Just as the name suggests, My Liner Notes takes from the nostalgic art form of an LP’s liner notes, which can be found within the inner sleeves and inserts of dusty records and cassette tapes. The personal essays found on this blog contain anecdotal and factual material which celebrate the visceral and emotional connection we all share with music. These analytical, humorous, and often poignant opinion-editorials are always delivered with the kind of brutal honesty you can only expect from a music nerd.
Once again I apologize for the lack of posts. I often feel like it’s a full-time job to maintain a blog and I’ve used more than my share of “sick days” in the past couple of months.
One of the reasons why I’ve been absent as of late is that I’ve been busy working on the final production of a new children’s picture book entitled Kovi the Koala.
The project was inspired by news back in January that I would be an uncle. Sure enough, in August, my sister and her husband gave birth to a beautiful baby girl, Tristan.
The past month has been a whirlwind of last-minute edits, production meetings, and finally, the end product you can now order on Lulu.com, both in hardcover and paperback versions.
Here’s a brief synopsis of the book:
The story follows Kovi the Koala as he escapes from the Central Park Zoo to explore the bustling streets of New York City. Throughout the day, Kovi cooks at a French bistro on Madison Avenue, plays drums for a rock band in the Lower East Side, and stars in a Hollywood movie in Chinatown! But in the end, Kovi realizes that “things always seem better when you’re on the inside looking out”.
Enjoy the promo video, above, with a soundtrack featuring The Polyphonic Spree, The Fiery Furnaces, Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys, Serge Gainsbourg, The Magnetic Fields, Voxtrot, Pharoahe Monch, LCD Soundsystem, and Radiohead.
