Ordinary Madness #54 SEATTLISH
| December 5, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Alex Hudson, Hanna Brooks Olsen and Sarah Anne Lloyd from Seattlish stop to talk about how the blog got started. We also talk about Kshama Sawant, their dislike of eagles, minimum wage, how they deal with negative comments, and rent control.
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Ordinary Madness #53 ELISSA WASHUTA, CLAIRE JACKSON, CATHERINE SLATON
| November 21, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Elissa Washuta, Catherine Slaton and Claire Jackson stop by to talk about a reading they will be doing together at Richard Hugo House on November 21. Elissa curated the reading as a part of her Made at Hugo Fellowship. We talk about good and bad memoirs and each guest reads a short piece of nonfiction. The conversation ends with Elissa sharing the definition of James Franco Day.
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Ordinary Madness #52 MICHELLE GOODMAN & JANE HODGES
| October 17, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Seattle Lit Crawl 2013 organizers Michelle Goodman and Jane Hodges stop by to talk about this year’s crawl that will happen on October 24. We also talk about their current books in progress and what it takes to organize the biggest Seattle literary event of the year.
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Ordinary Madness #51 AYRON JONES
| October 3, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Ayron Jones of Ayron Jones and The Way stops by to talk about his new album, “Dream,” which will be released on October 29, and have it’s official release party at Neumos on November 2. He plays a couple songs, talks about songwriting, his killer live shows and teaching himself to play guitar at thirteen. The interview concludes with the song “Feedin’ From the Devil’s Hands.”
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Ordinary Madness #50 SIR MIX-A-LOT
| August 30, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Sir Mix-A-Lot stops by to talk about the recent record he produced for Ayron Jones and The Way who will be performing at Bumbershoot this weekend. We also talk about the Seattle hip-hop scene in the 80s and 90s, what it was like to work with Rick Rubin and his upcoming album Dun 4got About Mix.
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Ordinary Madness #49 NICOLE HARDY
| August 21, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Nicole Hardy stops by to talk about her new memoir Confessions of a Latter-Day Virgin, which will have its release party at Richard Hugo House on August 23. We also talk about her Modern Love essay, which sparked the whole project, her decision to quit her teaching job to move to the Island of Grand Cayman and the differences between writing poetry and non-fiction.
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Ordinary Madness #48 Samudre Media
| August 15, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Vasant and Sarah Samudre stop by to talk about their company Samudre Media that consists of film, web design, photography and social marketing. Topics include the company’s inception, what it’s like to work on creative projects with a spouse and light sabers.
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Ordinary Madness #47 EMMETT MONTGOMERY
| August 10, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Comedian Emmett Montgomery stops by to talk about some of the cool events he helped put together for this year’s Bumbershoot. We also talk about puppets, storytelling, open mics and what goes into putting together Weird & Awesome with Emmett Montgomery.
Follow him on Twitter @emmettfungomery
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Ordinary Madness #46 THE DROP SHADOWS
| June 26, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
The Drop Shadows stop by, and play a few songs, and drink a few beers. We also talk about Canadian pizza, open mics and songwriting.
See them at The Blue Moon on June 28.
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Ordinary Madness #45 JARED WADE & BRIAN McGUIGAN
| June 21, 2013 | Posted by Steve under Uncategorized |
Writers Jared Wade and Brian McGuigan stop by to talk about all things hip-hop. Topics include best lyricist, best album, best single, best feature and what defines a hip-hop song worthy of the title “best hip-hop song ever.”
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