Frustration
OnImage by Andk1987 via Flickr A blank sheet of paper, and a stubby pencil were all he had at this point. He should have brought a spare pencil. Didn’t his mother, or his teacher, or someone say something about space pencils? There…
Review: The Things/Concepts Listed in “Song For A Future Generation” by the B-52s
OnOne of my favorite B-52s songs is “Song For A Future Generation“, and the video is pretty much my favorite of theirs, too, what with the scene of them carrying synthesizers in swaddling like babies. But what about the things the various…
Review: The Little Dictator (Dirty Pair #3)
OnEvery oncein a while, I like to revisit the past to re-examine things I treasure. Sometimes they are things I still have. Sometimes they are only memories. But whatever form they currently hold, they are special because they made huge changes in…
Review: Lil' Beethoven
OnCover of Lil Beethoven 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 straight by reviewing…
Coal Dust
OnImage via Wikipedia You’ll be with him, you see. You’ll be with him, because although I want the best for youI cannot tell you softly.My endearments cough themselves up from my belly,love in the form of splinters and coal.I can almost feel…
Review: The Billy Nayer Show: The Early Years
OnImage via Wikipedia This was the first DVD from Cory McAbee, director of The American Astronaut and Stingray Sam and leader of the Billy Nayer Show. It’s got his three short films, Billy Nayer, The Ketchup And Mustard Man, and The Man On The Moon. It’s also got…
Review: Alec
OnSome people can’t grasp certain concepts. The medium of comics is something that still has a long way to go before being fully understood. Despite the enormous selection and diversity present on bookshelves, in store windows and online, there are still those…
Swears Dripping #1
OnImage via Wikipedia The man swallows and opens his gob. His baby-carriage filled with the random detritus of his life has already been turned over and he’s climbed atop it. He bellows forth with a low, loud scream that’s more of a…
Let's All Drip Swears!
OnImage via Wikipedia I’m totally obsessed with different interpretations of the same thing. Everyone probably knows this, as I keep harping on it. The latest manifestation of this obsession is this: Anyone who wants to — write a piece involving a certain…
Review: Join Us Preview EP
OnAfter four solid years of waiting since their last “adult” (or, as I like to say, “real”) album, the more hardcore among the (notoriously rabid) They Might Be Giants fan community were so eager for anything from the band that even something…