On this edition of Happy Fun Thursdays, I'm turning the spotlight over to something Japan has been bringing to the world ever since the advent of television. That's right! Today, we're sneaking a peek at Japanese commercials! Read More

In this week's Fan Music, I'll be looking at Anthony Stewart Head's only released album, Music for Elevators. Most know Head as Buffy's long-standing Watcher/father figure Rupert Giles or currently from his role on Merlin as King Uther Pendragon. Read More

The soundtrack to the new action/comedy movie Killers is half score by Rolfe Kent and half songs from various artists including Macy Gray, Nikki & Rich, Rox, and Salvador Santana that evoke a light and fun mood. Read More

Bette Noir fills us (and her father) in on what was going down with her and the Paradigm the day Plutonian blew Sky City into, well, the sky. Bring on the emo! Read More

Groovy, baby, just groovy. The Grasshopper and the Ant by Harvey Kurtzman has me feeling absolutely groovy with a big cheesy grin on my face. Though a children’s book it may not be, I think it's a classic nonetheless, and it’s definitely cool, baby. Read More

This is an 18-track collection of themes from a handful of TV shows from the 1960s. Some are short opening-credits jingles, and some are longer actual songs or compositions. I love the cheesiness of 1960s television, it just can’t be beat. Read More

Max saves a Jailbait lookalike from being kidnapped, and uses her in an attempt to keep the Real McCoy out of harms way. And fails. Presumably. Read More

The newest disc-based release in the ever expanding Rock Band empire hits stores today. This time Green Day is the band getting the full game treatment, and we were able to take an early look at Green Day Rock Band, thanks to the folks at Harmonix. Read More

I have a look at the first issue of David Petersen's Mouse Guard: Legends of the Guard, a bookend mini-series with contributing stories in the Mouse Guard universe by Jeremy Bastian, Ted Naifeh, and Alex Sheiman. Read More

After ten years of waiting, Vincenzo Natali's Splice has finally come to screen. This movie defies genre. Horror, drama, comedy, and (very messed up) romance come together to give you a story that is unlike any other. Read More

The biggest Rock Band release this week is the arrival of Green Day Rock Band to stores. We'll have a review of that game tomorrow, but if you're more interested in the downloadable tracks for the week, you can look forward to some music from the Deftones, Boys Like Girls, and Read More

This weekend has seen the first raunchy comedy of the summer from director Nick Stoller and producer Judd Apatow. Get Him to the Greek starts Russell Brand and Jonah Hill in a movie largely compared to The Hangover, but more like the night beforehand. Read More