Question of the Week: What ordinal number is your favorite band’s best album?
Hey, it’s a new audience participation thing! Let’s dive right in!
Category: Music
What I bought, read, watched, or otherwise consumed – December 2021
It’s a new year, but last year’s comics still need to be reviewed!
R.I.P. Jim Steinman
Songwriter Jim Steinman, best known for writing the Bat Out of Hell album for Meat Loaf, a number of hits for other singers, and a couple of musicals, died last week. He was 73 and had been ill for some time, ultimately succumbing to kidney failure. It took me a few days to figure out what to say about him. I think the best approach is to just tell my story of discovering and experiencing his work.
Rockin’ the Comics
So I was listening to Spotify, and up comes “Precious” by the Pretenders. I had never really paid much attention to the lyrics, so you can imagine my surprise when, finally, after 41 years, I heard Chrissie Hynde’s shout-out to Howard the Duck. This reminded me of a collection of comic-themed songs I had put together in 2005, and here we are.