Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 181: Criminal Fanclub Targets



Guided By Voices - Downer
Quivers - You’re Not Always On My Mind
Criminal Hygeine - Hardly News
Teenage Fanclub - Catholic Education
Gun Outfit - Gotta Wanna
The Weakerthans - The Last Last Me
Moving Targets - Brave Noise
Out - Back That Truck Up
Operators - Faithless
Pavement - Texas Never Whispers

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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Monday, November 18, 2019

Notmovingpictures Episode 101: Huge Stack Of Ziines



After a long spell of spent, well, not doing much really, notmovingpictures returns. This time around I talk about my recent move to 1st shift after not having worked it since 1995. There is talk of zines, those I have read in the recent months (Chorrada, The Ken Chronicles, Hypno Video, For The Clerisy, Friday Night In West Ealing, Rut Zine, Something For Nothing, Huckleberry, Burn Collector and Loserdom get mentioned) and some I have yet to create.

One nice thing I've been told is that some of the zines I did last Summer will be reviewed in the next issue of Xerography Debt which is awesome because I love XD. You might hear something about free classes I am taking for the iPad and uh, yeah, that's about it.

Closing music: Guided By Voices - Downer

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Ten For Tuesday Episode 180: Bad Skating Ians

The Futureheads - Robot
Nada Surf - Hyperspace
Deals Gone Bad - Wanting You
The Slackers - The Way Of A Woman
Cristal Maica - Salgo A Caminar
Bob Mould and Lou Barlow - Believe What You're Saying
Lou Barlow and Bob Mould - Magnets Coil
John K. Samson - Cruise Night
Skating Polly - Playhouse
Scourge Of Ians - Dominant Paradigm



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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Thursday, November 7, 2019

Diverting


Diverting



Stunned

Silence

Follows

Me

Confused

Glances

Fill

Faces

Heads

Shake

Hand

Gestures

Accompany

I

Don’t

Give

A

Damn

I’m

Doing

My

Own

Thing


Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Sunday, November 3, 2019

If You Choose Not To Decide You Still Have Made A Choice

The choices are, continue watching a movie that I’ve seen before or work on a project and actually get something creative done. For once I choose the latter. At some point before going to bed I should have the audio for two episodes of Ten For Tuesday done as well one for notmovingpictures. There is already an episode of Ten For Tuesday finished and ready to be uploaded and it will be the 1st one in over two months. For notmovingpictures it’s been even longer I think. Right now I’m just too lazy to look it up.

My stack of zines to read is almost finished, just a bit more including a forgotten one that I found buried underneath a stack of crap. Of course soon I’ll be sending out more or mine which hopefully will keep me on trading lists for those that I’ve found and like. There should be some reviews of the zines I did from earlier in the summer appearing in Xerography Debt soon. Who knows, that might lead me to more like-minded souls meandering in the world of zines.

Veteran’s Day will soon be here and that means there’s a very good chance I’ll eat myself into a food coma. To ensure this has a high likelihood of happening I’ve taken the day off from work. Look, if you’re going to do this thing then you might as well do it properly. Just think, five or six years ago I never would have gone for a single free meal. Now, I’m drawing up a plan of attack to maximize my intake of free food.

I just finished reading Burn Collector # 15 and next up is Loserdom # 24. Burn Collector was excellent. I’m typing this with the Bluetooth keyboard I purchased several months ago For my iPad and am just now getting around to using. That’s my modus operandi, go nuts thinking I just absolutely have to have something and then once I’ve acquired said object take months before actually using it.

Oh well, time to record.

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Saturday, November 2, 2019

Negative Lessons In Real Life

Earlier today while eating lunch my twelve year old was regaled me about his attempts with lucid dreaming. Let that sink in. He brought up the subject. Sometimes he surprises me in such wonderful ways. I’m glad he has an inquisitive mind and is willing to jump into any subject that interests him. He hasn’t been successful yet with the lucid dreaming. I’ve never had a lucid dream either but then again, I’ve never tried. So, yeah. I just hope he doesn’t retain any of the negative lessons that my wife and I have thrust upon him.

