On the wings of beatnik angels, Phillipa Fallon and Vampira: B-movie beatitudes
Beatnik chicks rule. Phillipa Fallon and Vampira move imaginary furniture in the coffeehouses of our minds. The words to ‘High School Drag’ (the poem in…
Pop Culture Archives: 08/2010
Grum: Gay Glock rockin’ cops and new wave dance beats in one of the best videos of 2010
British deejay Grum’s ‘Through The Night’ is an 80’s inspired dance jam that reminds me of some of my favorite groups of that much maligned…
Semi-nude fitness guru reveals the secret oral teachings of Paula Abdul
Spike Kinsey not only offers solid tips on getting in shape and some pretty tasty floor moves, he does so with a philosophical underpinning based…
‘Stranger In My Own Town’: Rare X-rated recording by Elvis Presley
Here’s a rarity: Elvis Presley’s down and dirty cover of Percy Mayfield’s Stranger In My Own Town. The Houndblog uploaded this raunchy and bluesy number…
The secret history of heavy metal: Chicago’s Amulance
Rock journalist Steve Krakow (Plastic Crimewave) is blogging about forgotten musicians of Chicago. The Secret History Of Chicago Musicians sheds light on a number of…
Keith Haring and Grace Jones: flesh graffiti and the Queen Of The Vampires
In the mid-1980s Grace Jones’s body became the flesh canvas upon which Keith Haring created some of his most striking images. In the process, Haring…
‘Stormin’ The Gates of Hell’ : the rock and roll apocalypse of Pastor Steve Winter
Winterband are an Apostolic Pentecostal rock group led by a ZZ Top-looking religious zealot and badass named Steve Winter. A fire and brimstone nutjob with…