April 2013 – Page 2 – Lawrence Person's Futuramen

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Prices Realized on SF Books in Heritage Auctions’ April 10 Offering

As a followup on my previous auction post, here are the prices realized on the items I highlighted in yesterday’s Heritage book auction. All prices include buyer’s premium: Robert E. Howard’s original typewritten manuscript for the Conan story “A Witch Shall Be Born”, signed by Howard, went for $22,500. A very nice first of Harry… Continue reading Prices Realized on SF Books in Heritage Auctions’ April 10 Offering

Japanese Pop Punk Band SpecialThanks

While plumbing the depths and breadths of YouTube for suitable Shoegazer Sunday entries, sometimes I stumble across something interesting that doesn’t fit in the Shoegaze label. Today let’s take a look at Japanese band SpecialThanks. The first 20 seconds of silence is just to mess with you. So a pop-punk band with a deadly cute… Continue reading Japanese Pop Punk Band SpecialThanks

Preview: SF First Editions in Heritage Auctions’ April 10th Offering

Heritage Auctions has another signature book auction coming up on April 10, and there are several interesting SF/F/H first editions up for offer. Here’s a preview of a few: Robert E. Howard’s original typewritten manuscript for the Conan story “A Witch Shall Be Born”, signed by Howard. Yet another first edition of Harry Potter and… Continue reading Preview: SF First Editions in Heritage Auctions’ April 10th Offering

Shoegazer Sunday: Clams’ “Sundae Bird”

From Japan comes Clams with “Sundae Bird.” The first 48 seconds are space music drone, but after that the catchy dreampop tune kicks in.

More Roger Ebert Tidbits

A few more interesting pieces of writing from him: How he quit drinking. An oral history of Siskel and Ebert. So I don’t just show them giving pans, here’s a young Ebert and porn-stached Gene Siskel splitting on Taxi Driver: Reviewing one of my favorite films, This Is Spinal Tap: And here’s them loving Ed… Continue reading More Roger Ebert Tidbits

Siskel & Ebert Review North

I’m sure you’ve read about Roger Ebert’s death from cancer. I don’t have much to add to the many tributes being offered (though I do want to note that he was a science fiction fan before a movie critic), so instead here’s Ebert and Gene Siskel eviscerating Rob Reiner’s North.

Month: April 2013