I’ve been meaning to write about this post from Merlin at 43 Folders for a couple weeks now. In part, because I think it’s a great outline for how to find a voice and throughline for your own blog, but also because it helped crystallize a few things about what I’m trying to do here. … Continue reading Puzzlement
Looking at keyword referrals for OMIC is pretty entertaining, as I imagine it is for most bloggers. In addition to lots of people looking for MP3s of New Wave songs from the 80s, I also tend to get a lot of referrals from “chicago pimp cups.” Not just pimp cups, mind you, but Chicago-centric pimp … Continue reading Preferred refers
Eventually, I’ll return to blogging the Living In Oblivion compilation, but in the meantime, a new regular feature will debut here: a series of open letters between myself and Matt Wood, published writer of some renown, who maintains Wood-Tang, the world’s foremost source for information about both the Wu-Tang Clan and child-rearing. Matt’s opening volley … Continue reading Missing Credits, Pt. 2
If you’re coming late to the party, this is a 37-part series on the first two volumes of the Living In Oblivion collection, which are available pretty much nowhere. MP3 – “2-4-6-8 Motorway” by Tom Robinson BandLyrics – “2-4-6-8 Motorway” by Tom Robinson Band Name an contemporary openly gay rock singer. Melissa Etheridge, right? But … Continue reading Oblivious Living: Part 1.12 – "2-4-6-8 Motorway" by Tom Robinson Band
Regular readers of this space may have noticed that this week’s installment of Oblivious Living was not posted in its regular Monday slot. The reason for this was, in part, because I was busy preparing for a guest co-host appearance on Filmspotting, the weekly film podcast and radio program, regularly hosted by Adam Kempenaar and … Continue reading Transformers: Significantly less than meets the eye
It’s not as if I haven’t had things on my mindgrapes this past week (specifically the full-on revival of girl group rock and the end of the 2nd season of The Ultimate Coyote Ugly Search). Due to lots of work-related stuff and some technical difficulties*, I haven’t been blogging. Right now, my PC is in … Continue reading From the archives, vol. 2
I finally managed to fix up the blogroll since it went all argy bargy after the move to the new Blogger template. Behold the organization! You’ll also notice some ego-rocking over there as well, with links to my old writing at Chicagoist, Metromix and Centerstage, and to my guest spots on Filmspotting. Plus, links to … Continue reading Cleanup
MP3 – “The Politics of Dancing” by re-flexLyrics – “The Politics of Dancing” by re-flex This is really depressing. After blogging five of the arguably best known one-hit wonders of the 80s, I was set to kick off a slew of fairly obscure songs. These little-known tracks would allow me to let my id run … Continue reading Oblivious Living Part 1.6: "The Politics of Dancing" by re-flex
Hi, Chicagoist readers. You’ll find the main page of the blog here and more comics content here. Looking through some referral logs today, I discovered that a decent handful of people are finding this site when searching Technorati for “oblivion.” Rather than individuals who’ve got an obsession with the end of the world, I surmise … Continue reading Welcome geeks and nerds! I am your people.