My better half, i.e. writer Jude Joseph Lovell, has informed me of the upcoming publication of his feature profile on singer-songwriter Bill Mallonee in the upstart West Coast literary journal Rock & Sling (Fall 2005 issue), his second nonfiction work to be published. The profile is entitled 'Lonesome Traveler: Bill Mallonee's Flair for the Cathartic' and features reviews of the singer's solo albums from 2001-2005, book-ended by accounts of two live performances. The profile was a total of seven months in the writing and revising, and Jude tells me he's very gratified to know his work will be published for the second time. Small stuff, but these writer types have to start somewhere. 'At this rate,' Jude jokes, having had his previous essay published in 2002, 'look for my collected prose in approximately 45 years'. Not sure where you might find a print copy of Rock & Sling, unless you live in and around Seattle, and it's not yet clear if the article will appear on the journal's web site (link soon on the right side of this page).
For the uninitiated, you'll want to check out Jude's piece: Bill Mallonee is one of the most interesting and honest singer-songwriters around. He writes from a Catholic-Christian perspective, but is unpretentious and candid - he does not preach. Mallonee led the underground cult classic rock-folk band Vigilantes of Love for more than a decade, and since 2002 he has been a solo artist. Check him out at billmallonee.net and if you need more convincing, see if you can get a hold of Jude's article in the Fall. Or contact him and he will try to send you a copy.
Jude dedicates his article to his two children and to 'the ragged ones'......
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