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Saturday, October 12, 2024
Yip!*: Back Issue
Monday, September 30, 2024
What Wred's Reading: Despite Everything: A Cometbus Anthology By Aaron Cometbus
If you want to read, but you're going to pass on reading about punks dumpster diving, then please read one of my novels. My new novel, The Front Yard War, isn't out yet, but the previous Wred Fright novel is! You can read the others also!
Saturday, September 28, 2024
Music Video: Hey, Honey!
The latest music video is for another track from What's Your Flow Setting, Baby? It's a fun, happy little song, and the video was fun to make as well. Some of it was filmed at Dominic's in Wickliffe, Ohio USA, and my buddy Shawn helped out, so thanks to him and Dominic's. Thanks to Shawn, I actually get to appear in my own music video, which is rare, usually you just see my hand or something if you see any part of me. I saw some videos by local bands recently and they were boring (of course, they get hyped by the local media, which is how I found out about them). Mainly, they were performance shots with the bands lip-syncing or something. I actually don't mind videos like that, but I prefer they be live performances. It's cool to see how a band rocks out in person albeit by video, but if you're going to make a non-live video, I usually find the lip sync stuff boring. That's why I try to make weird little films that fit the subject matter but are visually interesting (at least to me; others may not find billiard balls bouncing off pool table walls as appealing as I do).
For more Wred Fright music, listen to the Yeast? 7" or give his latest album a listen or download at your favorite digital music site such as Soundcloud, Spotify, or Bandcamp!
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
Review Copies Of The Front Yard War
If anyone wants a review copy of the new novel, then please get in touch (leave a comment with your contact info or email me at wredfright Where it's at yahoo dott com). I don't care where you review it. It could be in a large city newspaper, your Facebook page, or even the bulletin board at the bagel shop. I don't care. As I have noted before, reviews are hard to come by these days. I've done four albums in the past four years, and I don't think I've gotten a single actual review of any of them (maybe people think they suck and are just being polite, but it seems as if an awful lot of culture just passes by these days unnoticed). The last novel had a couple of reviews, but that was it. The corporate publishers can afford advertising. For us indie lit types, it's all about word of mouth, so if you want a free book, just please agree to write a review. You can even hate the book (though I'd be surprised if you were--so far, I'm enjoying the proofing and suspect that most other folks will enjoy the read as well); I don't care, just share your thoughts and spread the word if you would be so kind.
The Front Yard War isn't out yet, but the previous Wred Fright novel is! You can read the others also!
Sunday, September 22, 2024
New Single!: Forget Me Fondly
This is a bit of a strange track (of course, to people who listen to American Idol or whatnot, all my tracks are probably strange). Originally, I had a short song and decided to use it as the "third input" in another song (the third input being the bridge or middle eight that breaks up the monotony of the verse and chorus repeating ad infinitum), something I've never done before. Then during the editing process, pretty much all of the main song disappeared, so you get this really weird short song. Musically, it's an oddball as well. I am drumming on a book, specifically Why You Like It: the Science & Culture Of Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser, which is no doubt interesting to read maybe, but does work great as a percussion instrument since it's a thick hardback book. Then the guitar part is played with a vintage toy Matchbox car. Fake bass on guitar completes the process. Lyrics are below (lyrics I ended up using anyway):
A pair of dentures.
A ratty knit hat.
A can of ginger ale.
A picture of a dead cat.
An old man's things.
A black cane.
A paperback about World War II.
Last month's newspapers.
An empty can of beef stew.
If you forget me, forget me fondly.
For more Wred Fright music, listen to the Yeast? 7" or give his latest album a listen or download at your favorite digital music site such as Spotify or Bandcamp!
Thursday, September 19, 2024
Cover For The Front Yard War
The Front Yard War isn't out yet, but the previous Wred Fright novel is! You can read the others also!
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
The Front Yard War
"Jane Carcrashski is getting a divorce. Jane Carcrashski is looking for a new career. Jane Carcrashski is getting good at hiding her nervous breakdown. But one thing Jane Carcrashski is not doing is cutting the grass. You see, her estranged husband says he'll do it, and she's making sure he keeps his word. Unfortunately, he's real busy, so he hasn't had time to do it, but he says he'll be over tonight. If not tonight, then the next day. OK, maybe this weekend. Well, something came up, so next weekend?
In the meantime, the grass is growing, and we're past No Mow May into Angry Neighbors And Government Code Violations June, and Jane is thrust into an armed standoff with local government goons fueled by a group of misfits drawn to her growing grass including a property rights extremist who maybe only loves his rights slightly more than his guns, a native plants enthusiast who feels guilty about finding dandelion sandwiches so damn delicious, a yard artist who thinks Jane's yard just needs a few more inflatable flamingos and it would look better, and a digital druid who dislikes clothing and insists on live streaming his intense naked conversations with the plants in Jane's yard.
Remember the Alamo? Remember Waco? Remember Attica? Remember how the Harpers Ferry raid ended?--Also, remember when Harper's Ferry used to have an apostrophe? OK, enough digression, let's get back to the main point--Remember when Philadelphia dropped a bomb on a bunch of militant vegetarians?
No? Well, none of those had happy endings. Jane's still hoping for one here, but that's only probably because she's drunk. If you like novels such as The Monkey Wrench Gang, then you're probably on a government watchlist, but you'll also likely enjoy reading The Front Yard War!"
The Front Yard War isn't out yet, but the previous Wred Fright novel is! You can read the others also!
Sunday, September 15, 2024
New Wred Fright Novel!
If you haven't read the last Wred Fright novel yet, it is still available! You can read the others also!
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Music Video: The Calling
I like music videos, but I generally dislike the usual MTV quick cut style where image poured upon image and the viewer never really got a good look at anything (which is probably why I was one of the few who liked the "Bastards Of Young" video by The Replacements). For this video, I tried to catch some wildlife and other nature by the lake and in the yard, and I tried to keep some extended shots going as usual while still keeping it visually interesting. I think it came out pretty well. See what you think.
For more Wred Fright music, listen to the Yeast? 7" or give his latest album a listen or download at your favorite digital music site such as Spotify or Bandcamp!
Monday, September 2, 2024
drinkdrankdrunk: "EXIT THE HANDSOME" by The Midnight Rider
The Midnight Rider prefers to remain mysterious. You could visit his website, but he won't say where it is. You could read his books, but he won't say what they are. You could email him, but I'm pretty sure spam@gofuckyourself.gov is not a real email address. In a world where everyone is repping their Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, sex tapes, line of clothing, new microbrew, virus panic vaccine status, and overall brand, I find that refreshing. I am happy to have The Rider ride on drinkdrankdrunk.