Posts tagged “Richard Brautigan”
Time Lapsed Comparison
What some of my favorite famous writers were doing when they were 22 years old: Richard Brautigan – 1957 By 1956, Brautigan had settled in San Francisco, California. There he sought to establish himself as a writer, was known for handing out his poetry on street corners, and often participated in “Blabbermouth Night” readings at [...]
Review of "The Hawkline Monster" by Richard Brautigan
Rating: 4 of 5 stars If you haven’t read Brautigan before, I would easily recommend Trout Fishing in America or In Watermelon Sugar over The Hawkline Monster. On the other hand, I don’t think you could go wrong reading the Hawkline Monster first, as it is classic, exemplary Brautigan and holds true to the surrealistic/light-hearted [...]
Ten Pennies in a Bucket of Nails
I was going to say that every once in a while some new, good music is stumbled upon. I feel like words are becoming more ascetic with every key typed. Spanish sampler-musician El Guincho (as described on that page) resembles Os Mutantes and Animal Collective, but more importantly it feels like some doped-up dub music [...]