Entries from August 2006

August 27, 2006

The (Sometimes Heavy) Toll of the Uphill Battle

In the wake of the boost FUTUREPROOF has received since appearing in Entertainment Weekly, I’ve been contacted by a very high-powered agent, as well as an editor at a giant publishing house. This is the story of how things went down with the agent, who will remain nameless.
(S)he contacted me and asked that I send [...]

August 22, 2006

When Forces Meet

This weekend we hosted a visit from none other than Jamie Kilstein, a major up-and-coming slam poet just out on his first national tour (he won the NYC battle and came in 5th!!! at the nationals). Jamie is a believer in DIY culture, a staunch supporter of artists supporting other artists. Check him out [...]

August 7, 2006

Momentum–It’s Picking Up

Never thought I’d be posting a pic of Entertainment Weekly here, but shit happens. In this case, some really good shit. Seems that in the current issue of EW, they did a small story on PODdy-Mouth (www.girlondemand.blogspot.com), and posted pics of the five books she has chosen for 2006. Guess whose book was one [...]