Blake I. Collier
Texas Panhandle born and bred. Freelance writer and critic for various publications. Founder of No Shelter. Co-Founder of Against Mammon. Co-host of So Grosse, Such Pointe, Much Blank, a podcast dedicated to Grosse Pointe Blank (1997), coming in 2021.
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We Are All Villains: A Perfect 10 by MF DOOM (and His Multitude of Aliases)
It is difficult to narrow down the extensive catalogue of Daniel Dumile’s output, for he is both an accomplished MC and a prolific producer for everyone from Nas to Masta Ace to Ghostface Killah. Daniel started out as Zev Love X when he and his littler brother, DJ Subroc, started the group KMD. After their […] More
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All That Blood Spilled: Bleary-Eyed Driving to The Gaslight Anthem’s Handwritten
It was inevitable. By the time the fifth track on The Gaslight Anthem’s Handwritten was finished, I would have already cried as I drove from my hometown (Canyon, TX) to where I lived in Amarillo, TX about 15 miles to the north. I know why I was crying, but I don’t know why I found catharsis in […] More
