It was a single mp3 in a folder of old rap tunes I’d gotten from somewhere. I was scanning through, looking for good tracks to DJ with, listening to snippets, hoping for a single beat or a bassline to grab…
Susan Mosher’s “The Great Daisy Theory”
I admit that I walked into Susan Mosher’s new show The Great Daisy Theory as a fan (and I expect many of the people in the room were there as diehard fans of either Susan Mosher or musical theater –…
From The Archives: Rolling Stone on Marvel Comics, 1971.
Rolling Stone No. 91, September 16, 1971. This is something I’d been wanting to track down for ages, as an interesting historical document, a missing piece of my pop culture education, and just something fun to read. When it was…
Album Review: “The Music Of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection”
Well, this is something. It’s a fairly impressive, 31 track compilation of superhero theme songs from various films and TV shows, covering nearly the entire 75-year history of DC Comics. The oldest track here is the “Superman March” from the…
M*A*S*H Revisited: a brief intro
I watched the first episode of M*A*S*H when it aired, though at one year (and 6 days) old, I don’t actually remember it. I do, however, acutely remember sitting on the couch in my school uniform, wrapped in an afghan,…
Graphic Novel Review: “Return Of The Dapper Men”
Firstly, it’s beautiful. That was my immediate impression when I picked this book: it’s absolutely lovely. Finely detailed, deeply textured paintings; a rich pastel color palate; deeply charming character designs; gold embossed text across the cover; huge sweeping panoramas stretching…