Author: Richard Metzger

Jeffrey Lee Pierce, the long deceased leader of the Gun Club, has been variously described as brilliant, tortured, visionary, even lovable, but mostly he seems…

‘‘Black Christmas’ (Canada, 1974) Every year around this time, Westgate Gallery‘s poster concierge extraordinaire Christian McLaughlin drastically cuts prices for his annual Black Xmas 50%…

All photos by Andrew Leo Photography Way back at the start of 2020, I already knew that I’d probably end up naming Scott Lavene’s second…

There must be some mythical and hidden cache of chukka-chukka hairy hard rock one-offs from the 1970s, because how else to explain that there is…

The other day I noticed that every single one of the songs–save for one–on the list of my most played songs on TIDAL was by…

If I was a bit younger, I would buy this one. Not for Halloween, but for everyday wear around the house. The other day, whilst…

If this isn’t the catchiest song since, I dunno “Crazy” or “Can’t Get You Out of My Head,” then I don’t know what would be.…

Pic via @Bob_Fischer Uncanny Island, the very first solo art exhibition by musician and author Luke Haines is on at the Eston Arts Centre through…

Rufe Davis was an American actor, singer and “imitator of sounds.” He was best known for his “rural” comedic radio act, “Rufe Davis and the…

Author Joseph Lanza is an expert’s expert on some of the more enigmatic corners of popular and unpopular culture. In numerous books he’s written about…