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RIP: Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse

March 7, 2010 in Dead Guys, Music by Mister Zan | 1 comment

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In honor of psych-folk master Mark Linkous, who according to Rolling Stone took his own life Saturday, please take a moment to enjoy this beautiful video for his “It’s A Wonderful Life” directed by noted filmmaker Guy Maddin (”Brand Upon the Brain!,” “The Saddest Music In the World”) .  Recording under the name Sparklehorse, Linkous released four albums and had recently appeared on Danger Mouse’s “Dark Night Of the Soul,” duetting with Cardigans frontwoman Nina Persson on the track “Daddy’s Gone” and  contributing music for “Just War.”   He had previously attempted suicide in 1996.  He will be sorely missed by friends, family and fans alike.

J.D. Salinger, Zooey Glass, and Coming out

February 4, 2010 in Dead Guys by B.B. Nichols | 4 comments

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Like many of us, I was first introduced to J.D. Salinger as a freshman in high school. On the recommendation of my older brother (or a friend who’d already made the discovery), I read “Catcher in the Rye” with rapt attention and the unwavering faith that I was going to absolutely love it. By then, 50+ years after its initial publication, “Catcher” had far surpassed its early cult status (it was censored and banned for decades) to become required reading for all teens, especially among those who floated on the fringes of high school society—perhaps closeted teens like me.