Czonka | Spacebar Columbus | 03.20.2026

Thanks to the 270+ people who came to Sunday's Chicago screening of The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival! It was a glorious, exuberant time! Thanks to all the filmmakers and the audience who cheered them on. Full recap on my blog: jameskennedy.com/2026/04/15/t...

a man in a suit and tie is talking to another man in a suit . Alt: A capture from the movie "Clue," featuring Tim Curry saying "In fact the double negative has led to a proof positive."

The other day, my students were talking about playing Clue and I asked if they knew there was a movie version. They did not, and I said, "Oh, there is. I'm not going to tell you it's an objectively great movie, but it is an extremely fun movie."

Happy 80th, Mr. Curry!

The Electric Grandmother | Spacebar Columbus | 03.20.2026

a man in a suit and tie with the words i 'm going to the one place below him Alt: a man in a suit and tie with the words i 'm going to the one place below him

Happy 80 to Tim Curry! 🥳

Sly Stone - Rock Dirge Pt. 1 [Denton, TX, USA; Funk / Psych Soul] (1971) Debut single A-Side - as duo: Sly on organ + gtr and brudda Freddie Stone on drums. Later sampled since 1989 by Stezo, Photek, Stereo MCs, Fatboy Slim, Beats Int-l and 15 more artists .

Sly Stone - Rock Dirge Pt. 1 [Denton, TX, USA; Funk / Psych Soul] (1971) Debut single A-Side - as duo: Sly on organ + gtr and brudda Freddie Stone on drums. Later sampled since 1989 by Stezo, Photek, Stereo MCs, Fatboy Slim,
https://redd.it/1l81xgh
https://youtu.be/TjX4Xt4rZXo

Rick Asikpo – Peace Of Mind [Nigeria, Electro Boogie/Synth Funk/Afro Soul] (1984) Slow burning Nigerian boogie brimful of drum machine fuelled soul and analogue synth funk madness.

Rick Asikpo – Peace Of Mind [Nigeria, Electro Boogie/Synth Funk/Afro Soul] (1984) Slow burning Nigerian boogie brimful of drum machine fuelled soul and analogue synth funk madness.
https://redd.it/og6to5
https://youtu.be/0UhCt9B-MoY

Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain (Isolated Drum Track) 1979

Led Zeppelin - Fool In The Rain (Isolated Drum Track) 1979
https://redd.it/6rwjna
https://youtu.be/lWnhz1ZcF74

PANEL 1: SHELDON, a ten-year old boy with large glasses, stands in a swimming hole while ARTHUR, a yellow duck floats next to him. SHELDON: Marty McFly jumps forward in time, from 1985 to 2015. Which means he suddenly encounters 30 years of new diseases his body’s never seen. PANEL 2: SHELDON reacts to his own thought, dramatically flinching, a green edge-light highlights the drama. SHELDON: Runnign around in 2015 he’s in a world that has swine flu, bird flu, SARS… and like 300 new variants of seasonal flu. PANEL 3: SHELDON and ARTHUR stand/float in the swimming hole, letting it all sink in. No text. PANEL 4: SHELDON continues talking while ARTHUR’s eyes bug out in horror. SHELDON: Forget temporal paradoxes… the problem with time travel is BREATHING. ARTHUR: yeah that dude DEAD. ——— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

COMIC: Realities of Time Travel

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Primal

Mizutama Shobodan- Unzipped Siegfried [Japan, Postpunk/No Wave] (1981-2?)

Mizutama Shobodan- Unzipped Siegfried [Japan, Postpunk/No Wave] (1981-2?)
https://redd.it/gm5v02
https://youtu.be/2QGTozgvckE

Design for Living - Onions and Opera [UK, New Wave, Post-Punk, Art Rock] (1983)

Design for Living - Onions and Opera [UK, New Wave, Post-Punk, Art Rock] (1983)
https://redd.it/zlq2qu
https://youtu.be/aXURu6yebWo

End Of Data - If I'm Not A Killer [France - New Wave, Art Rock, Synth-pop] (1984)

End Of Data - If I'm Not A Killer [France - New Wave, Art Rock, Synth-pop] (1984)
https://redd.it/6ckv3z
https://youtu.be/MDkiL9tF2ic

An FAQ About Your New Birth Control: The Music of Rush 4/19/23 5/1/24 4/11/26

"No one has ever gotten pregnant while listening to the music of Rush. Clinical studies show that when combined with watching a male sexual partner play air bass along to the extended solo in 'Freewill,' the contraceptive efficacy of Rush approaches 100 percent."

