Author, THE BIRTH OF LOUD: Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the Guitar-Pioneering Rivalry That Shaped Rock 'n' Roll | iansmithport@gmail.com
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Really tickled by this essay in which @adamgopnik takes a piece of WHAT'S GOOD and dilates it into a proper disquisition on the nature and baggage of rhyme.
Rhyme is the material of a greeting card—“Roses are red / Violets are blue / Sugar is sweet / And so are you”—and the high-tragic language of Racine. What is the proper way to employ it? nyer.cm/c9VcRRC
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For those who attend our WHAT'S GOOD celebration this Saturday with author @dlb & guest @iPORT, an exclusive treat when you order the book directly from us:
A 'Side B' mix of songs explored in the book.
Here's a little taste, created by the author: soundcloud.com/axaxaxasmlo/w…
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Decision Desk HQ projects that @JoeBiden has won Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral college votes for a total of 273.
Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America.
Race called at 11-06 08:50 AM EST
All Results: results.decisiondeskhq.com/2…
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The blah-blah-woof-woof of the first debate seemed like the right occasion for me to slightly repurpose a Hendrix-at-Woodstock thing I wrote for the Los Angeles Times in August 2019. Both the piece and the music still wave today. robertchristgau.substack.com…
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I compiled this summer reading list @nytimesbooks. “Think of it as a stepladder to antiracism, each step addressing a different stage of the journey toward destroying racism’s insidious hold on all of us.” These are the steps in HOW TO BE AN ANTIRACIST. nytimes.com/2019/05/29/books…
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The President threatened to take over cities and towns with military force. Peaceful protesters were tear-gassed so he could get a photo-op.
We will fight for justice for Black lives in America, even if our racist Commander in Chief tries to stand in the way.
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I wrote a piece for the New York Times that offers a bit of actual good news: Live music is coming back -- in a socially distant way -- to one of NYC's top jazz clubs .... thanks to a gift from one Mr. Billy Joel. nytimes.com/2020/05/31/arts/…
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wrote about FRED WILLARD, the zen master of buffoonery theringer.com/movies/2020/5/…
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Struggling to find the best way to tell recently laid-off friends, colleagues, & strangers how much their writing has meant to me. It’s easy to undervalue this work. But to have your worldview rearranged (as I have) by a piece of criticism or reporting — it’s an honor.
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Rushing off to work at my temporary job. Just stopping to post this, because it makes me smile.
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2015: How to Keep the Peace at Thanksgiving
2016: Fact-Checking Your Uncle's Talking Points at Thanksgiving
2017: This Thanksgiving Try Not to Make Your Wishbone Wish "Please Reverse My Uncle's Cognitive Decline"
2018: Go to a Restaurant
2019: Christ, Put on THE IRISHMAN Already
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'Tis awards season, and Birth of Loud by @iPORT is on the long list for the Business Book Awards from @porchlightbooks! Get your copy wherever you buy books: spr.ly/60191PnpB.
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Rocktober: Books from and about Musicians Who Rock, including #TheBirthOfLoud vy @iPORT which is "required reading for anyone interested in the conflict and creativity behind [the] gods of guitars." @ShelfAwareness spr.ly/60141GKTa
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Announcing the Amazon Books editors' picks for the best books of 2019 so far: amzn.to/2Fk6Lbr #bestbooks2019sofar
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Read.
Read this.
Read this aloud.
Read this aloud at Peet's Coffee on Lakeshore.
Read this aloud at the Rockridge BART station.
Read this aloud in the Montclair village.
Read this aloud at the Piedmont High PTA mtg.
And then thank @otisrtaylorjr.
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.@iPORT's #TheBirthOfLoud looks at Leo Fender, Les Paul, and the guitars that changed the world via @JournalStarNews journalstar.com/entertainmen…
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“That wasn’t the sound they wanted; they were alienated & shocked by it” explains music journalist @iPORT, author of #TheBirthOfLoud...So what led Paul & Fender—whose names would ultimately be on the guitars themselves—to create the instrument? @IHubRadio pri.org/stories/2019-04-01/e…
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"Behind the technological innovations inherent in the solid-body electric guitar is a story of two friends and rivals, people whose legacies have been inscribed on the guitars they created: Leo Fender and Les Paul" #BirthOfLoud @iPORT @IHubRadio blogs.wgbh.org/innovation-hu…
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Remembering gospel pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe, born 104 years ago. When asked about music in the 1960s, she said, “Oh, these kids and rock & roll — that is just sped up rhythm & blues. I've been doing that forever.“ In 2018, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.