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DoT EP79: Michael J. Epstein and Sophia Cacciola Discuss 2018 Horror Films and Their Latest, Clickbait plus New Music from Whispering Sons

DoT EP78: NorthEast Comic Con Comedy Panel w Carolyn Plummer, Kathe Farris, Erin Spencer, and Emily Ruskowski, with New Music from illuminati hotties

DoT EP77: Celebrating 30 Years of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Kids In the Hall on TV

DoT EP76: Ryan Lee Crosby Talks Raga Blues, plus “I’m Dissatisfied”

DoT EP75: Musician Perry Serpa with New Music from His Album, Wherefore Art Thou?

DoT EP74: Comedian Gad Elmaleh with New Music from Robbie Fulks and Linda Gail Lewis

DoT EP73: Mike Vago, Author of Selfdestructible, plus New Comedy from Shawn Carter

DoT Minicast: Paula Finn, Author of Sitcom Writers Talk Shop

DoT EP72: Wild Artist Cari Ann Shim Sham, plus New Music from the Chandler Travis Three-O

DoT EP71: Matt Leslie, Writer/Producer of Summer of ’84, plus New Comedy from Jo Firestone

Horror and Comedy: How Time Bandits Shaped My World View

Posted on May 19, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
No single film helped shape my world view more than Time Bandits. It showed my visions of good and evil, and blurred the...... Read More

The Department of Tangents Official 2016 Presidential Endorsement

Posted on May 18, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
After careful consideration, the editorial board here at the Department of Tangents have unanimously decided to throw our support behind “Nubbins” Sawyer in...... Read More

Department of Tangents Minicast Ep5: Interview Flashback with Carl Reiner

Posted on May 16, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
This was one of my favorite interviews for the Globe, not only because Carl Reiner had so much to say, but because he...... Read More

Department of Tangents Podcast Ep6 – Musician and Filmmaker Brendan Boogie

Posted on May 13, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
My guest for Episode 6 of the Department of Tangents Podcast is musician and filmmaker Brendan Boogie. When I sat down with Brendan...... Read More

New Release Roundup: Hard Working Americans, Al Scorch, Adia Victoria, Blind Boys of Alabama

Posted on May 13, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
MUSIC 1. Hard Working Americans – Rest In Chaos In his liner notes for the new album from Todd Snider’s Hard Working Americans,...... Read More

Perfect Poor Decision: “Reviewing the Situation” from Oliver!

Posted on May 12, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
It was somewhere around third grade when I fell in love with Oliver!, the musical made from the Dickens classic Oliver Twist. I’m...... Read More

Interview: Musician and Publicist Perry Serpa of The Sharp Things

Posted on May 11, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
I first came to know Perry Serpa as a publicist with Good Cop PR. He regularly sends me music to listen to and...... Read More

Department of Tangents Minicast Ep4: Interview Flashback with Margaret Cho

Posted on May 9, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
I interviewed Margaret Cho back in October when she was stopping through Boston on tour. At that point, she was still months away...... Read More

New Release Roundup May 6 2016 – Cyndi Lauper, Ryan Adams, and Dan Boulger

Posted on May 6, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
MUSIC 1. Cyndi Lauper Detour Lauper has always had one of the best voices in pop music, and here she changes up her...... Read More

Department of Tangents Podcast Ep5 – Filmmakers and Musicians Michael J Epstein and Sophia Cacciola

Posted on May 5, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
My guests for Episode 5 are filmmakers and musicians Michael J Epstein and Sophia Cacciola, who have been working at the hellish pace...... Read More

Perfect Musical Nonsense: Pink Floyd’s “Several Species of Small Furry Animals…”

Posted on May 5, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
One of the first Pink Floyd albums I ever owned was the Works compilation. It was a good primer for the early history...... Read More

Department of Tangents Minicast Ep3: Interview Flashback with Richard Lloyd

Posted on April 29, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
Some of my most enjoyable interviews have happened when I don’t ask too many questions. The subject has so much to say, it...... Read More

New Release Roundup: The Jayhawks and Rob Zombie

Posted on April 29, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
MUSIC 1. The Jayhawks Paging Mr. Proust This album makes 2011’s Mockingbird Time, which saw the band reunite with Mark Olson, seem like...... Read More

