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Ashley Naftule

Freelance Writer. Performer. Chalk Artist.

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Queneau, Oulipo, Kool Keith, and Monica Bellucci

Ashley Naftule August 28, 2018

My latest pub: A combination book review/critical essay for Cleveland Review of Books on New Directions’ reissue of Raymond Queneau’s classic “The Blue Flowers.” It touches on a wide range of subjects: the history of the Oulipo movement; the chance operations of John Cage and Philip K. Dick; Lars Von Trier’s “5 Obstructions”; Kool Keith; and even smuggles in a bit of “Twin Peaks” for good measure.

 

Cleveland Review of Books: The Cleverest Rat In The Maze: On Raymond Queneau’s “The Blue Flowers”

 

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The Magick of Jazz

Ashley Naftule August 24, 2018

This week marks another big “drop” for yours truly: My first column is up on Spiral Nature! They brought me on as their music columnist to write two columns a month (plus compiling a monthly mixtape) about the intersection between music and the occult. For my first column, I focused on jazz: Pharoah Sanders, Coltrane, Ayler, Kamasi Washington. I also go off on tangents about druggy hippies, metal, voodoo, and esoteric fascist Julius Evola.

Spiral Nature: Always Ascending: The Magick of Jazz

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The Art of Being Julee Cruise

Ashley Naftule August 23, 2018

My latest piece is up today, and I couldn’t be happier about it: my first byline with the fine folks at Pitchfork! It’s an interview with singer Julee Cruise about her work with David Lynch & Angelo Badalamenti, her “Art of Being a Girl” LP, her thoughts on country music, and when she learned how to be a pilot.

Pitchfork: Julee Cruise Is Not To Be Messed With

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Take My Breath Away

Ashley Naftule August 9, 2018

The fine folks at The Molotov Cocktail just published their latest issue, which includes a short story by yours truly. Check it out and read the rest of Issue 9, while you’re at it.

 

The Molotov Cocktail: “A Fair Share”

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Another Case of the Mondays

Ashley Naftule August 6, 2018

Close your case of the Mondays by reading about comic books and a great new band from NYC.

The latest pieces by yours truly:

SYFY Wire: 5 Classic Vertigo Books Every Comic Fan Should Read

Phoenix New Times: Bodega’s Ben Hozie on Pizzacore and Why Everybody’s Keeping It Real Online

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3 Beats From A Mojave Heart

Ashley Naftule August 3, 2018

Looking to get a dose of poetry to help your Friday morning go down smooth? Check out the latest issue of Mojave Heart Review, which includes a trio of poems by yours truly.

3 Poems:

Heat Island

Dark Room

The Desert Is Always Hungry

 

 

 

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Emperors & Elephants

Ashley Naftule August 2, 2018

Two of my latest pieces are tributes to lifelong heroes/icons of mine: I wrote a poem about Ganesha for Amethyst Review and an essay on the Emperor Norton for Popula.

“Ekadanta” | Amethyst Review

“The Emperor Is Dead, Long Live The Emperor” | Popula

 

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