I was at that DC taping, and she was definitely there; mostly off to the side of the stage, but came out and sat on the floor next to Tig for the Leonard Maltin Game.

"The Raven King", by Killing Joke after Raven died of a heart attack.
The live version of "Wonderful" by The Residents (on the "Demonic!" album) is very explicitly about Snakefinger's death.

You sure it was Zooey?  M.Ward has *never* allowed photography at his shows.  I've been at festivals with 30+ bands on the same stage and pictures were widely allowed until M. Ward played.  At only those times, there were announcements about no photos, and bouncers rapidly removing anyone who tried to take a pic.…

I swear that the soundtrack this episode was a deliberate tribute to the band Coil, especially their How To Destroy Angels album.  (Listen to the song "The Sleeper" and compare it to last night's Hannibal.  http://youtu.be/CCxpGpv_ktM )  The opening dream segment also included nods to several of their other albums,…

In no way did I find that Fogelnest Files a miss; in a week full of great podcasts, that was by far the funniest thing I'd heard.  I want Gary the Squirrel to cross over to more shows now.

I saw that pilot too; I'm a big fan of JG Thirlwell, and there was a lot of talk about him scoring the show on the Foetus mailing list.  So I came for the music, but instantly fell in love with the show itself.

Definitely.  I'm also a fan, have read interviews, was at his "rarities and storytelling" show in Raleigh last year, and still learned a hell of a lot from this episode.

I love Nick Kroll, but I'm getting pretty tired of the show; it's too overly reliant on reality tv parodies, and that's just not funny any more.  That said, I'd watch a whole season of nothing but Ghost Bouncers.

I thought Jenn Wasner from Wye Oak was the Official AV Club Sweetheart?

Matt Groening is a big fan and can afford it.  Possibly Penn Jillette has that kind of scratch.

Matt Groening is a big fan and can afford it.  Possibly Penn Jillette has that kind of scratch.