Gateways To Geekery

  • 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 -

  • H.G. Wells

    Gateways To Geekery H.G. Wells

    Starting out with the man from the past who looked to the future.

    July 22, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • The Marx brothers

    Gateways To Geekery The Marx brothers 

    Getting to know the greatest siblings in American comedy.

    July 8, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Madlib

    Gateways To Geekery Madlib

    The producer/rapper/DJ has a seemingly bottomless discography. What rises to the top?

    July 1, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Written On The Wind

    Gateways To Geekery Douglas Sirk

    The work of one of the 1950s’ defining directors balances tears, irony, and hysterics.

    June 24, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Sherlock Holmes by Sidney Paget

    Gateways To Geekery Sherlock Holmes

    Where to start reading about the adventures of Baker Street’s most famous detective.

    June 17, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Van Morrison

    Gateways To Geekery Van Morrison

    There’s more to Van Morrison than “Brown Eyed Girl.” Much, much more.

    June 10, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Michael Haneke on the set of Caché

    Gateways To Geekery Michael Haneke

    Finding the least-forbidding way into the forbidding world of an Austrian master.

    June 3, 2010 | 2:13pm -

  • Wu-Tang Clan

    Gateways To Geekery Wu-Tang Clan

    Where exactly should newbies enter the Wu-Tang?

    May 27, 2010 | 1:01pm -

  • The Good, The Bad And The Ugly

    Gateways To Geekery Spaghetti Westerns

    There are three equally logical places to start with Italian Westerns. But if you don't have a three-sided coin, go with the most famous one.

    May 20, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Humphrey Bogart

    Gateways To Geekery Humphrey Bogart

    Where to begin with the sliver screen icon who bridged the gap between William Powell and Marlon Brando.

    May 6, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Sunny Day Real Estate

    Gateways To Geekery Emo

    Even a subgenre as (rightfully) maligned as emo has its gems. The A.V. Club examines one and suggests some others.

    April 29, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • The Fall

    Gateways To Geekery The Fall

    Mark E. Smith’s band has released dozens of albums and chewed up as many band members. Also, Smith probably hates you. Is it time to give The Fall a listen?

    April 22, 2010 | 1:14pm -

  • The Twilight Zone

    Gateways To Geekery The Twilight Zone

    Where to start watching Rod Serling’s landmark science-fiction series. (The twist ending: It isn’t where you’d think.)

    April 15, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Two-Lane Blacktop

    Gateways To Geekery Monte Hellman

    Hitting the road with an elusive cult favorite.

    April 1, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Monty Python

    Gateways To Geekery Monty Python

    How to get beyond the lines you've heard quoted a billion times.

    March 25, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Brinsley Schwarz

    Gateways To Geekery Pub-rock

    Before new wave, before punk, rock lived in pubs.

    March 18, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Winsor McCay

    Gateways To Geekery Winsor McCay

    What happens in Slumberland doesn’t always stay in Slumberland.

    March 11, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Exotica

    Gateways To Geekery Exotica

    Exploring music from a strange land known as post-war America.

    March 4, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Manhunter

    Gateways To Geekery Bronze-Age Comics

    Finding the best from an era when comics tried to keep it real.

    February 25, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • J.G. Ballard

    Gateways To Geekery J.G. Ballard

    He infamously wrote Crash. But start elsewhere.

    February 18, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Buster Keaton in Sherlock Jr.

    Gateways To Geekery Buster Keaton

    How to start enjoying the great silent comedian. (It's not hard.)

    February 11, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Gateways To Geekery

    Gateways To Geekery EC Comics

    Finding the best introduction to the comics that scandalized the nation in the 1950s.

    February 4, 2010 | 12:31pm -

  • Dub

    Gateways To Geekery Dub

    The world of dub music doesn’t have to be as dark and forbidding as its bass lines.

    January 28, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • Gloria Jones

    Gateways To Geekery Northern soul

    Exploring the sometimes obscure soul sounds that got English clubs moving. 

    January 21, 2010 | 12:00pm -

  • The Boredoms

    Gateways To Geekery Japanese noise-rock

    "It's all just noise!" Well, yes, but some of it's more accessible noise.

    January 14, 2010 | 12:00am -

  • Philip K. Dick

    Gateways To Geekery Philip K. Dick

    His work has inspired several blockbusters, but they aren't the best place to start.

    November 5, 2009 | 12:00pm -

  • H.P. Lovecraft

    Gateways To Geekery H.P. Lovecraft

    Where to start experiencing the decrepitous sepulchral effluence of a great horror writer.

    October 29, 2009 | 12:00pm -

  • Scream

    Gateways To Geekery Slasher films

    What exactly is a slasher movie, and where should new fans start?

    October 22, 2009 | 12:00am -