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Brent L. Smith
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Published in Cuepoint

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Bob Dylan Lays Down What Really Killed Rock ’n’ Roll

And no, it wasn’t Nickleback — Writer’s Note: This is not an indictment on any particular act or genre of music. Music is the Word. Period. This is an attempt to shed light on an unnerving moment in music historicity, and the devastating effects big money can have when it hijacks music’s forever unfolding. …

Music

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Like It Is: Bob Dylan Explains What Really Killed Rock ’n’ Roll
Like It Is: Bob Dylan Explains What Really Killed Rock ’n’ Roll
Music

23 min read


Jan 16

Coffee in L.A. With Riley Keough

A Raw & Uncut Interview — Originally Published in Flaunt Magazine, 2016 AUTHOR’S NOTE: The recent passing of Lisa-Marie Presley has me heartbroken for a family plagued by tragedy in just the last few years. It was in 2020 that Riley Keough’s brother, Benjamin Keough, died by his own hand…

Entertainment

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Coffee in L.A. With Riley Keough
Coffee in L.A. With Riley Keough
Entertainment

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Oct 20, 2020

It Ain’t Easy

Notes on Three Dog Night Singer Cory Wells — This is an ongoing series of my raw, unpolished thoughts about the biography book project I’m working on about Cory Wells, founding member of the hugely popular classic rock band, Three Dog Night. As one of the most prominent and visible members of Three Dog Night, Cory Wells was also…

History

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It Ain’t Easy
It Ain’t Easy
History

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Aug 8, 2020

America is the Land of Violence & Vice — and That’s OK

A Trip Through American Rascality: Gambling, Booze, & Crime from Vicksburg to Vegas — “They delight in their present low, lazy, sluttish, heathenish, hellish life, and seem not desirous of changing it.” — Rev. Charles Woodmason, 1766 “Violence is as American as cherry pie.” — H. Rap Brown America has got to start being honest with itself. I’ll be honest. I really didn’t see…

History

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America is the Land of Violence & Vice — and That’s OK
America is the Land of Violence & Vice — and That’s OK
History

18 min read


Published in “Sundays” Journal

·Jul 30, 2020

With Damien in Black Hawk

A short story about two young gamblers — So we’re there driving through the paved streets of the Old West and Damien’s yelling to girls from the passenger window and he’s drinking from a flask and I’ve been taking swigs here and there while “Love Fuzz” by Ty Segall plays on the radio. The only thing standing…

Fiction

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With Damien in Black Hawk
With Damien in Black Hawk
Fiction

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Published in “Sundays” Journal

·Jul 17, 2020

Topanga Fire

Short Story — Some people are crazy enough to follow their dreams… — Idy wanted to call it OPERATION: STAR CRAWL. Valissa thought it sounded too menacing. Cal said nothing, his hand gripped firmly on the wheel, smirking under his dark shades. “Our Vision is not one of menace…” Val preached as they roared down the California desert highway in the stolen…

Fiction

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Topanga Fire
Topanga Fire
Fiction

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Published in “Sundays” Journal

·Jun 27, 2020

SUNDAYS FOREVER LIVE

A Meditation on “Sundays” as Told By One of its Forefathers — Abandon all dread ye who enter here. For this is an underground space for liberated language, unabashed performance, and artistic communion. All are welcome. All are welcome. Not since 1970’s Venice Bohemianism has there been a synchronistic meeting of poetic minds. Musician/poet/host Joseph Matick cultivates something unique. While there are…

Poetry

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SUNDAYS FOREVER LIVE
SUNDAYS FOREVER LIVE
Poetry

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Oct 30, 2019

The Alien Within

COMMUNION: 30 Years Later — At age 7, the image burned into my mind. I was always allowed to watch any horror movie I wanted, my parents had no restrictions in that regard. For some reason these few seconds haunted me for years, and still do. A man awakes in the night, irked by the…

Film

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The Alien Within
The Alien Within
Film

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Published in Frame Rated

·Aug 30, 2019

‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ Dispels the Manson Myth & Offers Unlikely Optimism

Tarantino’s Meta-Western Explores Esoteric Truths Through Historical Fiction…

Movies

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‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ Dispels the Manson Myth & Offers Unlikely Optimism
‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’ Dispels the Manson Myth & Offers Unlikely Optimism
Movies

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May 14, 2019

FALLING ON DEAF EYES Unites Punk Rock and the Deaf Community

A 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival standout — Justin Maurer wears many hats. Touring punk rocker with three different bands, traveling dental equipment salesman, published author, and you may have even caught him on clips from the six o’clock news during the recent L.A. …

Deaf

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FALLING ON DEAF EYES Unites Punk Rock and the Deaf Community
FALLING ON DEAF EYES Unites Punk Rock and the Deaf Community
Deaf

6 min read

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