All Things To All People
This is a hypothetical mix CD of songs that were posted by me to the website phancy.com a long time ago, back in 2005 — the songs are no longer available for download, but perhaps the notes will still be enjoyable! That…
Cover of Role Models I’ve known people who don’t really like John Waters. To those people, I can only play the “I accept your lifestyle choice, even if I believe it is wrong” card. I just think he’s great — his films…
Cover of Big Beat 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…
With the recent release of DEVO’s new album, Something for Everybody, it’s important not to lose sight of that two decade gap when new DEVO material was rarer than diamond encrusted, gold plated diamonds. In 2001, however, there was a slight glint…
Cover of Time’s Arrow Martin Amis‘ Time’s Arrow is a pretty cool little novella. Or maybe it’s a novel, I don’t know. It’s either a long novella, or a really short novel. You can take your pick. It’s about 170 pages, at…
This year, Columbia University‘s LeRoy Neiman Gallery had an installation of A Failed Entertainment, a collection of videos (and two paintings) based on the work of James O. Incandenza from Infinite Jest. I got to see it on my trip to New…
Cover of Wb: Rmx Picture this scenario: The Residents made up the existence of The Warner Brothers Album as just another piece of their mythology. They did the artwork for the reel box and maybe even threw in a blank reel, or maybe…
Cover via Amazon I used to always say that I’m probably the only person who’s a much bigger fan of R. Crumb‘s music than his comics. For what it’s worth, that’s probably still true — I love the Cheap Suit Serenaders —…
Image via Wikipedia 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 ALL…
I’ve always loved the Dead Milkmen — and they’re back together! Stoney’s Extra Stout (Pig) was their last album (and I thought it was actually pretty good, regardless of the reviews), but it sounds like there’s a new one coming! The Milkmen…