Photos from LA!
OnI just got back from a week in LA! And I have brought pictures! I posted ’em at my Facebook account along with inane chatterings! Witness random animals, some of which I don’t know what they are! Me with celebrities! Or at…
The Exquisite Corpse as Applied To Comics
OnImage by PhineasX via Flickr I’ve long been intrigued/interested by Dada and Surrealism. When the TODCRA comic strip, Film Funnies, was being created, we’d often do a comic based on the idea of The Exquisite Corpse. The Corpse is a dada/surrealist parlor…
Book Review: The Rose & The Briar
On[Purchase Book] The Rose & The Briar is a collection of essays (and a couple stories) about the American Ballad — the folk story-songs that our grandparents grew up with, the first hit songs. Granted, the original instances of them being hits…
What It Is Vol. 1: The Introduction
OnHello & welcome to What It Is! This is a column that I’ve been telling myself I should start for awhile (ever since Matt asked me to contribute to the site!) but just haven’t really known what to talk about — then…
The Isaac Hayes Experience
OnIsaac Hayes has probably been the greatest discovery I’ve made since my record collecting took a turn for the serious. Not being familiar with anything by the Black Moses I was blown away by the two songs included in the film “Dead…
An Excerpt Looking For A Home
On“Did you ever, when you were younger, attempt to write your own dirty joke?” “I don’t know.” “Like, you know, in 1st Grade or thereabouts, when some of the kids were just beginning to learn about sex and whatnot, and there’d be…
Pharoahe Monch "Desire"
OnCover of Desire [Purchase CD] Pharoahe Monch should be a star. But he isn?t. If not a star than he should be a legend whose name is on the tip of any head?s tongue when discussing the best emcees to bless us…
Book Review: King Dork
OnCover of King Dork [Purchase Book] As most people know, there’?s a recent young adult novel that has made it to the top of a lot of folks? reading lists, even those who aren?t actually young adults. It?s already been optioned for…
Funny Humor Joke
OnSo, there’s this big shot talent agent. He’s got a great reputation. He manages most of the really huge acts and almost any newcomer he takes on becomes a huge star in a matter of months. He’s got great connections and a…