Author: Ron Kretsch

The tale of acid sage Dr. Timothy Leary’s prison escape and subsequent exile is among the most amusing stories in the annals of drug culture…

A Florida gun manufacturer called Spike’s Tactical is manufacturing “The Crusader,” an assault rifle engraved with a Templar shield, boasting the safety settings “Peace,” “War,…

X__X is pronounced “Ex Blank Ex,” and their 1979 debut release—a 7″ with an A side titled “A” and a B side called “You’re Full…

In a wonderfully frank interview with Irish broadcaster Tom Dunne, flimmaker Penelope Spheeris, whose triumphant Decline Of Western Civilization documentary trilogy was FINALLY released on…

I have extolled on DM before the virtues of remix/mashup genius Mark “Go Home Productions” Vidler. For over a decade, he’s been, to my reckoning,…

The GOP’s Most Ludicrous Election Myth: “The Reasonable Republican”: Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s recent surge in the polls—attributable to his “moderation”—shows how crazy the GOP…

So I have this friend, Heath Gmucs. Heath’s an extremely cool guy with an extremely cool job—since 2010, he’s run the presses at Cleveland, OH’s…

Since the 1980s, the Pogues have been fusing the tropes and melodies of traditional Irish folk music to the energy of punk rock while posing…

Dan Rather’s career as a network news anchor was full of memorable moments, but perhaps the single most surreal incident was the time he had…

Yuichiro Tamaki is a 30-year-old artist living and working in Tokyo. He’s produced conceptual installations, including one where he silkscreened an image of his sleeping…