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Welcome to the The SLIS Geek Holiday Gift Guide 2013 Part 2. Before reading further, click here for Part One of the Holiday Gift Guide. Last week I covered high-end geek collectibles, clothing, games and novelty gifts. But there’s SO MUCH cool stuff this year that I had to do a second installment. So here […]
The SLIS Geek Holiday Gift Guide 2013 Part One: Nerdtastic Christmas Gifts. Looking for the most awesome holiday geek presents that will cause nerdgasms of delight? We’ve compiled the coolest geek toys, clothes, novelties and collectibles that are available on Thinkgeek, Entertainment Earth, ModCloth and Amazon. So whether you’re looking for zombie stuff, superheroes, sci-fi toys […]
Welcome to the SLIS Holiday Gift Guide: Best 2013 Blu ray Movies, featuring the best Blu-ray and DVD releases this holiday season. I have selections for the movie geek in your life from various genres, including superhero movies, horror flicks, sci-fi and animation classics. And I have TV binge watchers covered too. **UPDATED: I’ve added upcoming Amazon […]
Holiday Shopping Guide: 2013 Music Box Sets: The Best Box Sets and coolest presents for music lovers this holiday season. Looking for the perfect gifts for music lovers this holiday season? You’ve come to the right blog. There’s lot of great box sets and musical memorabilia for 2013 that will please music nerds from various genres. To […]
40 Most Underrated Alternative Rock Albums Part 1: Counting down some of the best alt-rock records that never got their due. Declaring an album underrated is always subjective, but it seems Alternative Rock is a genre where some truly great albums often fall through the cracks. The reason is simple; when you have an all umbrella […]
Top 10 Creepiest Music Videos: Augment your Halloween horror movie viewing with some creepy musical video interludes. So you’re have your stack of horror movies (or films in you DVR or Netflix queue) ready to go for Halloween, but you’re still craving more weird stuff to watch. Well, why not add some eerie music videos […]
SLIS 2013 Ultimate Halloween Party Playlist: Impress your party guests with this Halloween Playlist of frighteningly great tunes. When I made last year’s Halloween playlist, I figured I’d covered it all. I had alternative, punk, goth, metal , soundtracks, and classic rock dark and creepy classics that offer a perfect soundtrack to a music lover’s Halloween […]
The Poll Results Are In For The Worst Sequels of All Time! Alright folk’s the vote’s are in for The Worst Sequels To Good Movies. I have tied entires arranged in alphabetical order. And if you’re a glutton for punishment (or disagree with these picks), I’ll have Amazon links under each entry. Here’s the Top, […]
The 60 Most Badass Antiheroes in Movies, Television and Comics; Past To Present. Pop culture has had a long love affair with antiheroes and badasses in various formats. Currently they reign supreme on TV. Name one premium cable drama that doesn’t boast one as the protagonist? So how is an anti-hero defined exactly? Webster’s Dictionary […]
Watch the Lollapalooza 2013 lineup on YouTube all weekend. It’s finally here; the 2013 Lollapalooza lineup kicked off last night at Chicago’s Grant Park. For those too broke or distant to check out the festival, I feel your pain. But all is not lost; YouTube will be streaming the entire festival all weekend long. Click […]