I mentioned the Wabash Cannonball in my post about tune names. Here’s Benny Martin tearing it up, accompanied by John Hartford on banjo. Just wow!
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Gentle on my Mind
I was surfing around the YouTube machine, listening to fiddle tunes, when I stumbled into this gem. It’s perfect, isn’t it?
Tune Names
More so than songs, tunes often have lots of names. Sometimes a tune will take on a regional name. Sometimes, nobody locally will have known the actual title, and so simply call it something else. Sometimes, there will be a name from a tune’s country… Read More
The Air-headed and Fanatical Candy Minx
Hey, who’s calling my co-host air-headed and fanatical? You’ll have to listen to this week’s episode to find out. This week The Agents watch a German comedy. They talk about learning a new skill and Michael Pollan’s new documentary HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND. Email… Read More
The Gardener
Last week, when Stagg was in town from Chicago, we started this mad garden project. It began with an armature built around the stand for a coat rack, with wood and strapping and hardware cloth. On that we built up cement, and then finally, acrylic… Read More
Elvis is Everywhere
The new episode of The Agency Podcast is up! Listen right here or find it at all the good places. This week:Opening: from Elvis is Everywhere by Mojo Nixon and Skid RoperThe Agents discuss a fab cat & mouse cop show called We Hunt Together… Read More
Alechinsky
I came across this little video on the Tuen Tony Kwok on YouTube. It features a great look at Pierre Alechinsky’s painting over the years, without any accompanying words to get in the way. I’ve long admired his delightful, fluid and imaginative paintings.
Interplanetary Painting
I was surfing around the YouTube machine this morning, I came across this brief British video on the British Pathé channel featuring the late Italian painter Enrico Baj. I’ve been familiar with Baj’s work for many years, since receiving a catalog of his work which… Read More
No Lard in My Croissants
This week’s episode of The Agency Podcast is now available. Listen right here or find it at all the good podcast places. Special thanks this episode to Leo Quintao (@quintao.ink on Instagram) and to Flamewise Ink. This week:Agent Eugene gets a tattoo (Rule #6)Interview with… Read More
So this happened….
At some point a couple months ago, I started thinking maybe it’s time to get a tattoo. I had an image in mind, from what I think is one of the oldest nonsense nursery rhymes in English: Hey Diddle DiddleCat and a fiddleThe cow jumped… Read More
27th Street 