Mark Thompson

Blogs
September 17, 2012
Hydra Head Records: A Personal Recollection
By Paul T. Bradley This week, Hydra Head Records founder Aaron Turner announced the label's closing. The L.A. metal imprint -- by way of Boston and New Mexico -- is home to first-rate acts including Torche, Botch, Cave In, Harvey Milk and, occasionally, Converge. Co-founder Aaron Turner says that t ... More >>
Blogs
September 26, 2011
Celebrity Tidbits From My Book Party At Copacabana
My "vacation" is over, so I can finally tell you some of the fun stuff that went on that night, in case you haven't read the massive press I've been ramming down your throat. Lisa Lampanelli welcomed Countess LuAnn and said "Tonight, I'm the Cuntess!" Lampanelli said to LuAnn that she loved ... More >>
Blogs
October 11, 2010
Libertarian Fire Department Lets House Burn Because Owner Didn't Pay $75; Rightbloggers Applaud Free Market, Suffering
People often say that the Republican Party has become much more conservative than it used to be. But they don't talk much about how conservatism itself has become more... hmm, how to put this politely -- let's say, detached from traditional American beliefs and standards of behavior. We're not talk ... More >>
Blogs
January 11, 2010
Here's a Really Good Interview With Me!
No, really! It's a Q&A in edgenewyork.com which lands in advance of my new book and which covers my place in the gossip food chain as well as my ethics, scoops, historical perspective, bike riding, and flip flops. Mark Thompson and Robert Doyle did a really nice job with this, so please giv ... More >>
News
April 23, 2002
Interstate Raid
Megabank Moves In on SRO Tenants; Residents Protest at Ebbets Field
News
July 7, 1998
Whose 'Talking'?