‘The Legend of Bruce Lee’: The little-known syndicated comic strip
The world premiere of Enter the Dragon, the kung fu crossover hit, happened in Hong Kong on July 26, 1973, six days after Bruce Lee’s…
Author: Martin Schneider Archives: 01/2016
The Vienna Vegetable Orchestra covers Kraftwerk’s ‘Radio-Activity’
Vienna, world capital of classical music and opera, might have more musicians per capita than any other major city. It certainly feels that way when…
‘Californium’: Finally, the ultimate video game tribute to the worlds of Philip K. Dick
When you go to the website for Californium, the first words you see are “If you find this world bad, you should see some of…
‘Orson Welles’ Sketch Book,’ marvelous British TV series from 1955
By the mid-1950s the years of Orson Welles scrambling this way and that for some money to finance his cinematic and theatrical efforts were well…
Neo-hippie ‘bliss ninnies’ captured in their natural habitats
What does it mean to be a hippie in the age of Obama? Photographer Steve Schapiro is one of the people best positioned to answer…
John Coltrane meets Terry Riley in free jazz minimalist mashup
Yesterday His Name Is Alive honcho Warren Defever posted an intriguing file to his Mixcloud account, a mashup lasting in excess of 35 minutes featuring…
‘I’m Down’: Beastie Boys boil B-Boy bouillabaisse of Beatles classic
In 1986 the Beastie Boys released Licensed to Ill, and the world of whiteboy rap was changed irrevocably. Licensed to Ill was the first rap…