THE BEST COMICS OF THE DECADE: Part Five: 2006 Emperor Joker Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness 2006 Ed McGuiness knows how to draw muscles. That we all know from Deadpool and Red Hulk. But Jeph Loeb is . . . Funny? This story, a Batman/Superman adventure, seems to exist outside of the r
NashvilleGab reviewer, Jacob, gives us a great review of Toby Keith's "American Ride." "Dream Walking", in my opinion, is easily Toby Keith's best album. When I really want to listen to some Toby Keith, that's inevitably the cd that's going to be played. However, "American Ride"
Matt Cheney: The good people at Publisher's Weekly are probably speaking what they think is the truth when they say, about their all-male list of 10 "best" books of the year, that "We ignored gender and genre and who had the buzz." I believe them when they say, "It disturbed us w
According to Greg Wells, one of the collaborators on Adam Lambert's debut album 'For Your Entertainment' there are different versions of the album made for different countries. He tweeted about it last week: Greg Wells: Answer: I did five songs with Adam3 are on the physical CD,
THE BEST COMICS OF THE DECADE: Part Two: 2002-2003 True Story Swear To God Tom Beland 2002-Present. Amazingly, an indie autobiographical comic that's not about an urban slacker. Beland tells a touching love story about how he met and married Lily Garcia from Puerto Rico, and does
One of the most dependably funny features in the late, great, and much lamented National Lampoon magazine was the "Letters FROM The Editors" section. NOTE: Whereas most magazines and newspapers offer a "Letters TO The Editors" section, the writers at the Lampoon eliminated th
Found today an article written on the blog HollywoodIndustry.com going into details about Adam's debut album, 'For Your Entertainment': The credits on Lambert's first album read like a list of the hottest artists in the music business. Lady Gaga, long cited as a major influence o
In almost every panel, every discussion, this was the core message that came through. Don’t suck at playing music. Don’t suck at writing about it. Don’t suck at seeing the bigger picture. Don’t suck at realizing that future potential of technology is more important th
Dillinger’s face changes from snapshot to snapshot, mugshot to mugshot, photograph to photograph. His face never looks the same way twice. It almost seems as though he has the power to change his entire countenance, make some small lines near his mouth, his eyes, his nose, appe
I've always wanted to do this. So I did it. But before I share with you Part One of a recent Live Fix Experiment, I want to thank my friend and fellow music writer Moira McCormick for giving me the chance to test out some ideas and explore another aspect of live music. The
"That mask be creepy!" House of Mystery Vertigo Comics has been releasing new _House of Mystery _comics based on the 1950s series for some time now, and I just haven't been up on it. But you can imagine my surprise when I grab my mail and find a horrifying mask on the comic's c
Another quote from the magnificent "Simple Art of Murder" essay on crime writing. Chandler argues that English crime fiction (of the Sayers, Christie school) is not only contrived but dishonest. He further argues that what's worse are American imitators of that style. He describe
(This week I'm covering the International Festival of Authors in Toronto.) One of the nice things about the IFOA is the amount of interaction possible between readers and writers--and writers and other writers, and publishers and writers--during the festival. In a lot of literary
(This week I'm covering the International Festival of Authors in Toronto.) One of the nice things about the IFOA is the amount of interaction possible between readers and writers--and writers and other writers, and publishers and writers--during the festival. In a lot of literary
For the past 3 years, writers of Trendwhore along with the who's who of the Canadian blogosphere contribute to i(heart)music's annual "Hottest Band In Canada" poll. The rules are simple, 1) Interpret "Canadian" however you wish; 2) Interpret "hottest" however you wish -- whether
Ever since we saw that Chevy Chase's Pierce comes to Annie's Day of the Dead party dressed as the Beastmaster on tonight's Community (NBC, 8 p.m. ET), we've been wondering how that awesomely bad costume choice was made. So, we phoned the writers of the episode to find out. Accord
(This week I'm covering the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. This event is After the Epilogue: What starts when the writing is finished, with Tash Aw, Andrea De Carlo, Giles Foden and Sarah Waters.) It was interesting to see that this panel moved fairly quickly from
(This week I'm covering the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. This event is After the Epilogue: What starts when the writing is finished, with Tash Aw, Andrea De Carlo, Giles Foden and Sarah Waters.) It was interesting to see that this panel moved fairly quickly from
Promoting, touring, tweeting, handing our books for hugs, and so on... I always thought being a writer was all about coffee shops and roll top desks, typewriters and subtle jazz floating in the background. However, the modern small press writer may spend just as much time promoti
(This week I'm covering the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. This event is On Hearing Voices and Seeing Places You've Never Been, featuring Nicholson Baker, Iain Pears, Adam Thorpe, David Wroblewski, and host Charles Foran .) At this event, the very first thing I not
This Book Will Change Your Life is hardly a modest title for an author to come up with, but then the duo behind this humorous self-help manual don't exactly preach humility either.... ( MCCARREN PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES THE BOOK RELEASE OF DO THE DEVIL’S WORK FOR HIM: HOW TO MAKE IT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY (AND STAY IN IT) The Debut Book From Writers, Amy Sciarretto & Rick Florino Hit Book Retailers on June 26th, 2009 New York, NY/Los Angeles, CA -- McCarren Publish
MCCARREN PUBLISHING ANNOUNCES THE BOOK RELEASE OF DO THE DEVIL’S WORK FOR HIM: HOW TO MAKE IT ...
