Aug 29 2010

Howie Good

The poet reads and discusses his process and aesthetic.

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Howie Good is the author of a full-length poetry collection, Lovesick, as well as 21 print and digital poetry chapbooks, including most recently, Hello, Darkness, available from Deadly Chaps.

Jul 31 2010

James Lasdun

The prolific London-born writer sits down with Ben to discuss his process, style, and latest collection, It’s Beginning To Hurt.

James Lasdun Interview on Fogged Clarity
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James Lasdun was born in London and now lives in upstate New York. He has published three collections of stories, three books of poetry, and two novels, including The Horned Man, which was a New York Times Notable Book. His story “An Anxious Man” was the winner of the UK’s National Short Story Prize, and his story “The Siege” was the basis for the Bernardo Bertolucci film Besieged. He is the recipient of a Dylan Thomas Award for short fiction and a Guggenheim fellowship for poetry, and has taught creative writing at Princeton, NYU, Columbia and The New School. Lasdun’s most recent work is a collection of stories entitled, It’s Beginning To Hurt.

Jul 31 2010

Ritchie Young (of Loch Lomond)

The Loch Lomond frontman discusses his band, his songwriting, and the growth of Portland’s music scene.

Ritchie Young Interview on Fogged Clarity
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Ritchie Young is the lead singer and songwriter for the Portland band, Loch Lomond.

Jun 30 2010

Bill Burr

Sincere. Honest. Hilarious.

Boston comedian Bill Burr sits down to discuss church, age, and Howard Cosell.

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Bill Burr Interview on Fogged Clarity
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Bill Burr is a comedian from Boston. His stand-up specials have been featured on HBO and Comedy Central, he has performed on Letterman and Conan O’Brien, appeared on Chappelle’s Show, and is the co-host of the XM radio program, Uninformed. His new hour-long special, Let it Go is soon to be released.

Jun 30 2010

Anna Vogelzang

The songwriter discusses the composition of Paper Boats.

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Anna Vogelzang is a songwriter splitting her time between Madison, WI and Chicago. She has shared the stage with the likes of Regina Spektor, Deer Tick, and Nat Baldwin, among others. Her fifth studio album, Paper Boats, was released earlier this year by Slothtrop Records.


May 31 2010

The Hoof and The Heel

The harmony of The Hoof, Harris Shper and Christine Hale, sit down with Ben to discuss their first record.

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The Hoof and The Heel are an electro-folk quartet from Montreal.

May 31 2010

Bonnie Jo Campbell

The award winning author discusses the influence and process behind American Salvage, anachronisms, and her days in the circus.

Bonnie Jo Campbell Interview on Fogged Clarity
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Bonnie Jo Campbell is the author of a novel and two collections of stories, the most recent of which, American Salvage, was a finalist for both the 2009 National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction. She is the recipient of Southern Review’s Eudora Welty Prize and a Pushcart Prize. Her stories and essays have appeared in Ontario Review, Story, The Kenyon Review, Witness, The Alaska Quarterly Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, Mid-American Review, and Utne Reader, among others. She lives and writes on a farm in Michigan.


May 31 2010

Amir Darzi Video Session

Israeli-born folk musician Amir Darzi sits down to talk and play in Brooklyn last month.

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Amir Darzi is a folk-rock musician born and raised in Israel. He currently lives in Brooklyn where he is recording his first full-length release.

Apr 30 2010

Tom Matlack

Author Tom Matlack discusses the passion and purpose behind his Good Men Project.

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Tom Matlack - The Good Men Project

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Thomas Matlack on Fogged Clarity

Tom Matlack is a writer living and working in Boston. In 2008, he founded The Good Men Project, and has since appeared frequently on television and radio across the country. His essays and stories have been published in Boston Globe Magazine, Yale, Boston Magazine, Penthouse, Wesleyan, Boston Common, Tango, and Pop Matters. He is the former CFO of The Providence Journal.


Apr 30 2010

Singing In The Abbey

The ladies of Singing In The Abbey sit down to discuss Wake Up, Sardis!, literature, religion and Chicago.

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Singing In The Abbey is a Chicago-based quartet founded by the songwriter Annie Higgins.