October 10, 2008

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Petya Romanov
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Most Recent Writing

RELEASE NEWS: The Replacements Get Reissued; The Friz, Scout Leader Kyle, and I Leave Pennsylvania and End Up at a Writer’s Community Meeting at Ball State in Indiana
RELEASE NEWS: I went from my home in Indiana to Ohio for this story, and I still can’t come up with a good headline. Fuck it. There’s going to be a new Gnarls Barkley album. Get rowdy!
RELEASE NEWS: It’s the TMT failsafe: when struggling for a story idea, confuse the band’s name with some other noun. Today, I confuse the English band, Clinic, with a methadone clinic. Don’t worry, Scout, I’m not really a junky.
TOUR NEWS: Prefix opens story with brilliance rivaling Pitchfork: "The Smog, or (Smog) if you will, has lifted, and now we’re left simply with Bill Callahan." I, on the other hand, am taking a class on Hemingway this semester.
RELEASE NEWS: I’m going to live in Nashville and make a career out of writing bad stories and not getting paid all year. With lines like that, you’d think David Berman of Silver Jews would return my calls, right? Yeah, I know.
RELEASE NEWS: Black Mountain Pull Out And Then Release All Over The West Coast; New England Patriots Still Undefeated
TOUR NEWS: Hot Water Music Are Post-Hardcore; My Journalism Is Super Post-New Journalism — Dr. Gonzo, Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer Can Kiss My Ass
TOUR NEWS: Method Man Sets Up Camp in Canada; Remember Canada? Hey, Scout Leader Kyle, the drinking age is only 18 in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec! You, me, road trip!
RELEASE NEWS: Thao Nguyen Is Releasing a New Album, But Dat Nguyen Was One of the Most Underrated Middle Linebackers in NFL History
INDUSTRY NEWS: Honda and Sony BMG team up to create world’s most boring news story ever. I also take full liberty with the use of asterisks. I also just kicked ass on my 19th Century American Lit midterm, so you should get me tickets to Art Brut and the Hold Steady in Chicago. I also heard that Emceegreg and Mr P are having unchristian relations*.
MISC NEWS: Gallows lead singer splits head open on stage; I arm wrestle Descartes
MISC NEWS: Authentic Akron/Family memorabilia for sale!!! PayPal/Money orders only. Check my Ebay store for more details!
TOUR NEWS: Kaiser Chiefs Cancel Fall Tour? Yeah I Know, The News Feed Has Been a Real Snoozer Lately
TOUR NEWS: Art Brut and The Hold Steady!? Halloween night at the Metro!? I lost my virginity during Detroit Rock City!?
RELEASE NEWS: SXSW Creates The World’s Largest Digital Video Disc! Ever! For The First Time! New! Free Viagra/Soma/Ephedrine! Click HERE! NO CONTRACT!

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