Scott Heim's Blog, page 4

I'm still alive--really! It's been over a month since I posted last, but I've been insanely busy with a textbook-writing job (and also insanely boring). In case anyone is still reading this blog: I'll be back again soon....

I haven't uttered a peep on this blog for a damn long time. How about I promise to give a personal update of sorts within the next week? In the meantime, here's a smattering of music I've been listening to...

Some random writing-related things: (1) Below are a couple of photos sent by my photographer pal Michael Karo. I doubt the owner of this VW bus knows anything about my second novel, but it's kinda fun to think otherwise. (Plus,...

OK, so I've had this weird obsession for a long time, an obsession intensified by my iPod and the album cover art that constantly changes on its screen: I'm fascinated with album covers that resemble each other. So this extremely...

(1) Japan, "Methods of Dance" live, 1982 (fretless bass: Mick Karn; drums: Steve Jansen) (2) Simple Minds, "Sweat In Bullet" promo, 1981 (fretless bass: Derek Forbes; drums: Brian McGee) (3) Ultravox, "Reap the Wild Wind" live, 1984 (bass: Chris Cross;...

Hey, I just won an award for We Disappear. It's the "Editor's Choice" award for "Dark Genre Novel of the Year" from Dark Scribe Magazine. There's more information here. I'm pretty psyched about this. I'll be back soon with an...

One of my favorite painters died this past week. Andrew Wyeth, 91, died in Chadds Ford, PA on Friday, January 16. Oddly, not much news was made of Wyeth's passing--the wires are too busy with the imminent inauguration and with...

(1) Bauhaus, "Dark Entries" (live) (1980) (2) The Birthday Party, "Nick the Stripper" (1981) (3) Modern English, "Someone's Calling" (1982) (4) This Mortal Coil, "Kangaroo" (1984) (5) Cocteau Twins, "Aikea-Guinea" (1984) (6) Dead Can Dance, "Frontier" (1984) (7) Clan of...

One of my favorite humans on the face of the earth. Oh, how I wish you'd make music again.... (Two of my greatest joys in life are Talk Talk's final pair of brilliant, beautiful, perfect albums, Spirit of Eden and...

(1) Deerhunter, "Microcastle" (2) Bloc Party, "Flux" (3) Crystal Stilts, "Prismatic Room" (4) Why?, "Song of the Sad Assassin" (5) Frightened Rabbit, "Set You Free" (6) Air France, "Collapsing At Your Doorstep" (7) Fleet Foxes, "He Doesn't Know Why" (8)...