Word: mfa
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...keep notes or a journal while serving? Anthony Swofford: I had a journal that was not really in depth…but, I left the Marine Corps at 22 and really wanted to leave it…and then, as a writer, I had just finished my MFA at Iowa when I started writing “Jarhead.” I had for a few years avoided the subject all together in my work, and had written fictionally about the Gulf War and the Marine Corps. Eventually, I just kept bumping up against my autobiography. THC: What...
...song I wrote about my wife, after I had actually seen her,” murmured John Darnielle as he began the Mountain Goats’ set at last Thursday night’s show. I settled into my pastel-green cushioned seat in Remis Auditorium at the Boston MFA, comforted by the anticipation of an untainted love-song, albeit concerned: what did he write about her before they...
Speaking of art (sort of), have you heard about this exhibit at the MFA, which is, I kid you not, an incredibly rich man showing off all his expensive things...
Bonnie “Prince” Billy (Will Oldham by birth) and Matt Sweeney were at the MFA supporting their recent co-release, “Superwolf,” a triumphantly maudlin recording with lyrics dripping equally with blood and irony. The lyrics have yet to wound, but Oldham’s words do indeed characteristically reference bodily fluids and gory death. The extent of the two musicians’ collaboration is unclear, as the album itself is unmistakably close to Oldham’s past recordings , whose other alter-egos include Palace and Palace Music (with brother...
...Superwolf” rears its terrible head most fearsomely when presented in an intimate venue like the MFA. With a seated audience rising up before them, the two artists and some accompanying musicians laid bare the full force of their music, the hurt and fragility of Oldham’s lyrics wafting up towards eager ears. Playing eleven of the new album’s twelve tracks, the set clearly showcased the two troubadours’ collaborative work, while the sparse interjections of Oldham’s older work and some creative covers added an historical layer in which...