As 2011 comes to an end, we are taking a look back at some of our favorite posts of the year by our guest editors.
Marcellus Hall first made a name for himself as the frontman of Railroad Jerk, which released four albums on Matador between 1990 and 1996 before breaking up. Hall and RJ drummer Dave Varenka went on to form White Hassle the next year, issuing a handful of records until disbanding in 2005. These days, Hall is pursuing a solo career, and he just released his debut album, The First Line, on Isaac Brock’s Glacial Pace label. Aside from the music, the 13-track LP also shows off Hall’s other big talent: illustration. Since moving to New York City in the late ’80s, Hall has seen his artwork appear in the likes of The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and The First Line features a 44-page book showcasing his art. Not only is Hall guest editing magnetmagazine.com all week, he’s also drawing illustrations to accompany everything he writes about. Read our brand new Q&A with him.
Hall: The wind whipped around corners and through your hair. One beautiful woman after another entered the bank. Pop music from the ’80s droned overhead in the coffee shop where laptop users lapped lattes with lap dogs on their proverbial laps. Is there anywhere you can go and not hear ’80s pop music? “I’ve already lived through this!” you exclaim. Just then, you overheard a woman outside with a five-year-old girl and a cell phone to her ear: “Shut da fuck up. I called you so you could talk to your daughter, bitch ass!”
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