Doctor Who‘s Elisabeth Sladen: An Appreciation
By Cait Brennan As Doctor Who fans prepared to celebrate the launch of its most anticipated series yet, the show lost one of its most enduring stars. Elisabeth Sladen, who portrayed Sarah Jane Smith,...
View ArticleMartin Rushent: 1948 – 2011
By Emily Carney I am shocked to learn that Martin Rushent, perhaps one of the most iconic Punk/New Wave producers of the late 1970s and early 1980s, died on June 4 of this year. I was supposed to...
View ArticleIn Memory Of: Bill Bartell, a.k.a. Pat Fear of White Flag
By Less Lee Moore Photo by Patrick Houdek When I heard the news that Bill Bartell had died, I felt like I’d been kicked in the guts. I don’t think I’ll ever get used to a world without him in it. I...
View ArticleGoodbye, Lou: Reed Gone at 71
By Tim Murr The Best of The Velvet Underground: The Words and Music of Lou Reed blew my mind freshman year of high school. It was already a bit of a watershed year, anyway, when I first heard a lot of...
View ArticleThese Conversations Kill: RIP Scott Weiland
By Jeffery X Martin “I thought he was already dead.” The internet response to the passing of singer Scott Weiland has been somewhat disheartening to observe. Instead of focusing on the fact that a...
View ArticleToday in Pop Culture: We Said Goodbye To Frank Zappa
By Jeffery X Martin Frank Zappa died today in 1993. Calling Frank Zappa “influential” is like saying ghost peppers will leave a mild burning sensation in your mouth after you eat them. It’s like saying...
View ArticleDavid Bowie: 1947 – 2016
By Jeffery X Martin When I went to sleep, David Bowie was alive. When I awoke, he was not. Strange, the way things slip. Knock on the walls. Flick your coffee cup with your fingernail. Stomp on the...
View ArticleFarewell, Tall Man: Angus Scrimm and Phantasm
By Tim Murr It’s only been a few days since actor Angus Scrimm died at the age of 89. Though he also worked outside of the franchise, it was the Phantasm series, in which he played the Tall Man, that...
View ArticleToday In Pop Culture: The Day The Music Died
By Jeffery X Martin Dear rock and roll musicians: Please stop using air travel. Thanks, Everybody This is The Day The Music Died. Not all of it, obviously, but a pretty good chunk of it. Buddy Holly,...
View ArticleToday In Pop Culture: Say Goodbye To Sal Mineo
By Jeffery X Martin Today marks the date of the murder of Sal Mineo, and if you remember who that guy is, I’m impressed with you. Yeah, you. Congratulations. Mineo remains a mysterious figure of...
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