An essay for Utne Reader about what independent publishers can learn about Apple's iBooks store from the experiences of App Store developers and independent music labels: ...as I navigate the iBooks store and learn about the submission process, I’m concerned … Continue reading

From '99-'06, I was an active participant in my hometown of Santa Cruz's music scene, and I have a ton of affection for it. In this retrospective for the Santa Cruz Weekly, I took a crack at documenting it. If … Continue reading

From Vagabondish Last year, I accomplished something unlikely, if not quite impossible: during a six-month road trip around the entire United States, I continued to work my full-time publicity job, and did steady freelancing work on the side. It wasn’t … Continue reading

Appeared in the Santa Cruz Weekly and the North Bay Bohemian. To paraphrase Dave Chappelle-as-Rick James, “Internet’s a hell of a drug.” Like James’ drug of choice, the web is addictive and alluring, its benefits debatable. I speak as someone … Continue reading

From the AV Club Chicago At turns lyrical and fierce, the work of hip-hop poet Kevin Coval is intrinsically a product of Chicago. Coval's latest collection of poetry, Everyday People, is a paean to the city where he earned his chops, … Continue reading

From Punk Planet #80 Late in December 2006, while most offices were closed for the holidays, the Independent Press Association (IPA) quietly sent an e-mail to its member publications announcing that the organization was closing its doors. Despite previous optimism expressed … Continue reading

From Is Greater Than Two weeks ago, the New York Times announced that American military action in Iraq and Afghanistan had come to an end. If you missed this piece of breaking news while watching Fox and Friends, or didn’t … Continue reading

From Proximity Magazine “Hey man, can I see your ink?” I’m sitting in a Starbucks in Los Alamos, NM, working from the road and trying not to explode at the soccer Mom behind me. She's bragged for the past forty-five … Continue reading

From the Metro Santa Cruz Vegan or animal rights activist? Firebombings or arson? Domestic terrorism or protest? When people start throwing around this kind of loaded language, it's no longer a debate over semantics. As soon as police and university … Continue reading