Small Faces: Song of a Baker (1968)

by Sara Gatewood December 6, 2013

There’s a reason guitarist Steve Marriott is standing in the front. There’s a reason you might want to stand back. His guitar wants to kill you. Were the Small Faces underrated? Not by me. By “the people?” I don’t know, do you like them? Do you think Ronnie Lane is one of the finest songwriters […]

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Bringing Life to Afterlife (Part 2)

by Staff December 5, 2013

Afterlife is a sci fi/western hearkening back to the days when serials like Buck Rogers or the Phantom ruled. It is a journey set in a post-apocalyptic future where life has become little more than a struggle for survival. To bring life to the words, John Blaszczyk is now providing some stunning illustrations. You should […]

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[SONG] of the Day – Smashing Pumpkins – An Ode to No One

by Shea Garage December 2, 2013

It was on this day back in 2000 that Smashing Pumpkins played their last show at the Metro in their hometown of Chicago…that is before they reunited in 2006. Love Billy Corgan or hate him, there’s no denying that the Pumpkins have created a singular brand of blazing rock and roll over the last twenty […]

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Fiction: Afterlife (Chapter 4)

by Mike Monroe November 27, 2013

If you’ve never read Afterlife before, click here to go to the first chapter. Art by John Blaszczyk Afterlife is a sci fi/western action serial published every other week. Join us in a post-apocalyptic journey through a future where life has become little more than a struggle for survival. However, where there’s life, there’s always […]

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The Assassination of JFK – 50th Anniversary [WARNING – GRAPHIC CONTENT]

by Staff November 22, 2013

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John Kennedy. Undoubtedly one of the darkest days of our national consciousness, the assassination of JFK remains a divisive issue that has sparked dozens of theories relating to exactly what happened. The Warren Commission determined that Lee Harvey Oswald was the lone individual responsible. But […]

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Meeting Garrett Morris

by Dan O'Day McClellan November 20, 2013

I have been lucky enough to perform comedy for 12+ years in Los Angeles, mostly all improv, and recently stand-up at The Comedy Store and the MBar among other venues. Along the way, I’ve met some of the greats, including the legendary Garrett Morris.

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Bringing Afterlife to Life

by Staff November 20, 2013

Afterlife is a sci fi/western hearkening back to the days when serials like Buck Rogers or the Phantom ruled. It is a journey set in a post-apocalyptic future where life has become little more than a struggle for survival. To bring life to the words, John Blaszczyk is now providing some stunning illustrations. You should […]

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In Praise of Paul Bowles

by Tony Shea November 18, 2013

Today marks the anniversary of the death of American expatriate writer Paul Bowles. While typically not as well known as certain of his contemporaries, including Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, and Albert Camus, Bowles surely ranks of one of the best. Bowles straddled a literary fence between the world of the Beatniks and the French Existentialists, […]

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Let’s Take a Big Bite of Loose Meat … Shall We???

by Jay Hood November 16, 2013

Sioux City, Iowa is one of those places you typically breeze right past while headed one way or the other on I-29. With a population just above 80,000 and little more than 50 square miles you would be easily forgiven. When considering the near 200 mile stretch from Omaha, Nebraska to Sioux Falls, South Dakota […]

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Let’s Eat Our Way Through Porkland, Shall We?

by Shannon Murfree November 15, 2013

Portland (or Porkland as I affectionately call it, because you will without a doubt put on weight in this town if you’re doing it right) is one of the best foodie cities in the U.S. Yes, there is the obvious San Francisco Bay area which excels at providing the ultimate culinary experience at all price […]

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Let’s Eat a Chicago Beef Sandwich in Burbank, Shall We?

by Tony Shea November 13, 2013

Joe Montegna turns 66 years old today, so to celebrate I decided to head over to his restaurant, Taste Chicago, which just happens to be less than mile from my house here in Burbank.

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Fiction: Afterlife (Chapter 3)

by Mike Monroe November 13, 2013

If you’ve never read Afterlife before, click here to go to the first chapter. Art by John Blaszczyk Afterlife is a sci fi/western action serial published every other week. Join us in a post-apocalyptic journey through a future where life has become little more than a struggle for survival. However, where there’s life, there’s always […]

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Things Are Looking Up: An Architectural Tour of Chicago [PHOTOS]

by Jay Hood November 12, 2013

The skyscraper is considered to have been born in Chicago in 1885. Since that first ten story (138 foot tall) building was erected, the city has grown exponentially. Chicago can now claim four of the ten tallest buildings in the United States and had been home to the tallest building in the world for quite […]

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