Tag Archives: James Pants

“C-to-the-O-to-the-O-to-the-L-to-the-I-to-the-N” © James Todd Smith

Circumstances beyond my control — but which have much to do with my bank account — have been filling my days with a lot of stress lately. Relaxation and enjoyment of personal time have been at an all-time minimum. Even the fire alarms in my apartment building, which went off last night well […]

He Makes Beats Out of Wax, Not Wings

This weekend I saw Hellboy II: The Golden Army, director Guillermo del Toro’s sequel to his 2004 adaptation of Mike Mignola’s award-winning Hellboy comic. I was souped when the comic was brought to life in the first film, but I sat agape at the sequel, which improves tenfold upon everything they got right the […]

We Don’t Dance We Just Listen to Pants and Do the Blog-a-Way

Sometimes the sheer volume (and by volume I mean number not loudness) of music that passes through my clutches (and my eardrums) is overwhelming. I came face to face with the intimidating amount of music I deal with this “holiday” weekend, which I spent cataloging new arrivals that had piled up around my desk, […]