Joshua S. Porter, better known by his stage name
Josh Dies (born June 12, 1983) is an American
singer,
songwriter,
musician and
novelist. Porter is widely known as the
vocalist and
songwriter for the band
Showbread. His
debut novel,
The Spinal Cord Perception, was released in December 2006 and features a dark,
postmodern style similar to
Chuck Palahniuk,
Bret Easton Ellis, and many other
Generation X novelists. Besides several other novels, he has also authored a
children's book.