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This Body is Love & Will Never Conform
Autonomy is a daily battle in this life, which is why when key artists emerge to show us that not only is it possible, but it can totally be
heathermariedrain
Dec 30, 20245 min read
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Dudes in Prison & the Hot Babes That Love Them: Incarceration in 1980s Hard Rock/Metal Music Videos
The concept of incarceration in the real world is terrifying. Anytime you lose autonomy via a highly flawed system, and then are forced...
heathermariedrain
Oct 8, 202411 min read
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Don't Like, Don't Subscribe, Just Watch: Interview with Barefoot & Independent’s Jason Heath
Seeking is, undoubtedly, one of the most rewarding things you can ever do in life. Too many folks walk around all boxed-in while not even...
heathermariedrain
Mar 6, 202412 min read
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Lights Like Fog: Lycia's Casa Luna
Beauty…true beauty…shifts into shapes and shadows. This is not the beauty that has been turned into a cold-hearted commodity to help...
heathermariedrain
Dec 6, 20234 min read
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Why Wasn’t I Invited?-Welcome to the Self Doubt Game of Being an Artist
Recently, the British Film Institute’s publication, Sight & Sound, conducted their once-a-decade poll where key professional film...
heathermariedrain
Aug 21, 20223 min read
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Mad Mavericks & Madder Movies: An Ode to Dewey Webb
The act of creating is a sacred one. When the mind is sharp, the heart is racing, and the path free from all manner of nasty roadblocks...
heathermariedrain
Mar 10, 20224 min read
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March 2022 Updated-The Rockabilly Music Video Verne Langdon Edition
Spring is almost a-sprunging, which means we are more than overdue for a little Mondo-update! On the podcasting front, I have had the...
heathermariedrain
Mar 10, 20222 min read
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The Rocket Files: TV Party Tonight!
There once was a gift to the American television landscape and that gift was called local or public access. The act of truly...
heathermariedrain
Jan 1, 20228 min read
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Everyone Was Harmed in the Making of this Post
“Like What You Like & Don’t Be a Dick” -Brian Zane “Donka Doo Balls” -Amazing drunk woman on an old episode of COPS Brothers, Sisters,...
heathermariedrain
Dec 31, 20213 min read
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P is for Patreon-Mondo Style!
2021 has been a strange year. Granted, I think I say that about EVERY year, but still, the statement stands complete with funny little...
heathermariedrain
Dec 16, 20211 min read
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Love in the Rushes with Jeff Koons & Cicciolina....
If you love fine art, controversy, Hungarian/Italian models-adult film stars-politicians-pop stars, and amour itself, then grab a...
heathermariedrain
Jun 14, 20211 min read
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Two Minutes to Midnight: Loss of Cultural Memory & Nuclear Fear in 1980s Music Video
Cultural memory is something that is shaky. Much like our own individual memory, it can be hard enough trying to navigate life when our...
heathermariedrain
Feb 15, 202117 min read
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My Dream Date With Radu Vadislav
Back in 2015, I was blessed enough to be a part of the second volume of the Dream Date With a Villain series. Published by the...
heathermariedrain
Feb 9, 20218 min read
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The Slums of Glendale & The Ghosts of Fayetteville
There is a PTSD to being financially insecure. Tied to that, there's another level to it when you live in a slum. Black mold and enough...
heathermariedrain
Feb 5, 20214 min read
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The Charles Rocket Files #2: It's all Going Down Twisted
Nothing was supposed to go wrong... If ever there was a halcyon era for the B movie, it was the 1980s. Part of this boon was due, no...
heathermariedrain
Dec 7, 20205 min read
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Mr. Blue Sky: A Tribute to Peter Iasillo Jr.
Hey there Mr. Blue We're so pleased to be with you Look around see what you do Everybody smiles at you “Mister Blue Sky” Electric Light...
heathermariedrain
Dec 6, 20204 min read
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The Charles Rocket Files: In the Beginning...
“Switch on the TV we may pick him up on channel two Look out your window I can see his light If we can sparkle he may land tonight” David...
heathermariedrain
Nov 14, 20204 min read
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