Lurid covers from ‘Killing,’ the transcendentally trashy European murder comic
In the early ‘60s, a distinctive anti-hero theme emerged in Italian comics. It was typified by Diabolik and Kriminal—both masters of disguise, and both thieves…
Author: Ron Kretsch
There’s a Tumblr full of Nazis getting punched because that will always be awesome
It’s astonishing me how punching Nazis has become a controversial discussion since that wonderful, WONDERFUL footage of fucking evil shitstain and actual neo-Nazi Richard Spencer…
‘Sex Around the Clock’: The darkly sleazetastic pulp art of R.A. Maguire
Illustrator R.A. Maguire was a prolific genre paperback cover artist noted for romance novels and westerns in the ‘70s and ‘80s, but he built his…
Collapsing New Satan: Dante’s Inferno, with members of Einstürzende Neubauten
Andreas Ammer is not a famous name in the US, but in Germany he’s long been the object of acclaim. Having been a professor at…
Dazzling Killmen: Meet the most twisted and punishing math metal group of the 1990s
Last winter, Dangerous Minds told you about Laddio Bolocko, an obscure (but important) art-damaged jazz/rock band of the late ’90s, which itself was the product…
Psychedelic Blasphemy! Diabolical art curated by the High Priest of the Church of Satan
Orlon Borloff, untitled collage Last spring, Dangerous Minds told you about “The Devil’s Reign,” a traveling exhibit (and its companion book) of Satanic art curated…
INSANE 70s ‘War of the Worlds’ prog opera with Richard Burton & members of Thin Lizzy & Moody Blues
In the course of decades of obsessive crate-digging, I’ve turned up plenty of oddities. Most of them stay in the bins, but there will always…
CBGB’s awning being auctioned by Sotheby’s is expected to fetch at least $25,000
Man, who knew rock ‘n’ roll was so posh? Earlier this week, we alerted you to the sale of Dennis Hopper’s extremely modest record collection…
‘Daft Science’: Beastie Boys meet Daft Punk in a suite of eight amazing remixes
Toronto-based musician Coins has an admirably succinct self-description on his Bandcamp page: “Coins makes dance music.” For my part I’m not one to dance much,…
‘Product of America’: Members of the Germs and Meat Puppets resurrect a Phoenix punk band from 1978
I don’t expect that many people think of Phoenix, AZ, as a nerve center of punk rock. My go-to Phoenix bands have long been the…