We're hitting the road next week (or rather, the sky, as I'll be taking an airplane) to take PUPPET SKIN out across America! Well, at least *part* of America. Denver, LA, and Portland LISTEN UP because we got some performances scheduled inside of you:
These are going to be some pretty special and theatrical performances with a lot of funny and talented people (too many to tag them all) so if you ever wanted to check out a literary event THIS IS ONE YOU SHOULDN'T MISS.
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And changing the subject entirely:
My girlfriend Lisa and I have just started a new comedy podcast called THE DANGER & LISA SHOW.
Available on iTunes, Stitcher, or directly from our host at Libsyn, here is the shows description:
It's a show where we just talk. To each other. For an hour. And that's it.
New episodes release every THURSDAY so make sure you subscribe.
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Other than that, PUPPET SKIN is back up on Amazon proper, so make sure you pick up your copies while the getting iS good.
I love you all and thanks for the continued support
A Bizarro/body horror/coming-of-age fable about a human girl rebelling in a strange world where everyone is turned into a puppet after they graduate 8th grade.
1. Did an interview with Christoph Paul on his excellent podcast The Passion of the Christoph.
LISTEN HERE or just download that shit from iTunes
2. October 1st doing a reading at The Lovecraft Bar in Portland, Oregon. This reading is the book release party of Garrett Cook's new novel A GOD OF HUNGRY WALLS as well as being the kick-off party for the H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival. Lots of excellent bizarro writers will be performing, including (but not limited to) me, Garrett, Jeff Burk and Vince Kramer. I've written something special for this performance and it's either going to be a lot of fun or fail miserably.
3. October 6th I'll be reading again at The Hour That Stretches at the Jade Lounge here in Portland. Last month the reading there went well. This month it should be even better, as my girlfriend Lisa LeStrange will be reading too and I think we're gonna perform our joint 'Interactive Erotic Friend Fiction' bit we did at the Bizarro Hour in Chicago. And I *might* perform the 'Popsicle' bit that won me 3rd place at last year's Bizarro Showdown.
My Dearest, Most Beautiful Readers, The FINAL chapter in the epic six-month-long battle between Jeremy Maddux and I is up for your listening pleasure over at Surreal Sermons. IF you haven't paid any attention (and I know you haven't!) this is the episode for you. 7 or 8 phone calls later, the misunderstanding that spilled over into real life, involving our friends, lovers, and even our MOTHERS, finally comes to a close! Herein lie the beginning and the end, in chronological order, with color commentary from listeners who wanted to weigh in on the whole ordeal. If you loved me, you'd listen to this episode right now. LISTEN/DOWNLOAD RIGHT HERE!!!! Your Best Friend, Danger
1. The very talented bizarro-Lothario Garrett Cook wrote a little article back in early January in which he said that I was an 'author to look out for in 2015.' Whether that's true or not, it was a very kind and unexpected gesture from him and it gave me the warm-fuzzies when I read it.
2. I also made another appearance on Jeremy Maddux'sSurreal Sermons podcast, where we once again yell at each other. This Maddux dude has got a real bug up his butt. And now my real-life mother and best girl Lisa are involved too. I don't know what kinds of twists and turns this saga is going to take, but things are escalating quickly.
3. I also don't know if I made this announcement earlier, but it is official, so I suppose I should mention it: I (along with Kirk Jones) have been doing acquisitions/slush reading for Rooster Republic Press since last November. That means, if you want to pitch a book or send a manuscript to Rooster Republic, you can either talk to me, Kirk, or send it to the submissions email at rrpsubs@gmail.com.
4. I HAVE FINISHED WRITING A NEW BOOK. A full-length novel, to be specific. There is no other news to report besides that, as I just finished writing it right before I made this blog update you are currently reading. But it is a HUGE relief and accomplishment whenever anything (especially lengthier things) are completed. So THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT to the three people in the world who actually support me. The rest of you can go ahead and DROWN YOURSELVES IN A SWIMMING POOL FULL OF DICKS!
As far as pimping goes, this time around I'm going to repay the favor and pimp my favorite Time Pimp:
This is the dude who's book beat my book for a Wonderland Award. So you know you're in good hands. If you are at all serious about writing and confused about where to begin or what to do, I highly suggest using Garrett's services. You won't be disappointed. If you are disappointed, well, then as I've already said, PLEASE RESUMING DROWNING YOURSELF IN THE AFOREMENTIONED SWIMMING POOL OF DICKS!
