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Charles

charlesjmartin

About Me

I'm a freelance writer who has worked in various aspects of journalism and fiction. I am currently writing for the Oklahoma Gazette and the Austin Music Magaine. I find arts and entertainment one of the most engaging areas I have covered.The end goal is to support myself solely through my fiction works, but I've found that the strict guidelines in journalism help me improve the structure and style of my creative endeavors. One of the advantages of working in the arts is that I can engage others who are working in creative fields and experience the passion they hold for their work. Even if their medium is far removed from my own, that creative drive is contagious and experiencing other peoples' art makes me a stronger writer.

My Interests

Writing, music, art, politics, movies, basketball and the Denver Broncos; in that order.

I'd like to meet:

Practically, I'm always looking for musicians and artists locally who I can feature. I really just love talking to people about art in general who's on first with star wars
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Music:

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Movies:

Traditionally: "Henry Fool", "Pulp Fiction", "O'Brother Where Art Thou", "The Great Dictator" Movie genre I'm not proud that I love: Sports movies.

Television:

"The Daily Show", "The Office", "Family Guy", anything on the History Channel, and "Dog:The Bounty Hunter"...don't you judge me!
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Books:

This is the toughest category for me because one of the biggest draw backs in being a writer is that it is almost impossible to read a book simply out of enjoyment. I constantly judge and critique every book I read, looking for strengths and weaknesses that I can learn from for my own writing. The books and authors that I grew the most reading are: "Glue" by Irvine Welsh for his engaging voice, William Shakespeare for his colorful and lively characters, Victor Hugo for his incredible sense of scope and purpose, Oscar Wilde for his wit, Jane Austin for her humanity and Dante for his imagination.

My Blog

Two pretty kickin’ comps I been listen’ to

The online precense has done many good things for independent music, but I do miss the proliferation of mix tape compilations. Blogs may have replaced them and do even more to track the progress of ba...
Posted by Charles on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:31:00 PST

Kurt Vonnegut

He just died of brain injuries from a fall at his home. I liked his writing because he rarely rambled needlessly, he drew funny pictures of his hair and penis, his plots were a tangled web that someho...
Posted by Charles on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:05:00 PST

Red Dirt Rangers

The Red Dirt Rangers are finally set to release their first album since narrowly surviving a helicopter crash in 2004 April 7 Blue Door 9pm $20 ticket price includes a copy of the new CD, "Ranger Hote...
Posted by Charles on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:18:00 PST

Vehicle Reason

Rock steady Texas born and bred rock band, The Vehicle Reason take their first trip North to play at The Belle Isle Brewery Saturday, March 24 The Vehicle Reason 2 AM 9 p.m.     &n...
Posted by Charles on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:40:00 PST

Blue Note

Going Blue A musical landmark emerges with a face lift and a new owner in the hopes of reestablishing itself as a vital part of the music scene          &n...
Posted by Charles on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:39:00 PST

Matt Brown

Matt Brown "Rainbow Around the Sun" Bands generally recoil from the term, "concept album," for fear of being pretentious. Matt Brown, formerly of The Fellowship Students, declares it proudly. "The pr...
Posted by Charles on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:38:00 PST

rugby

War of the Roses The University of Oklahoma's oldest women's sport celebrates their rich tradition with this weekend's Alumni Weekend Rugby is suffering from an image problem in the states, with...
Posted by Charles on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:17:00 PST

Analog Heartbreak

Backbeat Britton Thurlow steps out of retirement to help Analog Heartbreak inject some alt-country flair to the metro's music scene Analog Heartbreak Friday, March 16 www.myspace.com/analogheartbreak ...
Posted by Charles on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:12:00 PST

The Starkweather Boys

Weather Alert The Starkweather Boys set to rock the Deli for their 'CD Release Bash' for "Archer St. Blues" The Deli Norman Thursday, March 15          &nb...
Posted by Charles on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 06:10:00 PST

RJD2

Sample Free DJ/Producer Rjd2 moves from the world of beat-driven hip hop to the live realm of psychedelic rock Rjd2 Busdriver Happy Chichester Tuesday, March 13 Bricktown Ballroom $15   &nbs...
Posted by Charles on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:30:00 PST