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Tag Archives: music
Great Movie, Terrible Soundtrack — In Space No One Can Hear This Record
This is a switcheroo from my usual post where I highlight terrible movies that have great soundtracks or musical scores. Today, I am looking at a great movie that has a less than memorable soundtrack album. Alien (1979) directed by … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Musical Cruelty, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged 1979, Alien, atmosphere, film, forgettable, H.R. Giger, horror, Jerry Goldsmith, minimalism, Moebius, movie, music, Nostromo, production design, Ridley Scott, Ron Cobb, sci-fi, score, soundtrack, xenomorph
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Terrible Movie – Great Soundtrack
Back in the late 1970s, John Williams must have been the hardest working man in show business. I doubt if he took a day off since crafting the iconic soundtrack for Jaws in 1975. If there was a major movie, … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged 1979, Dracula, John Williams, music, score, soundtrack, vampire
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It Came from the Filing Cabinet
My obsession with a drawing I penciled almost 40 years ago continues and keeps dragging me back no matter what I do. It started when I was trying to organize a flat file cabinet and I came upon the penciled … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1980s, analog, comic, comics, creature, drawing, hardcore, humor, Illustration, inking, Joe Williams, monster, music, punk, ransom letters, The Cramps, USA
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There may be OPPORTUNITY • What I Miss About Comics
I was never a fan of poetry so I can’t imagine soliciting the amateur efforts of scribes across the continental United States and Canada. Somebody at the mail drop was going to have to read these submissions whether they were … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Trash or Treasure, What I Miss About Comics
Tagged 1974, cheap, damsel in distress, horror, macabre, Marvel Comis, music, poems, sex, vampire
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Charlie Gracie 1936 – 2022
I was sad to discover that Charlie Gracie, whose song “Butterfly” was a huge hit in 1957, passed away on Saturday. I met him when I was a freelance photographer for a small local paper in 2016. I was covering … Continue reading
Posted in News, Philadelphia
Tagged butterfly, Charlie Gracie, famous South Philadelphia musicians, music, RIP, South Philly
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Breaking out the Audio Cassettes
Lately I’ve been giving the internet radio stations and podcasts a rest in favor of the magic of analog tape. There’s a few audio cassettes sitting around work, and I bought a few more from home. The “portable” stereo I’m … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter
Tagged analog, audio, cassette, music, old, stereo, tape
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