All Things To All People
Cover of Tommy Boy (Holy Schnike Edition) Like everyone, I tend to come up with a lot of ideas that I never get around to doing. Sometimes out of laziness, sometimes because I can’t figure out how to make it work, and…
Image via Wikipedia Rev. Syung Myung Me: And thus, the Sparks Project draws to a close. Or at least a nap that’ll probably be a year or two long, depending on when there’s a new Sparks album. Admittedly, if I had my…
I never thought it’d turn out that I’d be for enforced, mandatory child labor. But then I read Axe Cop, the comic written by a 6-year-old, and drawn by his 30-year-old brother, and honestly, it’s convinced me that we need to get…
Song-poems are super interesting. They might not always be good (though there are some definite diamonds in the rough there), but it’s such an interesting concept, even if it IS mostly just a way to separate suckers from their money. I’ve wondered…
Image via Wikipedia As a radio guy, it’s kind of strange that I’m not into podcasts. I don’t know why, I’m just not. But there is one that I do listen to every episode: The They Might Be Giants Podcast. In fact,…
Question: how do you follow up on two action-packed novellas in which clairvoyant women solve strange cases and leave considerable destruction in their wake? If you answered “why, you write a full-length novel for those two women and turn the dial on…
Cover of Seduction Of inmar Bergman [Vinyl] Who don’t love Sparks? I suppose the folks who don’t know who Sparks are might not love Sparks, but that’s only because of plum ignorance. But REST EASY, reader — we’re here to set you…
What’s better than a great movie? Three great movies. However, three movies usually take longer than one to watch — but as director Neill Blomkamp shows us, this is simply a guideline rather than a rule. With District 9, Blomkamp (with assistance…
Image via Wikipedia So, I’ve had this sort of thing happen before. And, as I expected, in that case, writing about it made it go away — which was kinda bittersweet in that case. In this case, however, I’m kinda hoping it…
Cover of Wild Man Fischer Sad news to report. Artie Barnes confirmed that Larry “Wild Man” Fischer died Wednesday from heart trouble. He’s been a favorite of mine — and his albums with Barnes & Barnes are very much worth tracking down….