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It takes a lot for me to like a tv show. I stopped actively watching television shortly after Twin Peaks originally aired on cbs. I don't like tv – it's notorious for talking to people like easily navigable pieces of cattle (which granted, many are). Part of… Continue reading
First let me start by saying that I am a HUGE Grant Morrison fan. In my mind, he can do no wrong. And when I'm presented with an instance where I'm not sure about something he's written (such as his SEVEN SOLDIERS maxi-series from several years ago*) I… Continue reading
I had a wonderful night with The Smiths the other night. I started out opening a bottle of UNIBROUE brewery's QUATRE-CENTIEME*, digging in for some serious writing and, of course, firing up the stereo. I've blogged before about Dan Wilcox's show on KCRW,… Continue reading
The current book I've been working on is set circa 1992 so I've been listening to a lot of stuff from that era. '92, you know, the marvelous period just before the phrase ‘Alternative' became an eyebrow-raising buzzword that would go on to blaze a trail… Continue reading
Okay, I know I was just talking about the ‘any port in a storm' predicament of the modern horror movie lover but the other night I saw the best horror movie I have seen in YEARS folks. And I am here to spread the word to anyone that might not have seen… Continue reading
Lots of catch-up to play. My good hand is still in a stylish black cast but it's getting easier to write with it, so let's get right into the first item on the agenda. MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN is… awesome. Of course, all of us horror fans know we take… Continue reading
I'm sorry, but the last thing an egotist like Anthony Kiedis needs is a tv show about his life. Don't get me wrong, I grew up with the Chili's and BLOOD SUGAR SEX MAGIK is, to me, one of the greatest albums of the 90's, probably even all time. But as always… Continue reading
… Well, I'm down my good hand for the foreseeable future as I recently picked a fight with my refrigerator and fractured my hand. So now other than having a visible testament to my part time stupidity that everyone asks me about (how ever did you do… Continue reading
…is freakin' awesome. I just finished watching screeners of the first two episodes of Joss Whedon's new show and if it keeps up the tone and pacing it's set in these first two, it will be my favorite and I think the best thing Mr. Whedon has done yet.… Continue reading
A long time ago I had a membership card at a local Blockbuster Video on the south side of Chicago. Eventually I got a little sick of the fact that they carry next to nothing from before 1993 and so I signed up for Netflix. Netflix was a bit weird for my… Continue reading
… why, god, why? I wanted to like this movie soo badly. I've been flirting with renting Revolver for what, a year now? But everyone I know that has seen it says the same thing – you'll love the first eleven minutes enough to make you really hate Guy… Continue reading
I'm sure there are a lot of Black Flag fans out there. In the social Petri dish of high school rebellion in the 90's it always seemed to me that two things you could count on surfacing at random stoner parties were BLACK SABBATH's eponymous debut and BLACK… Continue reading
