Sonny and Cher on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The original Man From U.N.C.L.E. television show from the 1960s frequently featured cameos from pop stars of various sorts.
When Sarah emerged from her U.N.C.L.E.-obsessed cocoon over the last couple weeks one of the things she emerged with was a list of all the musicians who made appearances on the camp spy show.
She turned that into a list of the best musician appearances on Man From U.N.C.L.E. in an article for Paste Magazine.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion, Television
Kim Gordon with Peaches
Electro smut superstar Peaches has a new fighting-inspired video for the song “Close Up” that also features ex-Sonic Youth member Kim Gordon and the fabulous fighters of Lucha VaVoom.
It is amazing.
Sarah wrote about the video for Fightland.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Music, Shameless Promotion
Dolly Parton’s slot
Hard as it may be to fathom, Sarah is also obsessed with things other than The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
One of these things is Las Vegas. And by extension, the fascinating, glittering gambling machinery that fuels the whole city.
She wrote about this machinery — specifically, the music-themed slot machines — for Paste Magazine.
Read the full story here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List
Someone had to assemble the basic facts about the 2015 Polaris Music Prize Short List act all in one place, right?
It’s a public service.
Head over to AUX to prep yourself on Alvvays, Viet Cong, Braids and the other seven Short List nominees.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
The second piece from Sarah’s The Man From U.N.C.L.E. quadrilogy from the last week or so was an analysis of the fighting techniques used by the spies in the U.N.C.L.E. film and television show.
What she learned was that the original Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin had a bit of Royce Gracie-like flair to their combat skills.
You can read the full story by heading over to Fightland.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 