What a busy day! Who said Friday's could be busy? I didn't get the memo!

First, I've got all this new music, it being Fresh Friday and all, but also a couple of interviews. Doug Andrew of the Vancouver "sheet-metal country" band Circus in Flames stops by for a chat about his band's show this weekend and some insights in the alchemy of songrwriting.

And speaking of writing, did you know that writers are now battling to the death for their work? Well, not quite. But over at the culture zine Broken Pencil they are hosting the Indie Writers Deathmatch 3. Join the bloodbath as writers pour their hearts out into stories and then people trash talk them until a winner is declared. It's actually more sophisticated than that, as you'll find out when I talk to Broken Pencil editor Richard Rosenbaum.

So sit back and enjoy the show. Hopefully I'm doing the same now, too.

posted by Lisa Christiansen on Jan 08, 2010