Oh I know: you come here expecting documentaries about World War I, stuff like that. But there’s another side to me, the side that appreciates using Pro Tools to put mindless profanity into the mouth of the lead singer from Creed. On this Memorial Day weekend, remember that this is why so many brave men [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 22, 2010
Shirley Tilloch over at Beatles Til I Die has written a very interesting post originally inspired by one over here at MG/Dullblog. This post of mine began as a lengthy comment to her post…until I got to the point where it was too long and went off in too many directions. So apologies in advance [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, September 9, 2004
There’s is nothing–NOTHING–I hate more than authors who defend business-as-usual in the American publishing industry. The way books are published is illogical, inefficient, sloppy, arrogant, and massively tilted towards the middlemen (and I include the publisher in that group) at the expense of the person or people who actually create the intellectual property for sale. [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, June 12, 2004
Yesterday my tiny world was rocked by a great article about Barry Trotter in The Sun. Our friend Elaine told Kate that it was next to a page full of breasts, which is only appropriate. My friend Dave Etkin wrote this in response: “Dear Mike, I am compelled to inform you that I am writing [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 17, 2002
Apparently National Lampoon lives. Well, sort of–they’ve appointed a new executive. “Thirty years ago, National Lampoon was the first name in American comedy. We will keep reminding you of this, until all our former readers are dead.” an official didn’t say. No word as to whether Gus Van Zant has agreed to film a shot-by-shot [...]
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Friday, May 28, 2010
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