The standard modus operandi of a work of “conspiracy theory” is fairly straightforward. The author/researcher takes some commonly accepted historical narrative, and lavishes scepticism upon…
Early in the second season of Ren & Stimpy, there appeared a rollicking and utterly disrespectful segment called “Powdered Toast Man.” 1992. The character of…
The restoration of the film of Genesis performing at Shepperton Studios in 1973 is perhaps the single most heroic episode in the history of fanatical…
Bez and his maracas It was reported on Monday that legendary “freaky dancer,” maracas player and alleged former ecstasy dealer Mark “Bez” Berry of the…
In 1990 Marianne Faithfull was filmed in concert at St. Anne’s Cathedral in Brooklyn along with a crack band consisting of The Band’s Garth Hudson,…
Barney Bubbles cover for Hawkwind’s Space Ritual When you’re writing on a daily basis about popular–or unpopular–culture, it sure helps if you’ve got a great…
This genius, totally spot-on Neil Young parody, “Old Maid (Southern California Brings Me Down”) hails from the 1970s The National Lampoon Radio Hour (and was…
Today we celebrate the 59th birthday of that great German singer Nina Hagen. Her cartoon-punkette-channeling-Marlene-Dietrich persona and the sort of high-bombast singing at which Germans…
Fans of brutal music, here’s a chance to own a piece of history. Swans sold one of their master reels from their Holy Money sessions…