EP7 - Benjamin Percy

08/01/19 • 62 min

Deep Listening Club with Bright Antenna Records

Author Benjamin Percy talks writing, novels vs. comics, super fans, hillbilly braces, phobias and Stephen King.

SHOW NOTES -
Cocktail: 3 variations of Manhattans!

TOPICS:
• Switching from writing literary fiction to genre fiction
• Discovering literary writers
• Writers Ben loves
• Narrative vs emotional writing
• How he started writing (thanks to his wife)
• Writing for comics
• Dealing with rejection
• Ben’s two superpowers
• Music and writing
• Family/Life/Work balance
• Cell phones – the good and the bad
• Facebook vs Instagram vs Twitter
• Writer types: architect versus gardener
• The difference between hurriedness and urgency
• Studying how good writing works
• Learning the rules before you can break them
• Clown, sharks and dentists
• Hillbilly braces
• On meeting Stephen King
• On having passionate fans
• Handling reviews

MENTIONED:
Manhattans, vermouth, Grand Marnier, Jackson Hole, bourbon, rye whiskey, Frangelico, High West Double Rye, Grenadine, Jackson Hole Writers Conference, Tim Sandlin, Pushcart, Plimpton Prize, Marvel, DC, To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf, Wisconsin, Conan the Barbarian, Glacier National Park, Green Arrow, Bon Iver, U2, Bono, Trampled by Turtles, John Coltrane, Jonny Cash, Avett Brothers, Wilderado, Aries, Red Barn Concerts, Spike Lee, Dave Eggers, The Circle, The Dark Net, Facebook, Instagram, Pink Rabbits, The National, James Lee Burke, Dan Chaon, Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin, Flannery O’Connor, Everything that Rises Must Converge, So Cruel, Achtung Baby, Jaws, Thrill Me, Cujo, Pennywise, Shawshank Redemption, Wolverine, Suicide Woods, Hotel Jackson

Find & read Benjamin Percy:
Web | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Jackson Hole Writers Conference

Intro/outro music: "Desperate Dance" by In the Valley Below

Bright Antenna Records: Web Instagram
Facebook

Author Benjamin Percy talks writing, novels vs. comics, super fans, hillbilly braces, phobias and Stephen King.

SHOW NOTES -
Cocktail: 3 variations of Manhattans!

Find & read Benjamin Percy:
Web | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Jackson Hole Writers Conference

Intro/outro music: "Desperate Dance" by In the Valley Below

Bright Antenna Records: Web Instagram
Facebook

Previous Episode

EP6 - Wilderado

Wilderado talks band relationships & myths, high-end tequila, Catch-22 and much, much more.

**SHOW NOTES **-
Tequilas:
Casamigos Blanco and Clase Azul Ultra Anejo

SONGS:
"You Don't Love Me" @ 23:23
"Siren" @ 38:37

Listen to Wilderado

TOPICS:

Bottlerock Music Festival
Band relationships / Wife relationships
Melody vs lyrics
Fiction writing
Emotional truth
Myths of being in a band
Tequila
George Clooney & Catch-22
Mid90s, Jonah Hill
Kid actors
Bird Dog
Shreds
Watching your wife have a baby, shifting cultural roles

MENTIONED:
Bear's Den, Tarryn Fisher, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie, Radiohead, Kings of Leon, Hanson, Hop Jam, Phantom Planet, Jason Schwartzman, Young Sheldon, Modern Family, Tulsa, Waco, Waxahachie, Dallas, Peter Buttigieg

Wildeardo: Web Instagram Facebook

Bright Antenna Records: Web Instagram
Facebook

Intro/outro music: "Desperate Dance" by In the Valley Below

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EP8 - Sports Team

We dive into Sports Team's new album, Deep Down Happy, with the band, the producer, and a bunch of fans. Insights, producing tricks and many laughs are shared. Presented in association with The Wild Honey Pie.

Sports Team is a band of six singular characters who have been described as one of the most raucous, electrifying and chaotic acts in the UK. It’s been an extraordinary year for the band, who have built a large, fiercely loyal and fervent fanbase.

“Superb displays of wit and sardonicism from one of Britain’s brightest guitar bands..A middle finger to conservative Britain” –9.5/10 Line of Best Fit

“As far as 'guitar music' is concerned, it's game on. Full of charm & unpredictability” – 4*Independent

“The weirdo UK guitar band you need to know” – PAPER Magazine

Stream/purchase 'Deep Down Happy' here: http://sportsteam.lnk.to/DeepDownHappy

Headphones provided by Sol Republic.