"Three Female Roommates"

Another of my 'basic cable couplets' appears in the current issue of The Stone Hobo, complete with an illustration by "clobberin'" Ken Rasak!

Malcontent video

Continuing with the publicity blitz surrounding Zenith Beast's spring releases, here's the video to Malcontent's "In Deeper Debt," from Embarrassment of Riches, out March 20th!

Meg Tuite's Exquisite Quartet

Meg Tuite was one of the features for my mega-reading during AWP. She also writes a regular column for Used Furniture Review called “Exquisite Quartet” (a pun on exquisite corpse). In her own words,

“Exquisite Quartet” is a collaboration of four writers who will put together a story, piece by piece. Each writer adds a bit more to the racy tale until, like an old beat-up sectional couch, it miraculously fits together. A disreputable, yet virginal theme will be chosen each month, as will three non-virginal writers. Meg Tuite will lead off the ménage a quatre.

In honor of the largess of AWP, this month's edition includes contributions from 33 writers, myself included. Check it out, and thanks to Meg for asking me to participate!

Fussbudgets video

Here's the video for The Fussbudgets' "Jacqui Digs the Heads," off of their debut, Hog Wash!

Throw the Lions to the Christians now on iTunes

The remastered edition of Throw the Lions to the Christians is now available from iTunes. Get your copy today!

Throw the Lions to the Christians remaster out today!

My remastered fifth solo album (with bonus material), Throw the Lions to the Christians is out today. Lend an ear and get your copy from Bandcamp, Amazon, Spotify, MediaNet, eMusic, Zune, Rhapsody, Nokia, Google Music, and/or VerveLife.

Thanks for your continued support of independent music!

AWP reading-o-rama!

The AWP conference officially gets underway tomorrow. There will be much rubbing-of-writerly-elbows, hobbing-of-nobs, and eyeballing of purty printed products at the conference itself. In addition, I will be participating is three off-site events:

9 PM Wednesday, February 29th at The Hungry Brain, as part of Salmon Poetry's mega-reading

9 PM Thursday, March 1st at the world-famous Billy Goat Tavern, as part of Heavy Feather Review's "Everything Will Be OK" event

and last, but not least,

7 PM Friday, March 2nd at The Horseshoe for "This Page Intentionally Left Blank," followed by music from The Injured Parties, Khalid Hanifi, and Decoy Prayer Meeting.

Hope to see you at one (or all!) of these to-do's.

Crab Orchard Series in Poetry

I just learned that the manuscript I am currently shopping around, Activities of Daily Living was a semifinalist for this year's Crab Orchard Series in Poetry!

Though I wish it had been selected for publication, I am nonetheless pleased and honored by this distinction.

Outsight Radio Hours live interview

The Outsight Radio Hours Internet radio program will interview me live on the air at 4:00 PM Eastern time (GMT -5) on Sunday,  February 26th. Information on the show and how to listen and participate via chat is available here.

Among the topics DJ Tearaway will be discussing with me are upcoming reissues of music on the Zenith Beast label.

Note that the program is re-streamed one week later on Radio Freedom from 5-7 PM ET, and all Outsight Radio broadcasts are archived here.

Hope you can tune in!

Poems in SPUDgUN

Two more poems from my Basic Cable Couplets manuscript are in this just-published debut issue of SPUDgUN. Enjoy!

Poem in The Brooklyner

I have a new poem in The Brooklyner, which has one of the loveliest layouts I've seen lately. Check it out!

New poem in Stanley the Whale

Lo and behold, the good folks at Stanley the Whale have been so kind as to publish another of my "basic cable couplets." Hope you enjoy!

Fussbudgets discography now available for pre-order; out April 3rd

It's been over twenty years in the making, but collected works by The Fussbudgets are now available for pre-order from Bandcamp!

Pre-ordering gives you instant access to selected tracks, and once the digital editions are released on April 3rd, you'll automatically be emailed a link to download the full albums at that time (some with bonus material). After the albums launch, you may also purchase them via iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, MediaNet, eMusic, Zune, Rhapsody, Nokia, and VerveLife.

In the ZB queue are selected demos, early recordings, and live material, but the band's haphazardly-released major works (the albums Hog Wash! and The Naked & the Daft, as well as the EPs Fresh Brood, Headache of the Gods, and sad fearful playful excited -- EPs gathered together in a single package -- constitute the band's oeuvre, for historical purposes).

Refer to individual releases for more background information on the recording, line-ups, and songs.

Hope you enjoy, and thanks for your support!

Poem in Stanley the Whale

I have a poem up at Stanley the Whale today. Check it out! It's another selection from my Basic Cable Couplets manuscript.

Embarrassment of Riches remaster now available for pre-order

The official release date for Malcontent's Embarrassment of Riches remaster with bonus material is March 20th, but you may now pre-order it from Bandcamp!

Pre-ordering gives you instant access to one of the tracks, and once the record is released in March, you'll automatically be emailed a link to download the full EP at that time.

Get your copy today! After the album launches, you may also purchase it via iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, MediaNet, eMusic, Zune, Rhapsody, Nokia, and VerveLife.

Throw the Lions to the Christians remaster now available for pre-order

The official release date for the Throw the Lions to the Christians remaster with bonus tracks is March 6th, but you may now pre-order it from Bandcamp! Pre-ordering gives you instant access to two of the tracks, and once the record is released in early March, you'll automatically be emailed a link to download the full album at that time.

Get your copy today! After the album launches, you may also purchase it via iTunes, Amazon, Spotify, MediaNet, eMusic, Zune, Rhapsody, Nokia, and VerveLife.

Nine poems in The Yellow Ham

I may still be writing 2011 on my checks (yes, I still write some), but with 2012 fully underway I'm very pleased to announce I have nine (!) poems from my Basic Cable Couplets project in the debut issue of The Yellow Ham. Enjoy!

Three poems in Clapboard House

I'm very pleased to end 2011 with three poems in the latest edition of Clapboard House! Check 'em out! And happy new year to one and all!

New poems in latest issue of blue & yellow dog

I've got four poems from my Basic Cable Couplets manuscript in the most recent issue of blue & yellow dog.

Embarrassment of Riches re-release (remaster with bonus material)

Two weeks after the release of the remastered/re-sequenced Throw the Lions to the Christians, Zenith Beast will reissue Malcontent's Embarrassment of Riches EP, with an extra track! It too has been beautifully remastered (by the amazing Wally Sound). Date of availability is March 20th. Here's the event announcement.