Better Than Friday - 329 (Patreon)

Good evening everyone, how's it going out there?Shooting the review for Didion's 'Play It As It Lays' next week - Certainly a book for the era.Wishing you a relaxing weekend with a good book. Thank you so much for continuing to help the show, can't tell you how much I appreciate it.

Contemporary fiction to read: Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico (Paid Link)A portrait of vacuous 'creatives' in Berlin. I don't read much contemporary fiction but I've been told this was pretty good - anybody read it? What did you think?

Karl Ove Knausgard on BBCNice to see him getting attention. I haven't read any of his newer books, anybody had the pleasure? Any thoughts? Still need to finish the "My Struggle" series.

A Young Patrick Modiano Interview Discussing his book 'La Ronde de Nuit', whose narrative suggests the Occupation of Paris during the 40s. My friend and patron Shubha recently reminded me that I've gotta read more by Modiano, a French author who won the Nobel Prize in 2014. I've only reviewed "Out of the Dark".

8 Eyed Spy w/ Lyida Lunch - 'Diddy Wah Diddy' NO WAVE version

A Captain Beefheart cover. So good. Album version is terrific too. Never really got into Beefheart but the original is great as well.

Romper Stomper

Saw this long ago. A brutal Australian film about a lowlife neo-nazi gang, with Russell Crowe as the lead. A harrowing depiction of self-destructive hatred. Crowe was so convincing that a rumor went around that he was an actual skinhead recruited for the film, as can be seen in this clip, wherein he informs us that for his next role, he played a gay plumber. Love that guy.