20th Century Ghosts is Joe Hill’s first publication, a collection of his early short stories. While I first learned about Joe Hill through his short story “The Devil on the Staircase” in Stories, I am not sure this bundle would have won me over. It starts of fine, with “Best New Horror” and the titular… Posted , filed under First Lines & tagged with Joe Hill.
Yearly Archives: 2018
30 Day Song Challenge #25
Day 25: A song you like by an artist no longer living. Rainbow — Stargazer As if it could be any other than Ronnie James Dio. Despite that he sung so many incredibly awesome songs, it was quite easy to narrow it down. You see, that singing-frog hippie love-fest, and his pre-Rainbow-fame outings are not… Read more »
30 Day Song Challenge #24
Day 24: a song by a band you wish were still together. Skik — Alles gaat voorbij I only saw Skik live once, and that was long before I really started to like them. Since then, their singer / songwriter Daniël Lohues has completely won me over with his solo work. While I don’t really… Read more »
30 Day Song Challenge #23
Day 23: a song that you think everybody should listen to. What Part of My Body Hurts the Most (Bat Out of Hell The Musical) Without contest, everybody needs to hear the latest Jim Steinman classic, “What Part of My Body Hurts the Most”. Ever since I first heard a bootlegged recording back in 2005… Read more »
30 Day Song Challenge #22
Day 22: a song that moves you forward. Bad Religion — Punk Rock Song Love this song. It’s short (hi John!), currently topical again, and it has a sense of humor to it. If you look at the verses, they pull no punches: Have you visited the quagmire? Have you swam in the shit? The… Read more »