Shall we dance?
A celebration of the physics behind the movement of the human body, as narrated by The Burlinson|Whitten Trio. From their second album, “Velodrome,” also available on iTunes by some strange coincidence.
A celebration of the physics behind the movement of the human body, as narrated by The Burlinson|Whitten Trio. From their second album, “Velodrome,” also available on iTunes by some strange coincidence.
Vitally Important is pleased to announce the publication of our newest book, which even has the word “Book” in it’s title. ‘The Book of Extremely Common Prayer” offers proof that God is all ears, whether it be a matter of life and death or simply a minor traffic violation. Thus far it’s received stellar notices from Publishers Weekly and Kirkus, but we’re most interested in finding out your reaction. “Extremely Common Prayer” is available in both print and ebook formats from our friends at amazon. And god bless you for checking it out.
The unheralded “first and last single” from The Corpsemen comes a mere 32 years after they allegedly recorded a four song demo. A fan video of the song can be viewed below. And for more on the story behind the music, read “American Ghoul” by Walt Morton.
The latest video from The Burlinson|Whitten Trio, a series of “live portraits” shot on 41st and 7th in NYC.
In art, as in life, a “happy accident” occurs when something unexpectedly good comes from what would otherwise be considered a mistake.
There are 22 cranial and facial bones that make up the human skull.
In 1812 Beethoven composed “Drei Equali” requiring 4 trombones. It was performed at his own funeral procession.
Typically, it’s wise to have at least 8 place settings for dinner parties.
Dogs of similar size and purpose to the modern beagle can be traced back to Greece in the 5th century BC.
This original and compelling tale of a drunk in Venice attempting to survive — and keep his beloved dog alive as well — has been described as “a rewarding story of a man’s unconditional love for his faithful companion” by Kirkus Reviews. It’s really Raymond Chandler and Charles Bukowski and The Cohen Brothers by way of a very talented writer. You can visit Eric Coyote’s writer’s retreat here.
Their eponymously titled debut (and finish, as The Corpsemen did not last past these 4 songs and one video), is a punk rock summary of what it was like to be a high school outsider in the late 70s. I get the feeling these guys listened to the Ramones and the Runaways by way of the Delfonics.
But the real question is, how did this band, the knowledge of which has been zero and zilch until the discovery of a cassette tape stuck between the seat cushions of a 1978 Chevy Nova, wind up being portrayed in the novel “American Ghoul” by Walt Morton? I mean, “novel” last I checked, means “fiction”, which means the band “The Corpsemen” and the members of aforementioned band — Sebastian Jones (singer/guitarist), Howard Pickman (bass), Dwayne Garcia (drums) and Gerald Spaznek (not sure what Gerald plays, thinks its some of the strange noises so I guess synthesizer) — are not flesh and blood creatures who actually walked the earth but are characters of the imagination dreamt up by author Morton.
To go one step farther, what if Walt Morton is a fictional character as well? Or this “novel” is actually an account of what really happened in 1978? What if there’s a ghoul sitting right next to you on the subway, right now? How could you tell? You couldn’t! So long as this cassette is still (barely) operable, I’m going to transfer its contents to the obligatory 1’s and 0’s and get The Corpsemen music out there anyway. Maybe you’ll enjoy it as much as I did. Or think I did. If I exist. You get the picture…
