10 GREAT NOIR FILMS YOU MAY NEVER HAVE SEEN

Everyone is familiar with classic noir films like The Maltese Falcon and Double Indemnity that feature stars like Bogart, Stanwyck and Edward G. But what about the low budget B Movies propelled by cold-blooded killers like Steve Cochran and William Talman? Unlikely heroes like Don DeFore and talented directors like Richard Fleischer? Not to mention […]

5 MUST-READ LAS VEGAS BOOKS

Las Vegas is the most iconic city on earth. And to understand what makes it tick, you first need to understand the circumstances of its history. Understand the people who gave the city its personality and set in motion the evolutionary process toward what the former railroad water stop would eventually become. Las Vegas’ brief […]

FIVE BOOKS FOR A DESERTED ISLAND

          We have all been asked which five music albums we would want with us if stranded on a deserted island. Personally, I would not want any of my favorite records because over time I would grow to dislike them, just as bartenders come to hate their favorite songs after hearing [...]

BLOODCOCKS UK – JAPAN TOUR 2020

  My band Bloodcocks UK has just announced that our 2020 LIVE NEAR BUDOKAN tour will kick off February 7 in Chiba, Japan. It will be our seventh tour of Japan, and especially exciting as we will be recording a live album. Supporting us will be The Heiz and VM5. More details as it gets […]

LIQUID VACATION

Summer is in full swing, so what better way to enhance your fun than by enjoying fantastic tiki cocktails from the legendary Frankie’s Tiki Room in Las Vegas. Frankie’s versions of Polynesian classics such as the Mai Tai and the Zombie are as delicious as any you will ever taste, but it’s new classics like […]

THE BEST SONG LYRIC EVER

Are the best lyrics romantic like those sung by Sinatra or Tony Bennett?  Are the best lyrics amusing non sequiturs from the Ramones or the thought provoking convictions of Bob Dylan?  Some lyrics are poetry.  Some are funny and clever.  Some are filler.  Some are inspiring or tell a story.  Some not so much.  Are the words of the prophets written [...]

LAS VEGAS BOOK FESTIVAL

A classic 2010 collection of short stories inspired by iconic Las Vegas photographs. This book was edited by Geoff Schumacher, and written by myself, Alissa Nutting, Juan Martinez, Megan Edwards, Dayvid Figler, K.W. Jeter and Oksana Marafioti.

BLOODCOCKS UK — JAPAN TOUR 2018

  EXCITED TO BLAST OFF WITH MY BAND BLOODCOCKS UK FOR OUR 6th TOUR OF JAPAN   FOR MORE INFO, OR TO CHECK OUT OUR NEW RECORD, GO TO BLOODCOCKSUK.COM  

NEW BLOODCOCKS UK ALBUM AVAILABLE NOW

  GET YOURSELF SOME HOT SUSHI   The new album from Bloodcocks UK, the only American band NEVER to play in America, is now available at your favorite indie record store. Also on iTunes, Amazon and all other major online music sites.   CLICK HERE to listen to the hit song Ratzilla   CLICK HERE […]

MAY IS SHORT STORY MONTH

May is short story month, so there is no better time to check out the short fiction in my book Blue Vegas. Seventeen stories that explore the clash between old and new Las Vegas, shining a light on the quest for scraps of love and dignity by has-been showgirls, desperate killers, degenerate gamblers and quick-buck […]