The above is from Hermann Vaske’s excellent The Fine Art of Separating People From Their Money. I used to make everyone in my art department and all the sales reps who used our materials watch this movie. The work and life of Dennis Hopper has meant more to me than I can begin to express...
Read moreNickname: Rebel Dandelion Radio Session in June
This June, Dandelion Radio celebrates its 4th anniversary with a 9-show, 21-hour looping schedule that includes a session from Nickname: Rebel (our second for Mark Whitby). Dandelion Radio is a UK-based internet radio station inspired by the great John Peel. We’re thrilled to have been...
Read moreThe Aesthetic of Our Anger
$3.99 gets you two Toy Story army men with parachutes or an entire 40 piece army force. Which side are you on? Please go read: 1-2-3-4 What are we Fighting For by Adam Curtis
Read moreScam!
Microcosm is trying to print a new Scam Anthology book but it is $5,000 more expensive to print than our average book, so they are pre-selling copies on http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/897079804/scam-the-first-four-issues” to help them raise money to pay to print it! Watch the...
Read moreNew In the Shop IRIS CD/DVD by EVIDENCE
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Read moreComics Over The Edge: Tomorrow In Berkeley!
Kick off the Memorial Day weekend plans with a reading and slide show presentation of comics, comics, comics! Join six Bay Area cartoonists, Trevor Alixopulos, Rina Ayuyang, Ben Catmull, Josh Frankel, Renee French and Lark Pien as they showcase their comics endeavors!! Comics Over the...
Read moreA great review of Chris Wright’s Inkweed!
This review at Poopsheet (one of my favorite sites) by Justin Giampaoli is pretty awesome: http://www.poopsheetfoundation.com/profiles/blogs/inkweed-by-chris-wright
Read moreSteven Cerio Seconds Magazine Interviews
Steven Cerio, as announced previously, has relaunched his webness. Steve has recently been rolling out some of his classic interviews from Seconds Magazine on his website. Of the artists and musicians featured so far, we have classic talks with: Raymond Pettibon, H. R. Giger, Storm Thorgerson...
Read moreCrumb’s Genesis at the Portland Art Museum
This show at the Portland Art Museum was made possible by the persistent efforts of one assistant curator. Unfortunately, I can’t remember her name. My uncle helped in the effort as well and I was happy to see free tickets to the opening night arrive at my door yesterday. This should be a...
Read moreNew Simon Gane T-shirt from Wow Cool
We are proud to announce the immediate availability of this brand new T-Shirt design by Mr. Simon Gane, of Bath, England, The UK. We would also like to submit that this would have been a much better choice for the 2012 Olympic mascots. The immortal story of these star-crossed lovers, eternally...
Read moreAmy Kuttab rules
I love this page. Amy’s art is totally amazing to me. Take a closer look.
Read moreI’ve started a review blog.
I’m really enjoying reading minis and self-published comics, so much so I’m trying to write about them. I’m most likely going to write about other things (films, music, art) but I’m stuck on comics at the moment. I’m still getting my feet wet but here is the link...
Read moreDavid King, Olga Volozova and others at Silverlake Jubilee!
The Silverlake Jubilee is a new neighborhood street fair that is happening in Los Angeles this weekend- May 22nd and 23rd. COMIX JUBILEE! SATURDAY May 22nd at 10.30 AM COMIX JUBILEE! @ EL CID, 4212 Sunset Blvd., 90029, featuring live reading performances by cartoonists: ROBERT GOODIN, JESSE...
Read moreReading at Pegasus in Berkeley, CA
With tons of Sparkplug friends and artistsThursday, May 27, 7:30pm Pegasus Books2349 Shattuck AvenueBerkeley, CA Kick off the Memorial Day weekend plans with a reading and slide show presentation of comics, comics, comics! Join six Bay Area cartoonists, Trevor Alixopulos, Rina Ayuyang, Ben...
Read moreSteven Cerio Says Hello
Hello everyone, Steven Cerio here. I had a few things to mention. 1. The new site www.stevencerio.com is coming along. Only a few things up right now. It’ll have all of the modern amenities modern computer people have come to expect, including a blog (I have hundreds of posts prepared) and...
Read moreAVOID pi & Infinity ‘Babel Code’ at Mighty Tanaka Gallery
Old Wow Cool friend Ion (aka Infinity) and AVOID launch the Babel Code show this Friday, May 21 from 6 to 9 pm at Mighty Tanaka Studio in D.U.M.B.O. The show runs through Jun 11th, 2010. More about the show on Brooklyn Street Art Thought provoking Street Artists AVOID pi & infinity team up...
Read moreRina in Toronto!
Rina Ayuyang has put up her convention report for the Toronto Comics Arts Festival. She went, representing Sparkplug in all her awesomeness. Check it out:rinadoodle.blogspot.com/2010/05/hot-times-in-cold-places.html
Read moreMonteal Anarchist Bookfair is looking for books!
Call Out FOR TABLING MATERIALS FOR Anarchist/ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN People of Colour for Montreal Anarchist Bookfair 2010! Anarchist/ANTI-AUTHORITARIAN People of Colour (APOC) Montreal is seeking MATERIALS for our table at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair taking place May 29-30, 2010. Over the years...
Read moreSeth Cluett at Roulette Sunday and Inside Thirteen Right Now
We weren’t kidding about this year of the sound art business. Former Brown Cuts Neighbors bass thumper Seth Cluett is the subject of an interview on WNET’s Inside Thirteen today. Seth will be presenting Three Forms of Forgetting at Roulette in New York City this Sunday, May 16. It...
Read moreRina in Pittsburgh!
Here is a recap of Rina Ayuyang’s most recent tour to promote Whirlwind Wonderland:rinadoodle.blogspot.com/2010/05/whirlwinding-into-pittsburgh-pa.html
Read more2010: The Year Sound Art Broke
The world has surely gone mad this week, as it appears that people suddenly care about things like sound art and field recordings. It must be Spring. Following is a roundup of the last few days sudden massive interest in sound. To set the mood, please enjoy this clip of Suzanne Ciani on 3-2-1...
Read moreTom Neely at Decibel
Tom Neely just got interviewed at Decibel magazine:decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=370297About his Igloo Tornado and comics/metal.
Read moreSimon Gane Previews Christmas Classics Art
Simon Gane previews some full-color art on his blog from his forthcoming adaptation of F.Scott Fitzgerald’s “A Luckless Santa Claus”, part of Christmas Classics: Graphic Classics vol. 19. This special edition of Graphics Classics also features Rick Geary and Hunt Emerson (a...
Read moreEVIDENCE Takes Over Brooklyn’s Atlantic Yards May 21
Join Scott Smallwood and Stephan Moore (AKA EVIDENCE) to eat, drink, and make merry as we explore the Atlantic Yards one last time. Part elegy, part revenge fantasy, and part rock opera, A QUESTION OF DOMAIN is a roving art adventure in celebration and lamentation of Brooklyn’s Atlantic...
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