WFMU Pledge Marathon
The Freeform Station of the Nation needs you! WFMU's annual pledge marathon is going on from 2/20 to 3/4. Every little bit helps, so if you can spare some change, do it here!
MC Elsewhere
There's doin's a-transpirin'! You can catch Matthew Callan's stuff at Amazin' Avenue on the reg! Here's where else he's been lately on the world-wide-web.
- 2.17.12: The Classical, Kids
- 2.13.12: Low Times, Billboard's Review of Mitch Miller's Prog Record
- 2.7.12: Low Times, Report: What City Was Built on Rock and Roll?
- 2.2.12: Vice, Look Upon the Marlins’ Home-Run Celebration, Ye Mighty, And Despair
- 2/1/12: Splitsider, The Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Special
- 1/25/12: The Classical, Time to Wallow in the Mire
- 1/18/12: Soundtrack Series, "El Capitan"
Dennis Miller: A Stranger to My Own Soul

Did you know that while he was on SNL, Dennis Miller was acting in a one-man show into which he poured his tortured psyche? It’s true! Follow his existential saga at Dennis Miller: A Stranger to My Own Soul, where you can get DM's daily dis-affirmations. And follow him on Twitter, how bout?
Studio 60 on Roosevelt Avenue: The Complete Scripts!

The gripping, Sorkin-y sabermetric drama that captivated dozens is now available in ebook format! Relive the entire season with Sandy Alderson and company, including exciting conclusion, the one that will leave no question unanswered, Now available from Amazon for the insultingly low price of 99 cents.
Plumb the Depths!
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Category Archives: Technical Nonsense
A Brief Boring Technical Note
Hey, remember when I moved my site to a new host? That’s going just fine, no problems there. One tiny issue, though. See, back when I converted my site from Movable Type to WordPress, I had to do so in … Read on! —->
Making the Move
You may have noticed I haven’t been posting much on this site of late. Or maybe you haven’t. Well, look, it’s been happening and we’re all just going to have to deal with it, okay? The biggest reason is due … Read on! —->
A New Way to Like Me!
Once again, Scratchbomb has tinkered with that which was not broken. I’ve streamlined the sharing functions at the bottom of each post. You can still tweet all about it to your friends. THAT HAS NOT CHANGED! You can still like … Read on! —->
Your Scratchbomb Analytics Update
Here are a few items of note about traffic to Scratchbomb.com in the last month. Absolutely none of this is made up or exaggerated in any way. I’m presenting it because I constantly get SEO-related spam, and I’m hoping this … Read on! —->
Scratchbomb Bats a Thousand
My Spy Tech post from earlier today was, it turns out, the 1000th post ever at Scratchbomb. Let’s celebrate! Technically, this site has existed in some form since 2001 (!). So there have actually been significantly more posts than 1000. … Read on! —->
Scratchbomb Status Update: Bent But Not Broken
So late last week, this site started performing erratically, when it performed at all. Faced with this crisis, I summoned all my strength and resolve and used it to completely freak out. I’d just spent an enormous amount of time … Read on! —->
Scratchbomb Update: One More Snag
So it has just come to my attention that embedded video is conspicuously missing from posts which previously had them. This is due to a difference between the way Movable Type and WordPress handle such stuff, apparently. In the course … Read on! —->
Scratchbomb: IT’S ALIVE!
So after many, many days of hair pulling, wall punching, and extremely intense sitting, Scratchbomb has been migrated to a new blog environment. I believe this will be better for both you the reader and me the post-talkin guy in … Read on! —->
The Sites They Are A-Changin’
So here’s the deal: After months of bitching about the performance of my blog’s CMS, I have decided to do something about it. I am currently in the process of migrating all my content over to WordPress, which I’ve found … Read on! —->
Scratchbomb Status: Keep Calm and Carry On
So things appear to be back to normal-ish here on Scratchbomb. My crack team of troubleshooters and IT experts (i.e., me) managed to restore the site after destroying it, making Scratchbomb stronger and taller in the process. You sharp-eyed folks … Read on! —->