This is my last post of 2014, which isn't saying much because I rarely update this blog. But I should update more. I do little things all over the place that you may want to check out, and if you're not my friend on Facebook, you'd have no way of knowing it.
So here's what's been going on with me over the past two weeks, for your entertainment pleasure:
1. Another guest appearance on Jeremy Maddux's podcast Surreal Sermons. It's not an interview or anything like that. We basically just argue with each other for the first five minutes of the show after he found out I rejected his 'Pinata story' from Rooster Republic Press.
2. Speaking of Rooster Republic Press, they had me on as the contestant for the third episode of their bad game show, aptly called The Bad Game Show. Other guests included Justin Grimbol and Michael Allen Rose. It's basically 20 minutes of nonstop sexual confession. Those two guys are perverted as FUCK! Link here just in case the embedded video below doesn't work.
3. Lastly, Lady Terminator herself, my good friend Erika Instead, let me do a guest blog post on her B-movie blog she does for Living Dead Magazine. We watched a movie called Mutantis and it's pretty much exactly what you'd be a movie called Mutantis to be about. It's a funny blog for often-overlooked movies.
And I believe last post I said I was gonna start sticking recommendations in with each post? Did I say that? Well, regardless, I'm going to. And my first recommendation is going to be of Michael Allen Rose's band Flood Damage. They're an industrial rock band from Chicago and they KICK-ASS. I wrote a review for their new album Instruction for the Assembly of God(s) and since there's like NOWHERE GOOD to stick a goddamn music review other than iTunes, I'm gonna copy and paste it right here:
Spooky. Kooky. All together ooky.
This is FUN music. A pop-industrial album that is gritty
enough to grind you to pieces in its mechanical jaws, yet catchy enough to make
you want to nod your head to the beat while you’re getting eaten alive.
Yes, this is a robot dance party hosted by the Devil and
attended exclusively by a bunch of sexy, tattooed chicks all lezzing out on
each other. You know what I mean?
You don’t?
Look, is there an accurate way to describe music without
sound trite or derivative? People always do that "well it kinda sounds
like" thing when they talk about bands: Well it kinda sounds like
Ministry. Well it kinda sounds like Skinny Puppy. Well it kinda sounds like
Frank Sinatra if he were a possessed blender on a mission to have sex with
every appliance in the world. But what does any of that even MEAN?
I like the kind of music that paints pictures. Lyrical
content aside, I dig sounds. Atmospheres. That intangible part of a song that
hits you somewhere deep. The way words in a book build a world in your head, a
good song, or album, can do the same. And this album certainly does just that!
At times it’s like the soundtrack to some crazy supernatural slasher movie. At
other times, it might be what the DJ is spinning at a vampire dance club blood
orgy, like that awesome scene in Blade 2. At other points it strikes like
lightning out of a matte silver cloud. And still at other points it lumbers
along like a blind giant’s feet, stomping across the dirty landscape of a
coal-stained city plucked straight out of some reimagined Victorian distopia.
That’s what I was SEEING in my mind while I listened to Instructions for the
Assembly of God(s). That's what these sounds gave me. But even with all the
ATMOSPHERE that this music brings, you won’t find any lithe ambient noises
tiptoeing around like a curious caterpillar. It’s not THAT kind of atmosphere
I'm talking about! Instead you'll get only loud, crunchy guitars and
heart-attack fast drums and ethereal, ghostly vocals the stalk you like a
jilted wind. These aren’t lullabies to put you to sleep. This stuff will get
you moving. Bobbing your head. Punching your mom. This album ROCKS.
Standout track: SeXXXee (is this a George Michael homage?!)
That is all for now, person who decided to actually read all this shit and maybe click a few links. Have a great day. Enjoy life. Enjoy pizza.
Yeah, ignore that title. I'm not on crack. Unless you got some....
My segment with The Surreal Grotesque Podcast just went up. And it's a grand ol' time, if I do say so myself, which I suppose I just said, so that's kind of redundant. ANYWAY, this is a wonderful podcast with lots of interesting bizarro authors so CHECK IT OUT:
Let the smooth sounds of my voice satisfy your ear pussies.
And a BIG thank you to Jeremy Maddux for having me on the show. That dude deserves a medal or something for doing what he does. I'd give him one, but I'm a fuckin' author. I don't have any money.
I'm pleased to let you all know that my interview with the Books, Beer and Bullshit Podcast just went up! In addition to DangerRAMA, come listen to us discuss the lighter side of fast food franchising, Norwegian nomenclature and having sex with your own body parts.
This is a consistently hilarious show and I'm really, really glad they invited me to be a part of it.
