There is no denying that the first few seasons of The X-Files were among the show’s scariest, especially the standalone “Monster of the Week” episodes. One of the most frightening of these weekly baddies was Eugene Victor Tooms, a genetic mutant with the ability to squeeze himself through the narrowest of openings. Introduced in the...
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“Da Doo Ron Ron”! An Interview with La La Brooks, Original Lead Singer of The Crystals
In the early 1960s, Phil Spector produced a remarkable treasure trove of music on his own Philles label, much of which has been unavailable for years. On October 18, Spector Records/Legacy will be releasing these original albums, remastered and issued as a seven-CD box set entitled Phil Spector Presents: The Philles Album Collection. The first...
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Man, Woman, Wild’s Mykel Hawke and Ruth England
Survival shows are fascinating, if only from the knowledge and skills demonstrated that satisfy fundamental human needs like food, potable water, fire, and shelter against the elements and predators. When the Zombie Apocalypse erupts, Quetzalcoatl lays waste to the Americas in 2012, or when the world economy collapses, those who can fend for themselves in...
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Steve Roach Milestone, Quiet Music Volumes Reissued
Ambient music has been around now for a long, long time. Once championed by Tangerine Dream, a successful German ambient band from the ‘70s, the genre has consistently expanded to become many things for many people. From therapeutic, musically backed waterfalls and ocean splashes to the magnificent textures of Michael Hoenig (Departures From The Northern...
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Stalking Spirits with Ghost Adventures’ Aaron Goodwin
There is something different about Ghost Adventures. For all the quirky star power, the increasingly slick production bells and whistles, the rabid fans, there is an underlying sense of mission to this trio, these Musketeers — Zak Bagans, Nick Groff, and Aaron Goodwin — that transcends show biz trappings and lends weight to their undertakings....
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The Movie Spew: Russell Replaces Costner in Tarantino’s Latest
Kurt Russell and Quentin Tarantino Continue Their Cinematic Love Affair Last week Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming slavery spaghetti western Django Unchained suffered a bit of a setback when Kevin Costner dropped out of a key role as a sadistic plantation manager who enjoys torturing slaves. It was surprising that Costner ever accepted the role, but not...
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Scientology Connections: Is X-Factor Contestant Stacy Francis Telling The Truth?
On last week’s X-Factor, Simon Cowell’s new reality talent show, there was a singer showcased named Stacy Francis. The story she told was a sad one: single mom, two kids, abusive relationship in her past, struggling artist, too old (she’s 42) to make it in the industry. It had all the elements of a great...
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Service With A Smile – Actor Ethan Phillips Talks Star Trek: Voyager
When you are a stranger in a strange land, it helps to have the advice of someone who knows the locals. Fortunately, when Captain Kathryn Janeway and her crew of the U.S.S. Voyager were flung 70,000 light years from home and into the Delta Quadrant, they were able to count on an alien named Neelix...
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Digging Into The Dead Files with Amy Allan and Steve Di Schiavi
Travel Channel already has some of the best paranormal reality programming around with wildly popular Ghost Adventures, launching its fifth season tonight, and Paranormal Challenge. But I am totally charged about a new show debuting tonight, right after Ghost Adventures, that is both more objective AND more subjective than other investigation shows – The Dead...
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The Movie Spew: Universal Will Remake Scarface Again, Again
Seriously, A Scarface Remake? Universal created quite a hubbub about the release of their Scarface Blu-ray in September, and that should have caused a little suspicion. I just assumed they were promoting what they assumed would be a big ol’ moneymaker, but in fact it looks like they were testing the waters for a new...