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[Feb 29, 2008] The Brooklyn Paper: "People are getting bored of rock shows..."

“People are getting bored of rock shows,” Paul Maziar (pictured), author of the new book “What It Is: What It Is,” told GO Brooklyn. “I’m excited by the idea of having a show be someplace where different mediums are represented. A variety show is what I’ve envisioned.”

And that’s exactly what he got on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Sound Fix Lounge in Williamsburg for his book party. The book, a collection of Maziar’s poetry and prose and images created by Matt Maust (bassist in The Cold War Kids rock band), had been two years in the making, and was inspired by rock ’n’ roll tomes like Greil Marcus’s “Lipstick Traces.” And adding to the variety of the evening, Chase Pagan and Matty Charles performed live music while poet Derrick Brown read from his own work.

“I don’t know if it’s some type of panic disorder, but something in my chemical makeup causes me to see things in a specific way,” said Maziar, a Williamsburg resident. So, the book is, “my perception of the world, my surroundings and my life.”

See the actual story page: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/31/9/31_09_music_notes.html

[Feb 20, 2008] Celebrities Like Poetry Too? This is kindof turning into a thing.

Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch and Amber Tamblyn attending a reading for the write bloody book, the last american valentine in Feb 2008 at the bowery poetry club in NYC. Rachel and Amber both read from the book onstage and a hoot was had by all.

[Feb 7, 2008] What Is: What It Is featured in Spin magazine.

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The Last American Valentine poetry anthology is having its west coast and east coast book release parties. Check poetrytickets.com for west coast tickets. We have confirmed that the west coast release for Last American Valentine will be on Thursday, February 7th at The Found Theatre in Long Beach, CA. Doors opening at 7:30

It will be a showcase of all the poets from the anthology we can get to LA, with some music acts, some valentines, and some heart pinata action. It will be a packed house and there will be music and drinks and snacks for the after-show book signing and dance off. Actual reading portion should be done by 10ish so there's time for you all to make out with your fans.

featuring- BUDDY WAKEFIELD-AMBER TAMBLYN-NATE OF COLD WAR KIDS-WE BARBARIANS-GLISS-DERRICK BROWN-BRENDAN CONSTANTINE-DERRICK BROWN-RICK LUPERT-MINDY NETTIFEE-JOHN GARDINER-MICHAEL C. FORD-MICHAEL ROBERTS

10 bucks
make out party / dance party after
East coast book release party for LAST AMERICAN VALENTINE
FEB 12 2008
6PM
Bowery poetry Club
308 bowery
NY NY 10012
Between Houston and Bleeker across from CBGB's
7 dollars...21 and up
with
BEAU SIA-AMBER TAMBLYN-MINDY NETTIFEE-DERRICK BROWN- ROGER BONAIR AGARDE- SHAPPY SEASHOLTZ-MICHAEL CIRELLI-VICTOR INFANTE-LYNNE PROCOPE-JACK HIRSCHMAN- CRISTIN OKEEFE APTOWICZ
make out party to follow along with the cute boy poetry slam

-Paul Maziar and Maust are releasing WHAT IT IS: WHAT IT IS on Feb 13th along with another release party for LAST AMERICAN VALENTINE in Brooklyn at Soundfixrecords. AMBER TAMBLYN-DERRICK BROWN-MINDY NETTIFEE-BEAU SIA-PAUL MAZIAR WITH MUSICAL GUESTS.

SOUND FIX RECORDS
AND WRITE BLOODY BOOKS PRESENT:
WHAT IT IS: WHAT IT IS
BOOK RELEASE SOIREE
WED., FEBRUARY 13TH @ 9:00 P.M.
Reading by Author Paul G. Maziar
Images by Maust (of COLD WAR KIDS)
http://myspace.com/whatitisbook
With a Special Premiere of the book

THE LAST AMERICAN VALENTINE
by Poet Derrick Brown and Friends
http://writebloody.com

LIVE TUNES BY
Chase Pagan - http://myspace.com/chasepagan
Matty Charles - http://myspace.com/mattycharlesmusic
FREE FREE FREE

Sound Fix Lounge
Bedford & N. 11th, Williamsburg
http://soundfixrecords.com

-Buddy Wakefield's classic poetry collection 'Some They Can't Contain' has a new yellow look and fancy typewriter cannon. You can view his work at BuddyWakefield.com and order it from our store! Check out his brand new collection of astounding work in Live For A Living, 2008

Buddy has just received distribution in Borders bookstores in all major markets. request his books at any bookstore in America.

-We have printed two of Derrick Brown's award winning poetry collections, I Love You Is Back and Born In The Year Of The Butterfly Knife as well as one of his beloved children's books called "Hot Hands and Ralph in the Weirdo Winter." Hot Hands is getting a full cover make-over for a late March release. We are planning to release his second book of children's stories in April along side his new work of fiction and poetry in 2008.

Check the write fuzzy link for more kids book info.