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photo by Nate “Igor” Smith at Siren Festival 2009

This is part two of my interview with Violet Clark of the band Grand Duchy. If you missed part one, check it out. Otherwise, read on to hear Violet talk about her musical background, influences, dorky facebook posts, and how she manages creative projects, including how she handles balancing her own career and kids while her husband, Black Francis, is on tour with The Pixies or as a solo artist. Good stuff, right? You’re welcome. (more…)

Violet Clark is the mama of five children, a musician, and a visual artist. After experimenting with a solo album, she joined forces with her hubby, Charles Thompson, and together they created the band Grand Duchy. Of course, we all know Charles as Black Francis/Frank Black of the hugely influential band The Pixies. (more…)

Ok, it’s the final countdown to the first day of school in Atlanta, where schools start insanely early in August. It’s very hot, and the lazy days of summer have turned into crazy days of boredom. The neighborhood pool is closed. It’s too hot to go outside. Parents are going about their business trying to look normal and not half-crazed, but we’re all thinking the same thing:

Will Target still have those pre-sharpened pencils from the school supplies list? (more…)

Parenthood and poop go together like parenthood and momentary insanity; both are unpleasant but totally routine occurrences, at least in my household. For parents, our kids’ bowel movements are a hot topic from the day they are born. Poop is a big deal to parents. We lose sleep if our kids are constipated. I guarantee your co-worker who just got back from maternity leave is obsessing over whether or not her baby pooped today. We get pissed on and shit on more times than we can count. The first time we laugh. By the 100th time, we do our best to wipe the shit off and hope the people in Chic-fil-a think it’s honey mustard. (more…)