The Watch List: Mel Bosworth Edition

This week's Watch List comes from Mel Bosworth. Mel was also kind enough to offer up three copies of his recent collection "When the Cats Razzed the Chickens" to the first three people to e-mail him at eddiesocko [AT] gmail.com with OA Contest in the subject line! Congrats to our winners Rebekah Silverman, Chloe Caldwell, and Gabe Durham!

Listening:
1. Nothing Like a Song(mp3) by Azure Ray, off their 2003 album "Hold On Love." This breathy, beautiful duo from Athens, Georgia disbanded in 2004. Wah.
2. Suspect Device(mp3) by Stiff Little Fingers, off their 1979 album "Inflammable Material." This song, and the entire album, still kicks ass over 30 years later.
3. East West(mp3) by Morrissey appears on a number of singles and B-side albums, most recently 2003's "The Singles 88-91." Moz can't flail around the stage like he used to, but he can still croon his ass off. In November of last year he gave us "Swords."
4. Hot Seat(mp3) by Vic Chesnutt, off his 1996 album "About to Choke." This paraplegic songwriter from Jacksonville, Florida was well loved and well respected for many years. He passed away on December 25th, 2009. Miss you, buddy.
5. That's How Strong My Love Is(mp3) by Otis Redding. This song first popped up on his 1965 album "The Great Otis Redding Sings Soul Ballads." Think of it as an early Valentine's Day treat.

Reading:
1. Exoskeleton by Lydia Copeland
2. PANK #4
3. Crowded House by Len Kuntz
4. Wheels of Industry by Jason Jordan
5. Artifice Magazine, Issue #1
6. Light and Trials of Light by Cynthia Reeser

Wishing:
1. Paper House by Jessie Carty, forthcoming March 2010.
2. Anais Mitchell's album Hadestown, forthcoming March 9th. It's a collaborative effort featuring Justin Vernon (Bon Iver), Greg Brown, and Ani DiFranco, to name a few. Very exciting.
3. Moon, starring Sam Rockwell. It's been in my Netflix queue forever. FOREVER! I WISH IT WOULD GET HERE!

Getting:
1. One Damn Thing After Another by Tim Hall
2. in transit by Dorothee Lang. I was extremely lucky to get my hands on an advance PDF of this. It's wonderful. The hard copy is now available.

Watching:
1. Spleen by Shya Scanlon
2. Meditations on Writerly Rejection During the Long War by P.H. Madore
3. Johnny Oh Johnny by Tim Eriksen
4. The Room Before and After, Part. 1: James Franco

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