At the moment I’m typing this on my IPad in the Microsoft store at the mall, while waiting for the time to come for a class at the Apple store. I’m waiting here because my son wanted to play some games to kill the time. Originally the idea was to go to the Pop Con that is located at the other end of the mall. However when we approached the door we were asked if we were looking for the place to buy tickets. My response was “You have to buy tickets to go inside? When this guy affirmed that I just said “that’s stupid” and walked away.

I muttered to my son that it wasn’t going to happen, that I wouldn’t pay for the privilege of going inside to purchase anything, especially things that I don’t need. I mean, shouldn’t the idea be that you WANT foot traffic thereby increasing the potential for sales? That just show the times we live in, paying for the right to peruse and buy things I don’t need. Or maybe it’s just some old man complaining.

Of course we could have been sitting at home watching Rick and Morty together but one of those aforementioned negative lessons reared it’s ugly head and I just had to get out of the house. You would think after all these years I would recognize the signs that I was being drawn into an unnecessary argument and have the wherewithal to avoid it. But no. Not me, not today. There are things you cannot take back once you’ve uttered them.

No amount of apologies to my son can make up for what he was subjected to and sure, it’s a two way street, it takes two to tango (throw in your own time worn adage here) or whatever but still. I hate that he gets exposed to this negativity and don’t want him growing up to think that is the way people should act. Because it’s not and I told him so, for whatever that’s worth. Time for class.

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Monday, September 2, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 179: Slow Depression Voices



Avail - Armchair
Guided By Voices - Heavy Like The World
Monkey 101 - Transistor
Viet Cong - Silhouettes
Slow Faction - Hate Mail
Fitz Of Depression - The Awakening
Snail Mail - Pristene
Sara Renberg - Deal With The Devil
Dude York - Falling
Corespondents - (All Up In My) Drug Rug

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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Saturday, August 17, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 178: King Monkey Circles

King Schascha and Neville Staples - Rudeboy Skanking
Guidon Bear - Microgravity
Monkey 101 - French Feelings
Os Alamos - Me Envergonhar
The Skints feat. Protoje- Restless
Necking - All Melissa Are Keepers
Matt Finish - Introductions
Flying Circles - Sleepwalker
Monkey Jhayam and Victor Rice - Eu Ja Sei
Pitshu and Victor Rice - Nzela



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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Tuesday, August 6, 2019

notmovingpictures Episode 100: Tulsa Zine Faire

Episode 100 finds me talking about tabling at the Tulsa Zine Faire, all of the new zines I have finished in the last two months as well as being besieged by a plethora of vehicle repairs in a short period of time. Oh, and my latest encounter with poison ivy. Can't forget about that.



Closing music: X - See How We Are

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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Monday, July 15, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 177: Feeble Scourge Voices



X - I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts
Starry Eyes - N-N-N-Nervous
Guided By Voices - Game Of Pricks
Klammer - Being Boiled
The It's Alives - Who Asked You
Sara Renberg - Roger Miller Baby
Mexican Pets - Stigmate Errata
Scourge Of Ians - Laugh Alone Tonight
Feeble - Jules
Material Issue - Echo Beach

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Saturday, July 6, 2019

notmovingpictures Episode 099:Mini Road Trip To See X

Yeah, the audio doesn't sound great since we were driving in Tommy's truck and I used my phone but so what. Take it or leave it, I say. Tommy and I talk about seeing X and Folk Uke at the Tower Theatre in OKC and my son John even makes a brief vocal appearance.

