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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
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 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 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
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 EP50: Inventor and Philosopher Dr. Robert Doyle with New Music from Barrence Whitfield and the Savages!
Welcome to the extra-tangenty 50th episode anniversary of the Department of Tangents Podcast! This episode came about it a strange way. For years...... Read More
Audiobook Preview: Stinker Lets Loose! with Jon Hamm, Rhea Seehorn, Andy Richter and More
When Mike Sacks published Stinker Lets Loose! last year, he wasn’t thinking of an audio adaptation. The book is already a bit of...... Read More
The Department of Tangents Song of the Year: Jason Isbell’s “Hope the High Road”
I’ll begin by admitting this is much too humble a publication for as highfalutin a proclamation as “Song of the Year.” It’s the...... Read More
DoT Podcast: Halloween Fiction Special – “Walter’s Friends”
Happy Halloween! Welcome to the Halloween Fiction Special of the Department of Tangents Podcast. In this episode, I read my short horror story...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Nothing Happens
There are only three days left for the Daily Horror Film Fest, so I thought I’d give everyone a little break from the...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP44: Lonely Troubadour David Ramirez Gets Some Company on the Road, New Comedy from Dana Gould, and New Release Roundup
For the past several years, David Ramirez has been traveling around the country with an acoustic guitar, pouring his heart into his fine,...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Closet Space and Attic Panic
Every day in October, the Department of Tangents Blog & Podcast presents a different short horror film. There are a lot of great...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP36: A World of Soul with Zeshan B plus New Comedy From Ray Harrington
If you caught Zeshan B on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert a couple of weeks ago, you know how powerful a soul...... Read More
DoT Podcast Ep35: Billy D. Washington Never Left Stand-Up, But He’s Coming Back, Plus New Music from BIRDS
I’ve been a fan of comedian Billy D. Washington for a while. He’s a smart comic, talented in a lot of ways. He...... Read More
GUEST POST: Bunny Movies for Adults: After Dark Edition (No Kids Allowed)
This week, I got a strange e-mail offering me content. Not specifically for the Department of Tangents, or for anything. Just a piece...... Read More
Bad Mancinis Celebrate Nick the Lounge Singer at Midnight Tonight with ILL MURRAY
So maybe you’re saying to yourself, I want to hear some deep electronica grooves right now. But you’re also saying, I really love...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP 20: Comedian Nick Vatterott on Being Strange, New Music from the Chandler Travis Philharmonic
Nick Vatterott doesn’t like being strange for the sake of being strange. He won the Andy Kaufman Award in 2011, but he’s uncomfortable...... Read More
DoT Minicast: An Interview Flashback with Louie Anderson of Baskets
In honor of the second season of Baskets kicking off tonight on FX, I thought I’d share a bit of my conversation with...... Read More
Happy Funky New Year!
This is my sole New Year’s resolution for 2017. I give it about a week before I am forced to do something non-funky....... Read More
What I Missed In 2016: Guests Review Bowie, Nick Cave, Abbie Barrett, Guided By Voices, Tycho, and Train
Since I launched this blog in March, I have tried to write about as many wonderful things as I can, in essays, the...... Read More
Eight Essential Rock and Roll Christmas Songs
Christmas is about joy. Not mere happiness, but a jolt to your soul. Rock and roll gives that to me. So rock and...... Read More
Happy Thanksgiving To-Do List of Tangents
Happy Thanksgiving from the Department of Tangents. Enjoy your friends and family. Watch Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Make mashed potatoes with Paul McCartney....... Read More
Coming Up: Middle Kids
Sydney-based trio Middle Kids won’t release their debut six-song EP until early 2017, but they’ve given us a hint at what they’ll sound...... Read More
DoT Podcast EP15: Dana Gould talks Stan Against Evil, an “Apocalypse Fetish” from Lou Barlow
Tonight, fans of horror and comedy get a Halloween treat when the pilot episode of Stan Against Evil from Dana Gould makes its...... Read More
Daily Horror Film Fest: Lights Out
Welcome to the DoT Daily Horror Film Fest! Throughout the month, I’ll be featuring new horror every weekday. Sometimes that will be indie...... Read More
DoT Minicast: Peter Simeti, Author of The Chair, Publisher of Alterna Comics
My guest for this Minicast is Peter Simeti, founder and publisher of Alterna Comics and author of the graphic novel The Chair, which...... Read More
New Release Roundup: ESP Ohio, Savoy Motel, and RocknRoll Hi-Fives
MUSIC 1. ESP Ohio – Royal Cyclopean I wrote a while back that it’s been a great year for music, in terms of...... Read More- 2 of 3
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