Author: nzaino
Daily Horror Film Fest: Jordan Descending
Every day during October, the Department of Tangents presents a different short film for the Daily Horror Film Fest. It can be flat-out...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: The Jester Chapters 1 & 2
Every day during October, the Department of Tangents presents a different short film for the Daily Horror Film Fest. It can be flat-out...... Read More
DoT EP72: Wild Artist Cari Ann Shim Sham, plus New Music from the Chandler Travis Three-O
I love Halloween, and I live just a few minutes from Salem, Massachusetts, celebrated for the Salem Witch Trials and home of a...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: The Bridge Partner
Every day during October, the Department of Tangents presents a different short film for the Daily Horror Film Fest. It can be flat-out...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Undress Me
Every day during October, the Department of Tangents presents a different short film for the Daily Horror Film Fest. It can be flat-out...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: The United Monster Talent Agency
Every day during October, the Department of Tangents presents a different short film for the Daily Horror Film Fest. It can be flat-out...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Candle Cove
Every day during October, the Department of Tangents presents a different short film for the Daily Horror Film Fest. It can be flat-out...... Read More
DoT EP71: Matt Leslie, Writer/Producer of Summer of ’84, plus New Comedy from Jo Firestone
I was lucky enough to see Summer of ’84 a few weeks ago in Salem, Massachusetts, not far from where Matt Leslie grew...... Read More
DoT EP70: Spencer Garland is PR Newman, plus New Music from The Innocence Mission
If you listened to EP69 with comedian and author Guy Branum, you heard a little taste of the new PR Newman album, Turn...... Read More
DoT EP69: Writer, Comedian, and Goddess Guy Branum, plus New Music from PR Newman
I am honored to have Guy Branum as my interview guest this week. He is an accomplished television writer, having worked on Chelsea,...... Read More
DoT EP68: Author David Wellington from NECON 38 plus New Music from Beanpole
A few weeks ago, I traveled to Rhode Island for NECON 38, the 38th edition of Northeastern Writers Conference. It’s also known as...... Read More
DoT EP67: Late Show Comedy Booker Jessica Pilot plus New Music from Walter Salas-Humara
Jessica Pilot has one of the best jobs in the business. She finds stand-up comedians for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and...... Read More
DoT EP66: Comedian Myq Kaplan plus New Music from The Rails
Myq Kaplan’s mind is in constant motion. If you saw him early on in his career, you might have caught him in a...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP65: The English Beat’s Dave Wakeling plus Sloane Crosley’s Look Alive Out There
One of the best things you can do as a fan of any art is to go into something with no real expectations...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP64: Comedian Julie Goldman with New Music from Tyler Childers
This is yet another episode springing from the 2018 Women In Comedy Festival here in Boston. It had been a very long time...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP63: Musician Mark Geary featuring “Don’t Break”
Years ago, I reviewed Mark Geary’s album Ghosts for the sadly departed Boston Phoenix. I would pop that CD in my player on...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP 62: Jonathan Katz Talks Dr. Katz on Audible, plus New Music from Matt Dorrien
For this week’s episode, I sat down with Jonathan Katz in his home in Newton, Massachusetts to talk about his career in stand-up...... Read More
A DoT Minicast: An Interview Flashback with Lily Tomlin
Occasionally I dip back into the archives of comedians, musicians, and authors I’ve interviewed for the Boston Globe, the Boston Phoenix, or various...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP61: Emma Willmann is Killing It, Plus New Music from Wajatta
This episode is a continuation of EP60 of the podcast in that I got to see Emma Willman perform a lot at this...... Read More
Video: The Smoking Flowers Show Their Roots on “Young & Brave”
Kim and Scott Collins, the husband and wife team known as The Smoking Flowers, pay homage to some of their favorite musical partnerships...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP60: Women In Comedy Festival Wrap Up plus New Music from The Smoking Flowers
The Women In Comedy Festival is one of my favorite annual events in Boston, and has been since its more humble beginning in...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP59: 6 String Drag’s Kenny Roby plus New Music from Domenico Lancellotti
Kenny Roby has been one of my favorite songwriters for the past twenty years, since I first interviewed him for a now defunct...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP58: Shape of Water Author Daniel Kraus plus New Music from 6 String Drag
Daniel Kraus has written a number of novels, including Rotters, a great horror novel I’m reading now. What puts him front and center...... Read More
DoT Minicast: Broken Lizard in Boston on Super Troopers 2
Two weeks ago, the guys from Broken Lizard came to Boston to hand out doughnuts and coffee to a bunch of appreciative fans...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP57: Mole Man Doc Director Guy Fiorita with Audiobook Excerpt from The Shape of Water
Back in March, I saw this great film at the Salem Film Festival. The festival focuses on documentaries, and the film is Mole...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP56: Comedian and TV Guidance Counselor Host Ken Reid plus New Music from Kassin
This week’s guest is stand-up comedian and host of the TV Guidance Counselor podcast Ken Reid, someone I have known for years in...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP55: Hadron Gospel Hour’s Rich Wentworth plus New Music from Courtney Marie Andrews
This week’s episode is a conversation with podcast host/artist/musician Rich Wentworth. He is co-creator of the Hadron Gospel Hour podcast, a serialized sci-fi/comedy...... Read More
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Department of Tangents!
Who wants to watch Halloween III? Merry Saint Patrick’s Day, Tangent Lads and Lasses!... Read More
DoT Podcast EP54: Comedian Jess Salomon plus an Excerpt from Laurie Kilmartin’s Audiobook Dead People Suck
I was very happy how this interview came together. Some of you may know I have covered the comedy beat for the Boston...... Read More