Dead Puppies / Ogden Edsl
A novelty-record appreciation post riffing on ‘They don’t make them like that anymore’ — creativity should be singular in action, starting with Ogden Edsl’s ‘Dead Puppies.’
Bugs Bunny B25 gets a model kit
A July 4th merch post: a model kit of the hero’s plane from The Isle of the Dragon: The Last Flight of the Bugs Bunny. A must for collectors of the offbeat.
The Ballad Of Irving / Frank Gallop (1966)
Frank Gallop’s 1966 novelty song ‘The Ballad of Irving’ — the story of the 142nd fastest gun in the West and a Dr. Demento staple. Worth another spin.
SPECIAL LIVE SHOW: Thursday, June 23rd – Dead On the Bases Extra Innings – THE THING 40th Anniversary
A special live Dead On the Bases show on Thursday, June 23rd: Extra Innings celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982). Facebook event link inside.
Ambulance (2022)
Our review of Michael Bay’s Ambulance (2022): glad to have known NOTHING going in — the pretense of the early Fast films is gone, and it’s just a wild ride.
The Isle of the Dragon: The Last Flight of the Bugs Bunny storms the reading public!
Rolf Stibbe discusses his book The Isle of the Dragon: The Last Flight of the Bugs Bunny — an adventure tale he researched to ‘get it right.’ Watch the video post.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor / Travesty Ltd.
A novelty-record post on Travesty Ltd.’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Doctor’ — sometimes in a novelty record it isn’t the melody that hits you (there isn’t one).
Existential Blues / Tom “T-Bone” Stankus
Tom ‘T-Bone’ Stankus’s ‘Existential Blues’ — a Dr. Demento’s Funny Five entry and a testament to Tim’s love of novelty records.
Brazil (1985)
Our Universally Loved column on Terry Gilliam’s Brazil (1985) — ‘might be just as useful and is perhaps a modern masterpiece’ — opening with a riff on brazil nuts.
I Wanna Kiss Her / Tim Cavanaugh
Tim Cavanaugh’s novelty song ‘I Wanna Kiss Her’ sparks Tim’s memories of associating movies with where he saw them — like a VHS from Parkside Video, with Jeff Miller as usher.