“Earthmover” is a song from have a Nice Life’s debut album Deathconsciousness, reported be be among the top feel-bad albums of all time. But this song, about giant stone golems who destroy the earth and then, faced with existence without purpose, long to die, is simply too silly a premise to get depressed over. Instead,… Continue reading Shoegazer Sunday: Have A Nice Life’s “Earthmover”
Author: Lawrence Person
Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.
Neuromancer Coming to Apple TV
After decades of failed attempts to film it, an adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer is finally coming to Apple TV. My first reaction to the trailer is: I don’t hate it. It hits a lot of the right notes. And Gibson is an executive producer on the show, so presumably it won’t drift too far… Continue reading Neuromancer Coming to Apple TV
Library Addition: Pat Cadigan’s Chalk
Here’s a chapbook I was unaware of before it popped up in a Cold Tonnage Books catalog: Cadigan, Pat. Chalk. This Is Horror, 2013. First edition chapbook original, #46 of 125 copies, a Fine copy, signed by Cadigan, with an 8 written on the title page and eight Xs on the inside front cover. (I… Continue reading Library Addition: Pat Cadigan’s Chalk
Shoegazer Sunday: Weirdfish Covers Radiohead’s “How to Disappear Completely”
And the Radiohead Shoegaze cover theme continues! “How to Disappear Completely” is another song off Kid A. Given that it constantly polls among the ten most depressing songs of all time, I don’t reach for it often (iTunes tells me six plays since 2004). Weirdfish did a Shoegaze cover of it in a day that’s… Continue reading Shoegazer Sunday: Weirdfish Covers Radiohead’s “How to Disappear Completely”
Library Addition: Oliver Onions A Little Tan Book of Terror
Another Borderlands Little Book: Onions, Oliver. A Little Tan Book of Terror. Borderlands Press, 2026. First edition hardback, #463 of 350 signed, numbered copies signed by editor (and publisher) Thomas F. Monteleone (Borderlands: “we only print 350 copies but if anyone has matching numbers above 350, we make sure they continue to get it”), a… Continue reading Library Addition: Oliver Onions A Little Tan Book of Terror
Shoegazer Sunday: Dead Rituals Cover Radiohead’s “All I Need”
Back in the late 1990s, I listened to Radiohead a fair amount. I really enjoyed “Street Spirit (Fade Out)” when I heard it on a compilation CD I picked up cheap, and I actually picked up OK Computer new when it came out (which was fairly uncommon, as I mostly bought CDs used), and enjoyed… Continue reading Shoegazer Sunday: Dead Rituals Cover Radiohead’s “All I Need”
Library Addition: Signed First of Hal Clement’s Cycle of Fire
I’m working on a complete Hal Clement collection, and this was one of the key titles I was missing. Clement, Hal (pseudonym for Harry Clement Stubbs). Cycle of Fire. Ballantine Books, 1957. First edition hardback, an Ex-Library copy with all the usual flaws, including stamps on page block edged, inside covers and interior pages, tape… Continue reading Library Addition: Signed First of Hal Clement’s Cycle of Fire
Library Addition: Signed First of Ray Bradbury’s S is for Space
Another addition to my library of signed Ray Bradbury firsts: Bradbury, Ray. S is for Space. Doubleday, 1966. First edition hardback(“First edition” stated, as per Currey), a Near Fine- copy with a 1/4″ stripe of lightness across front, back and spine, probably from the binding process, a former owner’s name and address on front free… Continue reading Library Addition: Signed First of Ray Bradbury’s S is for Space
Library Addition: First of Jack Vance’s Isle of Peril
If you’re collecting every first edition of a popular, prolific writer’s books, chances are you may have to settle for a less-than-ideal copy of famous or (as in this case) hard-to-find titles. Vance, Jack (as Alan Wade). Isle of Peril. Mystery House, 1957. First edition hardback, an Ex-Library copy with most of the usual flaws… Continue reading Library Addition: First of Jack Vance’s Isle of Peril
Shoegazer Sunday: Cigarettes After Sex’s “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby”
With 59 million views on YouTube, I may be late to the party for this one. The obvious point of comparison is Mazzy Star’s “Fade Into You.” The band hails from El Paso.