Closing music: X - Nausea



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Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 176: Bush Riding Alien



Guided By Voices - Space Gun
Bush Tetras - Don't Stop It
Big Joanie - Fall Asleep
Riding The Low - Skull On Concrete
Julia Jacklin - Head Alone
Kinoko Teikoku - Thanatos
Superchunk - Our Work Is Done
Deep State - Under The Gun
The Paper Jets - Go On, Go On
Alien Boy - If We Don't Speak

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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 175: Low Barrio Voices

Riding The Low - Easy On You
Guided By Voices - You Own The Night
Local H - Innocents
Camp Cope - Stove Lighter
The Winter Project - Soaring Death Song
Bad Moves - One Thing
The Creeps - Our Time
Ozomatli - Chota
Barrio Calavera - Gracias Carino
Satelite Kingston - La Ultima Carta



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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Monday, May 27, 2019

notmovingpicturres Episode 98: Zines, Collages, X and Guided By Voices



Yeah, I know, it's been a while and I've even had this episode ready for over a month. Why the delay? Because depression sucks and it's had a hold of me lately. One of the issues is a new anti-depressant that I was prescribed for insomnia as well as depression. Thing is, some of the side effects are insomnia and depression if that makes any kind of sense. Anyway, I'm in a creative mood and I need to grab it while I can.

On to episode 98 in which I talk about zines, of course. Specifically Modern Sainthood which includes a piece I wrote and Koogmo. Plus a collage done by Ryosuke Cohen in Japan that I sent in a weird little drawing to and he included it. Then I speak of not being to see X this month in Tulsa but thankfully I will see them in July in OKC. Then there is my infatuation with Guided By Voices and how I have been trying to acquire as much as I can. I do circle back around to more zine talk before closing it all up. I'll try not to take so much time for the next episode but I promise nothing. It is what it is.

Closing music: Cut Out Witch by Guided By Voices

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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Friday, May 24, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 174: Parquet Lion Kingdom

Kinoko Teikoku - Bouquet With Sea
Pedro The Lion - Yellow Bike
Kingsnakes - She's Not Nice
Parquet Courts - Caster Of Worthless Spells
The Nextmen and Gentleman's Dub Club - Holla My Name
Ethan Luck - You're Only Gonna Get So Far
Mudhoney - Paranoid Core
Bob Mould - Sunshine Rock
sewingneedle - wassailing
Out - Back That Truck Up





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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Rockathon Records Made My Day A Little Brighter

Well, the postman made my day a little brighter once again as he delivered my order from Rockathon Records yesterday.


My order consisted of Eat 11 (an art book in a series of Bob Pollard's collages, A dvd (Guided By Voices: The Who Went Home And Cried), a cd of Bob's called Zoom and a cd by one of the myriad side groups that Bob has done, Go Back Snowball. Eat 11 didn't take much time to review but I did try to give each picture time to reflect on it. I'm sure this is something I'll go back periodically to look at again. My intention is to listen to the cds this weekend and if possible watch the dvd as well. Have to wait to see how things shake out in the casa.

Another thing to make me happy was that I bought tickets to see X in OKC on July 1st. Since it's in the summer I'll be taking my son and my best friend Tommy will be accompanying us. It will be the perfect time to take my son on a mini road trip where we'll be able to eat some really good Pho. Can't wait for this show and for the rest of the vinyl that's on it's way but that is another story.

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Friday, April 19, 2019

Look What The Mail Brought, Modern Sainthood, Koogmo And A Collage from Ryosuke Cohen

It's amazing how receiving a few pieces of mail can change my outlook on the day and make me happy. This past Thursday that very thing happened to me. It's not as if I was sad or angry or anything along those lines but just receiving what you see below certainly made my day.


This is the cover over Modern Sainthood zine as well as a postcard of art from editor (and writer) Eva Marie Solangon. Eva did an amazing job on the artwork, the layout and the color scheme for this issue. It's such a great job that I'm going to check out her other artwork.


