Articles by Shawn C. Baker

A heads-up on China Mieville and Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s new novels, reprints of K.W. Jeter’s lost Steampunk classics and David Foster Wallace’s unfinished, final novel.

Talking about Philadelphia’s Man Man and their brand new album Life Fantastic

Talking about Germany’s magnificent experimental metal band The Ocean (Collective).

Breaking out old metal albums can be good for your health, and bad for your social life.

Discussing 2007′s Hell’s Ground (Zibahkhana), Pakistan’s first modern horror film.

British Metal band Fen produce what is thus far my album of the year with Epoch

Talking about The Raveonettes new album Raven In The Grave, along with a look back at their career.

Thank You’s and Farewell’s to TV On the Radio’s Gerard Smith

Talking about what may just have been the pinnacle of the 90′s ‘alt’ movement zeitgeist, with thanks to Andy Bain for an offhand comment that made me look further

Wherein I eat crow for an intoxicated rant about soundgarden concert tickets – sorta

Where I play patient and shrink to my issues with a band I formerly loved while sneak-peaking the trailer for their new album/film short.

Let’s talk not only of Phantasm, but of the state of Western Culture when it arrived on the scene in 1979 America

Issue #83 of the comic series blew my f#$kin’ mind!!!

DVD warranties? What you taking about Willis?

Chicago’s beloved brewery finally gives in to Corporate buy-out.

Bryan Cranston possibly in Total Recall re-make? – NICE

Talking about John Fante’s first (and originally unpublished) Arturo Bandini novel, The Road to Los Angeles

What makes Cowboy Bebop so great??? Everything, but especially the music.

Two really, really really awesome singles currently in the musicsphere and the bands’ who made them.

An interview with Chicago Hip Hop artist Serengeti.

Chicago artist Serengeti has given Hip Hop a new lease on life.