Tear It Up
MTV blew my mind in 1981. I would spend hours Velcro’d to the screen of my grandma’s wooden console TV waiting for my favorite videos to come on. Even then, my mom was uneasy about the sort of...
View ArticleOn Memories And Michael Jackson
It would be absurd to have a magazine devoted to pop culture and fandom and not have something to say about Michael Jackson. The man contributed so much to our culture that we were often unaware of...
View ArticleI Just Can’t Stop Loving You
The reaction to Michael Jackson’s death surprised me. I can’t pretend to be like the true hardcore Michael fans; I have always hovered on the edges of the fandom and kept it to myself, too much...
View ArticleRowland S. Howard 1959-2009
By Julie Finley I had recently paid my respects towards Rowland S. Howard’s latest album, Pop Crimes. . . as it was my favorite record of 2009 (and probably one of my favorite albums of the entire...
View ArticleHTRK, Marry Me Tonight: In Memory Of Sean Stewart
By Ann Clarke At the end of 2009, I stumbled upon an Australian band known as HTRK (pronounced “Hate Rock”). Their name was linked to the late great Rowland S. Howard, and I had to figure out what the...
View ArticleBottom Ten: 2010 Deaths
By Matt Keeley Man, the Grim Reaper sucks. I know, I know, he provides a valuable service and when he gets stuck up a tree, all sorts of bad stuff happens, but sometimes his aim sucks. Like seriously,...
View ArticleThirty Years
By Less Lee Moore It’s been such a big part of my life for so long that often I am numbed to the sadness of it. But reading this article, including a timeline of John Lennon’s last day, makes me cry...
View ArticleMike DeStefano: 1967-2011
By Ann Clarke I absolutely did NOT want to have to write another article involving the passing of anyone, but unfortunately . . . I am finding myself doing this once again. Mike DeStefano, a truly...
View ArticleDoctor 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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