I seem to recall reading that HBO asked him if he wanted to participate in a documentary about his dad, and he got started, but then backed out because he was afraid he was inadvertently participating in criminal glamorization. Something like that.
he's been active on twitter lately. https://twitter.com/prplmtns
Check out the Jeffrey Lewis ADHD therapy mural featuring a few heretofore unfamiliar song titles! mysterious!
― del griffith, Tuesday, 9 April 2019 16:52 (five years ago) link
oh wow thanks for the link, didn't know he was a tweeter
― Nick Chiveon (rip van wanko), Tuesday, 9 April 2019 17:02 (five years ago) link
Thanks for pointing out the Jeffrey Lewis thing! And of course Purple Mountains is the new band name too: https://pitchfork.com/news/silver-jews-david-berman-to-release-new-album-in-2019-says-bob-nastanovich/
― Vaguely Threatening CAPTCHAs, Tuesday, 9 April 2019 17:23 (five years ago) link
def remember someone once saying on (probably) ILM that he'd be good at tweeting, and he is
― Terry Major-Ball Will Tell You (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 9 April 2019 17:38 (five years ago) link
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:50 (five years ago) link
Whatevs here’s a linkhttps://youtu.be/XvUBbROsXBw
― Right column Leftist (sunny successor), Monday, 20 May 2019 23:51 (five years ago) link
so this is basically a new Silver Jews album. different name but totally the same. first 3 tracks released on spotify are excellent - and US tour dates announced. fingers crossed for european ones soon.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 10:21 (four years ago) link
More over here:
Purple Mountains
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 12:19 (four years ago) link
Peace and love to everyone.
― del griffith, Thursday, 8 August 2019 00:21 (four years ago) link
you too.
― pplains, Thursday, 8 August 2019 00:43 (four years ago) link
May the memory of the righteous be a blessing
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 8 August 2019 04:42 (four years ago) link
In the last email he sent me, David Berman included this fake picture of a new edition of Actual Air in the old Vintage Contemporaries style. Ugh I'm sad. pic.twitter.com/aSHnEGCP2i— Christopher DeWeese (@lighghghght) August 4, 2020
― calstars, Thursday, 14 October 2021 01:38 (two years ago) link
https://i.imgur.com/DtZrZEM.jpg
― calstars, Friday, 15 October 2021 23:15 (two years ago) link
Almost
― calstars, Friday, 15 October 2021 23:16 (two years ago) link