UPDATE: Hon: Past, Present & Future

BALTIMORE, Md. - The Feral Scribe ("Chronicles of a Wayfaring Journalist") offers an interesting outsider's perspective on Baltimore and its "hontroversy," including a handful of quotes from Hon: Past, Present & Future.

Also, Welcome to Baltimore, Hon's Bruce Goldfarb (author of the notorious "Hon Manifesto") offers his take on the new issue.

And finally, those who missed last week's edition of local arts program The Signal, featuring a discussion of Hon: Past, Present & Future with editor William P. Tandy, can now listen to the podcast. Rounding out the line-up:

• Ron Tanner talks about his new illustrated novel, Kiss Me, Stranger. The book tells the story of a dystopian future plagued by civil war and environmental degradation… and believe it or not, it manages to be hopeful, tender, and downright funny.
• We talk to John Heyn, who co-directed the seminal rock-n-roll documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot. The film is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
• And if you ask heavy metal misfit Terry Sapp, “What do you want to do with your life?” he’ll answer defiantly, “I wanna rock!” From the stage of The Stoop Storytelling Series, Terry tells the tale of his lifelong devotion to the screaming ball of hair that is Twisted Sister.

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"Hon" editor on this week's edition of "The Signal"

BALTIMORE, Md. - Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! editor William P. Tandy joins this week's edition of The Signal to discuss Hon: Past, Present & Future, the latest theme issue in the long-running Smile, Hon series from Eight-Stone Press, beginning at 7:00 p.m. this Friday, April 1, 2011, on 88.1 (WYPR-FM), or listen online at www.wypr.org. (The program airs again at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, April 2.)

This week's program also includes:

• Ron Tanner talks about his new illustrated novel, Kiss Me, Stranger. The book tells the story of a dystopian future plagued by civil war and environmental degradation… and believe it or not, it manages to be hopeful, tender, and downright funny.

• We talk to John Heyn, who co-directed the seminal rock-n-roll documentary, Heavy Metal Parking Lot. The film is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

• And if you ask heavy metal misfit Terry Sapp, “What do you want to do with your life?” he’ll answer defiantly, “I wanna rock!” From the stage of The Stoop Storytelling Series, Terry tells the tale of his lifelong devotion to the screaming ball of hair that is Twisted Sister.

"They're Coming to Get You, Barbara!"

Hey, zombie/horror fans! Tune in this Friday to local arts and culture program The Signal for an interview with Davida Gypsy Breier, editor/publisher of Baltimore-based horror zine Rigor Mortis. The Signal airs at noon (and again at 7:00 p.m.) this Friday, November 13, 2009, on 88.1 FM (WYPR), or listen online at www.signalradio.org.

In Case You Missed It...

Listen to Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William P. Tandy on the October 9 edition of local arts and culture program The Signal.

THE SIGNAL Redux

In case you missed the program (or have any interest), here is an MP3 of last Friday's edition of The Signal (88.1 WYPR-FM, Baltimore's NPR affiliate), featuring my essay "Late for Work"...

SMILE, HON Editor on Today's SIGNAL, Plus RIGOR MORTIS Outbreak!

BALTIMORE - Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William P. Tandy reads a brand-new piece on today’s edition of local arts and culture program The Signal. The show airs at noon and 7:00 p.m. EST, Friday, October 9, on 88.1 WYPR-FM, or listen online through the WYPR website. Then, later, bring your own Baltimore-related stories, poetry, photography, music, kinks, fetishes and non-contagious afflictions by Cyclops Books (corner of Maryland Avenue and North Avenue, in Baltimore) for the Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! open mic, sponsored by Cyclops Books and Eight-Stone Press. Presenters at this free event will receive five (5) minutes apiece, and all work presented will be considered for possible publication in a future issue of Smile, Hon, You’re in Baltimore! The evening begins at 7:00 p.m. (open-mic start time approx. 7:30 p.m.).

For more information, e-mail wpt@eightstonepress.com.

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In related news, local imprint Leeking Inc. announces the outbreak of Rigor Mortis #2 from its Baltimore-based containment facilities. Horror fans are advised to recognize and beware of the symptoms associated with the zine's sophomore issue, including, but not limited to:

- Dread Sockett aims for the heart of Klaus Kinski’s Nosferatu;
- Colin Cthulhu rises from the grave in defense of the "ZomCom";
- DeadVida survives a night in Colorado’s legendary Stanley Hotel;
- John Carpenter’s The Fog weathers Grim Pickens’s sea trials;
- "Christian horror", paranormal reality shows, plus a whole lot more.

Written and illustrated by long-time fixtures in the underground press, Rigor Mortis digs into the world of horror with a decided focus on the undead and their perennial roles in pop culture, offering essays, reviews and in-depth analysis of films, books, comics, graphic novels, websites and more. From the Resurrection to Reanimator, the timeless influences of Rigor Mortis #2 will surely appeal to shamblers and sprinters alike.

Supplementing the print edition, the Rigor Mortis blog offers timely updates of all things undead.

Rigor Mortis is a Leeking Inc. production and is available for purchase from Atomic Books, Microcosm Publishing and Quimby’s, or directly from the publisher (PayPal accepted). For more information, contact:

Davida Gypsy Breier
C/o Leeking Inc.
P.O. Box 11064
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
Davida@leekinginc.com
http://www.leekinginc.com


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Listen Up!

Smile, Hon, You're in Baltimore! Editor William P. Tandy reads a brand-new piece on tomorrow's edition of local arts and culture program The Signal. The show airs at noon and 7:00 p.m. EST, Friday, October 9, on 88.1 WYPR-FM, or listen online through the WYPR website.

THE RAMONES - "We Want the Airwaves"

This afternoon I plan to record a brand-new piece for WYPR-FM's (88.1) local arts program The Signal; details to follow.

And now, The Ramones...