Plays bass guitar in Soulside, Fake Names, and Girls Against Boys. Publisher of Akashic Books.
Brooklyn, NY
Joined July 2017
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RAPID FIRE!! @kathleenhanna answers 15 questions from @JohnnyTemple450 in 2 minutes: @Tees4Togo, #coffee, #weed, @theebikinikill, Donald Trump, and more!
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Had a good time speaking with my friend @JohnnyTemple450 about all this stuff for @AkashicBooks
In the latest installment of our Quarantine Q&A, Craig Finn talks to Johnny about coffee addiction, songwriting, and The Hold Steady's new album.
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Quarantine Q&A: Thurston Moore, Part II
@nowjazznow talks to @JohnnyTemple450 about the book he’s writing, the influence of poetry, and his early years in NYC.
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At 9:30AM (PST) @holdengraber is joined by musician and publisher @JohnnyTemple450. Johnny speaks on his punk roots and how @AkashicBooks approaches publishing differently from the major corporations in the industry. Tune in → dublab.com/QT_episode167
My new interview is with best-selling author @JackieWoodson, in which she talks about masculinity, her new novel (Before the Ever After), and the song “Rapper’s Delight.”
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My interview this week is with 24-year-old guitar wizard Yasmin Williams, who talks about her new album, Fugazi, Octavia Butler, and creating music in troubled times.
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Actor Bob Odenkirk interviews Arthur Nersesian about his new novel, The Five Books of (Robert) Moses, and reflects on the future of Better Call Saul.
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My interview this week is with @AbramskySasha, who exuberantly discusses his biography of the amazing Lottie Dod, the world’s first female sports superstar.
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The incredible @MaazaMengiste talks to me about editing Addis Ababa Noir, joining BLM protests in Switzerland, and her early memories of the Ethiopian Revolution.
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New Soulside material coming out on @dischordrecords
On August 28th, Dischord will release a new 2-song 7” by Soul Side entitled This Ship. You can listen to the A-side, “This Ship,” ” on bandcamp (link below) and pre order the record via our site or Bandcamp.
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This is an excellent clip of Kwame Dawes talking to me about Bob Marley’s challenge to so-called liberals and allies.
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My interview this week is with the killer poet Kwame Dawes, who talks about his relentless imagination and the imperative of art in a fractured society.
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Here's a fun interview my kid Abie did with the great Isaac Fitzgerald about bourbon, his new picture book (How to Be a Pirate), tattoos, and his cat Squid!
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The incomparable IAN F. SVENONIUS answers 15 questions of mine in 2 minutes: his new book, Russian history, Christmas in the Soviet Union, the Beatles, and more . . .
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“... So I wrote in the #Jamaican #language, I used the rhythms of #reggae music and the beat of the drum.” - Linton Kwesi Johnson @calabashfest #Caribbean #arts #artists
In honour of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s amazing achievement winning the 𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 we want to celebrate with this clip of him during an interview for Calabash 2005! Linton is known as the pioneer of dub poetry and we salute you! #lkj #dubpoet #penpinterprize
Best-selling Haitian author Edwidge Danticat answers 12 of my questions in 90 seconds — Toni Morrison, Haiti/Brooklyn/Miami, political protests, and more....
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Actor/author Michael Imperioli answers 16 questions of mine in 77 seconds — Candide, The Sopranos, Spike Lee, Ricky Gervais, and more!
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