If you are in New York tonight and looking for something to do, you should head on down to the Bowery Poetry Club for a special music-writer version of the Literary Death Match featuring readings by James Gavin (Stormy Weather: The Life Of Lena Horne), Courtney Gillette (Tom Tom Magazine), Jessica Hopper (The Girl’s Guide To Rocking), and Christopher R. Weingarten (1000timesyes and this here site). Plus a performance by Franklin Bruno! (NB: None of those people are pictured at left.) I’d be there if I wasn’t a couple of states away. [Literary Death Match] More »
Jessica Hopper on nostalgia and psychic growth, in the form of a review of Jane’s Addiction’s three-disc attempt to cash in now, honey: “To believe that Jane’s Addiction headlining Lollapalooza again is somehow historic, to be psyched about this recurrence, is like masturbating to the memory of losing your virginity. Sure, it was meaningful when it happened, but 20 years down the line, it’s a pity if this is what’s getting you off. If what was our pinnacle then is still our pinnacle now, it reflects pretty poorly on how we’ve been spending our time.” [Chicago Reader] More »
