While watching the film "Man on the Moon," I was thrown off by the scene where Tony Clifton was escorted off the set because Carol Kane and Christopher Lloyd were in the scene even though neither one was a cast member of "Taxi" when this event happened. THEY knew they weren't there to witness the removal of Clifton…

One show that could've used this was "Northern Exposure," especially in regards to the Chris Stevens character. He was an ex-felon who served as the resident philosopher through his job as a local radio deejay. Everyone pretty much went along with what ever he had in mind for them no matter how nutty it was. In one…

One show that could've used this was "Northern Exposure," especially in regards to the Chris Stevens character. He was an ex-felon who served as the resident philosopher through his job as a local radio deejay. Everyone pretty much went along with what ever he had in mind for them no matter how nutty it was. In one…

One downside to being such a huge fan of local musicians is that no one knows what the hell I'm talking about when I refer to them in comments like this. But former Sacramento artist Anton Barbeau has had such nutty and memorable song titles that I think I can make a case for him just by listing them here:

One downside to being such a huge fan of local musicians is that no one knows what the hell I'm talking about when I refer to them in comments like this. But former Sacramento artist Anton Barbeau has had such nutty and memorable song titles that I think I can make a case for him just by listing them here:

"One-Eyed Jacks" by Marlon Brando

Just want to say that "Invasion" would make a welcome addition to this list.

I remember Arrested Development's "3 Years, 5 Months & 2 Days in the Life of…" topped the Village Voice critic's poll in 1993, but the album never seems to be mentioned these days whenever discussions of hip-hop classics come up. As for Travis' "The Man Who," I'm still an unapologetic fan and likely always will be. I…

My two favorite bands from the 80's both had two lead singers. X had John Doe and Exene Cervenka, and Squeeze had Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford.

Nastassia Kinski was my favorite actress during the 80's, but the films she starred in during that time really weren't that great in retrospect. "Cat People" is the only thing she was in that I own on DVD, and "Paris, Texas" is probably the only other film I can think of that I would consider purchasing in the near…

Damn, I'm all about Christmas music as anyone who really knows me can tell you, and I think there's a lot more great stuff out there than you realize. I do like some of the more sentimental offerings when they seem sincere enough, but Wall of Voodoo's "Shouldn't Have Given Him a Gun for Christmas" is anything but.…

I'll definitely give you "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea." I've always said it sounds like it was recorded in one take by Jeff Magnum, who can be heard laying his guitar down at the very end. But one album that I insist needs to be heard from beginning to end (as I pointed out in my local music blog "Lost in…

Of course, we now have James Van Der Beek's very amusing turn as himself in "Don't Trust the B___ in Apartment 23," although Jennifer Grey beat him by a good dozen years when she starred on the sitcom "It's Like, You Know . . ."

Gayla Peevey's "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" is one of my favorites. It's damn catchy and pretty clever lyrically.

Yeah, this one came to my mind as well. Rob Reiner's screaming gets to be a bit annoying, but all is forgiven by the time the episode ends with Archie Bunker's haunting story about how his father disciplined him. Carroll O'Connor was amazing as Archie, and his performance in this particular installment made it my…

One of the best dream films I've seen is virtually never mentioned in forums like this, and the fact that it wasn't included on this list OR mentioned in the comments proves just how unjustly obscure it is. It's called "Valerie and Her Week of Wonders" and it's phenomenally beautiful. If you love dream films, you'll…

Nobody reading this - and I mean NOBODY - would know who Anton Barbeau is, but he's a brilliant pop songwriter and performer who shares a lot of his obsessions through his work. "Nobody Adores a Vacuum" stands as his "Glass Onion" with references to Barbeau songs like "Beautiful," "Heather Song," "A Proper Cup of…

How about Paul Bartel's "Private Parts"?

This clip from the sci-fi musical "The Apple" is pretty self-explanatory. After being entertained by some fairly lively glam rock, the kids of the future (1994) are subjected to this piece of crap and eventually fall under its inexplicable spell.

This clip from the sci-fi musical "The Apple" is pretty self-explanatory. After being entertained by some fairly lively glam rock, the kids of the future (1994) are subjected to this piece of crap and eventually fall under its inexplicable spell.