Meet the real-life ‘Simpsons’ kids in a 1969 film made by Matt Groening’s father, Homer
He looks more like a “Bart,” don’t you think? Fans of The Simpsons will enjoy “The Story,” a sweet short film made by Homer Groening…
Author: Richard Metzger Archives: 01/2014
Saint Julian: Julian Cope live in NYC, 1987
From the very first time I heard The Teardrop Explodes in 1981, I’ve been a massive Julian Cope fan. I’d go so far as to…
‘What you don’t mean won’t hurt you!’: Marching to Shibboleth with The Firesign Theatre
Attention Firesign Theatre fanatics, two long out of print books transcribing their surrealist comedy classics, have just been republished. It’s fascinating to see their work…
Atari ‘holy grail’: Moses ‘Crossing The Red Sea’ Bible story video game, 1983
Ah the 1980s. Things were simpler then–especially video games! Take for instance this goofy–and impossibly rare– Atari 2600 curiosity, “Red Sea Crossing.” The primitive “run…
National treasure Rickie Lee Jones raising money for new album on Pledge Music
As I mentioned in the post yesterday about the great 1979 Tom Waits interview, at the moment I am all about Rickie Lee Jones. Her…