Conrad Praetzel’s Old-Tymey Studio Magic

Back in 2009 I was blessed to have discovered Clothesline Revival, an enterprise devoted to remixing songs from field recordings in a way that revives and exalts the primitive genius of American folk music. There’s no way to describe the … Continue reading Conrad Praetzel’s Old-Tymey Studio Magic

Everyone Should Have One’s Own Museum

In Conversation With Susan Malmstrom, Part II by Wanda Waterman The Voice Magazine, Volume 22 Issue 31 2014-08-08 “You’re wrong. She is a phony. But on the other hand you’re right. She isn’t a phony because she’s a real phony. She believes all this crap she believes. You can’t talk her out of it.” – Truman Capote, from Breakfast at Tiffany’s Susan Malmstrom is an artist specializing in digitally produced photography. She grew up in California, receiving a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Arts from the University of California at Irvine, and has lived in Canada since 2004. Her … Continue reading Everyone Should Have One’s Own Museum

Weird America at its Beautiful Barnum-and-Bailey Best

The Mindful Bard: The Greatest Show on Mars by Wanda Waterman The Voice Magazine, Volume 22 Issue 25 2014-06-20 Album: The Greatest Show on Mars Artist: Clothesline Revival “Never known to have performed before any live audiences on Earth, Clothesline Revival received an exclusive invitation to join an interplanetary circus on a mission to become the first musicians from Earth to entertain Martian colonists.” – from Clothesline Revival’s official website Imagine you’re one of the new Martian colonists. A childhood dream of adventure, or perhaps a longing to escape the madness of earth, has compelled you to set up homesteading … Continue reading Weird America at its Beautiful Barnum-and-Bailey Best