The fraudulent author of 1970s misery memoirs and the birth of the Satanic Panic.
Smash It Up! The Musical Tomfoolery Of Matt Button
Exploring the world of musical cut-ups and eccentric sound collisions.
Going The Full Nick Cage: Blurring Fiction And Reality In The Unbearable Weight Of Massive Talent
The new fantasy interpretation of Nicholas Cage is part of a strange tradition of actors playing fictional, exaggerated versions of themselves.
What, Exactly, Is ‘Legal But Harmful’ And Who Gets To Draw The Line?
Giving the government and lickspittle quangos powers to prevent legal discourse under a vague definition of ‘harm’ is something that we should all object to.
Those Pictures Of Terror – The Delirious Delights Of The Night Of The Bloody Apes
Half beast, half man, all wild entertainment – the oddest of the video nasties is an experience to savour.
Eye-Popping Programme Ads From TV Guide’s Glory Days
An exhaustive collection of vintage print advertising for television shows and movies being broadcast on USTV.
Ofcom’s Commercial Failures
Britain’s TV regulator thinks that more of this sort of thing will encourage people to watch traditional TV channels again. They are mistaken.
The Golden Age Of Film and TV Tie-In Novels
Paperbacks from the glory days of the film and television tie-in novel.
America’s Religious Moral War Has Only Just Begun
The overturning of Roe v Wade is the first salvo in a bigger battle – one where the reactionaries are being aided by misguided liberals.
Mondo Australia – A Pair Of Sleazy Down Under Shockumentaries
A look back at a pair of Ozploitation pseudo-documentaries that don’t quite hit the mark.
My Life With Kate Bush
As a new generation discovers Kate Bush, your editor looks back on his own discovery of and obsession with Britain’s most singular rock star.
Bill McClintock And Los Disturbados Bring You Stuparena
Another unlikely but magnificent musical collision from the king of the mash-up.