VHS fan builds a functional video rental store in his basement: ‘It’s like the 80s threw up’
Though the advent of streaming video has made nearly any programming under the sun just a few quick clicks away, some of us still miss…
Pop Culture Archives: 05/2017
Everybody–even Dick Clark–knows that the bird is the word: The Trashmen on ‘American Bandstand’
While it may be a stretch to say that the Trashmen invented punk rock, with 1963’s “Surfin’ Bird” they were very clearly one of the…
‘Blade Runner’: The Marvel Comics adaptation
Never trust a critic. Most of them know fuck all. Strange as it may seem now, Ridley Scott’s movie Blade Runner received a decidedly mixed…
A young Primal Scream before ‘Screamadelica’: Live in London 1987
One small but hugely significant turning point in the long career of Primal Scream came when Alan McGee gave Bobby Gillespie an ecstasy tablet at…
The Son of Satan: That time Marvel Comics got into the Antichrist
Three little words can change everything. Think of all the times you’ve said “I love you,” or “I hate you,” or even just asked “How…