The Chronicles of the Doozers, Part One
Issue #141: "The Force will be with you, always..."
Greeting and salutations readers! Another Monday is upon us.
Well, I got through my first week of working 10 hour shifts. Those are some long days. I’m hoping I will get used to them. On the job front, I had an interview with another company on Tuesday. They will be doing another round of interviews but I’m not sure if I will be moving on to the second round. They told me that I should know something by today…hopefully. On that note, why are so many companies doing the multiple rounds of interviews paradigm these days? It is kind of annoying. Especially for jobs that aren’t executive level. I feel like if you don’t know whether or not you want to hire somebody after one meeting with them, they aren’t the one.
If you weren’t aware, Saturday was Free Comic Book Day. One of the best holidays for nerds. I went to my local comic book shop (Speeding Bullet Comics) and participated of course. The free comic books that I picked up while there are down in the reading section of this newsletter. And if that nerd holiday wasn’t enough, yesterday was May the 4th aka Star Wars Day. If you didn’t know that I was a Star Wars nerd, you have not been reading this newsletter close enough. LOL. I love Star Wars. It’s been a big part of my life ever since I was a wee one back when Empire Strikes Back was released in theaters. Anyway, cool nerdy weekend.
Also, I like gyros.
Also, don’t forget that May is mental health awareness month. Your mind matters and you are not alone.
New Releases:
Quite a few good ones this past week. Good way to start off the month of May.
Alternative rock band Wife Patrol, based out of Indianapolis, IN released NOPLACE. [Bandcamp]
Los Angeles based punk band Punk Crush released Feral on Sneak Dog Records. [Bandcamp]
An Americana artist based out of Santa Fe, NM, Esther Rose, released Want on New West Records [Bandcamp]
Who Will Look After the Dogs was released by Toronto based punk band PUP on Rise Records. [Bandcamp]
Alternative rock band Car Seat Headrest released The Scholars on Matador Records. [Bandcamp]
Slung, an indie rock band based out Brighton, UK, released In Ways on Art as Catharsis [Bandcamp]
Press Club, a punk/indie band based out of Melbourne, Australia, released To All The Ones That I Love. [Bandcamp]
Winnipeg based punk band Propagandhi released At Peace on Epitaph Records. [Bandcamp]
Favorite April Album Releases:
These are the album releases from last month that were my favorites.
Scowl - Are We All Angels
Smoking Popes - Lovely Stuff
The Slow Death - No Light To See
Gum Parker - The Brakes
Dead Pioneers - Post American
Melvins - Thunderball
Beach Bunny - Tunnel Vision
Rodeo Boys - Junior
I also leave you with my ten most listened to artists for the month of April (according to Last.fm):
Smoking Popes
Winona Fighter
Scowl
Bad Cop Bad Cop
Propagandhi
Lady Gaga (don’t judge me)
Bad Religion
Bite Me Bambi
Dead Pioneers
Gum Parker
The Pull List:
Ultimate Spider-Men #16
Detective Comics Annual 2025
Free Comic Book Day Selections:
Other Reads:
This week has not been a strong reading week for me. I read a little bit of that Star Wars book (Mask of Fear) that I’ve been reading but that is about it.
Oh yeah! I also read issue #1 of the current Amazing Spider-Man series by Joe Kelly.
I went to the theater on Thursday and watched the new MCU film Thunderbolts*. It was a good movie. It was fun. I wouldn’t say it’s my favorite MCU film but it is definitely worth watching again.
Outside of the theater, I watched the movie Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the 2017 sequel to Kingsman: The Secret Service. I also watched the 2021 prequel The King’s Man. I watched that first one some time ago and never got around to watching either of the other ones. Mostly because they weren’t free on any of the streaming services until recently. I like this series. I know that they are based on a comic book series that I’ve never read. I should check it out sometime.
Rebel Nerd Radio came back from our one week break with a vengeance.
First, on our regularly scheduled livestream on Tuesday, we covered the first 3 episodes of the 2nd season of the Disney Plus Star Wars series Andor.
And if that wasn’t enough Rebel Nerd Radio for the week, we did a bonus live episode on Wednesday with Darth Mari. Mari and JD shared their experience from Star Wars Celebration Japan. I mostly sat and listened and flipped them off because I wasn’t there with them. LOL!
Over at The Comic Den on Sunday, Spencer and I celebrated May the 4th with a discussion about the mid-90s Star Wars comic book story Dark Lords of the Sith.
SUBSTACK SHOUT OUT OF THE WEEK
The Vinyl Therapist explores the connection between music and mental health. Let’s face it folks. A lot of us need music for our mental health.
Until next time……catch me on Threads or Instagram.