So if you're asking well what's so special about that it's because for the first time ever a story of mine has been published. I'm happy to have accomplished something with my writing and am looking for opportunities to do more. As a matter of fact I have two more pieces that have been accepted in other zines and am waiting to receive them.So I got that going for me.


At first I thought a brown envelope was junk mail from on of those life insurance companies pandering to anybody they could get to respond. I was about to rip it in half when "Japan" jumped out to me. It was from Ryosuke Cohen, an artist who makes collages from drawings, stamps, pictures, etc that are sent to him. Once completed he sends a copy put to each person who has contributed. My little drawing is in the lower left corner. My wife thinks we should put it in a frame and I have to agree. This collage is really cool and interesting to look at. Perhaps in the near future I'll submit something else to Mr. Cohen. As you can see he is a fantastic artist.


Lastly is Koogmo zine.When I sent out my zines in search of other zinesters wanting to trade this is one of the last to respond but it was worth the wait. This is a great zine that I want to read more of. I devoured all of the issues rapidly and it's one that I can highly recommend. I need to step my game up. Let's see what comes in the mail next. Hope it's as good as this batch.

Ten For Tuesday Episode 173: Guided By Voices

Yes I know I'm releasing this on a Friday but haven't you come to expect this? I've gone down the Guided By Voices rabbit hole in the last five months or so and become obsessed with all things musical by Robert Pollard. To that end Guided By Voices joins the exalted company of the infinitesimally small number of artists that I have dedicated an entire episode to. This is not intended to be a best of list, it's just what I chose from what I had available. I could easily do twenty episodes and not even touch the depths of great Robert Pollard songs. Perhaps in the (near) future I'll do another for GBV or Bob's other projects.



Teenage FBI
Cut-Out Witch
Exit Flagger
Motor Away
Echos Myron
I Am A Scientist
Nothing Gets You Real
I Love Kangeroos
My Future In Bacelona
The Rally Boys

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Friday, April 5, 2019

notmovingpictures Episode 097: R.I.P. Ranking Roger

After a long time off I return to talk about the sad news of Ranking Roger passing away. Following that is an update on the lyrics I've been writing lately and how this time Aaron and I are starting to get the music and the words together faster. Then it's talk about another Zine Faire and how amazing a writer that Cassandra Khaw is, going to see Deals Gone Slack, going down the Guided By Voices rabbit hole, the Waxmasters Record Show and more.



Opening music: Alloy - Live To See The Day
Closing music: The Beat featuring Ranking Roger - A Good Day For Sunshine

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First Adult Collage Attempt

Just a half hour or so ago I made a collage from things that were sent to me by Node Pajomo Zine. When I looked in the envelope my first thought was "what do I do with these?" My second thought was "I'll make a collage out of them. You have to realize, I haven't made a collage since grade school and that was many decades ago. So why did this thought seem natural to me? Why now? Of course I second, third and fourth guessed myself as I tried several layouts.

For whatever reason after I came home from work and was done petting the cats and trying to get my wife to move from the sofa to the bed, it seemed like I had to do it right now. So here you have it in all it's glory. What do I call it? No idea at the moment. It is what it is and I'll take that.



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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 172: R.I.P. Ranking Roger

Last week Ranking Roger left this mortal coil. The music that he helped create was some of the favorites from my youth and still to this day. This is my attempt at a tribute.



The (English) Beat
     Ranking Full Stop
     Save It For Later
     Best Friend
     Hands Off She's Mine
     Stand Down Margaret
Ranking Roger
     Your Problems
General Public
     Rainy Days
The Beat Featuring Ranking Roger
     Walking On The Wrong Side
     Heaven Hiding
     Busy Busy Doing Nothing
   
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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 171: Mall Bone Sparks



Neon Bone - No Good
Klammer - Tonight
Marbled Eye - Leisure
EIEIO - Go West
Sparks - Angst In My Pants
Miracle Legion - All For The Best
Mall Walk - Teen Missing
Ovef Ow - First Day
The Skids - Burning Cities
Minutes - Sheriff Of Morlock County

