Ordinary Madness #42 BILLY THE FRIDGE
| May 14, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Rapper Billy the Fridge stops by to talk about his recent two month trip around America. We also talk about his new album, how he got into rapping, his friendship with Andy Milonakis and his time as a wrestler.
Intro: A Billy
Outro: Just a Bill
Follow Billy on Twitter
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Ordinary Madness #41 JEREMY AT ODDS
| May 7, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
After a last minute cancellation by the scheduled guest, I asked Twitter if there was an artist out there with something to promote and the capability to be at my place within the hour. Rapper Jeremy at Odds was the first one to respond and we ended up having a great conversation about his album, words, story telling, the state of hip-hop today and how to balance a day job with your art.
Follow him on Twitter @jeremyatodds
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Ordinary Madness #40 JAY MCALEER & JULIAN MARTLEW
| April 27, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Elissa Washuta joins Steve in interviewing Jay McAleer and Julian Martlew about their piece “Composites.” We also talk about Jay’s work in the Jack Straw Program and Julian’s work at KEXP. We end with a discussion about acceptance and gatekeepers in the arts community.
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Audio Contest Winner – JAY MCALEER
| April 12, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Jay McAleer’s piece “Composites” is the winner of the inaugural Ordinary Madness Audio Contest. McAleer will receive a prize pack of books and will be a guest on an upcoming episode. Thanks to everyone who submitted!
Bios:
Jay McAleer Is a poetry and fiction writer from Seattle, Washington. He is a 2013 Jack Straw Writer and has received residencies from the Vermont Studio Center and Centrum Arts Foundation. For the past twenty years, Mr. McAleer has worked professionally as a designer and technician in theatre, dance, and opera.
Julian Martlew is a composer, musician and audio engineer who has been recording, editing and mixing audio in Seattle since 1999. He currently mixes live at KEXP-FM, On The Boards, and The Tractor Tavern.
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Ordinary Madness #39 CORINNE MANNING
| March 14, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Writer and teacher Corinne Manning stops by to talk about two of her projects, The Furnace and The Living Room Workshops. She shares a short story, and we also talk about yoga, her writing process and book design. Corinne will be reading at Cheap Beer and Prose on March 21.
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Ordinary Madness #38 APRIL
| February 20, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Tara Atkinson and Willie Fitzgerald of APRIL stop by to talk about some of the events they have planned for April Lit Fest 2013. They also talk about their own writing, how they ended up in Seattle and the ins and outs of putting together a lit crawl.
Follow them on twitter @APRILfestSEA
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Ordinary Madness #37 DEBRA DI BLASI
| January 9, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Writer, artist and Jaded Ibis Press founder Debra Di Blasi stops by to talk about how art should embrace technology, teaching creative writing, quantum physics and why all writers should study art history. The interview concludes with her reading an excerpt from her book The Jiri Chronicles.
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Ordinary Madness #36 BREADLINE
| December 7, 2012 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Greg Bem and Jeremy Springsteed of Breadline stop by with their friend Jason Conger to talk about the series, as well as their Holiday Party on December 19. We also talk about breads and spreads and what it means to hijack an audience, and the guys perform a sound poem.
Read Conger’s blog post on sound poetry here.
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Ordinary Madness #35 ROSS McMEEKIN
| October 5, 2012 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Writer Ross McMeekin stops by to talk about the new journal he started, Spartan, and the journal he is an editor for, Hunger Mountain. He reads a short story and we talk about finding confidence in a writer’s workshop.
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Ordinary Madness #34 JEANINE WALKER and BRIAN McGUIGAN
| September 16, 2012 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Brian McGuigan and I talk with Jeanine Walker, the new host of Cheap Wine & Poetry and Cheap Beer & Prose, about what she was like in high school and why she wanted to be a part of the series. Former host Charla Grenz offers some advice.
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