Matt R. Lohr
@mattrlohr
Art and music journalist: LIVING BLUES, BOOKMARKS (associate editor), JAZZTIMES, DAN O'BANNON'S GUIDE TO SCREENPLAY STRUCTURE. Creator of the Substack newsletter TALES OF LOHR (
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I'M READING: Siegfried Kracauer, FROM CALIGARI TO HITLER: A PSYCHOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE GERMAN FILM (Princeton University Press, 1947) I'M LISTENING TO: Mould, HOPING AS A COPING MECHANISM (5DB Records, 2026)
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I’M READING: Christopher Hitchens, GOD IS NOT GREAT: HOW RELIGION POISONS EVERYTHING I’M LISTENING TO: Randy Newman, BORN AGAIN What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
The latest issue of LIVING BLUES is hitting newsstands now! Inside, you'll find my reviews of new albums by Gina Coleman and Michael Dotson, along with the classic anthology THE SONGS THAT SHAPED THE BEATLES.
We have a houseguest for the week while my neighbors are away. Meet Randy!
J. Roger Davis live on the Rachel Carson Acoustic Stage at the Three Rivers Arts Festival
Sunset Drive at the Three Rivers Arts Festival, socking home a hot take on Marvin Gaye’s “Don’t Do It,” à la The Band…
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I’M LISTENING TO: Young Miko, DO NOT DISTURB: LATE CHECKOUT I’M SEEING: J. Roger Davis at the Three Rivers Arts Festival What are YOU hearing / seeing / reading this weekend? Share in the comments below!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I’M READING: Jude Warne, LOWDOWN: THE MUSIC OF BOZ SCAGGS I’M LISTENING TO: Luke Winslow-King, COAST OF LIGHT What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
Thank you, sir. And we will see you on the bridge… RIP to the incomparable Sonny Rollins, gone at the age of 95.
Today, the following works were added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry…
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I’M LISTENING TO: Wolfgang Muthspiel Chamber Trio, ATLAS What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
Highlights from”if the word we: 59th Carnegie International,” on view through January 3 at Carnegie Museum of Art…
The latest edition of LIVING BLUES is hitting newsstands and bookshops now! This expanded issue's cover story profiles old-school percussion master Washboard Chaz Leary. Plus, you'll also find my reviews of the latest LPs by Billy Thompson and Ed Alstrom. Check it out now!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I'M READING: Jesse Mecham, YOU NEED A BUDGET: THE PROVEN SYSTEM FOR BREAKING THE PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK CYCLE, GETTING OUT OF DEBT, AND LIVING THE LIFE YOU WANT What are YOU reading / hearing / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I’M READING: Nicole Flattery, NOTHING SPECIAL I’M LISTENING TO: Nine Inch Nails / Boys Noize, NINE INCH NOIZE What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
The new digital edition of BOOKMARKS is available to subscribers now! In this issue, I salute the upcoming release of the new film THE SHEEP DETECTIVES with a look at books featuring a host of truly strange sleuths!
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I’M LISTENING TO: Ulysses Owens Jr. and Generation Y, AROUND THE WORLD WITH U What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
Shane Black is a paradigm-shifting screenwriter, an underrated director, and recognizes an objectively funny-ass tweet when he sees one. He shared this to his page here, and I laughed, HARD. BTW, Black should direct a Bond movie. Watch IRON MAN 3 and tell me he couldn't pull it off beautifully.
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I’M LISTENING TO: Rum.gold, IS THERE ANYBODY HOME? I’M SEEING: BEN-HUR (1959) What are YOU seeing / hearing / reading this weekend? Share in the comments below!
It took me five and a half hours to complete…but here’s my first-ever piece of diamond art…
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I’M READING: Maggie O’Farrell, HAMNET I’M LISTENING TO: Kirk Knuffke, BROTHER What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!
Kathie Fong Yoneda (left) was a veteran film and television executive, script consultant, and world-spanning screenwriters' workshop guru. She passed away this past Thursday, at the age of 79. My sincerest condolences to her family and loved ones at this time.
MY WEEKEND LEISURE LIST I’M READING: Janet Leigh w/ Christopher Nickens, PSYCHO: BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE CLASSIC THRILLER I’M LISTENING TO: Mark Turner, PATTERNMASTER What are YOU hearing / reading / seeing this weekend? Share in the comments below!