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One Perfect Moment

I am an incorrigible stage manager, or situation manager, if you prefer. The movies, books, and music I love most trigger a certain mood, which is more important to me than plot or character.

Posted byKeithJuly 20, 2021Posted inThoughtsLeave a comment on One Perfect Moment

Hitler’s Head

But the thing was ugly. It had feathers glued all over the top of its head, hideous eyes, and most chilling of all, actual human teeth glued haphazardly into the rough-hewn mouth.

Posted byKeithJuly 20, 2021Posted inThoughtsLeave a comment on Hitler’s Head

Like a Hawk

A 2003 interview with pro skater Tony Hawk, ostensibly about his then-new line of action figures, but we managed to veer off into other territory, including discussion of the “butt-splitter.”

Posted byKeithApril 12, 2021April 12, 2021Posted inLife+StyleTags:2003, Interviews, Tony HawkLeave a comment on Like a Hawk

The Word Is…

Portrait of American musician Ian MacKaye from Minor Threat and Fugazi, London, 1991. (Photo by Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images)

Here’s the word straight from 1991. An interview with Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye, conducted after a show in Louisville and featuring a rotating cast of locals dropping in to ask questions.

Posted byKeithMarch 11, 2021March 11, 2021Posted inListenTags:1991, Dischord, Fugazi, Interviews, PunkLeave a comment on The Word Is…

So Sooner Comes the Trying: An Interview with Jem Cohen

Sometime in the year 2000, I went to a screening of Instrument, a documentary about the band Fugazi, by indie filmmaker Jem Cohen.

Posted byKeithOctober 23, 2020March 11, 2021Posted inListen, WatchTags:DC Core, Documentary, Fugazi, Interviews, PunkLeave a comment on So Sooner Comes the Trying: An Interview with Jem Cohen
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