“You came here tonight to steal a story, a story you don’t have any right to. Why?” – Richard Van Camp, “Scariest. Story. Ever.”
Shoutout To Drummers
“Who doing the drums? Man, put that [homie] on the drums, man! Yep, all day, ‘Mortal Man’ and ‘Kunta.’ Aight from the top.” – Kendrick Lamar, “untitled 2 | 06.23.2014”
Friday Links: Let's Read Some Poems Edition
“…I walked in the boot prints everyone made who walked the walk to Overtown…That was another thing the rez didn’t have: a methadone clinic.”- Morgan Talty, “Burn”
Friday Links: Who Gets To Tell Your Myths Edition
“I throw the bleeding nopal / into a pan, pull out another.” – Gloria Anzaldúa, “Nopalitos”
Should You Play Bass With A Pick?
“I need oxygen to the stage, please…” – Mark Hoppus, ‘The Mark Tom and Travis Show’
Friday Links: What Kind Of Man Do You Want To Be Edition?
“Last night a man was yelling in the parking lot as I walked to my car. / I don’t know what he said, but it sounded like my name,” – Diannely Antigua, “A Hundred And Then None”
Albums I Loved In High School: Relient K & 'Mmhmm'
“Who I am hates who I’ve been” – Relient K, “Who I Am Hates Who I’ve Been”
Friday Links: Mutual Aid Is The Way Edition
“No one knows better than I do how far heaven is, but I also know all the shortcuts. The secret is to die, when you want to, and not when He proposes.” – Juan Rulfo, ‘Pedro Parámo’
Albums I Loved In High School: Slick Shoes & 'Burn Out'
“We are the new kids / we’ve got our heads / we’ll keep on fighting / til the old ways are dead” – 7 Seconds, “Clenched Fists, Black Eyes”