Author Archives: avclubbradford

The Next Big Thing

THE NEXT BIG THING is a self-interview where writers answer a series of pre-determined questions about forthcoming/recent books,projects, etc. Matt Lewis tagged me. 1. What is the working title of the book?  Edgewater. 2. Where did the idea come from … Continue reading

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Last Night on Earth Book trailer

Last Night on Earth, a book I co-edited along with Justin Hudnall and Jay Wertzler, is NOW ON KINDLE. Here is the book trailer for it. A lot of love went into it. Please read it. Starring LNOE contributor Sunny … Continue reading

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The first book I ever wrote

Recently came across this book I wrote in 2nd grade. It’s called Oscar and Alphonse (misspelled on the cover). About caterpillars with a lot of attitude. The thing about this book is that I it’s hardcover and very nicely put-together. I don’t … Continue reading

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The Decline of the USPS

A lot of those graphs you see forget one important factor:

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What makes a ‘hipster’ movie?

May contain spoilers.  After a recent viewing of Destin Cretton’s I Am Not a Hipster, a couple friends and I agreed that it was a good movie. We all enjoyed it, but they hated the title. “Seems like a cash … Continue reading

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2012 – A year in review

Mostly just a link round-up. Nobody’s posting anything new over Christmas, but I know y’all are still on the internets. Here’s something to read. January – I defended (surrendered to) my tribal tattoo in San Diego CityBeat.  March – I went … Continue reading

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Alkaline Trio albums, from least best to best

Some people grow out of their pop-punk affairs. I never did. Alkaline Trio is the only band I’ve consistently listened to since High School. I’m probably too old to be listening to it. Nobody asked for this list. There’s no … Continue reading

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The best email I sent in 2012

I spent the first half of 2012 looking for a job, a period of time its marked bleakness. I sent a lot of emails, spent a lot of time getting my LinkedIn profile to 100% and generally hating the notion … Continue reading

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Best of 2012: a year of things I consumed

MUSIC 1. Japandroids – Celebration Rock You used to have adventures. You remember a time when you weren’t in front of a computer for 10 hours a day. You used to make out in public. You used to go on … Continue reading

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80s Movie Rap Revival: End-credit songs that retold the plot

Remember when movies had songs that retold the plot of the movie? A lot of these songs were hip-hop (I think because of the emerging genre’s straight-forward delivery and its ability to retell a narrative without stylizing vocals… but that’s … Continue reading

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