Belzebubs
A hardcover collection of the black metal family comedy webcomic.
Find your next great graphic novel, retrospective, memoir, or manifesto in this all-over-the-place reading list, curated by our eclectically interested staff for your education and quiet-time entertainment.
A hardcover collection of the black metal family comedy webcomic.
Teen Movie Hell visits the evolution of high school classics.
Doug Hoekstra’s third book resonates.
A tourist guide to some of the fun things only locals know about in the City Beautiful and surrounding countryside.
The natural and the supernatural dance under the Northern lights in Tanya Tagaq’s first novel, Split Tooth.
Harold Eggers account of his life with Townes Van Zandt is equal parts hilarious…and haunting.
A brief and relatively neutral history of the famous 1967 “Bigfoot” home movies.
Leonard Cohen and Eric Lerner shared an interest in Zen and much more in their forty-year friendship.
John Perry Barlow was an American renaissance man, and his memoir is a trip…Grateful Dead style.
A detailed look into Buster Keaton during his glory days of early cinema as told by contemporary reviews.
Once Jerry Garcia died in 1995, The Grateful Dead went to hell. Read how.
Japanese sci-fi at its weirdest.
Stories and anecdotes survey punk’s “Straight Edge” movement as the youth of America swear off drugs and booze to achieve Nirvana in the mosh pit.
A low-level rock and roll journalist sets out to do a fluff piece on a washed-up band and ends up discovering he has a family.
Stories and pictures show the behind the scenes life of SoCal punk band Face to Face.
The spirit of an ancient Egyptian woman deals with the rigors of modern Los Angeles as she works to avoid an ancient relationship.
The birthplace of the blues is captured in the timeless photography of Panny Flautt Mayfield.
Founder relates the ups and downs of the long-running metal label.
A deliciously mysterious book for children of all ages, including you.
Two young girls turn their love of surf into a mysterious adventure complete with ghosts, pirates and romance in this beautifully illustrated young adult book.
Today’s Smmoth Jazz Roundup is a collection of short reviews of easy-to-listen-to jazz.
In Perfect Harmony: The Lost Album (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
The Mighty Warriors: Live in Antwerp (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.
The biggest astronomical event of the decade coincides with a long overdue trip to Austin, Texas.
Sofia and Louise have just graduated nursing school. They have no idea what they’ve signed up for.
At the Showcase: Live in Chicago 1976/1977 (Jazz Detective). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Atlantis Lullaby: The Concert in Avignon (Elemental Music). Review by Bob Pomeroy.
Hamilton, Ontario rap artist Cadence Weapon drops Rollercoaster (MNRK Music) today.
Shall I compare thee to an “Old Bronco”? Sure, if thou art The Bacon Brothers.