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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Better Than Fiction Episode #198! War for the Planet of the Apes, Tom Petty and Captain Beefheart!

Episode #198! On this episode the guys talk music and a movie. Scott starts us off on his new love for Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band's album "Trout Mask Replica". After that DL brings two Rolling Stone magazines to the table. The first is issue #1299 which gives a final "goodbye" to Tom Petty. The second is the square-bound commemorative Tom Petty issue. To close down this episode, Barry has his review of "War for the Planet of the Apes". Give us a listen!












DL's Top 55 Tom Petty songs:


#1 American Girl  (from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)

#2 You Got Lucky  (from Long After Dark)
#3 Change Of Heart  (from Long After Dark)
#4 Listen To Her Heart  (from You're Gonna Get It!)
#5 Here Comes My Girl  (from Damn The Torpedoes)
#6 The Waiting  (from Hard Promises)
#7 Even The Losers  (from Damn The Torpedoes)
#8 I Need To Know  (from You're Gonna Get It!)
#9 Don't Do Me Like That  (from Damn The Torpedoes)
#10 Jammin' Me  (from Let Me Up {I've Had Enough})
#11 Breakdown  (from The Live Anthology)
#12 I Won't Back Down  (from Full Moon Fever)
#13 Let Yourself Go  (from Mojo)
#14 Refugee  (from The Live Anthology)
#15 Don't Come Around Here No More  (from Southern Accents)
#16 Yer So Bad  (from Full Moon Fever)
#17 Spike  (from The Live Anthology)
#18 Runnin' Down A Dream  (from Full Moon Fever)
#19 Rebels  (from Pack Up The Plantation Live!)
#20 You Don't Know How It Feels  (from Wildflowers)
#21 Candy  (from Mojo)
#22 Free Fallin'  (from Full Moon Fever)
#23 Make It Better (Forget About Me)  (from Southern Accents)
#24 A Woman In Love  (from Hard Promises)
#25 Melinda  (from The Live Anthology)
#26 Into The Great Wide Open  (from Into The Great Wide Open)  
#27 Southern Accents  (from Southern Accents)
#28 Time To Move On  (from Wildflowers)
#29 Think About Me  (from Let Me Up {I've Had Enough})
#30 Something Big  (from Hard Promises)
#31 It'll All Work Out  (from Let Me Up {I've Had Enough})
#32 A Thing About You  (from Hard Promises)
#33 Learning To Fly  (from Into The Great Wide Open) 
#34 Love Is A Long Road  (from Full Moon Fever)
#35 Louisiana Rain  (from The Live Anthology)
#36 The Trip To Pirate's Cove  (from Mojo)
#37 American Dream Plan B  (from Hypnotic Eye)
#38 Saving Grace  (from Highway Companion)
#39 A Face In The Crowd  (from Full Moon Fever)
#40 All You Can Carry  (from Hypnotic Eye)
#41 Feel A Whole Lot Better  (from Full Moon Fever)
#42 Forgotten Man  (from Hypnotic Eye)
#43 The Apartment Song  (from Full Moon Fever)
#44 All Or Nothin'  (from Into The Great Wide Open)
#45 You Wreck Me  (from Wildflowers)
#46 Alright For Now  (from Full Moon Fever)
#47 Moon Pie  (from The Live Anthology)
#48 Have Love Will Travel  (from The Last DJ)j
#49 Shadow People  (Hypnotic Eye)
#50 Dreamville  (from The Last DJ)
#51 Zombie Zoo  (from Full Moon Fever)
#52 To Find A Friend  (from Wildflowers)
#53 Gator On My Lawn  (from Playback)
#54 Time To Move On  (from Wildflowers)
#55 Goldfinger {cover song}  (from The Live Anthology)
  

Tuesday, November 21, 2017

Better Than Fiction Episode #197! Hellboy, Marvel Cosmic and The Tolkien Bestiary!

Episode #197! This week your hosts are back with more "Cool Stuff"! First up Barry has the new Hellboy In Hell Library Edition. After that DL talks about his trek through Marvel Cosmic. Next up Scott has the book "Monstrous Tales of Valor and Villainy". For his second recommendation, Barry brings an EC Archives hardcover reprint edition to the table. DL has "Silver Surfer Requiem". To close down this episode Scott has "The Tolkien Bestiary". Check us out!









Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Better Than Fiction Episode #196! Stranger Things season 1!

Episode #196! To coincide with Stranger Things season 2 dropping on Netflix, the season 1 Blu-ray box set has finally been released. Now that all of us have watched the wonderful first season, we decided to enter the upside down. We talk plot, episode breakdown, call-backs to previous movies and some music missteps. Check it out!






Stranger Things season 2 now available on Netflix.

Tuesday, November 7, 2017

Better Than Fiction Episode #195! OAF CON '17, Baby Driver, Through A Screen Darkly and Castle of Frankenstein!

Episode #195! On this episode DL starts off with his report of OAF-CON '17. Next up Barry talks about a sighted heavenly object cruising through our solar system. After that, Scott has a dramatic reading from Jeffrey Overstreet's "Through A Screen Darkly". Barry has a review of the movie "Baby Driver". To finish up this episode DL brings two issues of "Castle of Frankenstein" to the table.

OAF CON!

Cover of "Through A Screen Darkly".

Baby Driver poster.

Castle of Frankenstein #13.

Castle of Frankenstein #19.