The Sci-fi grind classic, 1995’s cassette debut by James Kopta’s Exploding Corpse Action, has been made available to you, at no charge, by the delightful True Punk & Metal blog. It is the most devastating 10 minutes of metal ever...
Read moreWow Cool at Art of Zines Show in San Jose
Plan to go see Wow Cool’s and about about a bazillion other publisher’s zines at Anno Domini‘s 2009 Art of Zines exhibit. It opens on Friday, February 5, 2010. Reception begins at 8pm. There will be live music and Marc Arsenault...
Read moreBurnt Offerings: Artwork by Richie Bucher at Down at Lulu’s
Get on up (or down) to Oakland this Friday, January 8, 2010 from 6:00pm – 9:30pm to drink some free wine and enjoy some art by old pal Richie Bucher. It’s an art show with “things that are burnt, in one way or...
Read moreCall for ZINES- Art of Zines exhibit at Anno Domini
That’s pretty self-explanatory. Details follow. For those that don’t know, Anno Domini is the best gallery in San Jose. They’ve been written about here before. We at Anno Domini are resurrecting our Art of Zines exhibition (a...
Read moreThe Day My Kid Went Punk
Sacramento Indy Comix Show THIS WEEKEND!
What are you doing this Saturday and Sunday? You should be going to Indy Euphoria in Sacramento California. We may even have a brand new Sparkplug book to premiere at the show!Here is the info: THE SCOTTISH RITE CENTER6151 H Street – Across...
Read moreHistory Lesson: Part Nothing – The Verge
There is one band from upstate (Albany) New York that shows up again and again in the post punk MP3 blogs… The Verge. I tracked down a member of the band at his day job at some point in the late ’90’s about some sort of release...
Read moreThree 2010 WWW Baby New Years
Brand new on the Interwebs, in just the last few days, are the three following, vaguely Wow Cool connected sites that are worth your while to check out. Relevancy and mileage may vary based on your personal preferences and life experience. 1...
Read moreInkstuds interview
Hey people, I just did an interview with Robin McConnell and his Inkstuds radio program. You can listen to it here.
Read moreRest In Peace Roland S. Howard
Roland S. Howard, the shimmering guitar powerhouse of The Birthday Party, These Immortal Souls and Crime and the City Solution has left us, aged 50. I’ve heard many people speak of that one album that at first listen utterly mystified them...
Read moreYour New Coffee Table Friend no. 2: Mariscal Drawing Life
I have been an avid fan of Javier Mariscal’s art since first encountering his Garriris comics in Raw Magazine at the age of 12. When I got to visit Barcelona for the first time, apart from the buildings of Guadi and the museums of Picasso...
Read moreYour New Coffee Table Friend no. 1: Comic Book Design
Continuing this informal daily (-ish) holiday series on Wow Cool, that highlights some cultural objects that may have flown under your radar, but are well worth a look for one reason or another, we move on to a few lovely (comic) art books that...
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