“The Largest Vocabulary in Hip-Hop”
“Rappers, ranked by number of unique words used in their lyrics.” See the chart and the analysis at The Pudding.
“Star Virgin”
Friend of the Gutter, Todd Stadtman reviews Star Virgin (1988) at Die, Danger, Die, Die, Kill! “I approached Star Virgin expecting lightweight Japanese erotica, but what I got was something altogether more charming. What it was instead was a frenetic procession of goofy rubber monsters, robots, fun miniature […]
Walking Arm in Arm with a Lie: Velvet Goldmine at 20
This week’s Guest Star is Nick Hanover. He’s covering for Carol Borden, who is definitely a perfectly normal human being and is unavailable to post this week for perfectly normal human reasons. ~~~ As a twelve year old boy living in the suburban swamps of Houston, Texas, the […]
I Am the American Cool, Suite 3: I Am Not America’s Nightmare
After the release of the third and final album in the “Metropolis” trilogy, Janelle Monáe was at a creative crossroads. Where do you go once you’ve finished the story that has defined your entire professional output? Who are you when you put your alter ego to bed? For […]
The Phantom Playhouse
Friend of the Gutter Kimberly Lindbergs has some Spookoween appropriate material for you to read and thrill to at The Phantom Playhouse!
“Peter Strickland’s Horror Picks”
BBC Radio Four shares some horror soundtrack picks from Peter Strickland, director of Berberian Sound Studio, The Duke Of Burgundy and In Fabric.
The Cultural Gutter 