The Songbook Highway

The 50 Best Winter Reads

They’re the perfect accompaniment to a comfy chair and a warm fire… Kate Watson-Smyth picks new and classic books for the chilly months….

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Thimk was a Mad magazine clone that only lasted a few issues but like Cracked consorted with monsters for a few pages each issue, sometimes.

There is a place for The Brothers Grimm in our Halloween experience.

Fairy tales have spawn some of our most haunted, chilling images, in our minds when we were young. In “The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales” Psychologist Bruno Bettelheim explores the symbolic  importance of fairy tales and how they shape [...]

My Five Essential Halloween Films

My Five Essential Halloween Films I am a horror wimp. I avoid gore. However, I get out all my “scary” movies every Halloween and relive my childhood. Here are five that stand out for me this season…. Chris LeRoy

1. (1935) Bride of Frankenstein: Director James [...]

My Five Essential Halloween Films

I am a horror wimp. I avoid gore. However, I get out all my “scary” movies every Halloween and relive my childhood. Here are five that stand out for me this season…. Chris LeRoy

1. (1935) Bride of Frankenstein: Director James Whale’s masterpiece is the Frankenstein franchise peak. Brimming with creative [...]

The Mighty Grasshoppers – s/t (Vital Gesture)
by Michael Toland

For those wondering what genius guitarist/songwriter Tony Fate is up to after his departure from the BellRays (outside of making casual instrumental solo albums), here’s your answer. Fate hooked up with his singer/songwriter buddy Chris LeRoy to form the roots-rocking Mighty Grasshoppers. Working a sort of sweet [...]