Music Video Treatments: Scars
OnFor a band with many members — between the band performing on a sound-stage, cut between very close shot stills of the various scars on the band-members’ bodies.
Robbie Fulks – Fountains Of Wayne Hotline
OnI’m a pretty big fan of Robbie Fulks — though I am relatively new to him; the Revenge! album was really the first I’d sat down and really listened to him, but it sold me. ANYWAY, via Dr. Frank’s blog, I discovered…
Comics Review: The Killing Joke
OnCover of Batman: The Killing Joke [Purchase Book] Alan Moore and Brian Bolland‘s The Killing Joke is thought of as one of the classics of the genre and one of the best Batmanstories to boot. Bolland’s artwork — typically reserved for cover…
Steven Pinker On Why We Curse
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Jello Biafra vs. Michael Savage — Smackdown!
OnRight wing pundit and general asshat Michael Savage uses The Dead Kennedys’ “California Uber Alles” to miss the point about Ted Kennedy’s brain tumor…buy remdesivir online buy remdesivir online generic … Jello Biafra, albeit not the brightest bulb on the tree either,…
Comic Review: Vaistron
On[Purchase Book] The new graphic novel Vaistron collects the Slave Labor Graphics/SLG Publishing five-issue miniseries by Quebecois artist and writer Boussourir and co-writer Andrew Dabb; a comic with a distinctly European flavor and outstanding artwork that sucks you into a dystopian world…
Spiritualized “Soul On Fire”
OnThe new album is out in the States this week (it’s been out for a while in their native UK). Reviews of the album are mostly positive… I for one am psyched.
Interview: Renaldo and The Loaf
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Review: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
On[Purchase DVD] “How much of human life is lost in waiting?” The Indiana Jones films have always been about fun. They’re a similar sort of throwback to the days of the pulp serials as the Star Wars films, but while Star Wars…
Video: Down By The River
OnA cover of “Down By The River” by Neil Young, the big finale from my guitar lesson graduation at the Two Bells in Seattle with all of Earl’s students — including Matt & John Keeley from Kittysneezes, Earl himself, and Laura Manning…