Michelle Tea is one of those special writers whose work fills you with an aching longing for her character. You can’t help falling in love with them. Much of what I’ve read of Michelle Tea’s in the past was memoir, but Rose of No Man’s Land is a coming of age novel. For some reason, […]
I’ve been enjoying listening to a new Uncut EP just released from Andy LaPlegua’s punk band incarnation Scandinavian Cock. It’s in the vein of other great Scandinavian rough edged dirty glam Hanoi Rocks inspired punk bands like Backyard Babies or The Hellacopters, with that special blend of sleazy-pop flavor that subgenre does so well. It […]
The fine folks at Kink caused quite a stir when they purchased The Armory in San Francisco. This is a hundred year old building initially constructed as a San Francisco National Guard Armory and Arsenal. As the building fell into disrepair from a combination of age and neglect and — this being California — earthquakes, […]
My October has been hectic, so I’m just now getting to sharing with you all some more nice press my Backstage Passes anthology has been receiving. Rebecca , writing for Dirty Sexy Books, writes: “Sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll are the big stars in this erotica collection, including some bondage, bloodletting, and other interesting […]
I’m not exactly a big tabloid reader, although I’m fascinated by the cultural impact of evolving media forms. I did watch the Edward G. Robinson classic Unholy Partners this week on TCM. Unholy Partners is a 1941 movie, a period piece about how WWI spurred sensationalist journalism but America was all done with that by […]
I was just checking up on Twist Magazine, which is a cool alternative webzine out of Sweden that I like. You’ll need a translator for a lot of the articles but they feature some great concert photos from current tours with bands like Dimmu Borgir and Skinny Puppy. Twist just put up a massive seven […]
We’re excited to help our good fiends at Release the Bats celebrate birthday number twelve! Forrest Black and I will be on hand to have fun. We’ll be photographing a select few folks who really show off the Release the Bats deathrock vibe. If you are in California, come on out of your graves for […]
Our old school DC friends Ego Likeness have extended their tour in support of their recent album Breedless and if you haven’t had a chance to catch them live, you really should rectify that. I really like this album a lot. Donna Lynch has a beautiful haunting and powerful voice that sounds so good poured […]
So there is a big brouhaha in Porn Valley right now because a performer has tested positive for HIV. It may or may not be someone with the nom de porn of Cameron Reid. If so, Cameron Reid has a girlfriend who was also a pornstar and he performed in both gay and straight fuck […]
The very talented Chad Savage has done artwork for various Blue Blood projects over the years. He is a master of Halloween projects in specific. This month, he is offering a limited edition art print of Never Bury a Corpse in a Pumpkin Patch. Even if you can’t go shopping for jack o’lantern finery in […]