Writing

For my latest nonsense, read my blog.

I’ve written books, articles, blogs, and even pulled some fun pranks on Craigslist and social media. Back in the day I wrote many a silly rant, and a few of them are listed here — read at your own risk. At the bottom of the page are select artist interviews I did for INK19 Magazine, under various pseudonyms (Ed Furniture, mostly).

BOOKS

So, You’re A Creative Genius… Now What? (Second Edition) (2025)
Robots & Aliens / Deep Liner Notes 1996-1999 (Patreon Only, 2022)
Beyond Guitar (In Only 15 Minutes) (Short Kindle, 2011)
Cuyahoga! (Sci-Fi Short Story, 2011)
How To Sell The Whole F#@!ing Universe To Everybody… Once And For All! (2005)

MAGAZINE ARTICLES

2600 The Hacker Quarterly – Hacking Music (as Dr. Zoltan)

MENTAL FLOSS ONLINE

10 Awkward Speeches, Interviews, and Rants (2010)

WEB

10 Myths About Introverts (2009)

JOURNALS AND MEMORIES

My Steve Vai Audition (2008)
The Death of Superman Lives… What Happened? – Production Notes (2015)
The Wolf of Derek Ave (2026)

PRANKS

I Got Fired From The Ween Tour (2004)
Tvaarksanianica: Bay Area Center For The Digital Recording Arts (2002)

OLD BAND ARCHIVES

IMA (From St. Petersberg, Florida)

CRAZY RANTS

I Quit (2001)
An Open Letter To Estradasphere (2002)
10 Rock Concert Cliches (2007)

ARTIST INTERVIEWS

Steve Vai – Flex-Able Leftovers (1999)
Steve Vai – Modern Primitive (2016)
Trey Spruance – Mr. Bungle / Secret Chiefs 3 (1998)
Trey Spruance – Disco Volante Tour (1995)
Devin Townsend – Infinity (1998)
Ween (1999)
Morgan Ågren – Drummer, Zappa’s Universe / Devin Townsend (2011)
Bar McKinnon – Mr. Bungle / Umlaut (2016)
Heather Kozar – Playboy Playmate of the Year (1999)
Katy Perry And Lauren Christy (2004)
Billy Sheehan – Bassist of Steve Vai / Mr. Big (2001)
Nils Frykdahl – Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (2004)
Don Joyce – Negativland (2000)
Nina Gordon – Veruca Salt (2000)
Craig Anton – Actor and Comedian (2009)
Ian Koss – Magazine Publisher (1998)
Brooks Wackerman – Drummer of Bad Religion, The Vandals (2008)
Bogus Pomp / Jerry Outlaw (1998)
Jed Simon – Guitarist of Strapping Young Lad / Zimmer’s Hole (1999)
Pat McDonald – Drummer of Charlie Daniels Band (1998)
Ruta Sepetys – Manager of musicians turned famous author! (1998)
Tim Soya – Drummer of Victims Family (1998)
Lance Myers – Animator of A Scanner Darkly, Boxer Story (2020)