Here’s another dose of The Telewire. “Never Been Alive” sounds like The Archies dropping acid. I mean that in a good way.
Month: September 2013
Shoegazer Sunday: SPC ECO’s “Push”
Sunday’s does of Shoegaze comes top you from SPC ECO (supposedly pronounced “Space Echo”)’s “Push”: There’s also a tiny bit of 8-bit and dub in there for flavor. I listened to this and few of their other song’s and went “This sounds a bit like Curve,” and indeed half the duo is Dean Garcia, who… Continue reading Shoegazer Sunday: SPC ECO’s “Push”
Musical Mashup Frenzy
Someone did a mashup of The Ting Tings’ “That’s Not My Name” with The Knack’s “My Sharona,” Toni Basil’s “Mickey,” Plastic Bertrand’s “Ça Plane Pour Moi” and a few other things, and damn if it isn’t catchy, especially when you get about 4:00 in. Then again, I’m a sucker for additive processes leading up to… Continue reading Musical Mashup Frenzy
Woman Stabs Roommate for Listening To The Eagles
It takes a certain kind of fool to act like a desperado and stab a roommate for listening to The Eagles. She just said “I don’t want to hear any more” and went all stabby. They’d been roommates and lovers before, so it’s not like he was the new kid in town. I wouldn’t be… Continue reading Woman Stabs Roommate for Listening To The Eagles
And Now Here’s Something We Hope You’ll Really Like!
June Foray, voice of Rocky the Flying Squirrel and about a thousand other characters, awarded a lifetime achievement Emmy. And not only was she still around to receive it, at age 95, she’s still working! To celebrate, here’s a timely instructional video:
Library Additions: Stanley G. Weinbaum’s Dawn of Flame
I’m still recovering from the 2013 Worldcon, LoneStarCon 3 in San Antonio. Given how often I blog about additions to my science fiction library, you might be surprised at how parsimonious I am paying for those additions. From about 1985 (when I first started buying first edition hardbacks) to 1989, I never paid more than… Continue reading Library Additions: Stanley G. Weinbaum’s Dawn of Flame
Shoegazer Sunday: The Sunshine Factory’s “My Sugar Cane”
For your Sunday dose of Shoegaze, here’s Mobile, Alabama-based The Sunshine Factory, with the bright, distortion-drenched “My Sugar Cane.” Really, more regular blogging will resume Any Day Now…
Shoegaze Sunday: The Telewire’s “Feels Like Fire”
Another Austin Shoegaze band (“band” in this case evidently being one guy, Stephen Thurman) shows up. “Feels Like Fire” sounds like Shoegaze by way of psychadelia with a little Devo thrown in for good measure.
Interesting Interview With Gene Wilder
It’s the day after Worldcon, and I’m more than a little toasty, so expect slow blogging while I get up to speed. So here’s a long interview with Gene Wilder about his career, working with Richard Pryor, Mel Brooks, Gilda Radner, etc. Wilder has reached the stage in his life where he speaks slowly and… Continue reading Interesting Interview With Gene Wilder
Hugo Congrats
Congrats to Pat Cadigan, John DeNardo, and John Picacio on their Hugo wins!