I remember when I bought my first comic book. I was 9 years old and obsessed with the X-Men. It was the cartoon on Fox that showed me what a mutant was, but it was the comic book that really showed me what they were all about. I consumed comics on a...

Don't watch 'Portlandia'? Now's the time to start as Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme drops by Portlandia this week, playing the, to quote Portlandia's blog, "disappointing gay man" and slobbish brother of Carrie...

It's time once again for a fruitful salad bar of random thoughts on my brain. A mix of nice topics that I feel I need to write about. Just Being Jake. This week, one heck of an entertainer from my youth left us too soon. A guy who captivated in...

So, this Saturday is a day I look forward to each and every year, as this Saturday is Record Store Day 2014. A day to celebrate the local record store, exclusive releases, most on vinyl, and just music in general. The day/event has become a HUGE day...