Dan Rhodes, the the graphic novel (sort of) * Howard Devoto on Magazine’s reunion: “We haven’t had a full band rehearsal yet. It’ll be fine!” More here * Andy Warhol‘s greatest album covers: The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (1971) Probably Warhol’s most problematic album cover, in that 1) Each copy contained an actual zipper attached to the front that basically killed any other record that touched it in the record store racks; and 2) The crotch area featured is especially well defined, causing several store owners to refuse to carry the album.” (via LHB) * A retrospective of artist Angus Fairhurst * Tao Lin interviews Nick Antosca: “I think the funniest books I’ve ever read are Lolita and American Psycho.” * Nick Antosca meets Bat Segundo & Brothercyst, Antosca’s fine blog * The Guardian‘s 1000 novels series threw up some interesting suggestions: Andrew Lycett on the best of Arthur Conan Doyle, Ian Sansom on unusual detectives (Nero Wolfe, a personal favourite), Patrick McGrath on gothic novels, Toby Litt on JG Ballard, Ian Jack on British new wave, Joe Dunthorne on George Perec & Nicholas Lezard on the best of Tintin: “To single out three essential works from an oeuvre that spans 50 years and 24 books isn’t easy; especially when, as Tom McCarthy reminds us (in his wonderful Tintin and the Secret of Literature), such a body of work presents us with a unified array of symbols, signs and hidden meanings. Let no one be mistaken: the Tintin adventures are as rich in detail and intent as what is normally filed under the term “literature”.” * Irvine Welsh‘s secret life * An interview with Iain Sinclair: “I’ve never written much about Hackney before because it was my own doorstep. I felt more comfortable with Wapping, Whitechapel and the Thames Gateway. But I really felt that was one reason for doing the book: could I retrieve memories? Only then I found out that I didn’t know anything anyway; everything I thought I knew was wrong.” * A conversation with Hanif Kureishi: “I’m disillusioned about sex. If you look at The Buddha of Suburbia, an unrepressed world seems like a very cheerful prospect.” * Granta’s podcast with Joseph O’Neill & Jonathan Lethem * PULP magazine interview 3:AM‘s Adelle Stripe: “We thought it was about time we gave the literary world a sharp kick up its flabby arse….it was a natural and organic conclusion to form The Brutalists and give the beast a name. The best thing about starting a literary movement is upsetting the applecart of the current ‘acceptable’ form – it has to be done in order for writing to evolve….and as someone once said ‘The Hacienda Must Be Built’. I’m sure there will be a new group of writers who will come along in a few years and tell us how rubbish we really are. And of course, we will welcome them with open arms.” * Taking up Mickey Spillane‘s mantle * McCrum on Raymond Chandler * Russ Kick‘s Books are people, too * James Gandolfini or Robert Downey Jr? The Ampersand on casting the new Hemingway biopic * Eyeshot magazine’s first physical object * What Jane Birkin knows about men * Morrissey in quotes: “The audience I am trying to reach are champion figure skaters. I think they need me the most.” * 3:AM‘s Chris Killen pick up more reviews for The Bird Room & is interviewed by Art and Things * Words fail me: n+1‘s One More Time: the Britney Symposium.
