Gateways To Geekery

  • 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 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 -

  • The X-Files

    Gateways To Geekery The X-Files

    The truth is out there. But where to start looking for it?

    October 21, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • David Sedaris

    Gateways To Geekery David Sedaris

    Exploring the twisted, poignant world of an inimitable essayist.

    October 7, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Tony! Toni! TonĂ©!

    Gateways To Geekery New jack swing

    It wasn’t quite hip-hop. It wasn’t at all your father’s R&B. It was new jack swing.

    September 30, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • The Conan mythos

    Gateways To Geekery The Conan mythos

    Gateways, what is best in Conan?

    September 23, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • The Passion Of Joan Of Arc

    Gateways To Geekery Carl Dreyer

    Getting miserable with an austere master.

    September 9, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Tom Waits

    Gateways To Geekery Tom Waits

    Finding the genius behind the growl.

    September 2, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Stax

    Gateways To Geekery Stax

    Finding the easy way into the Memphis soul powerhouse.

    August 5, 2010 | 2:35pm -

  • The Who

    Gateways To Geekery The Who

    The Who’s concept albums are overwhelming, but so is everything else the group has done.

    July 29, 2010 | 12:00pm -