Gateways To Geekery

  • Gateways To Geekery Harvey Pekar

    Where to start exploring the work of a man who turned his life into a comic book.

    July 28, 2011 | 12:01pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery R.E.M.

    R.E.M. started with a jangle and never looked back. Here’s how to start exploring three decades of the band’s music.

    July 21, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery Tropicália

    It’s the sound that briefly revolutionized Brazilian music, then stuck around to influence the world.

    July 14, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery George R.R. Martin

    Like Game Of Thrones? Ready to plunge into its creator’s written work? Here’s where to start.

    July 7, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery Lou Reed

    Plunging into the solo catalog of one of the most influential singers and songwriters of his time.

    June 30, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery Curtis Mayfield

    He composed the music for Super Fly and much, much more.

    June 9, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery Beach Movies

    Summer’s always just a movie away in the surprisingly diverse world of beach movies.

    June 2, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery The Bakersfield Sound

    When country music became too slick for its own good, the Bakersfield Sound returned to basics with no-frills directness.

    May 26, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery Randy Newman

    Exploring the rich, dark, funny catalog of a great songwriter.

    May 19, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery Harlan Ellison

    Where to begin with the enfant terrible of the speculative-fiction world.

    May 12, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Bikini Kill

    Gateways To Geekery Riot Grrrl

    The sound of angry, loud, ’90s women.

    May 5, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Rebirth Brass Band

    Gateways To Geekery New Orleans brass bands

    Getting into a New Orleans-based form with one foot in tradition and the other pointed to the future.

    April 21, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • The Mamas & The Papas

    Gateways To Geekery Sunshine Pop

    Discovering the sunny, strange, sometimes forgotten sounds of the late '60s.

    April 7, 2011 | 12:00am -

  • Ramones

    Gateways To Geekery Ramones

    Getting into the two-minute masterpieces of punk’s godfathers.

    March 31, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Kurt Vonnegut

    Gateways To Geekery Kurt Vonnegut

    A newcomer's guide to the humane, unsparing, whimsical fiction of Kurt Vonnegut.

    March 24, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Kate Bush

    Gateways To Geekery Kate Bush

    Finding a way into the strange, sensual world of a remarkable single/songwriter.

    March 17, 2011 | 12:25pm -

  • Charles Mingus

    Gateways To Geekery Charles Mingus

    The jazz giant cut a lot of great albums, but some are more welcoming than others.

    March 3, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Elmore Leonard

    Gateways To Geekery Elmore Leonard

    The prolific Detroit genre writer has written a confounding number of books. Here’s where to start.

    February 24, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • PJ Harvey

    Gateways To Geekery PJ Harvey

    Where to start? Depends on which PJ Harvey you want.

    February 17, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Jonathan Richman

    Gateways To Geekery Jonathan Richman

    There’s more to love than The Modern Lovers (but you still might want to start there.)

    February 3, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • The House Of The Devil

    Gateways To Geekery Tom Noonan

    The best from a character actor who can't possibly disappear into roles. 

    January 27, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Harry Nilsson

    Gateways To Geekery Harry Nilsson

    This is who Harry Nilsson is and why more people should be talking about him.

    January 20, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery Will Eisner

    Will Eisner put his stamp on comics storytelling for decades. Where to start?

    January 6, 2011 | 12:00pm -

  • Christopher Guest

    Gateways To Geekery Christopher Guest

    Exploring the improvised world of Christopher Guest. (First stop: Blaine, Missouri.)

    December 30, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Roxy Music

    Gateways To Geekery Roxy Music and Bryan Ferry

    Only know “More Than This”? There’s more than that.

    December 23, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Paul Weller

    Gateways To Geekery Paul Weller

    Untangling a discography that stretches from The Jam to the present.

    December 16, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Sam Peckinpah

    Gateways To Geekery Sam Peckinpah

    Following Sam Peckinpah’s short, bloody path through Hollywood.

    December 2, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Batman: The Animated Series

    Gateways To Geekery The DC Animated Universe

    These weren’t the first series to bring animated versions of Batman, Superman, and others to television. But they remain the best.

    November 18, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Edgar Allan Poe

    Gateways To Geekery Edgar Allan Poe

    Rediscovering the original master of the macabre.

    November 4, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Danzig

    Gateways To Geekery Danzig

    Untangling the discography of the voice of the Misfits and more. (Just in time for Halloween.)

    October 28, 2010 | 12:09pm -