Gerry Van King, the King of Sixth Street, brought the funk to downtown Austin for decades. He passed on May 26, 2026. Rest in peace, King.

The King of Sixth Street

Our friends in Peelander-Z were rear-ended by an 18-wheeler while touring. Kengo, Pinku, and Tiger are in the hospital. There's a GoFundMe — please help.

Peelander-Z's Road to Recovery

I'm definitely not their demographic, but after watching seven dudes from South Korea extract the core of American hip hop culture while outworking everyone in the game, I had to pay attention. Here's my primer on BTS for the uninitiated.

BTS: ARMY for Newbies

In 1996, I met two musical legends in airports on my way to Japan. Armed with the brand-new Casio QV-10—the world's first digital camera with an LCD screen—I captured moments that would sit at 320x240 resolution for nearly 30 years until AI could finally do them justice.

Music

The King of Sixth Street

Peelander-Z's Road to Recovery

BTS: ARMY for Newbies

Meeting Elvis Costello and Erick Sermon