Interviews
July 27, 2006

Grant Barrett

grantbarrett6.jpgYes folks, the return of the interview. I am delighted to present Grant Barrett, who is the project editor of the Historical Dictionary of American Slang for Oxford University Press during the day and editor of the Double-Tongued Word Wrester Dictionary in his free time. He occasionally writes and broadcasts about words, dictionaries, and language. The Official Dictionary of Unofficial English is his second book.

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Interviews
February 10, 2006
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Lisa Carver, The #1HS Interview

Lisa Carver is a pioneer in many fields: a musical visionary, she is the founder of the infamous art-music-experience Suckdog, the publisher of the highly regarded 'zine Rollerderby, and a noted author and cultural critic.

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Interviews
November 16, 2005

Stacy Horn

stacy_main.jpgIn 1990, Stacy Horn founded Echo, a NYC-based online community filled with people who log in everyday to talk. Her most recent book is called The Restless Sleep: Inside New York City's Cold Case Squad, in which she tracks four unsolved killings and the process of the investigations surrounding them. She is also a commentator for the NPR show All Things Considered, and is working on a new book about the paranormal.

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Interviews
November 03, 2005
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Mykel Board

mesmall-1.jpgMykel Board has written dozens of freelance articles and 17 novels under pseudonyms, but he's probably best-known for his column in Maximum Rock'n'Roll, "You're Wrong." (At least that's how I was introduced to him.) Never one to shy away from controversy, he's been accused of....well, of a lot of things. You'll see. In this interview, he talks about his new book, Even a Daughter Is Better Than Nothing, race, sex, music, and drinking.

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Interviews
July 25, 2005
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The One-Eyed Undertaker

under.jpgThe One-Eyed Undertaker is the nom-de-plume of a friend who works as an undertaker-cum-"catch-all" at his family's funeral home. It's a fascinating line of work--certainly one that's had a lot of interest from the media these days--and it's even more interesting because he's a great storyteller. If I didn't want to be dumped in the Thames when I died, I'd certainly use his services.

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Interviews
July 08, 2005
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Chris Martin of Kinski - The #1HS Interview

kinski1.jpgIn which we talk about Kinski’s new album, Alpine Static; the benefits and perils of structure; GarageBand vs. garage bands; and “Krautrock for Dummies”. Among other things.

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Interviews
June 20, 2005
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Marty Thau - The #1HS Interview

redstar.jpgWhat do the following artists have in common: ? and the Mysterians, Van Morrison, Blondie, 1910 Fruitgum Company, The New York Dolls, The Fleshtones, The Isley Brothers, John Cale, Richard Hell, Ohio Express, and Miriam Makeba?

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