Imperial Teen Guitarist Will Schwartz Talks Feel the Sound, Lost Songs
Imperial Teen had their hands full leading up to 2007’s The Hair the TV the Baby and the Band. The album came five years after their previous one — seemingly an eternity for today’s music lovers. But...
View ArticleStoryboard: A Podcast on Podcasting (Writing Too!) With Acker and Blacker
The duo behind The Thrilling Adventure Hour join the Storyboard to talk television writing. (They also interview Adam for this week's Nerdist Writer's Panel) The post Storyboard: A Podcast on...
View ArticleHumphry Slocombe Ice Cream Book Reveals Sweet Secrets
The coolest secret in modern dessert sits behind a glass-topped display case in San Francisco, packed into a large cylindrical container next to Jesus Juice Sorbet or maybe Thai Chili Lime, depending...
View ArticleStoryboard Podcast: Modern Speakeasies and Bacon-Infused Whiskey
Head to St. Marks Place in the East Village then look for the red and yellow “Eat Me” sign. Take the steps into a hole-in-the-wall hot dog joint called Crif Dogs. Walk past three arcade games, then...
View ArticleDIY Guy Cranks Out Guitar Amps Made of Ouija Boards, Beer Cans
After seeing video of a beer can turned into a guitar amp, Robert Brenne got inspired to try his hand at home-brewing his own custom music gear out of oddball parts. A mid-20s pop-culture fan, Brenne...
View ArticleSci-Fi Producer Gale Anne Hurd Takes On Pirates With Port Royal
The producer of Terminator, Aliens, and The Walking Dead keeps with "larger-than-life characters in fascinating worlds" with her new high seas series. The post Sci-Fi Producer Gale Anne Hurd Takes On...
View ArticleExclusive Video: Richard Hammond Causes a Fender Bender in Crash Course Trailer
Richard Hammond drives a Bugatti Veyron on Top Gear, no sweat. But on Richard Hammond's Crash Course, he's inside an Abrams A1M2 tank. It's mayhem in the name of modern machinery -- multi-car pileups,...
View ArticlePop Prototypes: ’80s Acts That Inspired Today’s Chart Toppers
What do Jack White and Prince have in common? Goyte and Michael Jackson? Justin Beiber and Alvin (the chipmunk)? Wired explains. The post Pop Prototypes: ’80s Acts That Inspired Today’s Chart Toppers...
View ArticleThe Sword and Sorcery Precursor to Empire Strikes Back
It’s been a legend on geeky message boards for decades: a beautiful sword-and-sorcery flick made by a key person behind Star Wars. Many distinctly remembered seeing it as children, but no one could...
View ArticleMaking Real Weapons Safe Enough for TV
When Sons of Anarchy begins its sixth season in September, it's a fair bet that the only thing outnumbering dead bodies will be guns: IRA-sourced machine guns that the show's titular biker gang...
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