In just one more trip around the sun, another swarm of immensely talented but under-recognized musicians has harnessed its collective talents and discharged its creations into the void. This list is but one fraction of those dedicated individuals — admittedly, based mostly in the Western world
12.31.2011| Music and Art News | admin
No CommentsSorry, folks. Gamblor actually had a profitable week last week, but I’m on vacation this week so I don’t have access to the software I need to run a simulation for this week. I’ll update this post next week with Gamblor’s picks, for those who might be interested for acade
12.31.2011| Pop Culture | admin
No CommentsSong for the Soundtrack of Your Date TonightFeel like addin’ a little bump to today’s grind? Dirty dance your way into your date tonight. Get down with your shake down. The hump of the holidays are over. Release the big bad love hound. Set ‘em free, Bonnie & Johnny Lee….(Bonn
12.31.2011| Pop Culture | admin
No CommentsThis morning I knew that Christmas 2011 was finally over.It was not because of the houses that no longer had their lights up (man, that was fast), or the storefronts now emblazoned with large red hearts (man, that was faster). It wasn’t because of the relatively warm temperature outside, at a balm
12.31.2011| Pop Culture | admin
No CommentsThe history of comic books is rife with the undercutting of creators in the credit process. Few had the ability to retain the rights to their creations, and up until the very late 1970’s/early 1980s many were contractually obliged to create and walk away from their inventions. The names that have
12.31.2011| Pop Culture | admin
No CommentsWelcome to Suburban Metal Dad, Popdose’s new webcomic. It’s running daily, Monday through Friday, for the next three weeks, through Christmas/Sol Invictus/What-Have-You.Each edition of SMD features Sort-Of Soundtrack, an optional metal song that plays in a new window. Click HERE to liste
12.31.2011| Pop Culture | admin
No CommentsIt is said that if you wait long enough, a trend will fall out of fashion, be ridiculed, then wind up being a trend all over again. I suppose it is true, only one is hesitant to start lumping musical forms in as “trends.” It feels very dismissive and something dictated by whim and not by need. F
12.31.2011| Pop Culture | admin
No CommentsGraphics: BEWARE What is an album anymore? As more artists begin to take their careers independent, the idea of a glitzy, major label LP begins to lose its luster. Mixtapes ...
12.31.2011| The Smoking Section | admin
No CommentsThe other day, someone asked me a simple, yet profound question. “Why the hell do you support Tony Romo so much?” To borrow a page from the book that is ...
12.31.2011| The Smoking Section | admin
No CommentsAction Bronson is pure unintentional comedy in a bottle of virgin olive oil with scented rosemary and his legend just keeps on spreading. Keeping the tradition of burning Statik Selektah’s ...
12.31.2011| The Smoking Section | admin
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