Review: Skin Deep
OnCover of Skin Deep When I was young, my dad and I were both huge fans of MTV’s Liquid TV. Actually, that’s not quite true — we still are, it’s just not on anymore. Until they finally release it on DVD, we’ll…
Interview: Ed Palermo
OnCover via Amazon It’s no secret that I’m a huge, obessive Frank Zappa fan (not that, in my experience, there’s any other kind of Zappa fan). Back around ‘98 or ‘99 I discovered Ed Palermo’s album The Ed Palermo Big Band Plays…
Review: The Art of Harvey Kurtzman: The Mad Genius of Comics
OnCover via Amazon [Purchase Book] Harvey Kurtzman is one of my comedy heroes — and he’s one of those people who has had a huge influence on our culture; not only did MAD change the culture, but in particular, it was HIS…
Review: Le Pop
On[Purchase CD] I’m very happy to be writing this review; a little over a year ago, I did a Owl-Stretching Time post about Norway’s Katzenjammer and their great song “Demon Kitty Rag”. In the post, I mentioned that the album was coming…
Review: Culture Corner
On[Purchase Book] Basil Wolverton is one of the most easily recognized comic artists and one of the most beloved. It’s always interesting to me how his art was often grotesque and vaguely disturbing (in the best of ways!) and that he was…
Review: Greasy Love Songs
On[Purchase CD] I might be an anomaly, I don’t know, but Cruising With Ruben & The Jets is one of my favorite Zappa albums. I get the impression that it’s one of those albums that’s kind of an also-ran for a lot of…
Review: Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure
On[Purchase DS Game] Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure is a neat combination of a platformer and a puzzle game. Taking advantage of the DS‘ dual screens, the top screen lets you control Hatsworth through worlds, and on the bottom screen…
Review: The Apples in stereo – Travellers in Space and Time
On[Purchase CD] The Apples in stereo are time-travelers. I don’t mean in the same way that can be said for the rest of us — though it’s true that they’re ALSO traveling at the exciting rate of 1 sec/sec, but rather musical…
Lance and I hold up a bank with guns that shoot guinea-pigs
On“Nobody move!” I yell, holding the gun that shoots guinea-pigs up, stock to my shoulder. I can hear a faint squeaking from the breech. “Please lie on the floor!” Lance screams. He is angry about my choice of words. “Your continued safety relies on…
Children’s Television! ARR!
OnImage via Wikipedia I work graveyard shift, and so when I get home, there’s nothing on, since it’s 6.30 AM. So I tend to turn on PBS, when it’s doing all of the children’s shows. And I’ve come to the conclusion that…