Are waterbeds about to float back into fashion?
Surrounded by mahogany and mirrored wood paneling, an eight track humming out the sultry sounds of Donna Summer, the undulating mattress of a waterbed always
Bill Johnson’s Big Apple made Phoenix unique
This week, Bill Johnson’s Big Apple Restaurant closed to make way for a parking lot. The land and building have been purchased by Gateway Community
Citizen Dick Gets Debut Release Over Two Decades Later
After well over two decades, Citizen Dick, the fictional band portrayed in the movie ‘Singles’ is finally releasing their tongue in cheek single “Touch Me
Jay Reatard’s Lost Legacy, Five Years After His Death
Five years ago last month, Jimmie Lee Lindsey, best known as Jay Reatard, succumbed to an accidental drug overdose in his sleep. Expectedly, things have
The Pup ‘N’ Taco Story
My father, along with other family, friends and relatives, owned, operated, and managed Pup ‘N’ Taco restaurants in Southern California, Albuquerque, and Denver. My brothers
Sounds of Two Eyes Opening
Sounds of Two Eyes Opening is a collection of photographs taken between 1962-82 by Spot, a musician, producer, and sound engineer who documented southern California
Twins of Evil star Madeleine Collinson dies aged 62
Spellbinding for their sexiness as well as their symmetry, the Maltese identical twins Mary and Madeleine Collinson arrived in London penniless in 1969 and quickly
Fill it to the brim
Coffee. To some people, it’s a pick-me-up in the morning to help shake off the cobwebs of sleep and dewdrops of wet dreams. For those
Historic Bethlehem Steel sign installed at Steel Plant Museum
The iconic Bethlehem Steel sign was unveiled at the Steel Plant Museum of Western New York in South Buffalo Thursday. The raising of the historic
RIP, Richard Kiel. Yes, Mr. Larson From Happy Gilmore.
Richard Kiel, the towering actor best known for portraying steel-toothed villain Jaws in a pair of James Bond films, has died. He was 74. Kelley
The obscenity trial that made H. R. Giger an icon for punk rock and free speech
In 1985, Jello Biafra, the singer of the punk band the Dead Kennedys, came across a painting by the Swiss surrealist artist H. R. Giger
Summertime Pictures of Teenagers of the 1980s
These candid photographs of teenagers were taken by Steven Martin on the beaches of Florida, mostly on the southeast coast, in the 1980s… view gallery