Scott Pinkmountain
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Kicking & Screaming: Week #2
Welcome back to the blog mini-series where I write about my experience running a Kickstarter campaign to help release an album. As much preparation as I have done for this beast, which I managed to drag out over six long…
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Make/Work Episode 34: Joy Castro
In Episode 34 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks to Joy Castro about her unorthodox writing process, the course of her career, and the distinctions between literary and commercial fiction.
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Kicking & Screaming: Week #1
Today marks the launch of my first Kickstarter campaign and this blog mini-series, where I’ll be writing about the experience as it unfolds. I’m attempting to raise money to release an album. I feel strongly about this album. I love…
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Make/Work Episode 33: Daniel Baird and Alex Chitty
In episode 33 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with artists Daniel G. Baird and Alex Chitty.
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Make/Work Episode 32: Nathan Langston
In episode 32 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with poet and composer Nathan Langston about the origin and development of his most recent project, and the effect it’s had on his creative and personal life.
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Make/Work Episode 31: Aurora Tang
In episode 31 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with researcher/curator Aurora Tang, who has built a career around thinking about sustainability for artists and arts organizations.
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Make/Work Episode 30: Jon Nielsen
In episode 30 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with guitarist/composer Jon Nielsen about becoming disillusioned with the music scene, and hitting the road in search of motivation.
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Make/Work Episode 29: David Meltzer and Julie Rogers
In episode 29 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with poets David Meltzer and Julie Rogers about maintaining a long-term creative practice, the role of poetry in the US, music, and politics.
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Make/Work Episode 28: Pamela Z
In episode 28 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with the composer/performer Pamela Z about her penchant for databases, life without a security net, and the benefits of the one-a-day Squickie.
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Make/Work Episode 27: Saul Melman
In episode 27 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with emergency room physician and visual artist Saul Melman about the parallels between creative practice and caregiving.
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Make/Work Episode 26: Christine Hiebert
In episode 26 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with visual artist Christine Hiebert about limitations, the relationship between drawing and musical improvisation, and of course, lines.
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Make/Work Episode 25: Jim Ragen
In episode 25 of The Rumpus’s Make/Work podcast, host Scott Pinkmountain speaks with writer Jim Ragen, who has been working on a five-volume novel spanning generations of life in the Dakotas.