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“I saw the most amazing movie last night,” Jim Thorn said. It was May 28, 1977 (give or take a day), the summer between my junior and senior years in high school. The movie, of course, was Star Wars. Jim and I were what today would be celebrated as geeks knowledgeable in a variety of arcane […]
Music in Science Fiction & Fantasy By Dennis W. Green (This is an expanded version of an article that was originally published in PerihelionSF under the title “More Than Zarathustra.) What jazz standard shares a melody with the Star Trek theme? And what rock & roll tune tells its story against the background of Einstein’s Special […]
It has been my honor to be a guest artist this fall with Kirkwood Performing Arts in the musical, “1940s Radio Hour.” It has been a complete blast, and if you’re in the Corridor area, please consider this your invitation to join us for a step back in time to the music, and entertainment of […]
The following originally appeared in 2015 on the blog of one my literary heroes, Ed Gorman. Ed passed away in October 2016. But you can still read some of his final musings at newimprovedgorman.blogspot.com. Showing The Rifle Like anyone who has spewed forth a book, I’m occasionally asked what the toughest thing is about writing. […]
Dennis Green laughed and laughed when I introduced myself to him at a Minneapolis radio conference in 1995. The then-Vikings coach was a guest speaker. “You’re lucky you don’t live around here!” he chortled. “Your phone would be ringing all the time.” By all reports, he was a class act. Football (not to mention the […]
Thanks to everyone who stopped by the Imagine Other Worlds with Authors event in Cedar Rapids. It was a great chance to talk books with readers and authors. Special kudos to Terri LeBlanc, Dana Beatty, and Aaron Bunce for all their hard work putting the event together. But next time, I want to be further […]
(An occasional series about the music that inspires me when I write, much of which ends up referenced in the Traveler books) Roger McGuinn, Gene Clark, and Chris Hillman were three of the founding members of The Byrds. (Click here to hear Chris Hillman explain how Miles Davis helped get The Byrds their first break) […]
(This is taken from “More Than Zarathustra” originally published in Perihelion SF magazine. Read the full article here.) At first listen, the original Star Trek Theme seems to be a pretty conventional orchestral piece, using classical forms, as most TV and movies themes of the era are. But Alexander Courage’s composition has its roots in jazz. […]
Gizmodo: Kevin Smith is making a Buckaroo Banzai TV Show.
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