Caught off guard

So, a while ago a reporter contacted me about my blog and wanted to quote me on the Persian Version piece. Only thing was he was from the US State Department and writes for America.gov. In any case, here's what he wrote. Despite any scruples I might have had about the journalistic integrity of someone who works for the US (or any) government, I agreed to his request and was fine with what he wrote. Just the latest reminder of how the strange, online spaces of the internet can bring you into contact with people you never thought you'd be talking to.

Pomegranates on the Market

Some friends recently put out a compilation album called Pomegranates. I wish I could have been there for the release event and to follow the response to the album, but I hear very positive things. In fact, late last month the two did live sets at an event with Hypernova, a New York-based band said to be at the forefront of Iranian rock, and Yellow Dogs are featured in Nobody Knows About Persian Cats, a (Cannes Film Festival) Award winning film by Bahman Gobadi (see flier below). In short: pretty cool. And pretty interesting as a music album is a form of mediated and material culture that is possibly closest to youth, pop culture, and the second generation.