I have a bad habit. I look at books and make judgments based on their covers. Now, I am not a racist. Nor am I, I hope, a moron. But for some reason I do this judging thing to books despite knowing, colloquially, what a bad idea it is. Hell, there’s even a popular proverb … Continue reading
The first time I heard the band Brand New’s 2006 album The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me I was not prepared to be bowled over the way I was. I’d heard a little bit of the band before and had dismissed them as ‘Scream-O’. In retrospect the group’s early albums are a bit … Continue reading
in Kanye West’s mouth. No, not just a rag, a rag soaked in ether. Yeah, yeah, that way he’ll keel over in grogginess and then it’ll be easier to flip a match at him from a safe distance and watch him go up in flames. Really, I hate to give celebrity jack asses like this … Continue reading
I am so sick and tired of the following scenario: I am in a bar with friends. Black Sabbath comes up. I go on my soapbox about how unbelievable the Ozzy years were, peaking with the mind-boggling ‘SABOTAGE’ from 1975. An older guy, often sporting a mullet or thick cocaine-trapping moustache takes it upon himself … Continue reading
Has anyone else seen this yet? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/sep/07/discovery-species-papua-new-guinea Basically a GI JOE-like multi national collaboration of scientists from Britain, America and Papua New Guinea entered the 200,00 year-extinct Volcano Mount Bosavi in Papua New Guinea and found a veritable ‘New World’ of never before seen plant and animal life. HOLY COW!!! This is a super big … Continue reading
I have no idea why it has taken me this long to read Alex Garland’s novels. Everything he’s done with Danny Boyle that I’ve seen I’ve loved. Couple this with the fact that it seems like every time someone finds out I’m an Irvine Welsh fan they rave and recommend Garland to me and it’s … Continue reading
It’s funny. I’ve been a fiction/lit guy for well over a year now. Other than the latest China Mieville book I’ve been unable to read anything that breaches into the Sci-Fi/Fantasy realm at all. Which makes sense to some degree, because I’ve always had a hard time with the hardcore genre stuff. However, as anyone … Continue reading
Is Rob Zombie’s next movie for the Weinstein’s a remake of the Blob? What the fuck happened to T. Rex? Anyone else starting to feel like that, what was it, seven picture deal for the W brothers is going to turn out being all remakes? I’d imagine the conversation must have gone a little like … Continue reading
I don’t like Jeph Loeb. I don’t mean as a person, I’m sure he’s a great guy. I just don’t like anything I’ve read that he’s written. Now granted I’ve not read Batman Long Halloween and that’s the one every tells me is the gem, but Batman is like most other superheroes – unless a … Continue reading
Eleven things that really bother me. 1) Advertising. 2) People who write books with titles like ‘Quantum Wellness’ or ‘Harmoic Wealth’. Hmmm… let’s see what Merriam-Webster defines Quantum as on their site: 1 a : quantity, amount b : portion, part c : gross quantity : bulk2 a : any of the very small increments … Continue reading