Email Author Jason Toon

2010 Stories by Jason Toon

• Heroes Unmasked, and Then Some

  published May 26, 2010

  It is the comic-book industry's dirty little secret: Wonder Woman's bustier? Black Canary's fishnets and heels? Catwoman's bodysuit? As every... More >>

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  Hugh Cornwell of the Stranglers explains his new solo album, Hooverdam

  published April 7, 2010

  Hugh Cornwell is not a monster. Yes, his sneering vocals, PC-baiting lyrics and paranoid obsessions made the Stranglers one of the most... More >>

• Islam Meets Slam Dance

  published April 7, 2010

  Punk is synonymous with anarchy. Islam literally means "submission." Michael Muhammad Knight doesn't see any contradiction. In his 2003 novel,... More >>

• Modern Problems

  published March 17, 2010

  The Modern Times satirized in Charlie Chaplin's iconic 1936 comedy don't look so modern anymore. Factories have all but vanished... More >>

• Working-Class Heroes: The Union Electric's unique brand of drone-folk busts genres — and bursts eardrums

  published January 20, 2010

  In St. Louis, there's nothing novel about established musicians reconfiguring into new bands when their old ones die. But when... More >>