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Farkakte Film Flashback: Newspapers Go To The Movies
Pete Chianca pays tribute to films about cleaning up elephant poop. Wait, what
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Magic Music: A Happy Playlist of Songs from Disney Movies
50 years after his passing, Walt Disney's legacy is remembered through the happy songs his company has given to the world
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A Lesson in Movie Theater Etiquette from the Muppets
If you’ve been to the movies lately, you know it’s hard to find a theater that doesn’t contain someone being a complete jerkface — whether they’re texting or talking or just generally treating the
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 8/6/10 — Fake Band Edition
All the songs on this mixtape are either performed by fictional musical acts or fictional characters performing as a musical act. I apologize that the sound isn’t better on some of these selections; many
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: Matt Robinson, “My Name Is Roosevelt Franklin”
One of the most fondly remembered Muppets from the early days of Sesame Street was Roosevelt Franklin. He was voiced by Matt Robinson, who played Gordon on the show. (In fact, this album was
Read More »The Friday Mixtape: 4/9/10
As you know if you follow my quasi-weekly column “Way Out Wednesday,” I also run a blog called “Way Out Junk.” (It is, in fact, what got me the Popdose gig in the first
Read More »Way Out Wednesday: Rowlf the Dog, “Ol’ Brown Ears Is Back”
When I was younger, I loved Sesame Street, especially the Muppets. I still have cassette tapes (that’s audio, not video) of bits from the show. I’d spend the night at my best friend’s house
Read More »Bootleg City: Lou Reed in Stockholm, May ’74
It’s rare that I get a chance to talk to the artists whose music I steal each week, so when the opportunity arises I seize it. Recently, word got out that I’d be featuring
Read More »Farkakte Film Flashback: Aliens Among Us Edition
Pete Chianca is back with an all-new, all-alien edition of Farkakte Film Flashback, featuring five of the best (and best worst) interstellar visitors in cinematic history
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