You know what would make a great holiday gift? A copy of this photo zine, Not This Pig. Etsy link in comments.

For all the weirdos on your holiday gift list. Store link in comments.

Getting down to it. New photo zine soon.

Buddy Steve P. turned me onto this James McMurtry song. It’s a great one. youtu.be/hiKwH_hLZgk?si

Deadline at Dawn (1946) was a lot of fun. Part of the Criterion “Blackout Noir” collection. Screenplay by Clifford Odets from a Cornell Woolrich novel, directed by Harold Clurman, one of the founders of The Group Theater.

Thanks to Allan Greenier at The Useful Knowledge Press for this cool little zine!

Better than any movie I saw this year. youtu.be/epgXuMB1sF8?...

Something new in the works.

Received this in the mail yesterday, a copy of buddy Ed Komenda’s sweet little chapbook, Six Stories. Get yours from Sand and Gravel Press (link in comments).

I love all of the stuff Sam and All Night Menu put out. Looking forward to this on Wednesday night. www.eventbrite.com/e/lost-heroe...

Here’s Jackson Browne doing “Desperados Under the Eaves” at the Wild Honey Foundation’s Warren Zevon tribute show on Friday (h/t to Chris Morris, the show’s fantastic emcee). So much goodness that night! youtu.be/PwgpzBvJ7ZI

Tonight’s entertainment. Still tix available.

Thanks for all of the birthday love! Here is my gift to you: some nightmare fodder. Human Mask, a short film by the artist Pierre Huyghe, filmed in Fukushima, Japan, where the meltdown occurred. Watch it on the biggest screen you can. youtu.be/QJR7HUhrL2s?si

Watched League of Gentlemen (1960) last night. A fun British heist film. Check it out. youtu.be/7uvHIlQ_XCg?si

My novel Rovers makes this list of books blessed by Stephen King. screenrant.com/horror-books...

Great backyard show by Eric Bachmann last night. I gave him a copy of Joe Hustle, which has a lyric from his song “Dreaming”as an epigraph.

Thanks to Keith Rosson for the Rovers shoutout in this roundup of nontraditional vampire tales! Check out his new novel, Coffin Moon. www.scifinow.co.uk/blog/top-5-f...

Kim was researching a campground and came upon this. (Zoom in on the yellow bar.) Fuck these MAGA morons.

Here is The Fall doing “I Come and Stand at Your Door,” a cover of a song written by Pete Seeger and later done by The Byrds. The lyrics are from a poem by Nazim Hikmet Ran. music.youtube.com/watch?v

Happy Friday! music.youtube.com/watch?v

Big Saccharine Trust fan. This is great! First posted it 11 years ago! youtu.be/RFvOEM76s90

My nephew won tonight. First round TKO. www.instagram.com/reel/DPFo6Jc...

Even in Tokyo?! Fuck MAGA in all its permutations and manifestations.

Here’s a crazy shootout I happened upon the other night. It’s from San Antonio (1945), starring Errol Flynn. I’m guessing this is the highlight of the movie. youtu.be/bk_KmWUkZ3k?si

He Walked by Night is a great, LAPD procedural (a template for the TV series Dragnet — Jack Webb even has a role). A creepy villain, fantastic John Alton cinematography, and a script free of hokey psychoanalysis of the bad guy’s motivation. youtu.be/FMkGu8AQScA?si

A couple of funny pages from Shirley Hazzard’s novel The Transit of Venus.

I love this! youtu.be/jvN0ou-RIhc?...

Blast from the past: Me in a RIP Magazine promo from '90 or '91 (the gum chewer). I was managing editor of the mag for seven years. That's Stella Stray Pop from KXLU next to me. youtu.be/KC5eYao9mB4?si

Pale Flower, a Japanese gangster film currently on the Criterion channel, was absolutely incredible from its first shot to its last. Bone dark noir with great cinematography, wonderful acting, and a wild soundtrack. Highest recommendation. youtu.be/fgO3fHbAAvk?si

Thanks to buddy Lou Beach for this bitching mini-collage. He’s a legend who sells fine art cheap. Check him out! (Link in comments.)

Thanks to John for the Joe Hustle shoutout.

Back in 2007, I created a playlist, one song for each story in my first book, Dead Boys. It just popped up in my feed, so I thought I’d repost it. Also, in the comments is a link to a Spotify playlist I made of the songs mentioned in the piece. largeheartedboy.com/blog/archive...

Great old footage of Talking Heads way back at the beginning. fb.watch/BjeQpwwszB/?...

Why not take a couple of minutes to listen to the great John Berryman read one of his poems? You don’t really have anything better to do. The text of the poem is in the comments. youtu.be/fGIr7fGdo6o?si

The Mekons were great last night at Lodge Room! Video by Kim.

Great news! Tokyo Sogensha, who published Sweet Nothing in Japan, will be doing a Japanese edition of Angel Baby!

My buddy Nolan Knight has a new novel out, The Gorgon of Los Feliz. It’s a wild ride on the dark side. Get it!

Awesome Sweet Nothing tattoo!

Watched They Live by Night (1948) for the first time recently. Great film. Everything you want in a crime pic plus an unexpected dollop of hard-boiled romance. Great acting throughout, but Cathy O'Donnell as Keechie is particularly affecting. youtu.be/LS-jEuab_Hw?...

Never saw this before. Fantastic! Hat tip to buddy Dan DeLuca for putting it up tonight. youtu.be/CWd5ugerSHI?...

Vintage smut courtesy of Useful Knowledge Press.

Happy Rovers Day. If you don’t already have a copy, get one. And pick up Joe Hustle while you’re at it!

Always liked these guys. youtu.be/G0yoSb00WAE?...

This is cool: A behind-the-scenes look at the filming of The Drowning Pool with commentary from the author of the novel, Ross MacDonald. youtu.be/y-AuaEw7T3s?...

Today is the one-year anniversary of Joe Hustle’s publication. And from now until July 11 you can get the Kindle version for only $2.99. Go for it! a.co/d/0YoL8fG

Inspired by @todgoldberg.bsky.social, I hit a scammer back with a few song lyrics. I chose Suicidal Tendencies’ “Institutionalized.”

Hurray for and thanks to @skylightbooks.bsky.social in Los Feliz, which has almost my entire oeuvre on their shelves! They’ve been supporters since the beginning.

In celebration of Joe Hustle’s first anniversary, here’s a promo I made for the book when it was released. If you haven’t already, get your copy today!

The countdown to the one-year anniversary of the release of Joe Hustle continues. youtu.be/4hlmcovLd5w?...

The one-year anniversary of Joe Hustle’s release is fast approaching. If you haven’t already, now would be a great time to get yourself a copy! youtube.com/watch?v=rUiK...