Author: Richard Metzger Archives: 09/2013

As someone who has collected many a Neil Young bootleg over the years–especially on video–I’m of the opinion that this B&W pro-shot performance from 1976…

Over the weekend, the sweet story of Cassidy Lynn Campbell, a trans teenager from Huntington Beach, CA, who was elected homecoming queen during a high…

According to the Los Angeles Times, Cassidy Lynn Campbell, a 16-year-old trans girl who attends Marina High School in Huntington Beach, was elected its 2013…

A wealthy businessman hired over one hundred homeless people in Pasadena, California to wait in iPhone lines outside of the Apple Store there. Apparently, he…

The man is a gift from the comedy gods, we all know this–but if this isn’t the truest thing ever said about smart phones, then…

When William S. Burroughs’ novella “Ah Pook Is Here” was published in 1979, it was in a form greatly diminished from the authors’ original intent.…

Have you heard about the Twelve Tribes group of “Amish-style” hippies—the men have beards, headbands, and ponytails and the women dress like Old West extras…

A young, pre-Soft Cell Marc Almond and friends made this amazing and amusing short college film at Leeds Polytechnic in 1978. It’s equal parts Pink…

Using the most recent census data, Joe Weisenthal and Walter Hickey at Business Insider have put together the above map that shows how half–HALF!–of the…

This will help you get over your summer has ended blues: the isolated vocal tracks from the side two medley from Abbey Road. Holy shit.…