(This is not a photo of Kris Kristofferson. It is a photo of Willie Nelson. I have no photos of Kris, so I substituted best I could.) A few months ago, I backed a project on Kickstarter — a double LP of Kris Kristofferson covers. The Kickstarter was successful, the digital download of the record…
Author: brandnewkindof
Photographer, baseball fan, lover of rock music, sweet tea, chili cheese hotdogs, and Matt Wieters.
quoth the raven, ‘sack kaepernick’
“Just witnessing a Baltimore ritual. I’ve lived here all my life and never visited Poe’s grave, much less seen the Visitor. That’s akin to never going to Fort McHenry or watching the Orioles play.” “Bunch of bums.” Rainer frowned. “I hate the American League.” “Where did you grow up, Detective?” “Jersey. I’m a Mets fan….
book review: the polaroid book (taschen 25th anniversary edition)
I have a Polaroid. It was my maternal grandmother’s, and it came with two packs of expired, unusable film. I haven’t bought any film from the Impossible Project yet, because I never have any money, but I love Polaroid cameras, and photos. I love the instance of it; the whole point of it, really. I…
read what i had, volume two
In January, I resolved to only read books that were on my GoodReads to-read list on January 1. This went … sort of well. What I ended up reading in January: Second Chance Summer, Morgan Mattson Carry The One, Carol Anshaw Gone, Gone, Gone, Hannah Moskowitz Teeth, Hannah Moskowitz Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of…
worth getting up for in january
Worth getting up for in January: the new Wooden Wand album; the new Elin Ruth album; the Dorado album; Frontier Ruckus’s Eternity of Dimming; Beach Boys covers; Willie Nelson live; Mike Carey’s Felix Castor novels; Jefferson Bass’s Bill Brockton novels; chili cookoffs; the Ravens beating the Colts, embarrassing Peyton, and crushing Tom Brady; Angry Birds…
two sentence reviews of albums i listened to in january
A Mad Affair — Retro Honey Pop: the title of this record, from a new-ish Triangle trio, is a pretty good descriptor; it’s noir-y, sultry, rootsy pop, all dominated by Valerie Wood’s gorgeous, enormous voice. Torch songs for the new generation, really, and I’m deeply impressed by this release, which hooks into the current Americana…
tomorrow never knows there’s an answer
A January tradition by now, this benefit show pitting covers of two bands against each other. (Dylan vs Petty ; Springsteen vs Young ; REM vs U2) It is always for a good cause, and it is always fun. This year it was the Beach Boys and the Beatles getting the versus treatment, and it…
album review: goodnight texas – a long life of living
Goodnight, Texas: A Long Life Of Living. Out now, self-released. Goodnight, Texas is a real town. It’s the halfway point between San Francisco, where Avi Vinocur lives, and Chapel Hill, where Patrick Dyer Wolf plays solo and often with the Tender Fruit. A Long Life Of Living sounds like Goodnight, Texas should sound, a bit…
luck, timing, and a quick trigger finger
Augustana plays an acoustic show at the 506 tonight; it’s sold out, so you’re probably out of luck in getting to see them, alas, just like me, but I can share this photo, which remains one of the best shots I’ve ever taken. The summer of 2010, the Counting Crows summer tour, my beloved now-dead…
when i’m not here
Places you can find me when I’m not posting as much here: Twitter: @brandnewkindof ; day-to-day life stuff, retweeting photo posts and sports links, music links, general ephemera of my brain, immediate links to blog posts and photos on Flickr. Tumblr: brandnewkindof ; other people’s stuff that I like reblogged, mostly sports photos, travel photos,…
brand new kind of photography 