In celebration of the Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Whatever Sunday Is/Cyber Monday buying frenzy, Wow Cool will be holding a 20% off everything in the store sale from November 25–28th online; and, Friday the 25th and Saturday the 26th in our Cupertino store. We will be open the usual...
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Great martian war from PLAZMA on Vimeo. It’s a couple years old, but new to me. Discovered via fellow deranged Acadian cousin Stephen Bissette.
Read moreThis upload features tracks from KITTY FORD, DICK TRACY, THE SURFSIDERS, VICTOR LUNDBERG, JAY MCSHANN’S ORCHESTRA and more. Things I’ve collected over the years or acquired on mixtapes and comps or gathered from the internet or the library or my parents’ attic. Thus the volume...
Read moreCreated for Disquiet Junto Project 0249: 80 Phases Wishing the minimalist composer Steve Reich a happy birthday.
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From the sketchbook of young Brigham Martin. Art by Marc Arsenault.
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From the sketchbook of young Brigham Martin. By Jason Martin, no relation.
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I was walking in Campbell California on Sunday night and was happy to see this mysterious local band Soy Sauce Control playing on the sidewalk. Check them out. Soy Sauce Control [EP] by Soy Sauce Control
Read moreIt’s been a pretty good year for new music. Here’s the latest. But it is stranger than you think. Mister Richard D. James is about to drop a new record in all the popular formats (including a limited cassette – 2000 copies). It’s called Cheetah. It’s an Aphex Twin...
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Zack Soto has been a friend to Wow Cool and Alternative Comics for longer than I am even sure of. He was a Wow Cool mail-order customer back in our golden days during the zine explosion of the 90s. He sent me and Jeff Mason comics at various times. His comics were published by Alternative
Read moreWow Cool wants you to join us in supporting the Share the Safety initiative this Independence Day. BUY A GUN, GIVE A GUN TO AN AMERICAN IN AN AT-RISK NEIGHBORHOOD. The National Rifle Association and corporate ally Smith & Wesson have partnered to level the safety playing field in our...
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Presented without much further comment or help are “New Identity” from Jerry Goldsmith’s 1968 Planet of the Apes soundtrack and “Echohce” by FM Einheit, Jamie Lidell, David Link & Co, 2007. Both use the same bass pattern for a little bit. I’ve listened to...
Read moreSonic Youth have a new record out on Friday. That’s far out man. It’s the 30 year old never before released rehearsal sessions for the Made in USA soundtrack they did. Sounds pretty good so far. Craziness. Brooklyn Vegan has the scoop.
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After a little hiatus, new Magic Whistle comics every Monday and Thursday has returned. More info at MagicWhistle.com. Magic Whistle 3.2 will be in stores later this month.
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After a little hiatus, new Magic Whistle comics every Monday and Thursday has returned. More info at MagicWhistle.com. Magic Whistle 3.2 will be in stores later this month.
Read moreThis little music recommendation project for the long weekend grew out of hand. Here are the four additional picks – each of which should have had their own posts, but sometimes you have to move on. Tom Ravenscroft has been sitting in on another show on BBC 6 Music this week and he played...
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After a few years break. After three members of the band left the greater San Francisco bay area. After Marc got Alternative Comics somewhat set up and Mike got the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in San Fransisco somewhat set up. We finally got back together and re-started the band we started 15 years...
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Second in a series of highlights of music that has been released in recent months that you probably missed. The Ghost List – EP by Girls Against Boys I have some seriously strong feelings about GVSB… like I do with SPBT and not a whole lot else. Much love to these guys. This recent...
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First in a series of highlights of music that has been released in recent months that you probably missed. Unwound Peel Session. yeah, I’d listen to that. YouTube bootleg version above. The official release on Numero Group is easily findable at most streaming or download places...
Read moreIt’s the real panic. With Jack Klugman & Henry Silva. More info than you need.
Read moreSomeone (whom I could not find again) posted something to the effect of “I’m voting for the presidential candidate who nominates Don DeLillo for the Nobel Prize” on thee face books. I’m not quite sure it works that way, but I echo the sentiment. Don DeLillo is surely on...
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I got some exciting mail from John Porcellino today — an official King-Cat Comix Fan Club membership card. Hand inscribed by John P himself to me. You too can get yours by supporting John’s work on King-Cat Comics and Stories and the Spit and a Half publishing imprint and distro on...
Read moreThis is some crazy lovely (possibly seizure inducing) eye candy. I don’t exactly have a folder on my hard drive containing only non-Euclidean Portal and HL2 mods… but near enough. I’m excited for this game. Check out this update on the game in progress from Rock Paper...
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