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I love lists that mention fave thangs. It’s fun, although highly subjective, but you can usually come away with learning something ne to add...
Birmingham, England has been called the birthplace of Heavy Metal. Primarily since this industrial, largely working class city was home to Black Sabbath and...
Kelan Phil Cohran is a jazz musician currently in his mid eighties. Born in Oxford, Mississippi he grew up in St. Louis, Missouri where,...
As Chris Isaak puts it, he grew up incessantly listening to his parent’s record collection as a child in Stockton, CA. It wasn’t an outrageously huge...
2012 marks the 40th anniversary of nineteen year old John Maher (he changed it to Johnny Marr to avoid confusion with Buzzcocks drummer, John...
Psychedelic Rock by its usual connotation, conjures up effects laden productions, replete with swirling overdriven guitars, echoed vocals, feedback squalls, Eastern model musical scales and exotic instrumentation...
In the last 25 years Japanese cuisine has become as easily obtainable as a trip to your local supermarket or a quick walk down the block...
I heard the news late last Friday afternoon: Adam Yauch, The Beastie Boys’ venerable, beloved MCA, had died at age 47. I was floored. The...
Malcolm John “Mac” Rebennack Jr. is better known to the world by his stage name, Dr. John. Indeed, his aptly named persona (taken from a...
In his earlier Saturday Night Live days, Will Ferrell was among my more disliked cast members. I can recall those of us watching referring to him...
Here at Mystery Box H.Q. I was pondering a few column ideas as I often do, and one that I’d wanted to cover for...
Fraternal organizations (a.k.a. “Secret Societies” to many outsiders ) are as much a part of our modern cultural fabric as their names are familiar...
The soundtrack to Return Of Gringo has indeed become one of the finest recent releases garnering heavy rotation here at Mystery Box HQ. However,...
The Mothership touched down a few nights ago here in Providence, RI. Legendary “King Funkateer” George Clinton, brought his mighty Parliament-Funkadelic tour (now known as The P-Funk All Stars) to the...
Michel Hazanavicius’ The Artist has been garnering award after award and may very well end up sweeping the upcoming Academy Awards—well it should in...
The true story of Mingering Mike is as unbelievable and gloriously happily, as it is also sadly believable and poignantly bittersweet. For a period...
If you were a kid that grew up in the late ’50s, the ’60s, the ’70s or even well into the ’80s, and you’re...
As if thirty years had never even happened. Howard Devoto and his band Magazine, reformed for live shows in 2009, and have just released...
Sean Hartter is a prolific comic book artist, illustrator, writer and musician hailing from Massachusetts. Among his many accomplishments and talents, Sean’s work has included writing and...
Surf Music. For folks who have heard of this musical genre, often what immediately comes to mind is the early music (and often album...
Here at The Mystery Box HQ, Halloween is a special and favorite time of the year. Not only is the kitsch factor at an all time high, but...
The Kuchar Brothers were (along with Kenneth Anger) among the earliest originators and innovators of what we now know think of as independent film. John Waters...
Here at The Mystery Box H.Q. I often enjoy pulling a release out of the past, just in case you might have missed it...
Back in April, The Mystery Box took a look at a new Godzilla comic book series called Godzilla Kingdom of Monsters (check it out...