Review: Keynsham
OnI have loved the Bonzo Dog Band (a/k/a The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band) forever. I’d heard them mentioned a bunch of times, so one day in high school I went down to the Tower Records, back when Tower Recordses still existed, and…
Review: Eleanor Friedberger’s Personal Record
OnEleanor Friedberger’s Personal Record came out several months ago, and somehow, I haven’t yelled at everyone in the world to listen to it yet. That’s probably because it is the best titled album you will ever play. While it is the second…
Review: It’s Fate…
OnI have a very large soft-spot for synthy dance pop, and Touché definitely massage that soft spot and make a nice little divot in there suitable for holding small items like candy or tchotchkes. Hm. That came out weird. But my point…
Review: Snuff Box
OnIs it weird when I end up listening to the soundtrack way, way more than I watch the show? Perhaps, but I’m kind of addicted to Matt Berry’s score for Snuff Box. Of course, this isn’t saying that the actual TV show…
Review: Iron Man: Extremis
OnWhen people think of Marvel superheroes, usually the first ones that spring to mind are Spider-Man, Wolverine (or any of the high-profile X-Men), Captain America, the Incredible Hulk or the Punisher. Iron Man didn’t get the same kind of high-profile position until…
Review: The Bunny Boy
OnSo, we’re stealin’ the idea from the Sparks Project and doing one with probably even more records out there — The Residents! And this time we’re changing it up a little bit — we’ve got two hardcore Residents fans in me and…
Review: Comix, Essays, Graphics and Scraps: From Maus to Now to Maus to Now
OnIt might be a little odd to have an Art Spiegelman book that doesn’t have a whole lot of comix, and mostly essays, but it works. Comix, Essays, Graphics and Scraps: From Maus to Now to Maus to Now is a catalog published…
Things That Are Neat: Ants!
OnAnts are super neat. There’s like a billion different varieties of ‘em, and they do all sorts of things. There are farmer ants who grow a fungus that they then eat, and there are ants that like do things with plants, and…
Review: MC Breath – The Mysterious Stranger
OnMC Breath is from Providence, Rhode Island, and his third album The Mysterious Stranger is a good introduction to his rapping and sampling skills — and not just because it’s available for free download. MC Breath has a great flow, but is…
Review: Anamanaguchi – Endless Fantasy
OnAnamanaguchi and I have a history. They are, officially, the Band I Keep Missing. Twice I went to one of their frequent local (Brooklyn and Manhattan) shows, and got there after they had played. Once I showed up and saw a whole…