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Greil Marcus on Bob Dylan
In this brand new book, America’s greatest music writer pulls together a career-worth of commentary about America’s greatest songwriter. With Bob Dylan, Greil Marcus offers up insights and criticisms, notions and associations about pop music’s greatest singer/songwriter. Perhaps no writer is as closely associated with a musical artist as Marcus is with Dylan and this [...]
Johnny Ramone Wants You!
Check out this fun, new animation from the Johnny Ramone Army! Also, check out the third installment of the BBC’s Seven Ages of Rock. This chapter is entitled “The Blank Generation” and it covers the punk revolution on both sides of the Atlantic. We’re particularly taken with the great Patti Smith footage that starts at [...]
After Party: Author Offers Up Second Take on Post-Punk
Hello Comrades, Our friends at Soft Skull sent this book to us while Insomnia was still transitioning to WordPress. This great read came out about 3 weeks ago, but it was such a blast we wanted to include it in our Sleepless Book Club write-ups. Simon Reynold’s acclaimed first volume of post-punk memory sifting – [...]
The Brown Album
Hola amigos, Although The Band is known for their American roots music, only drummer Levon Helm was born in the ‘States. Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson all hail from Canada. After meeting up as “The Hawks” – the backing band for Ronnie Hawkins – the band came to prominence supporting Bob [...]
Ex-Quiz-It-Corpse
Bless you, As our our post-title implies, this entry will be an “exquisite corpse”. The Wiki-Wik has a pretty good take on this process: Exquisite corpse (also known as exquisite cadaver or rotating corpse) is a method by which a collection of words or images is collectively assembled. Each collaborator adds to a composition in [...]
Origami Gunship
Seasons Greetings…and a new poem… Mobile post sent by MightyJoeNolan using Utterli. Replies. mp3 ___________________________________________________________ Use this player to listen to my new CD. Purchase a song or two at your favorite digital outlet and help us stay awake here at Insomnia! Find the archives to my Sleepless Film Festival, and more at my You Tube channel: [...]
Pod Monk No Zero
Greetings all and more again. Just a quick one this time. Thanks to everyone who has been messaging me regarding the Disinformation World News Podcast and The Wicked – the new CD I am in the middle of recording with Jean Paul Lilliston. A new Podcast should be up in a few weeks so go [...]
I Like Iron Mike
Hello small babies, God bless us every one. So last night I had the pleasure of enjoying the new Mike Tyson documentary, Tyson. Tyson is directed by James Toback, one of the most eccentric, challenging directors working today. This is Toback’s first doc, but Tyson explores themes of sexuality, racism, madness and drug use that [...]
Radio Radio
Hey y’all and then some, Hope everyone is enjoying a lazy Sunday. I am marinating some chicken thighs in anticipation of my potluck supper later with a girl from a faraway land. We will also be frying green tomatoes and assembling ravioli while staring longingly into one another’s eyes and trying not to laugh. Wanted [...]
Real to Reel
Yes and what up? A quick update on some of what’s going down with what’s coming up… First of all, I have played several shows in the past months and have been enjoying a musically active summer playing festivals and other such gigs that have been embedded in sunny funny goings-on. This last weekend I [...]
