Michael P. Daley
Michael P. Daley | |
---|---|
Born | Chicago, United States |
Occupation | Author, cultural historian |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Genre | Crime, true crime, politics, art |
Website | |
michaelpdaley |
Michael P. Daley is an American author and cultural historian. Daley's work primarily concerns crime, subcultures, politics, and art. He is a former counterculture archivist and political news editor.[1]
Career[]
From 2009 to 2014, Daley was employed at Boo-Hooray as an archivist engaged in the preservation of counterculture and political movements. During his time at Boo-Hooray, he facilitated the sale of cultural collections to institutions such as Yale's Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Cornell's Rare & Manuscript Collections, Columbia's Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Miami's Special Collections, and Georgetown's Lauinger Library.[2] He has also curated exhibitions on William S. Burroughs,[3] Ed Wood,[4] private press vinyl,[5] science-fiction zines,[6] and Civil War photography in cities like New York City, Paris, London, and Montreal.[7]
One of Daley's first works as an author was That's Life: The O.L. Jaggers Story (Boo-Hooray, 2011) a short biographical pamphlet which talked about the legal struggles of a cult L.A. preacher once famed for his UFO-themed sermons. Daley has also worked as an editor for books like Feel the Music: The Psychedelic Worlds of Paul Major (Anthology Editions, 2017),[8] Flying Saucers Are Real! (Anthology Editions, 2016),[9] The Situationist Times facsimile edition (Boo-Hooray, 2012),[10] and Houston Rap Tapes (Sinecure Books, 2013).[11]
First To Knock[]
In 2017, Daley founded First To Knock, a small press publisher and sometime record label.[12] First To Knock titles are irregularly published and include Echoes of a Natural World: Tales of the Strange & Estranged (2020), a weird fiction collection that featured contemporary fiction by Daley and others, alongside new translations of French authors such as Joris-Karl Huysmans, Marcel Schwob, and Jean Lorrain.[13] [14] [15]
Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld[]
In 2018, Daley’s Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld was published. Released on Daley’s First To Knock imprint, the book is a biography of a Native American career thief and safecracker who became a prison journalist and ultimately an Eastern Shawnee activist.[16] [17] Daley researched and wrote Bobby BlueJacket over a period of six years. Referencing the microhistorical approach in the book’s introduction, Bobby BlueJacket broaches larger questions about United States history through its specific focus on a single, relatively unknown individual.[18] Ron Padgett, an award-winning author and poet regarded the book as a "fascinating and richly detailed biography and an intimate portrait of complex emotional and intellectual life." Jack Womack, a Philip K. Dick awardee described BlueJacket as: "Insightful, angry, straightforward, reminiscent of the subterranean classic You Can't Win by Jack Black." Daley's BlueJacket was featured in Los Angeles Review of Books,[19] Tulsa World,[20] Weird History,[21] Bustle,[22] This Land Press,[23] and Public Radio Tulsa/NPR.[24] The book was nominated for best non-fiction work for the 30th annual Oklahoma Book Awards.[25]
Enjoy The Experience: Homemade Records 1958–1992[]
Daley also co-authored and edited Enjoy The Experience: Homemade Records 1958–1992 (Sinecure Books, 2013),[26] which was featured in BBC,[27] Vice,[1] and was called "the greatest music book of the year" by Los Angeles Magazine.[28]
As Editor[]
- Echoes of a Natural World: Tales of the Strange & Estranged (2020)
- Feel the Music: The Psychedelic Worlds of Paul Major (2017)
- The Flying Saucers Are Real! (Anthology Editions, 2016)
- The Situationist Times facsimile edition (Boo-Hooray, 2012)
- Houston Rap Tapes
- Ed Wood's Sleaze Paperbacks (2011)
Bibliography[]
- Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld (2018)
- Enjoy The Experience: Homemade Records 1958–1992 (2013)[27]
- That's Life: The O.L. Jaggers Story (2011)
References[]
- ^ a b Storm, Christian (2013-04-02). "Unearthing America's Treasure Trove of Obscure Private Press Vinyl". Vice. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Michael P. Daley". Michael P. Daley. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ Hecht, Erin Elisabeth. "Cut-Up: The Centenary of William S. Burroughs – The Emory Danowski Poetry Library". Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Ed Wood Sleaze Paperbacks". COOL HUNTING. 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Enjoy The Experience At Milk Gallery, NYC | Sinecure Books". Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Staff Picks - A Table by Leslie Lasiter". Printed Matter. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Michael P. Daley". Michael P. Daley. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Feel the Music: The Psychedelic Worlds of Paul Major". Google Books. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Womack, Jack. Flying saucers are real! : the UFO library of Jack Womack.
- ^ Baines, Jess. "Doing it ourselves: Countercultural and alternative radical publishing in the decade before punk (2018)". Cite journal requires
|journal=
(help) - ^ Houston Rap Tapes ARTBOOK | D.A.P. 2014 Catalog Sinecure Books Books Exhibition Catalogues 9781938265082.
- ^ "About". First To Knock. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Echoes of A Natural World: Tales of the Strange & Estranged". Chicago Public Library. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Dirda, Michael. "Why read what everyone else is reading? A guide to this season's hidden gems". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Spacek, Nick. "BOOKSHELF: The Disturbing Pulp of Echoes of a Natural World". CinePunx. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Watts Jr., James D. "Book chronicles legendary Tulsa outlaw figure, Bobby BlueJacket". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2019-06-20.
- ^ Fisher, Rich. "Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld (Encore Presentation)". www.publicradiotulsa.org. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Michael P. Daley and Lance Scott Walker in Conversation". BLARB. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Michael P. Daley and Lance Scott Walker in Conversation". BLARB. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ Watts Jr., James D. "Book chronicles legendary Tulsa outlaw figure, Bobby BlueJacket". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "The Weird History Podcast | weird, odd, and horrible history". Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "The Most Anticipated True Crime Books of 2018 To Feed Your Obsession". Bustle. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Outlaw Canon | This Land Press - Made by You and Me". thislandpress.com. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ Fisher, Rich. "A New Book Unveils a Remarkable Life: "Bobby BlueJacket: The Tribe, The Joint, The Tulsa Underworld"". www.publicradiotulsa.org. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ "Oklahoma Book Award finalists". Oklahoman.com. 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ "Vanity vinyl: The era of homemade records". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-06-19.
- ^ a b "Vanity vinyl: The era of homemade records". BBC News. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- ^ Duersten, Matthew (2013-12-12). "The Best Music Books to Give Someone Who Would Never Buy A Music Book Los Angeles Magazine". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-18.
- Living people