New Directions Books I'm fascinated with a writer's residence.  Especially a writer like Marcel Prous...
Monday, September 4, 2017

Roland Barthes

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“We know that the war against intelligence is always waged in the name of common sense.”  ― Roland Barthes, Mythologies
Sunday, September 3, 2017

The Evening Series: Sunday, September 3, 2917

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The Evening Series: Sunday, September 3, 2017 The night is so hot and still that when I farted, I can taste it from the air.   The ...

Emil Cioran 1

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"Except for music, everything is a lie, even solitude, even ecstasy. Music, in fact, is the one and the other, only better." ...
Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Sparks - Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) Official Video

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The fantastic new single/song from Sparks.  From their new album.  Out in September.  The video is great as well.  Sparks forever!
Saturday, August 26, 2017

Saturday, August 26, 2017

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I have a problem.  A writer’s problem to be exact.  I have an urge to document and write on the Trump administration or White House.  It...
Monday, August 21, 2017

The Evening Series - Monday, August 21, 2017

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I recently purchased a window shade, where it will keep the sunlight out, but if you’re outside the window, you can see yours truly...
Thursday, August 17, 2017

"Arbitrary Stupid Goal" by Tamara Shopsin (MCD/FSG)

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ISBN: 978-0-374-10586-0 A hard book to put down.  Each page is a bite size narrative that is so well written and often profound, that...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017

The Evening Series: Wednesday, August 16, 2017

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The Evening Series: August 16, 2017 I need a pre-amp for my stereo hi-fi, and at the moment, my right channel, or speaker is not wo...
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

The Evening Series: Tuesday, August 1, 2017

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The Evening Series: Tuesday, August 1, 2017 As the darkness takes over the sky, I notice the music changes as well.  Michael Nyman’...

ADULT. - Uncomfortable Positions (feat. Lun*na Menoh) (Official Video)

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Lun*na Menoh with the band ADULT.
Monday, July 31, 2017

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The Evening Series: Monday, July 31, 2017 I’m pretty happy-go-lucky middle aged man till the evening comes rowing on toward the end...
Saturday, July 29, 2017

The Evening Series: Saturday, July 29, 2017

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The Evening Series: Saturday, July 29, 2017 The evening is unnerving.  There is the sense of dread just right before I fall asleep....
Friday, July 28, 2017

Tosh Berman Reading at ARTBOOK @ Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles, plus Others

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I, Tosh Berman, will be doing a reading with Leslie Dick, an. cinquepalmi,  & Lucy Blagg.  Friday, August 4, 7PM.  Artbook at...

Sparks - Edith Piaf (Said It Better Than Me) (Official Audio)

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The new great tune from Ron Mael and Russell Mael Sparks.  It's hard not to play this over and over again.