Sin-A-Rama

The genesis of Sin-A-Rama probably lies somewhere between the 8-year span of 1984 and 1992. Throughout each of those years life provided significant points in my cultural metamorphosis. And through that revolutionary time, three individuals stand as friends and confidants—people who most significantly contributed to the birth of my "tastes".

I attribute my weaning from 1980’s New Wave Pop to a darker more metallic flavor when I bought my first Twisted Sister album at the K-Mart on Poplar Level Road in Louisville, Kentucky in the summer of 1984.

I attribute my near mythic passion for cult films and genre cinema to my friend Chip whose employ at Prime Time Video—where 25-cent catalogue rentals lead to the mass consumption of such classics as Andy Warhol’s Trash, Eating Raoul, Rock n’ Roll Nightmare and Demon Wind—turned a wild curiosity into a full blown maniacal obsession.

When I met Aaron Gustafson, my first Editor-in-Chief. He was a baby-faced High School Freshman. I was a Junior. Like most friendships Aaron and I have a symbiotic relationship. We provided each other with many significant and defining personal and professional moments. I took Aaron to see his first Russ Meyer film (Faster Pussycat Kill, Kill) and later Aaron took me to actually meet Russ Meyer (I guess he wins there). Aaron started "The Fritz Cesspool", later "The Fritz", as a college ‘zine in 1995. The Fritz later went on to achieve an respectable print run for 5 years—throughout which I was allowed full reign to find myself as a journalist.

Sin-A-Rama is more than just a collection of like-minded reviews and personal observations in the blogosphere. Like-minded: because they all disseminate from my cortex. Personal: Because every word has little drops my soul behind them.

Sin-A-Rama is an idea—the idea that Pop Culture is a carnival freakshow that the lucky few can view everyday for free. Something that piques interest and opens up new horizons as to what is possible and acceptable in art. It exists as a place for my passion to flow through all the ones and zeros and wind up on your home PC (or Mac) and for the adventurous (and lazy) behind the scared walls of your little office cubicles.

It’s been a long journey to this place and I hope you can stand being here.