Michael's website michaelblair.net

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Recently:

Night Moves (2024)

Night Moves

a short film
written and directed by me, starring Fareeha Khan and Carla Vila
more soon!

Available Space: The Sonic Environments of Ry Cooder

a longish essay
published in The Baffler, May 2023

Selected Writing:

Kelly Reichardt's First Cow
BOMB, March 2020
On The Range Rats
The 33 1/3 B-Sides: New Essays by 33 1/3 Authors on Beloved and Underrated Albums
Bloomsbury, September 2019
The Films of Emile de Antonio
BOMB, November 2018
Rock N Film at Anthology Film Archives
Art in America, August 2018
Tuli Kupferberg's YEAH
BOMB, January 2018
Young Marble Giants' Colossal Youth
An entry in the 33 1/3 music book series. Co-written with Joe Bucciero.
Bloomsbury, May 2017

About Me:

I'm a writer, musician, and filmmaker from St. Louis currently living in New York.

I'm a contributing music editor at BOMB and a former film and video distributor at Electronic Arts Intermix. I recently completed an MFA in filmmaking at the City College of New York.

I have a good chunk of experience working as an indepedent editor. I've edited, copyedited, and fact-checked everything from reported journalism to arts criticism, poetry manuscripts, and beyond. Please don't hesitate to reach out if I may be able to help you with a project...

...or just to say hey!

Email blairmichaelk at gmail dot com

Instagram @flowingisthesecret