The RT 20 Podcast: Books, Soundtracks, Vagabonds, and Cogan(s) Part 2

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Ken Wohlrob

Songs of Vagabonds, Misfits, and Sinners soundtrack Here is part 2 of the RT20 Podcast featuring host Steve Reynolds, fellow Blacksmith for Literary Progress Brian Cogan, and yours truly discussing music and writing and how the two intertwine. There are more songs from our favorite soundtracks and artists that inspire us to write, as well as further pontificating on how all three of us use that music as part of our writing (including Songs of Vagabonds, Misfits, and Sinners in my case). Herr Reynolds even had the audacity to throw in a Steely Dan song. That’s right a Steely Dan song. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds who art in somewhere, save us.

Click here to check out Part 2. The song playlist for this installment is:

Main Theme – John Ottman – Usual Suspects Soundtrack

Tocatta – Arvo Pärt – Collage Over B-A-C-H

Holiday in Cambodia – The Dead Kennedys – Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Repo Man – Iggy Pop – Repo Man Soundtrack

Reel Ten – The Plugz – Repo Man Soundtrack

Nemesis – Shreikback – Oil & Gold

Aja – Steely Dan – Aja

Red Right Hand – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Let Love In

The RT 20 Podcast: Books, Soundtracks, Vagabonds, and Cogan(s) Part 1

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Ken Wohlrob

Songs of Vagabonds, Misfits, and Sinners soundtrack The new episode of the RT20 Podcast is now live and I’m proud to say it centers around two of my favorite topics: books and soundtracks. I joined host Steve Reynolds and fellow Blacksmith for Literary Progress Brian Cogan for a lengthy discussion of music and writing and how the two intertwine. As expected, we talked about my new book, Songs of Vagabonds, Misfits, and Sinners, and the soundtrack I created for it. We also waxed poetic about our favorite soundtrack music and songs that inspired us when we wrote. In between all the jabbering, Steve spun a selection of songs hand picked by Brian and I, including some great stuff by Iggy Pop, Glenn Branca, John Carpenter, Neil Young, The Dead Kennedys, and others.

Click here to check out Part 1. The song playlist for this installment is:

Dead Man, Acoustic Theme – Neil Young – Dead Man (Music from and Inspired By the Motion Picture)

Non Ho Tutto Il Giorno – Ken Wohlrob – Songs of Vagabonds, Misfits, and Sinners

Structure – Glenn Branca – The Ascension

Haunted House – John Carpenter – Halloween

Part 2 of the Podcast coming soon…

Go Metric Reading Recap

Posted on November 5, 2006 by Ken Wohlrob

Another grand time at Freebird Books out in Red Hook, Brooklyn. Myself, Mike Faloon, Brian Cogan, and Steve Reynolds all took part in the celebratory reading for the release of Go Metric Issue #21.

As expected a great crowd of friends and supporters came down to hear us read. My piece, “Let the Altar Boys Loose,” seemed to go over really well with good hearty laughs from the crowd. You can read a different edit of the piece in Go Metric #21. Of course, extra special thanks goes out to Rachel and the nice folks at Freebird Books for having us down once again and treating us so well. Go visit them in Red Hook and support the shop.

Here are some shots from the reading (audio to come soon):