Recommended

Autumn 2011

Listening:

Three Voices (for Joan La Barbara)- Morton Feldman

The Conet Project- Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations

Trance Map- Evan Parker & Matthew Wright

Reading:

On Death and Dying- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Minima Moralia- Theodor Adorno

The Subject Steve- Sam Lipsyte

Food:

July 2011

Listening:

WTF with Marc Maron

Jamie Saft: Borscht Belt Studies (2011 Tzadik)

Asva: Presences of Absences (2011 Important Records)

Eliane Radigue: Transamorem-Transmortem (2011 Important Records)

Watching:

Men of a Certain Age, Season 1

Bob's Burgers, Season 1

Terrence Malick: Tree of Life (2011)

June 2011

Listening:

Evan Parker/John Wiese: C-Section (2009)

Teiji Ito: Music for Maya (2007 Tzadik)

Watching:

David Simon: Treme, Season 2

Food

Larb Pla Korb at Zabb Elee

May 2011

Listening:

Colin Stetson: "New History Warfare Vol. 2 - Judges" (2011)

Richard Maxfield/Harold Budd: "The Oak of Golden Dreams" (New World Records 1999)

Jon Irabagon: "Foxy" (2011 Hot Cup Records)

Beastie Boys: "Hot Sauce Committee Part 2" (2011 Capitol Records)

John Zorn: "The Satyr's Play—Cerberus" (2011 Tzadik Records)

Watching:

David Simon: Treme, Season 1

Food

Whole Braised Bass with Chili Miso at Szechuan Gourmet

April 2011

Listening:

Peter Evans Quintet: "Ghosts" (2011 More is More Records)

WTF with Marc Maron

Reading:

Marc Maron: "The Jerusalem Syndrome"

Anthony Bourdain: "Medium Raw"

Harvey Pekar & Joyce Brabner: "Our Cancer Year"

Food:

Xi'an Famous Foods