WHAT TO WEAR DURING AN ORANGE ALERT?

Mike Worrall "The Forgotten Expectation", oil on panel, 117x183cm, 2011

Listening:
1. Ice Choir: A retro sound, a Brooklyn band, an album coming in July. Listen to: Teletrips
2. IlldotLogic: Hip Hop straight from Atlanta. Listen to: Gumballs (mp3)
3. Bravestation: Epic, experimental pop from Toronto. Listen to: Tides of the Summit

Reading:
1. s c a t t e r s t a t e by Carrie Lorig
2. Death of a Ladies’ Man 3 by Christiana Spens
3. Lore by Michael Seidel
4. Impossible calculations by Peycho Kanev

Noel Sloboda "So Below" (Sunnyoutside, March 6th)

The new mini-chapbook from Noel Sloboda is one of the most well put together collections I've seen. Of course it came from David McNamara and Sunnyoutside, but this collection reaches even further then their previous releases. What pushes this five-poem collection further is the beautiful two-color silkscreen by Alicia Paolucci at the center of the chapbook. It brings another element and really brings these poems to life.

Sloboda's poems take place in his yard as he prepares himself and his yard for Spring. However, the Spring he is looking for is unique and slightly twisted.

"I might wake to find/ tendrils snaking through/ AC vents to caress my check"

Taken as a whole, So Below by Noel Sloboda is a simply a work of art.

James Apollo

James Apollo is releasing his latest album on June 5th, and "2x2" is the first single from Little War, Little Less. Apollo has been floating around the Midwest for years, since leaving his home in Libertyville, Arkansas. Apollo is an inventive songwriter and has plenty of tales to tell.

Little War, Little Less
1. Blessed or Bust
2. Two By Two
3. You and Me and Him
4. A Suckers Spark
5. Big Dipper
6. Its The Days

Jackie Tileston "Final Theory / 21 Grams", 2011 Oil and mixed media on linen 60 x 48 inches

This is from Jackie's new show at Holly Johnson Gallery opening May 14th.

Listening:
1. Arc In Round: Heavy Psych-rock from Philly. Listen to: "Hallowed"
2. Pandercakes: Layered and unusual pop from South Carolina. Listen to: "André Breton" (mp3)
3. Tu Fawning: A Portland band with a big sound. You can stream their new album here.

Reading:
1. Heresy by Richard Prins
2. A Series of Helens by Forest Lewis
3. Drinking Coffee Under New York Sky by Michael Koh
4. Plaster of Paris by Ross McMeekin

Episode 106: The Making Beautiful Stuff Edition

* Dolphins "CSO With A Drag Queen" self-titled debut ep that they self-released on March 20th
* Supreme Cuts "Jacy"
* Vittorio Carli reading from A Passion For Apathy.
* Steve Roggenbuck "Make Something Beautiful Before You Die"
* Tree "Die" from the mixtape he released earlier this Spring called Sunday School.
* Supreme Cuts "Jacy"

Tom Mahony "Dead Glass" Illustrated by Jennifer Noel Bower (Folded Word, March 30th)

Perhaps it is because I have lived in the Midwest my entire life or that I recently spent a week on the beaches of Southern California, but there is something magical and enchanting about the ocean. The waves, the sounds, the life contain within, it has always fascinated and frightened me and many, many others. Walking out into the water for the first time is breathtaking on multiple levels. It is the thrill of not knowing exactly how big the wave is going to be, what it will feel like when it rushes over you, or what lies beneath the surface.

Valerie Hegarty "Melted George Washington 3" 2011 Canvas, stretcher, paper, acrylic paint, glue 16" (w) x 20" (h) x .75" (d)

Listening:
1. Anenon: An album called "Inner Hue" has never been more perfectly named. Listen to: Inner Hue
2. Orcas: Benoît Pioulard and post-minimalist composer Rafael Anton Irisarri come together to create perfection. Listen to: Carrion
3. Cubenx: Psychedelic pop from Guadalajara. Watch their video "These Days".

Reading:
1. Not Much Left to Say by Daniel Pontius
2. Purple Beach by Jayne Joso
3. Haunt and Take That by Ethel Rohan