Before Bikini Bottom: Watch Stephen Hillenburg’s first ever animated short
You don’t have to be a child to appreciate the genius of Stephen Hillenburg. I think that’s why his passing especially hurts. I still watch…
R.I.P.
Inside the Hollywood estate auction of Sharon Tate
As we approach 2019, let us take a moment to brace ourselves for the oncoming onslaught of Manson Family “tributes” destined for the 50th anniversary…
The NYC hardcore episode of ‘Regis and Kathie Lee’
Raybeez, Jimmy Gestapo and Lemmy at the Ritz, 1986 This video of two members of Warzone on The Morning Show with Regis Philbin and Kathie…
RIP Hardy Fox, ‘primary composer’ and ‘co-founder’ of the Residents
Hardy Fox, 1945-2018 (via hardyfox.com) Almost nine years ago, I was interviewing Hardy Fox, the president of the Cryptic Corporation, by Skype. He was telling…
Death is a lonely business: The miniature death scenes of Miyu Kojima
A friend of mine died at the weekend. He was a good, kind man in his forties, far too young to die. But death doesn’t…
John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Moe Tucker (and Lou Reed) play Jim Carroll’s ‘People Who Died’
Sterling Morrison died on August 30, 1995, just after he turned 53. A few days later, the movie Antártida, with music by John Cale, hit…
Harlan Ellison’s stoner rock song
(via Pinterest) Harlan Ellison was not a head. In his review of 2001: A Space Odyssey, set in Canter’s Deli at three in the morning,…
Ray Manzarek and Danny Sugerman identify ‘Johnny Yen’ from Iggy’s ‘Lust for Life’
In 1995, the Doors’ keyboardist, Ray Manzarek, and biographer, Danny Sugerman, appeared on the Australian music video program rage, smoking cigs on the couch and…
William S. Burroughs’ answer to the Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save the Queen’
The author at home It’s the 40th anniversary of the Sex Pistols’ “God Save the Queen,” and you know what that means: it’s the 40th…
Before James Bond: Roger Moore knitwear model
Depending on your age and first exposure to a James Bond movie, Sir Roger Moore may well be your favorite 007. Younger viewers, ahem, may…