Kate Fagan -I Don't Want to Be Too Cool [US, New Wave/Punk] 1980

Kate Fagan -I Don't Want to Be Too Cool [US, New Wave/Punk] 1980
https://redd.it/hq1ou2
https://youtu.be/UJgSC6-E_dA

Moebius - Mirror Of Infinity [US, Synthpop, Electronic] (1979)

Moebius - Mirror Of Infinity [US, Synthpop, Electronic] (1979)
https://redd.it/1rxfm8k
https://youtu.be/QfNRDoKGHrM

Sleater-Kinney released ‘Dig Me Out’ 29 years ago on April 8, 1997 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/SKdigmeout

Shiny Two Shiny - Seven Four [UK, Minimal Synth, Electronic] (1988)

Shiny Two Shiny - Seven Four [UK, Minimal Synth, Electronic] (1988)
https://redd.it/1rspjqu
https://youtu.be/EoJP3qZ5Dss

A private collection of 10,000 Chicago show tapes finds a public home - Chicago Reader The Internet Archive begins posting the Aadam Jacobs Collection. Plus: Four locals heat up the dead of winter with new music.

Throwback to my story from January 2025

Toad walked up and down on the porch for a long time. But he could not think of a story to tell Frog.

Time Enough At Last: A Guide to Cluster Where to begin with the iconic German band behind "head music" as we know it.

"Converging in 1969 Berlin, Dieter Moebius, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, and Conrad Schnitzler—or Ensemble Kluster, as they were originally known—made music that went very far out, even when compared to their contemporaries in Kraftwerk (then called Organisation) …"

A Guide to Cluster:

The stars died so you could be here. You are literally and figuratively gradients of stars, risen from the dead. Be grateful.

Rush – 2112

50 years ago, Rush released '2112.' This epic prog rock album can be found in over 100,000 Collections on Discogs. https://disc.gs/3NQ12R1

TITLE: Anatomy of Monsters: Anatomy of Frankenstein DESCRIPTION: A classic Frankenstein’s monster - flat-top black hair, square jaw, bolt coming out from his neck. Arms out straight, walking awkwardly with one leg out. His skin is patch-work with lines of stitches. He wears a grey sweater under a ratty brown jacket, and black pants that have torn edges. He wears black loafers without socks, his patch-work ankles showing through. JOKES: - Remember to clarify that he’s not “Frankenstein” — he’s “Frankenstein’s monster.” People ADORE being corrected on that! - (pointing to previous joke) Everyone loves pedantic folks! Pedantic folks get smooched the most in life! - He’s the embodiment of the phrase “Hanging by a thread” - (pointing to previous joke) Honestly: One good-sized sneeze and it’s all over. - His skin tone is best described as “Forgotten Guacamole” - On the dance floor he’s two left feet. (Probably because of the two left feet.) - “404 Error: Soul not found.” - The eyes of a man who…WAIT. ARE those the eyes of a man? - His teeth are white, but only because they are vintage piano keys. - No matter how bad your day was, it wasn’t “Villagers with pitchforks” bad - He recently took a dna test…and the printout just said “YES” —— Want 5,000 more comics like this? Join us at Patreon.com/sheldoncomics for the *FULL* Sheldon archives, art giveaways, fun community, and more! Sheldon Comics copyright Dave Kellett. Colors by Beth Reidmiller

TODAY'S COMIC: Anatomy of Frankenstein

A painting of a bird beside the text "I need your mother fucking votes. Head to effinbirds.com. Click on the link to vote. Vote for me."

Your pal Effin’ Birds is facing off against a century-old publishing icon and a whole ass television network in this year's Webby Awards. You can make this more like the time I defeated Jimmy Fallon and less like the time I lost to Ted Lasso by voting here: eatf.art/vote

Silverfish - Jimmy [UK, Indie/Noise Rock] (1992)

Silverfish - Jimmy [UK, Indie/Noise Rock] (1992)
https://redd.it/1mt8ws2
https://youtu.be/P6-rZB8oiD0