Follow the red dot… enter new worlds. With surprisingly less fanfare than usual, Radiohead has released something new into the world. PolyFauna is a mobile and tablet app that takes audio elements from the King of Limbs sessions and visuals...
Read moreIt’s not gone yet, but the writing is on the walls. My old friend Howard Glassman’s long running music hall and beer joint Valentine’s in Albany, New York, is due to be bulldozed soon to make way for some sort of hospital...
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The Wow Cool | Alternative Comics Bookstore & Newsstand is now open! Shop online or visit our retail shop in Cupertino, California Wow Cool is now open for business at our new brick-and-mortar shop in the historic Monta Vista neighborhood. We...
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This is an open call for entries for an ongoing public exhibition of a curated group showing of video art to run from January 11, 2014 until a date as yet to be determined. The videos will play at a dedicated opening screening in January and will...
Read moreAs pointed out by my bandmate in Fognozzle and Girls of Slender Means (and former partner in Wow Cool), Mr. Pete Von Petrin, the brilliant piano renditions transcribed and performed by Vika Yermolyeva have had too much play in viral reblogs from...
Read moreThe seemingly comprehensive coverage here a few weeks ago on the legacy of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop was woefully incomplete… because the story is still being told. Original BBC Radiophonic Workshop composers Dick Mills, Paddy Kingsland...
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Now that the dust has settled a little from Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary celebrations this past Saturday, November 23, I want to point you toward some coverage of the many types of music and sounds that were featured on the show during its...
Read moreSteve Cerio-Theory of Obscurity from Don Hardy on Vimeo. An excerpt from Theory of Obscurity – A Film About The Residents featuring their long-time art collaborator Steven Cerio. Release date not yet announced. Expect it in early 2014. The...
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As you have probably heard by now, writer and musician Lou Reed has passed away at age 71. I’d listened to his music for years, but there was a side to him I had not heard about that I became very familiar with through my work for Kung Fu...
Read moreJeffrey Lewis tells you all you need to know about Alan Moore. We have just added about 40 of Alan Moore’s America’s Best Comics titles to the Wow Cool store, most at discounted prices. Go get yours.
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The soundtrack for your day. On Sunday, the 6th of October 2013, Kieran Hebden, better known as Four Tet, took over the Rinse FM airwaves for a very special one-off extended 8 hour show featuring guest mixes from Caribou, Floating Points, Anthony...
Read moreFor those who did not get the full effect, and were left needing more from our last post, here is the entire Anfield rap. You will never walk alone, brother.
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