Episode 1: Jeff Jackson With Nathan D. Duvall
Jeff Jackson
Jeff Jackson is the author of several highly acclaimed novels, including ‘Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel’. ‘Destroy All Monsters’ was published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux in 2018 and received praise from such esteemed authors as Don DeLillo and Janet Fitch. His novella, ‘Novi Sad’, was published as a limited-edition art book and selected for “Best of 2016” lists in ‘Vice’, ‘Lit Reactor’, and ‘Entropy’. His first novel, ‘Mira Corpora’, published in 2013, was a Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and featured on numerous “Best of the Year” lists, including ‘Slate’ and ‘Salon’. His short fiction has appeared in a variety of journals and been performed in New York and Los Angeles by New River Dramatists. Jeff holds an MFA from NYU and is the recipient of fellowships from the MacDowell Colony, Baryshnikov Arts Center, and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts.
He lives, writes, and makes music with his band Julian Calendar in Charlotte, NC.
Nathan D. Duvall
Nathan D. Duvall is a drummer, music producer, and music publisher who for a brief period was one of the top music supervisors working the advert campaigns for ‘The Lord Of The Rings’ trilogy, ‘Harry Potter’, and ‘Kill Bill’. He helped launch Halo and Call of Duty before focusing his efforts on independent music publishing. His biggest productions are “Requiem For A Tower” from ‘Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers’ and a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” with the London Studio Orchestra and Damian Marley. Nathan now produces, Lucid, a music and conversation program airing Monday’s 2-4 pm on 103.3 Asheville FM in Asheville, NC. He also edits these episodes down to a music and conversation podcast on Spotify called Lucid Pilot.
Episode Highlights
HIGHLIGHTS:
Jeff and I talk about some amazing musicians/bands, including Wire, The Raincoats, Throbbing Gristle, Dog Faced Hermans, Destroyer, Lou Reed, The Velvet Underground, Suede, The Smiths, Johnny Ace, Fugazi, Big Star, The Beatles, Pavement, and Robert Johnson.
Jeff and I discuss what makes a good rock novel and list some examples, including 'Paint It Black' by Janet Fitch, 'Black Card' by Chris L. Terry, 'The Ruins' by Mat Osman, and my own rock novel 'Searching for Jimmy Page'.
Additional topics Jeff and I cover include the style and narrative of Jeff’s book 'Destroy All Monsters: The Last Rock Novel'; the link between violence and music; fandom and obsession; the primal nature of music; mythology surrounding certain musicians; the diminishing power of music in the culture; Jeff’s band Julian Calendar.
Visit the Rock is Lit Vault to hear Jeff talk about his favorite rock novels and Julian Calendar’s political songs.
Nathan and I talk about real-world historical precedent for the fictional premise of Jeff’s novel, fans attacking musicians as they perform on stage, and give some examples, including the murder of Dimebag Darrell of Pantera and Damagebag.
MUSIC PLAYED IN THE EPISODE IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE:
“Keep Your Laws Off My Body” by Dog Faced Hermans
“Pledging My Love” by Johnny Ace
“Blue Boys” by Julian Calendar
“In Your Love” by Julian Calendar
LINKS:
Jeff Jackson’s website, http://deathofliterature.com/
Jeff Jackson Instagram, @deathofliterature
Jeff Jackson Twitter, @DeathofLit
Julian Calendar at Bandcamp, https://juliancalendar.bandcamp.com/
My review of 'Destroy All Monsters' in 'North Carolina Literary Review'
Nathan D. Duvall’s Lucid show, https://www.ashevillefm.org/show/lucid/
Nathan D. Duvall Facebook, @nathan.duvall1
Me with Jeff Jackson after our “in conversation” event at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, NC, on Nov 20, 2021 to promote my novel, ‘Searching for Jimmy Page’.
