The Fingertips Project: What’s That Blue Thing Doing Here?
On“CLOSE THE DOOR! DO YOU MIND? I’M USING THE BATHROOM!”
The Judds – Grandpa (Tell Me About The Good Old Days)
OnAs far as I am concerned, one of the worst bands that became inexplicably popular is The Judds. I’ve never been able to tolerate their music — the performances are terrible, the session musicians always sound like they want to die, and…
The Fingertips Project: All Alone
OnI suppose I should have figured this is what it’d be like. There’s even a Twilight Zone about it with the guy who’s the last guy on earth and he wants to read but then his glasses break. Luckily, I don’t have…
Pierre Menard's Eraserhead
OnFolks who know me know I’ve got a bit of an obsession with different people doing the same thing different ways, particularly when it comes to pieces of art. I love collaborative art projects where people are given the same base idea/constraint/whatever…
Forgotten Records: Polyrock
On[Purchase CD] This is the first of what will, hopefully, be a series of reviews of excellent records lost to the mists of time. Some were later found again, like this particular record, the self-titled debut by Polyrock. Polyrock was a post-punk/new…
Max Bacon: From the Banks of the River Irwell
On[Purchase CD] As a fan of the Buggles, Asia, Geoffrey Downes and GTR, I was eager to hear more from the same area of the musical world. I greatly enjoyed Max Bacon’s vocals on the GTR album; he has a fantastic, well-controlled…
The Fingertips Project: Who's Knockin' On The Wall
On“Hey, it’s me again.” “Oh, uh, hey, haven’t heard from you in a while. What’s up?” “Not much, you know, same ol’ same ol’. Just, you know, bein’ a house. That’s all.” “Ah, yeah — how’s that workin’ out for you?” “Pretty…
Book Review: Seal of Approval: The History of the Comics Code
OnImage via Wikipedia [Purchase Book] Perhaps the most interesting thing in Amy Kiste Nyberg?s book, Seal of Approval, is that it doesn?t chronicle the evolution of any actual legislation ? the comic industry decided to regulate itself rather than risk the Congressional…