Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.

Pictures from the 2012 Armadillocon

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Continuing my acclaimed series “Lawrence’s Continuing Efforts To Justify The Purchase of a Digital Camera,” here are pictures from the 2012 Armadillocon: The lovely and talented Urania Fung, who joined us for lunch with… …her sister, the lovely and talented … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Tokyo Shoegazer’s “Back to My Place”

Posted on August 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

A while back I put up Tokyo Shoegazer’s “Bright.” Here’s “Back to My Place,” another long song, that starts off all ethereal but just after 2:30 in turns back into a soaring, reverb-drenched wall of shoegazer guitar goodness. Off their … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Lemon Chair’s “Vividness”

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I thought the previous dose of Japan’s Lemon’s Chair worked pretty well, so here they are with “Vividness.” The beginning and end are soft and noodly, but the center is jam-packed with magisterial sludge of rich, gooey Shoegaze goodness.

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Happy Birthday Louis Armstrong

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Today is the birthday of the greatest trumpeter, and one of the most distinctive vocalists, who ever lived, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, who would have been 111 today. He didn’t invent Dixieland Jazz, he only perfected it. I don’ see a … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Lily of the Valley’s “IOK-1”

Posted on July 29, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Here’s another obscure Japanese Shooegaze band, Lily of the Valley, with “IOK-1” performed live at the Apple store in Shibuya. I think the echoey acoustics of the place actually adds to the song’s charm. They hail from Sendai, which was … Continue reading →

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Three Random Interesting Book Purchases

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Lawrence Person

No particular theme this time: Just three interesting books I picked up. Bradbury, Ray. The Last Circus & The Electrocution. Lord John Press, 1980. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Signed by Bradbury. Two stories … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Dreamend’s “Magnesium Light”

Posted on July 22, 2012 by Lawrence Person

I liked last week’s dose of Dreamend so much that I’ve been trolling through their various YouTube offerings, including this offering, which sounds less Shoegazer than some sort of demented bluegrass by way of Neutral Milk Hotel, with maybe a … Continue reading →

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Lame Excuse BooksJune/July 2012 Catalog

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

It’s time once again for “Lawrence throws up the latest book lists on the blog without any formatting.” All the books listed below are for sale. The main Lame Excuse Books page can be found here. Hardbacks LP1247. Attanasio, A. … Continue reading →

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Shoegazer Sunday: Dreamend’s “New Zealand”

Posted on July 15, 2012 by Lawrence Person

The long guitar intro to this song sounds so much like that from A Beautiful Machine that I had to check and make sure it wasn’t the same guy. No, the band consists of Ryan Graveface, who’s also the guitarist … Continue reading →

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Off-Brand Mahler

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Lawrence Person

Although I’m not completely ignorant of classical music, the work of Gustav Mahler isn’t something I’ve bumped into terribly much, despite assurances from my hardcore classical music loving friends (which is to say, Mike) that he is Teh Awesome. I’ve … Continue reading →

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