Liam Sweeny
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Fred the Pig – Criminal? Or Just Misunderstood? by Liam Sweeny. Disorderly Conduct. Vandalism. Jaywalking. These “quality of life” crimes make our neighborhoods not so chill, and we have to call on the dedicated members of law enforcement to ensure that justice is meted out to these scofflaws. Fred is 400 to 600 pounds, no […]
St. Nicholas – Santa’s a Zombie, by Liam Sweeny. Nothing can irritate some people more than an over-enthusiastic yard decorator throwing the Christmas stuff out before Halloween. I suspect this is because in a world of gottahaveits, Christmas is an onerous burden to anyone with a shopping list, which is pretty much everyone. But a […]
We reached out to Jancy Rae of MØAA for our segment, “Thanks for Asking. Here is the good word. RRX: Every comic book hero has an origin story. What is the origin story for the band? (points if you tell it like a comic book origin.) Jancy: I started my solo project MØAA when working […]
Flatwounds is heavy grunge. Being a teen in the nineties, I hear grunge and I get a warm fuzzy. I go through a lot of antacids. But Flatwounds is pretty sick, and I dig their sound. They have energy; they have pulse. And right here, right now, they have the spotlight. We welcome Flatwounds. RRX: […]
Psychomanteum – Thanks for Asking, by Liam Sweeny. We reached out to the band Psychomanteum, Listen Up winner and all-around swell bunch. You can listen in. RRX: Every band’s first song is a milestone. But so is the latest song. Describe the first song/album you recorded, and also the latest song/album you recorded; what […]
High Fines and Misdemeanors – by Liam Sweeny. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? For like what? Ten over? Maybe fifteen? How about ninety in a fifty-five? Yeah, I know, that’s really not unheard of with everybody in such a damn hurry to get nowhere special (yeah, I’m the guy that usually does the […]
Adequate Phil – Thanks for Asking, by Liam Sweeny. RRX: Every comic book hero has an origin story. What is the origin story for the band? (points if you tell it like a comic book origin.) AP: Well the hero of the band is clearly Duke Phil of Rochester. Descended from a long lineage of […]
Pill Pusher Stands Up – by Liam Sweeny. Welcome to the world of The Villages, a multi-county retirement home, one of the biggest in the country. I’ve never been there, but they’ve got everything probably. Backgammon, walking trails, pools, and a guy for your penis. That’s right. Reginald Kincer, 77, a folkloric figure who, upon […]
Stoneman Willie. If you have to have a nickname, how choice is “Stoneman Willie”? I would take this name for myself; unfortunately, it’s been taken for 128 years. But soon, it will be retired in a very strange story out of Reading, Pennsylvania. Stoneman Willie was a pickpocket with Irish roots. He was arrested doing […]
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