Sat 10 May 2008

Playlist

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Playlist 05.10.08 (for Gurldogg)

Chelsea Bridge – Duke Ellington Orchestra
Catacomb Kids – Aesop Rock
B+T – Battles
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 – The Flaming Lips
Mr. November – The National
Blues In – Art Pepper
Feeling Good – Nina Simone

 

Mon 17 Mar 2008

For Callum: 1 year later

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One year ago, Catlick Records, The Cultural Society, & Letterbox released For Callum: A 2CD Compilation to Benefit Callum Robbins. The response to our effort has been remarkably generous & I'd like to thank (again) everyone whose work made the compilation possible, as well as those of you who have helped spread the word, bought it, or donated to Callum's care fund besides or instead.

Though Callum's condition is currently stable, his need for continued care & support has not diminished; nor have the costs of his treatment. Bearing these costs in mind, I appeal to you on this anniversary to buy a copy of For Callum &/or otherwise make a donation to Callum's care fund. I remind you further that any progress made in the course of Callum's treatment conceivably benefits the other thousands of babies who suffer from SMA. So even though Callum remains the focal center of our fundraising efforts, we believe that we're working towards a larger goal as well.

Thanks again.

 

Sat 15 Mar 2008

55408: Music & Reading

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In conjunction with Intermedia Arts' terrific 55408 show, The Beat Coffeehouse, The Cultural Society, & Letterbox are putting on a show: Colin Monette will play his music, Bill Mike will play his music, & then Amanda Nadelberg & I will read some of our poems. You can get the full scoop here. I look forward to seeing you.

 

Mon 4 Feb 2008

Auction for Callum

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Drew O'Doherty has put together an auction at ebay whose proceeds will benefit Callum Robbins. At the time of this posting, there's about 4 days to go. Items include goods & services from Shellac, Buffalo Tom, The Evens, Mission of Burma, Craig Wedren, Dan McCarthy, Gordon Withers, Geoff Farina, & myself. Get on over there & help raise some money for Cal.

 

Mon 7 Jan 2008

Frampton Again

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'...I do most of my work in such a way that I make a kind of container, and the work generates its own set of demands and finally if possible — and this is I think the very oldest kind of idea, not new at all — it consumes itself, uses itself up, leads to a stasis of some sort. I get to a point where I've done as much as I know how to do. OK. So I then wait, and after a while something comes. What I tend to do is wait around for some kind of insight into how to do the next thing, you know, where does the insight come from? I don't know where it comes from. I'm not here to make explicit appeals to the muse, or the angels, or what have you.' — Hollis Frampton, from an interview with Peter Gidal, 1972.

 

Tue 25 Dec 2007

10 on Ten

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'I don't believe the job of a filmmaker is to excite or move the viewer merely through creating special moments. By simply showing the reality, one can make people think about their own and other people's acts or behavior and see and accept reality as it is. It's from this point that the viewer's duty to complete a work or a film begins. The viewer must be enticed into reflection on himself and the surrounding world. The combination of the filmmmaker's and the viewer's mind[s] creates a film which will be more durable, original, and fruitful than a film which merely aims at telling a story and impressing the viewer. This is the most essential difference between this kind of cinema and that of Hollywood. ' — Abbas Kiarostami, 10 on Ten.

 

Sat 8 Dec 2007

Audio Recording No. 1

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As the title implies, The Cultural Society is releasing its first solo record this December (our first co-release was/is For Callum). It's one song each from four Twin Cities bands: Story of the Sea, The Million, Hail, Architect, & Self-Evident. We're doing a short run (250 copies) of a one-sided, clear 12" w/letterpress-printed jackets. The tracks will be available for download purchase on 12.14.07.

Release date is 12.15.07, on which night we're playing the Turf Club in St Paul.

 

Fri 12 Oct 2007

Reading + Music

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Saturday 10/13/07 @ The Beat Coffeehouse | 1414 W 28th St | Mpls 

7:00p (free): Poets reading: Graham Foust & Sun Yung Shin

8:00p ($5): Musicians performing: Matthew Foust, Adam Svec, Bryan Knisley

Click here for more & similar info.

 

Fri 21 Sep 2007

Stephen Burt on the CultSoc

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Stephen Burt is guest-blogging at the Poetry Foundation this week & has some nice things to say about the most recent CultSoc update.
Click here to have a look.

 

Thu 20 Sep 2007

CultSoc Update

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The Cultural Society website has been updated. Celebrate our 6th Anniversary by stopping by.

 

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