Play this game as you would regular Hangman, choosing one letter at a time and consulting the bottom of the page to see how many times each one appears. Continue reading
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Anti-Death-Penalty Hangman
Posted in Features, Fun And Games with tags Iron Maiden on 02/02/2010 by Kurt OrzeckMemento: A Card From Wanda Jackson – And A Matchbook Too
Posted in Features, Mementos with tags Wanda Jackson on 01/30/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
As you can probably tell from this Wanda Jackson story and this Wanda Jackson interview, she’s as sweet as she is legendary. Above is a handwritten card she sent me, followed me the envelope that contained it; plus a promotional matchbook her label, CMT, made around the time of 2003’s Heart Trouble. Continue reading
Los Campesinos! Drop Not-So-Boring LP; Gareth Holds Out Hope For Covers EP
Posted in Features, Interviews, Meet And Greet with tags Belle & Sebastian, Bikini Kill, bis, Black Flag, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Cat Power, Deerhoof, Gareth Campesinos!, Girls, Huggy Bear, Los Campesinos!, Manic Street Preachers, No Age, Pavement, the Smiths, Times New Viking on 01/28/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Los Campesinos! consist of seven musicians. But they are more than a band. Los Campesinos! are flying up the totem pole of indie stardom because of their spectacular concerts. But they are more than a spectacle. Los Campesinos! evoke joy, celebration and fun in the purest sense. But they are more than a feeling. Continue reading
Inside The Label: Queer Control Records
Posted in Features, Inside The Label, Interviews with tags Box Squad, Jasten King, Le Tigre, Marlene Melendez, Nancy Fullforce, Once a Pawn, Pariah Piranha, Pere Ubu, Shenandoah Davis on 01/27/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Despite the never-ending apocalypse that has consumed the music industry, record labels seem to be as multitudinous as ever. Sure, some of the flagship indies have died off – cough, Touch and Go, cough – but they’ve been replaced by a fleet of champing-at-the-bit music lovers and/or entrepreneurs who are happy to do the steering. Continue reading
Memento: Branden Daniel’s Amazing Technisound Dream Vest
Posted in Features, Mementos with tags Branden Daniel on 01/26/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
The latest installment in a series of “postcards” from bands on the edge comes courtesy one Branden Daniel and his chicks. Stet that: Chics. Continue reading
Labyrinth: The History Of The Jesus Lizard
Posted in Features, Fun And Games with tags the Jesus Lizard on 01/24/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
So you think you know the Jesus Lizard, eh? Test your knowledge of the band and its history with this thoroughly trivial pursuit. Continue reading
Rock ‘N’ Roll Rebus #1
Posted in Features, Fun And Games on 01/24/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
If Rebuses like the one above don’t ring any bells, your childhood was/is sorely lacking. In the spirit of juvenalia, here’s a different take on the game, designed for rock nerds. Continue reading
Extreme-Metal Word Search
Posted in Features, Fun And Games on 01/23/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Twenty extreme-metal bands. One puzzle. All you need is your sword (pencil) and shield (eraser). Continue reading
Memento: The Moog’s ‘Special’ Hairspray
Posted in Features, Mementos with tags the Moog on 01/23/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Here’s the first Bad Penny installment in an artist-centric series in which musicians pass along objects of importance – or unimportance – and, in particularly fortuitous situations, dish a little about them too. Continue reading
Memento: Salme Dahlstrom’s Coffee Overload
Posted in Features, Mementos with tags Salme Dahlstrom on 01/23/2010 by Kurt Orzeck
Bad habits come in all shapes and sizes, but Salme Dahlstrom’s might explain why she’s as hyper as she can be at times, like in this picture. Continue reading
The Bad Penny (beta) 