Bleeding Neon

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INTERVIEWS/FEATURED APPEARANCES:

• “Makin’ the scene with the dean of ‘zines” – Las Vegas Sun – January 26, 1999
• Sincitymusic.com interview
• Hot Press (Ireland) – July, 2005 – Killers feature
• Smash Magazine – Jan/Feb 2006 – Quoted in “Takin’ it to the Streets” column.
• “Rebel Yell Appoints New Editor-in-Chief” – Las Vegas CityLife – May 11, 2006
• “The Killers: Destiny Is Calling Me” – In chapter six of Jarret Keene’s unauthorized biography of the band, Pj Perez’s first meeting with the band is recounted.
• “Nights on the Circuit: America’s Got (Some) Talent” – Las Vegas Weekly, July 27, 2006 – Special appearance by yours truly.
• BBC Radio 1 documentary on The Killers
• Interview with Gonzo and Nicole on Area 108 (107.9-FM in Las Vegas) at PodCast Directory (it’s about halfway through the podcast)
• March, 2007 interview with Mahoney on Xtreme Radio, 107.5-FM in Las Vegas at MahoneySucks.com (link removed)
• RawVegas.tv “Raw Interview” re: Racket Magazine
• “Vegas Magazines” segment on KNPR’s “State of Nevada,” May 1, 2007
• Brief mention as judge of Babes in Sin’s “Miss All Tease, No Sleaze” pageant in Las Vegas CityLife, 10/11/07
• Brief mention as a “respected commentator” in Michael Toole’s “10 More Cultural Touchstones for Growing Up in Las Vegas” on LasVegasWeekly.com, 11/13/07.
• Contributed book marketing tips to article on Write to Publish for Profit.
• Contributed to 1/12/09 “Benefits of Twitter for Freelance Writers” article on Quips and Tips for Freelance Writers.
• Contributed to 1/16/09 “10 Tips for Making $45,000 a Year Writing” article on Quips and Tips for Freelance Writers.
• Play “Where’s Pj?” in the photo slideshow for this Las Vegas Sun article about Twestival.
• My Tweeting apparently inspired this 4/20/09 blog post on Blog This, Pal!
• Random mention on MTV’s Splash Page blog, 6/19/09.
• Quoted in 6/25/09 Las Vegas Weekly article about troubles at What’s On magazine.

RE: COMICS CAREER

• Profile in The Rebel Yell, 10/15/09
• Interview for Examiner.com, 11/4/09
• “Smells like teen comics” – Interview for CityLife CityBlog, 11/6/09
• The Book Smugglers hilariously called me a “talented artist” in their review of Sarah Kuhn’s “One Con Glory” on 11/6/09
• Several mentions in Rebel Yell review of 2009 Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival, 11/9/09
• Preview of First Friday appearance from View News, 5/4/10

RE: RACKET MAGAZINE

• Blurb about issue release party with Eric Himan at LasVegasLouge, Aug. 16, 2007.

QUOTED ARTICLES AND REVIEWS:

