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By the end of this book, James MacLaren is sure of one thing, you must buy it and read it NOW. On the way to that conlusion, however, is a whole minefield of soul searching and human failings. Like the man says, it’s complicated.
Where you heading, man? James MacLaren has nothing but praise for Elijah Wald’s tale of hitchhiking around the country. And of course he has a few things to say about hitchhiking myths and, hell, society in general.
James MacLaren muses on Frank Zappa, in the process writing one of the BEST book reviews I’ve ever read.
It’s the little things that will eventually make you crazy. Stuff you hardly even notice. Better that you didn’t notice, unlike James MacLaren.
Pssst. James Maclaren has got the goods on God. And he’s ready to blab that dirty little secret.
Welcome to James MacLaren’s Inconvenience Store, a place where the host is as good as the coffee – bitter, scalding and guaranteed to wake your ass up. We are given a brief tour of the amenities by Columns Editor Matthew Moyer. No shirt, no shoes, and definitely no service.
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Print Review by James MacLaren
Gasoline Lollipops’ newest single, “Freedom Don’t Come Easy,” is today’s mother lovin’ punk rock folk anthem.
Frank Henenlotter’s gory grindhouse classic Basket Case looks as grimy as the streets of Times Square, and that is one of the film’s greatest assets. Arrow Video gives this unlikely candidate a welcome fresh release.
Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.
Ink 19 readers get an early listen and look at “Cool Sparkling Water,” a new single from Lonnie Walker.
Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.