Paul used to be my neighbor. Now he’s a friend! Also, he’s still Nicci’s neighbor, so I see him pretty much daily. He’s kind of an enigma, because he acts like he…

As you all know, I am a rabid fan of all things metal. Just take one look at me, and what do you see…A rabid death metal fan, right? So you can…

I was casually checking my e-mail at work two weeks ago when a message arrived with the subject “Dead Meadow Peel Sessions.” It was sent by Mark Laughlin, the band’s original drummer.…

Yesterday was the epitome of a lazy day. I slept in, I drove over to the house on the Avenue to watch the Mets game (11:05am PST start times are the best),…

There is nothing like driving across the country. Although it might sound a bit antisocial, I prefer to go it alone. There are no distractions, and nothing to stop you from completely…

…Was my originally scheduled interview with Steve Albini out in Chicago at his studio, Electrical Audio. It fell through (related entry 1, related entry 2), there were schedule conflicts and last minute…

It’s like I always say: “When the tattooed photographer plops down on the floor with a bowl of birdseed and starts to read his Thomas Hardy paperback, the hipster party is dead…

The Jason Molina transcription continued today. I’m about 90% done, currently it stands at seventeen pages without any narration or description to fill the spaces between long passages. There was one really…

Woke up this morning. A Shot of caffeine. Reach for the laptop. Open the files for my book. Do some spot-editing on Chapter 2. Unpack yellow backpack. Find audio tape of Jason…

Here’s a portion of my interview with Rich Fessler from Bear Claw. My Bear Claw shirt is in the mail, supposedly. Jet is sending me one. She’s the best. EL: As a…