• Theory of Flight featured my Las Vegas Weekly story on its website.
• Some chick named Tiffany apparently liked my Zumanity review on VEGAS.com.
• 3/12/09: The College of Southern Nevada Commercial Photography blog posted my video interview with Jennifer Maupin.
• 3/18/09: Pull quote from Watchmensch review featured on Jewish Comics blog.
• 3/16/09: Rich Johnston linked to my Watchmensch review in his “Lying in the Gutters” column on Comic Book Resources. Oh, and on the official Watchmensch website.
• My review of Motorik’s debut album Klang! is posted on the band’s website.
• 11/19/08: Sean Kleefeld referenced two web stories about Las Vegas comic shops closing on his blog.
• 10/14/08: The Vermin posted my VEGASinsight review of its album Joe’s Shanghai on its MySpace blog.
• Nightlife photographer Jeremy Womack referenced my Rolling Stone story on The Day After… on his blog.
• The Killers Fansite reposted my June 2007 Racket cover story on the band on its website.
• The Vermin posted my Las Vegas Weekly review of its album “A Fist Full of Hell” on its MySpace blog.
• The Day After’s street team MySpace page quotes my Rolling Stone profile of the Vegas band and features my video interview as well.
• Gipsy nightclub’s website prominently features my review of 8-1/2 Ultra Lounge and Piranha nightclub.
• Um, for some reason my review of Le Rêve from VEGAS.com was quoted in The Bulletin, some funeral home newsletter. Eep.
• PodTech.net apparently noticed my posting on Jason Feinberg’s Music Business Blog.
• LA-based experimental beatmaster Todd Drootin — aka, Books on Tape — reposted the CityLife article I wrote about him a few years back in the “media” section of his website.
• The Second City so liked my VEGAS.com review of their revamped Vegas show that they posted it on their website.
• YourLocalScene reposted the June 8, 2006 Las Vegas Weekly profile of YouInSeries and featured it as its main story.
• Broadway.com picked up on the “Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular” reviewThe Rebel Yell. Andrew Lloyd Webber’s official site also picked up on this. from the June 26 issue of
• Area 108 morning DJ Gonzo points to the May 11 Weekly story on our joint adventures at Gumball 3000.
• Las Vegas Tribune, Jan. 6, 2006 – Vanessa McConnell quotes the Art Bar review in her New Year’s entertainment round-up.
• The Moveable Buffet – Richard Abowitz comments on the sale of the Hard Rock Hotel, using a quote from the May 11 “Cars and (Some) Stars” story.
• YourLocalScene took nearly all the stories from Las Vegas Weekly’s 2006 Music Issue for its own website content. Among the reproduced booty is the “Where Are They Now?” article.
• The Oct. 6 interview with Chris Curtis has been reposted on the website for his book M.A.C.K. Tactics.
• A number of Killers fan sites have posted the Hot Press article mentioned above, including this one and this one.
• Le Rêve – VEGAS.com review of the show landed on the official site for the Dragone production show.
• The P.R. site for Krave nightclub links to VEGAS.com review of the gay club.
• YourLocalScene reposted the August 11, 2005 “Classic Grunge” article from the Las Vegas Weekly.
• Anti-Racist Action Canada reproduced the July 2, 2003 CityLife column about murdered anti-racist skinheads “Spit” Newborn and Dan Shersty. InfoShop News also picked up on the story.
• The Living Jarboe – July 30, 2003 CityLife article on the artist is quoted on her Web site.
• The Coast, Jan. 22, 2004 – Halifax, Nova Scotia weekly paper quoted Nov. 26, 2003 CityLife article about Books on Tape/Todd Drootin.
• Rockdirt.com – The on-line rock news source quotes Dec. 23, 2004 Las Vegas Weekly story about The Killers.
• Brethren and the Evil Empire @ CD Baby – Vegas acid-rockers profiled in the Aug. 8, 2002 issue of CityLife.
• The Reunion – Vegas (via Chicago) acoustic duo feature a review of their album “Closure” written for IndieVegas.com.
• Metropolitan Community Church (Las Vegas) newsletter, March 2005 – My Aug. 19, 2004 Las Vegas Weekly story about gay Vegas is quoted.
• Saab Lofton quotes Inga Muscio article that references him on a message board.
• Song review from indieVegas.com posted on Slow To Surface’s website.

RE: INDIEVEGAS.COM

• Las Vegas Weekly – July 27, 2000
• “Five/One comes back with underground site” – CityLife – July 27, 2000
• Las Vegas Weekly – November 23, 2000
• Las Vegas Weekly – December 14, 2000
• CityLife – January 4, 2001
• Las Vegas Weekly – June 28, 2001
• CityLife – July 12, 2001
• CityLife – January 17, 2002
• CityLife – August 8, 2002
• VegasAfter10 – The closing of indieVegas.com is lamented by the rave information site

RE: FIVE/ONE MAGAZINE

• “‘Zinester” – CityLife – February 18, 1999

OTHER APPEARANCES

• Scope Magazine – May 2, 1998
• “Angst and toner” – CityLife – June 3, 1999
• Las Vegas Mercury “Honor Roll” – March 17, 2005

RE: MUSIC CAREER

• For more press clips from As Yet Unbroken, visit the band’s press page.
• 11/6/08: Top 5 MP3 downloads round-up, Las Vegas Weekly.
• Preview of As Yet Unbroken debut performance on WhatUpThug.com, July 25, 2008.
• “Tapes: The good, the bad and uuuugh-ly” – CityLife – August 15, 1996