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This post is part of our occasional feature, Songwriter Profiles. If you have a suggestion for a bluegrass songwriter we might want to consider, please contact us. Louisa Branscomb is an acclaimed songwriter and pioneer in bluegrass music, having been referred to by Lance LeRoy,
(This week I'm covering the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. This event is "Interview: Paul Theroux by Eleanor Wachtel.") Paul Theroux has long been one of those authors I feel like I should get around to but never quite have: I own a couple of his better-known books
A touchstone of British TV. In the days of FRIENDS and current sitcoms all over the world, where they are written by a clutch of ten writers or more -- and rewritten again by the same writers even as they are filmed, it's amazing to think that every episode of DAD'S ARMY was writ
(This week I'm covering the International Festival of Authors in Toronto. This event is "Paul Quarrington: A Life in Music, Words, and on Screen," featuring Margaret Atwood, David Bezmogis, Wayson Choy, Roddy Doyle, Alistair MacLeod and Nino Ricci, and numerous others. Hosted by
Designing websites and having good-quality web content is most critical for making a website look professional and appeal to its target audience. Good web content is most essential to convert visitors to customers. This is because content provides information on products and serv
Most beginners at writing have a problem with how to write articles on the right topic. They wonder and wonder what to write on. Even if they consider themselves to be great writers, their biggest problem is what subject to write on. Why do budding writers feel that they must wri
greatness is a smoke alarm going off in your head telling you your house is burning and there is no more time to waste no more tv no more movies no more dreams only action keeps the flames from spreading to the curtains to the couch to the floor to the walls to you and then you'r
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) held their annual Country Music Awards on Monday night, honoring the songwriters who wrote the most performed country songs of the last year. Only those songs by composers affiliated with ASCAP are eligible for the
To all writers and non-writers out there, now is the moment to line dig up those generative work skills punt. With contemporary connection engineering comes the popularity of information-based marketing, which is one of the oldest and most effectual techniques in getting targeted
Blogcatalog and Broowaha a community of citizen journalists who publish online a growing citizen newspaper today announced that Blogcatalog has become an investor and partner in Broowaha. Yesterday, Broowaha launched a beta version of its new site with expanded functions and impr
Have you ever wondered why Jesus and Buddha each had 12 disciples? It has been said that the number 12 was chosen by writers because it is symbolic of the zodiac, and each disciple can be thought of as having been born under a different astrological sign. Thus having 12 discipl
JUST A QUICKIE FOR ALL OF THE WRITERS SUBSCRIBED TO MY BLOG! The world's official #1 writers circle, myWritersCircle.com -- the forum I founded back in 2005 -- is hosting its first "unofficial" conference. It's all happening in Kew, Surrey (not far from London) next month.
I have been moving articles and reviews from the old writers blog, over to the main blog here, to save time, and create less confusion. All the MusicRVA writers have been transferred here except one. We no longer support that writer or their work for a number of reasons, BUT, we
I have been moving articles and reviews from the old writers blog, over to the main blog here, to save time, and create less confusion. All the MusicRVA writers have been transferred here except one. We no longer support that writer or their work for a number of reasons, BUT, we
Nick Daws recently tagged me in this meme on his writing blog. The task was to answer questions about writing - then tag other writers to do the same. So, here goes, Nick: _1. WHICH WORDS DO YOU USE TOO MUCH IN YOUR WRITING?_ I used to say "Basically" too much. Then "
This being the Internet and all, I was hoping to find a good German take on the Nobel Prize, and now I think I've done just that. Everyone interested in Mueller should read this post at Shigekuni, which I believe is the blog of Marcel Inhoff: For many, including many Germans, it
This being the Internet and all, I was hoping to find a good German take on the Nobel Prize, and now I think I've done just that. Everyone interested in Mueller should read this post at Shigekuni, which I believe is the blog of Marcel Inhoff: For many, including many Germans, it
For Whitney Duncan, it's always been about the right relationships. They helped shape her as a young girl nurturing her passion for music in a small Tennessee town. They were there to support her efforts to break into the upper reaches of the music business as a teenager. And, no
A new magazine has been launched by the writers at Gunsmoke Mafia. Rainbow Monthly is the hottest new catalog of articles and columns that discuss what is going on with rainbows. This is THE magazine for rainbow enthusiasts who want to know more about the culture. The writers at
_by Bill Harry, Beatles' friend and founder of Mersey Beat_ Moptops? What do you mean! I never noticed anything particular about John, George, Paul, Pete or Stuart's hairstyles in the early days -- apart from the fact that initially some of them sported the traditional Tony Curt
I recently watched the film Wrong Turn 2. It’s a tasteless and ugly movie about murderous inbred cannibalistic hillbillies. It is so gross, that it almost put me off my dinner. Wrong Turn 2 is a sequel – obviously– to a film I haven’t seen. But I wasn’t lost in its comp
