Split Lip Press/Magazine is excited for Julia Kolchinsky Dasbach and her new chapbook The Bear Who Ate the Stars, a Split Lip Press release forthcoming on November 1st, 2014.
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He is the man, myth and legend, folks—Ed Harkness, runner-up of the Split Lip Press 2014 Uppercut Chapbook Awards. With his new chapbook, Ice Children, set to release in late November, we thought we'd chat with the poet on poetic matters.
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Interview: Lullskull, Ltd.
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After checking out Georgia Kreiger's review of The sea with no one in it, I thought I'd see if the author would like to chat with Split Lip for a little while. The Canadian-Australian poet agreed, and we are grateful.
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Sometimes when you want new music, you’ve got to dig yourself out of whichever decade you’re stuck in (don’t nobody touch my precious ’90s!) and open your ears up to something fresh & new, and nothing is more as such than Liza Anne, Nashville Tennessee’s newest young lady of verse and melody. Liza was kind enough to chat with Split Lip for a while since I am a man of questions. I want to know her secrets, to know where she gets all of those wonderful toys.
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I was at a concert in Detroit and Cameron McGill was on the bill. I was fortunate to meet the talanted singer-songwriter, but my jaw dropped when our conversation shifted to poetry. He asked if I had checked out the latest Sharon Olds book, and I was all, “Somebody else in the rock circuit knows Sharon Olds?” So we talked shop, both music & poetry, and I couldn’t help but to invite him to spend some time with Split Lip for a chat about the arts.
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As pretentious as this is going to sound, Indianapolis is fortunate to have a band that takes itself seriously considering the city has the capacity to crush any aspiring artist, writer or band. Endiana with an ‘E’ is a bold affidavit defining the heartland as an ending, not a beginning.
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It was a joy reading Kristina Marie Darling's new book Brushes with and it is a privilege to have the chance to discuss the book with this brilliant avant-garde writer. She is a master of innovative form.
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Rob Miller of the band Mister Loveless talks music videos, production, and more.
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As junkies for learning about other artists, we talk with singer-songwriter Peter Bradley Adams about his creative process
Read MoreIt is a privilege to feature Michael Meyerhofer as our first Split Lip Spotlight Poet and a pleasure to have him sit with us and talk poetry. But first, let me introduce the guy.
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There’s something romantic about the road. When a musician chases a career in music, the road is inevitable; it’s a requirement of the industry. In other words, the potential and success of an artist can be measured in mileage. Although the road can be fun, it’s work, and our bodies and psyches can only take so much at a time.
Read MoreRead it and Weep is a popular opinion podcast designed to offer readers and film & TV enthusiasts reviews on what one might consider bad literature or appalling television and film.
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Ever since his debut record, Dead Language, I have been a big fan of k.s. Rhoads, and to have him here with us at Split Lip is indeed a great honor. He is a true artist devoted to his craft as a composer, lyricist, arranger and multi-instrumentalist—the type of person we adore at Split Lip.
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Split Lip was privileged to preview (and review!) the forthcoming EP A Scar is Born: Chapter 3 - Salvation from A Beautiful Curse. Editor-in-Chief J. Scott Bugher sat down with Kenny James from the one-man band to chat about genre expectations, album cohesion, EPs vs. full-lengths, and more.
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Record producer and all around badass, Neilson Hubbard, is the founder of Mr. Lemons Recording Studio in Nashville, TN. His capacities diversify from being a talented multi-instrumentalist, to songwriting, to producing records.
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I had the pleasure of chatting with The Fray’s drummer, Ben Wysocki, last month about the band’s approach to writing their songs. With so many hit singles, I just had to ask how they pull it off. Ben’s a crazy-cool guy and I hope you enjoy what he has to say about the creative process.
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