Elise Thompson

The Fangoria Convention isn't due to start until Friday, but the gore and the madness have already begun - and this ain't Karo syrup. Eric Caidin, owner of Hollywood Book and Poster, co-presenter of The Grindhouse Film Festival, and a longtime supporter of the horror/comic/film fan communities, was attacked in his store on Hollywood Boulevard last Friday. The alleged attacker was Michael Copner, former publisher of Cult Movies Magazine, who stabbed Caidin repeatedly in the...

Happy Passover! I may have been raised Catholic, but thanks to my "Jewish Mother" Regina Barton, I can still cook a decent seder. My mother still teases me about my slurred summary of my first Passover, "You say a prayer, you drink some wine. You say a prayer, you drink some wine. You say a prayer, you drink some wine. I'm going to bed." I was twelve. Spelled either Charoset, Haroset, or Charosis, this...

Well, ain't we swank? This year, in additional to their usual on-site campground, Coachella is offering fancy-shmancy "On Site Lodging." You still can't bring in your own beer, but at least they sell it there. With On Site lodging, your tent (along with air beds, new sleeping bags and pillows) will already be set up for you. All you have to do is stumble over and collapse after a long, hot day in the pit....

Outside food and drinks are prohibited at Coachella, but the occasional peanut butter sandwich has been known to slip by security. Even if you can get into the "hospitality area" it's slim pickings as far as decent food is concerned. The options at the cash-only food tents tend to be pretty limited. That doesn't mean you have to spend three days surviving only on kettle corn and Ecstacy. The Coachella Valley is home to...

So, it was just a typical Los Angeles day of running errands. And then I noticed that across the street, Darth Vader was waiting at the bus stop with a group of seemingly oblivious commuters. Still kind of typical, since I live near the studios. Of course I had to get a picture for you guys. I wanted that "everyday people" shot, but as soon as they saw me jaywalking towards them, Darth and his...

We have been collecting weird Christian Records for a friend for many years. Usually the musical group is just standing on a bridge wearing hideous matching outfits. But this site has found some real gems. Check out the other galleries at Show and Tell Music too. It just goes to show, one man's Worst Album Covers Ever is another's best. Trout Mask Replica? Really? Sure, this site has a few miles on the odometer, but...

Last Sunday, El Camino College hosted their annual Pow-Wow. There were the usual booths and Indian tacos, but the real focus was the dancing (OK, for me, the real focus was the tacos). The dance photos included here are all of the Inter-tribal dance, the last event of the Pow Wow. Most of the various types of dances performed at a pow-wow are descended from the dances of the Plains tribes of Canada and the...

True, the strike has been over for awhile now and things have pretty much returned to normal. But I don't want you writers to think we are taking you for granted just because we're not honking anymore. We are honking with our hearts. New television shows are finally trickling down to the TiVo-ed masses, and they are better than ever! Clearly the writers weren't just sitting around eating free breakfasts at Bob's. They were...

Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena (September 26, 1924 - April 9, 2008) Early yesterday morning, Oscar "Ozzie" Cadena passed away peacefully at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance with his family at his side. Music producer, promoter, A&R man and jazz enthusiast, over the years Ozzie Cadena collaborated with some of the best in the business. A longtime jazz lover, Cadena worked at Savoy Records in Newark, New Jersey during the 1950s as a producer and...

Sometimes a girl just gets so cranky and angst-ridden, she needs an emergency administration of both chocolate and alcohol. If you don't have Kahlua and ice cream , you will have to rummage through the cupboard and just make do. If you're lucky, you may hit upon an amazing combo. This is a drink I am dubbing The Girl Scout. It will bring you great comfort when the hormones are raging. Men, you can...