A very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from us to you!!!

For the final livestream of the year, we'll be sharing our "best of" and favorite comics, graphic novels, and more, this Thursday at 9:30p ET. Pop in and share your picks for the best of 2025! @oneofmanysteves.bsky.social @billzanowitz.bsky.social @counselofcaleb.bsky.social

MY BEST OF MUSIC PICKS FOR 2025 BEST RE-ISSUE/ARCHIVAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR: PAUL WELLER PRESENTS THAT SWEET SWEET MUSIC - Various Artists A great collection of hidden soul gems curated by The Modfather. (4/4)

MY MUSIC BEST OF PICKS FOR 2025 BEST NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR: Dove Ellis His debut album Blizzard is fine but there is more promise than brilliance. With these indications though, I think he will create a classic album down the road. (3/4)

MY BEST OF MUSIC PICKS FOR 2025 BEST SINGLE OF THE YEAR: “Chemical Reaction” by Debbii Dawson Imagine it is late 1977 and Dolly Parton had engaged Giorgio Moroder to help craft her follow-up to “Here You Come Again.” (2/4)

MY BEST OF MUSIC PICKS FOR 2025 BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR: HALLUCINATING LOVE by Maribou State The third album from this UK duo. If you ever doubted that electronic music could be emotionally and lyrically impactful then give this a try. (1/4)

Sweater weather at the Morristown office today.

One minute and one second of Garbage performing “I Think I’m Paranoid”

Seattle trip - Garbage concert at the Paramount

Seattle trip - Funko in Everett

Seattle trip - Sub Pop-ping

Seattle trip - more fellas and landmarks

Seattle trip - some of the fellas I met up with

Absolutely gutted by the news of Dave Ball’s passing overnight. As a confused teenager, Soft Cell’s music made me feel a little less alone in this world. Dave proved you could paint broad musical landscapes with the smallest of brushes. This one hurts. Youth has gone. #softcell #daveballrip

In Seattle for the Out & Equal Workplace Summit

With the bears on the beach today!

Professional Bill Z In our Morristown office for the day

Rest well, Sir. And thank you for your body of work.

Pool water was a bit too cold yesterday but I did enjoy being out in the sun for a couple of pre-football hours, reading up on Brill Building songwriters.

COVIDed on Saturday morning

My concert crew on Tuesday

A little bit of Pulp from last Tuesday night

Crazy run of concerts last week: Monday night - Sparks Tuesday afternoon - oldies matinee with Herman’s Hermits and The Association Tuesday night - Pulp Saturday night - in-store performance by early 80s Scottish post-punk band APB

OASIS!

Our kid ready for Oasis - D’You know what I mean?

Jaws @ 50!

Seeing Nine Inch Nails in concert tonight (with some of the cool kids!)

Tis true - I went to my first leather event in AGES today!

Hey, who do these new boots belong to?

A reissue that I’m really looking forward to

Last night’s show was the Newark, NJ stop for The Who’s farewell US tour. It was my 26th Who concert. For the rest of whatever time I have left on this earth, I will never forget how deeply The Who’s performance of “The Song is Over” last night moved me.

Went to my first bear event in ages yesterday and had a great time!

Oh, Billy Z, what are you up to now!?!?

Mail call! Research for a podcast. Really.

Not the sunniest of days but still a pretty good pool day!

41 seconds of Toto playing “Angel Don’t Cry” last night

Last night’s concert - Toto/Men at Work/Christopher Cross

I am absolutely thrilled that the Movie Bears Podcast invited me for their discussion of Superman tonight! Join us - 9:40EST/6:40PST!!! Link is in the first comment!

Rest in power, Ozzy! There will never be another one like you! #ozzyosbourne

It took me 224 days to watch all seven (Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, Joe 90 and The Secret Service) of Gerry Anderson’s Supermarionation series from the 1960s on a one-episode-a-day basis.

If you would like to see our latest @comicbookbears.bsky.social episode with our (admittedly spoileriffic) review of Superman, please see the link in the first comment for the recorded livestream. (Audio-only version will also be coming out very soon.)

A little more outside time. Starting laps again today.

I needed a chill afternoon like this!

It’s true. I’m a real live nephew of my Uncle Sam, born on the 4th of July.

GSO > EWR Dad vibes at 5:11AM EST

Had such a great time at Heroes Con this weekend - friends photo dump #3

Had such a great time at Heroes Con this weekend - friends photo dump #2

Had such a great time at Heroes Con this weekend - friends photo dump #1

A new audio episode of the Comic Book Bears Podcast is up! Join @billzanowitz.bsky.social @counselofcaleb.bsky.social and @oneofmanysteves.bsky.social as they cover new summer reads like Muybridge, Precious Rubbish, power Company Recharged, Giant-Size X-Men and more! Plus, Geek Gets and Woofs!

EWR > GSO