Following last month’s death of Ace Frehley, a founding member and the lead guitarist for Kiss, it seemed like a reasonable time to present a poll pitting Gwar and Kiss – bands that are pretty much equally loathed and loved – against each other.
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Poll: Which Intergalactic Brutes Are the Best, Gwar or Kiss?
Posted in Polls with tags Ace Frehley, Gene Simmons, GWAR, Kiss on 11/17/2025 by Kurt OrzeckBad Penny Post #1,000: Your Top 10 Favorite Reads Thus Far
Posted in Lists, News, Polls with tags Bad Penny, Brian Bell, Cheap Trick, Guided by Voices, Mark Lanegan, Patti Smith, Rhett Miller, Rivers Cuomo, Superchunk, Weezer on 11/13/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
The proverbial “they” said it couldn’t be done, but with these words, The Bad Penny has reached its thousandth post since launching way back in 1862 (the same year rock ‘n’ roll was invented!). In celebration of what is still a smaller number than the grand total of songs released by Guided by Voices (no, we didn’t do the math, but are you gonna challenge that assumption?), here are the top 10 most popular posts in the modest history of this website:
Continue readingPoll: Can Punk-Rock Fans Back ICE Detentions?
Posted in News, Polls with tags authoritarianism, ICE, immigration, racism on 07/29/2025 by Kurt Orzeck
Poll: Which Is the Scariest Sandworm in Film?
Posted in Comedy, Polls with tags Beetlejuice, Dune, sandworm, Tremors on 11/09/2024 by Kurt OrzeckWhether or not you’ve watched either of Denis Villeneuve’s Dune films, either of Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice movies, or any of the seven (that’s right, seven) installments of the B-movie franchise that is Tremors, you’ve still probably caught a glimpse of the “sandworm” creatures that surface (pun intended) in all those films. Donald Trump famously stupidly says he’d rather be killed by a shark than drown to death … which of these underground menaces would you least want to get eaten by?
Yeah, Vince McMahon Sure Is In ‘Big Trouble’
Posted in Doppelgängers, Features, Fun And Games, Polls with tags Big Trouble in Little China, Vince McMahon on 10/06/2024 by Kurt Orzeck
Lest there remain any doubt that the makers of Netflix’s new six-part docuseries about disgraced multibillionaire Vince McMahon, take a look at the kitschy movie poster that almost surely inspired Netflix’s advertising for Mr. McMahon.
The uncanny similarities between the docuseries poster and the movie poster for 1986’s Big Trouble in Little China beg a bizarre question that you’re welcome to answer in this poll:
Artwork Poll: The Mars Volta Vs. Khold
Posted in Polls with tags Gorr the God Butcher, Khold, the Mars Volta, Thor on 07/06/2022 by Kurt OrzeckIn what was a refreshing gust of good news for a change, The Mars Volta — entrants on the top 10 list of the Bad Penny’s favorite albums of the 2000s — announced their reunion last month. Shortly thereafter, Norway’s unholy terrors, Khold, dropped one of the best metal records of the year so far.
What do those events have in common, you ask?
Terrifying bald men.
This is not a poll about whether The Mars Volta or Khold is a better band. That would be silly. Instead, this poll targets a far more fascinating question: Which of the two dudes depicted on the bands’ album art would make you pee your pants faster if you encountered him in person — or, even worse, were stuck with him in a confined space … forever?
(By the way, ever notice the terrified kid standing in the doorway in the distance? Haha, this album cover rules.)
Please vote! We really don’t care!
Poll: Which Hair-Metal Band Should Reunite?
Posted in Comedy, Fun And Games, Polls with tags Cinderella, Damn Yankees, Glam rock, Hair metal, Mr. Big, White Lion on 04/18/2022 by Kurt Orzeck
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