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All of You: The Last Tour

ALL OF YOU: THE LAST TOUR. A remastering of recordings by John Coltrane and Miles Davis from their Spring 1960 European tour. Acrobat/Trapeze Music & Entertainment. Since his death, John … Continue reading →

October 1, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Accidental Highwayman

THE ACCIDENTIAL HIGHWAYMAN. Written and Illustrated by Ben Tripp. Tor. In The Accidental Highwayman, Kit describes himself as “An honest man with dishonest talents.” Most of those talents come from years as … Continue reading →

September 19, 2014 · Leave a comment

A Universe On the Edge

RARITY FROM THE HOLLOW. Robert Eggleton. Dog Horn Publishing. eBook Published 2014. Lacy Dawn is a little girl who lives in a magical forest where all the trees love her and … Continue reading →

August 12, 2014 · 17 Comments

The Strain

THE STRAIN. FX. 13-part series. Produced by Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro. Starring Corey Stoll, David Bradley, Kevin Durand, Mía Maestro, Jonathan Hyde, Richard Sammel, Miguel Gomez, Natalie Brown, Jack … Continue reading →

July 17, 2014 · Leave a comment

Tyrant

TYRANT. FX. Starring Adam Rayner, Jennifer Finnigan, Anne Winters, Noah Silver, Nasser Faris and Ashraf Barhom. Produced by Howard Gordon. Bassam (Barry!) Al-Fayeed (Adam Rayner) is a Pasadena pediatrician who lives … Continue reading →

June 27, 2014 · Leave a comment

Mister Mercedes

MR. MERCEDES. Stephen King. Scribner. I got a copy of Mr Mercedes from a friend, along with the following note: “I have always had a love/hate relationship with Stephen King. King’s early novels … Continue reading →

June 24, 2014 · 2 Comments

Denali’s Howl

DENALI’S HOWL. Andy Hall. Dutton/Penguin Books. Compared to most of North America, we have mild winters. Rarely do our forecasts include phrases like “blizzard conditions,” “blowing and drifting snow” or “take … Continue reading →

June 21, 2014 · Leave a comment

Summer Fiction

PHANTOM INSTINCT. Meg Gardiner. Dutton. Tasked with taking a look at Meg Gardiner’s latest novel, Phantom Instinct, I perused her Wikipedia entry for background, and encountered this arresting line: “[S]he sought … Continue reading →

June 4, 2014 · Leave a comment

Halt & Catch Fire

HALT AND CATCH FIRE (THE BATTLE FOR CTRL BEGINS). AMC. Sundays 10pm. Produced by Christopher Cantewell and Christopher C. Rogers. Starring Lee Pace, Scoot McNairy, Mackenzie Davis. Several years ago, a popular … Continue reading →

June 3, 2014 · Leave a comment

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