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May Cobb

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May K. Cobb is a freelance writer based in Austin, Texas. She has spent the past several years researching and writing a book about the late jazz great, Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Her writing has appeared in Austin Monthly Magazine and the online edition of JazzTimes. Her blog resides here.
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The Saturday Rumpus Interview: Guy Forsyth

  • May Cobb
  • November 22, 2014
Singer-songwriter Guy Forsyth talks about his time with the much-storied Asylum Street Spankers, his David and Goliath-esque legal battle against his former record label, and his latest album, The Freedom to Fail.
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Songs of Our Lives: Rahsaan Roland Kirk’s “The Inflated Tear”

  • May Cobb
  • November 8, 2013
I decided that I had to write a book about him. I would track down everyone who knew him while they were still alive, I would collect their stories of him in the hopes of preserving Rashaan’s legacy.
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The Rumpus Interview with Adam Dorn, a.k.a. Mocean Worker

  • May Cobb
  • March 22, 2012
With his latest release, Candygram for Mowo, DJ/Bassist/Electronic Artist/Producer/Remixer Adam Dorn, a.k.a Mocean Worker, has whipped up an addictive, luscious confection: a feel-good album that’s a throwback to the dance…
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