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Monday, February 25, 2019

New Poem: the game

This poem came to me today and it took about two minutes to get it down. Then I rearranged a few lines and changed a few words as I typed it up. Simple and sweet. Love it when it comes like this.

the game

fat robin hopping closer
closer
do you not see the fatter cat
perched atop the box
frozen
spying your every move
calculating
estimating
come closer it says
hand on the doorknob
to prevent a slaughter
sudden flash of movement
fat robin lifts to the top of the fence
fatter cat stops and observes
this game will replay
hunter
hunted
observer

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Saturday, February 9, 2019

notmovingpictures Episode 096: Zines Out The Wazzoo

I've been meaning to upload this episode for at least two weeks but something else always comes up to consume my time. Until now that is.



This is a zine-centric episode if there ever was one. First I've had a piece selected to be in a zine for the first time ever, then I talk about the upcoming Hard Copy Zine Faire in Tulsa towards the end of the month and then go into all of the resources out there for zinesters and what a great source Xerography Debt is for finding perzines. I close it out with talk about going to Memphis and how I hope to find some zines while there. Of course I ramble on throughout and almost get a lost a time or two but hey, it goes with the territory. Before I forget, I also talk about the amazing novella Hammers On Bones by Cassandra Khaw whom I am now a big fan of. There are not enough words for me to say how much I enjoyed this novella. There, that should be enough, listen to the episode, alright?

Opening music: Alloy - Live To See The Day
Closing music: Kinoko Teikoku - Bouquet With Sea

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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Tuesday, February 5, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 170: Mall Knife Men

Klammer - Baddest Blocks
Marbled Eye - Open Hand
Minutes - Boston In The '70s
Landlines - Mellow Eagle
Ovef Ow - Elevator
Mall Walk - False Living
The Woolen Men - Hammer
Native Tongue - Speaking In Captions
No Knife - Oh...I
Mega City Four - Chrysanth



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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Family Road Trip To Memphis


This past weekend I traveled to Memphis with the family for a 1st birthday party for my wife's niece and while there I was able to get away for a little bit to Goner Records. I wish I'd had more time but at least I was able to some vinyl, a cassette and a few zines. The day we left I also went to a shop called Proud Mary and got more zines and cassettes. Somehow it makes a road trip more complete when I'm able to buy some music and zines. Life just seems better.

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Doing Lines Zine


My latest zine (okay it's been at least two years since I've done one) is this mini called Doing Lines. It's ready in time for me to give it away at the Hard Copy Zine Faire at Whitty Books here in Tulsa on January 26th. Basically I tried to tell a story in as few words as possible, mainly one line. Most of these lines were taken from older things I have written that, in a word, weren't so good. However there were a line or two in each piece that I was able to pull out and include here. Now if only I can get something else ready by the 26th it'll be even better.

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Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Ten For Tuesday Episode 169: Vivid Ground Eye



Marbled Eye - Objects
Minutes - I Was Nineteen, You Were Twenty
Landlines - Things Haven't Been The Same (Since You Got Back From Italy)
The Woolen Men - Boomerang
Klammer - Mechanical Boy
Deaf Wish - FFS
Ultra Beauty - Disco
Breeding Ground - Turn To Dust
Vivid - Stand Alone
Parquet Courts - Light Up Gold (live)

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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.

Sunday, January 6, 2019

notmovingpictures Episode 095: The Job That Wasn't

Been meaning to upload this one for over a week and well, mt procrastinating nature has been showing itself. This episode finds your wayward son talking about losing out on a new job and a change of scenery, why I stopped writing for my zine as well as my slowly forming resurgence in that arena. Plus I talk about the zine Xerography Debt.



Opening music: Alloy - Live To See The Day
Closing music: Guided By Voices - Cretinous Number Ones

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Written and Published by Don Leach. May not be used without permission from the author.