Perfect Horror Classic: The Original Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Posted on April 28, 2016August 27, 2017 by nzaino
“Classic” is a temperamental designation. Often a work benefits from distance. A movie can seem like a classic because it belongs to a...... Read More

Books Out Today: Vincent Price’s Book of Joe

Posted on April 26, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
It is no exaggeration to say The Book of Joe: About a Dog and His Man, originally released in 1961 and reissued today...... Read More

Department of Tangents Minicast Ep2: Interview Flashback with Jen Kirkman

Posted on April 22, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
This is your weekly Interview Flashback, where I dig into my archived of 18 years interviewing comedians, musicians, authors, and artists for newspapers...... Read More

New Release Roundup: Nate Leavitt & the Elevation, Guided By Voices, The Loom, Texas chainsaw Massacre 2

Posted on April 22, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
MUSIC 1. Nate Leavitt & the Elevation Someone Send A Signal I was privileged to hear Nate play a couple songs from this...... Read More

Perfect Inspiration: Levon Helm

Posted on April 21, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
By the time Levon Helm’s music really struck me, he had already lived several lifetimes. He’d had his wild days on the road...... Read More

The Best of Record Store Day 2016

Posted on April 16, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
Every year, there are dozens of new releases for Record Store Day, some nuggets for people who are particularly nuts about music. Nuts...... Read More

New Release Roundup: Sturgill Simpson, Touched By Ghoul

Posted on April 15, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
MUSIC 1. Sturgill Simpson A Sailor’s Guide to Earth This is the big one for me today. Simpson’s last two albums were full...... Read More

Nora Guthrie Talks Del and Woody

Posted on April 15, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
One of today’s more exciting new releases is Del McCoury’s Del and Woody, for which the bluegrass legend interpreted a new batch of...... Read More

Department of Tangents Podcast Ep4 – Nate Leavitt Interview, Andrew Mayer Comedy

Posted on April 15, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
Nate Leavitt spent a couple of decades playing guitar in bands like Delta Clutch, Oldjack, and Parlour Bells before he stepped out on...... Read More

Perfect Pop: Guided By Voices “Glad Girls”

Posted on April 14, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
Most music fans I know have in their collection albums they love, albums they should get rid of but can’t, and then this...... Read More

First Minicast: Trevor Williams, Writer/Director of “The Jane,” Out Today on UCB Comedy

Posted on April 13, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
Trevor Williams wrote and directed the short film The Jane, which debuted on the UCB Comedy Vimeo site April 13. Funny thing about...... Read More

Movie Review: Darling

Posted on April 10, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
Darling Written and Directed by Mickey Keating Starring Lauren Ashley Carter, Sean Young, Brian Morvant, Larry Fessenden, John Speredakos, Al-Nisa Petty, and Helen...... Read More

Interview Flashback: Skyping With Puddles

Posted on April 8, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
On New Year’s Eve 2015, I “interviewed” Puddles of Puddles Pity Party for the Boston Globe. I put interview in quotes because Puddles...... Read More

New Release Roundup: Peter Wolf and Mark Erelli

Posted on April 8, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
MUSIC 1. Peter Wolf A Cure For Loneliness It has been six years since Peter Wolf released Midnight Souvenirs. Far too long, but...... Read More

Live Review: Steve Martin and Martin Short – An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

Posted on April 7, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life April 6, 8 PM Wang Theatre, Boston,...... Read More

Perfect Routines: “The Morning After” from Inside Shelley Berman

Posted on April 7, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
This album, and this routine in particular, has a lot to do with shaping what I find funny. The cadence, the ideas, the...... Read More

Kickstarters: Humor Magazine The American Bystander – Issue Two

Posted on April 6, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
There has been a lot of interest in the National Lampoon lately, from the documentary Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead to Ellin Stein’s wonderfully...... Read More

Department of Tangents Podcast Ep3 – Producer Dave Cobb, music from Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton

Posted on April 1, 2016November 9, 2016 by nzaino
The April 1 edition of the Department of Tangents Podcast is a conversation with Dave Cobb, who won Grammys in 2015 for his...... Read More
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