BAD ATTITUDE: The Art of Spain Rodriguez is an intimate documentary film portrait; and a personal and work biography of the late underground comics legend and San Francisco Mission District hero Manuel “Spain” Rodriguez. Spain was a...
Read moreLand Trust Benefit For NEFOC Released — New Video with The Linda Lindas — Lost in Thought
“Lost In Thought (with The Linda Lindas & Kathi Wilcox)” is a part of the Erica Dawn Lyle & Vice Cooler album Land Trust: Benefit For The NEFOC. Written & Performed by The Linda Lindas, Kathi Wilcox, Erica Dawn Lyle and...
Read moreAlan Moore’s The Show is Happening Now
The long-awaited feature film scripted and guided by the Mage of Northampton Alan Moore is finally here on digital rental and download. The Show is live, and you are invited! DVD and Blu-Ray are expected in November. Tom Burke (Orson Welles in...
Read moreFirst Look at Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman on Netflix
News continues to emerge from The Dreaming on the forthcoming epic Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman and company’s Sandman series of comics and graphic novels. There is now an official preview of Season 1, Episode 1. The Sandman is expected from...
Read moreCowboy Bebop Opening Credits Released by Netflix
And yes, it’s got Ein in it. That’s all I cared about too… It debuts on Netflix November 16. Cowboy Bebop’s bounty hunters are on the run again in this live-action series. Spike Spiegel is played by John Cho (Star Trek, Harold and Kumar)...
Read moreThe Musical Legacy of James Kopta
I lost my great friend and long-time collaborator in Brown Cuts Neighbors and other art, music and writing projects — James Kopta — 19 years ago today. He was only 30. Not a day goes by where I do not miss sitting in a Schenectady restaurant...
Read moreJason Martin New Adirondack Power and Light Out Now
Jason “Wolfman” Martin of Brown Cuts Neighbors, The Bunny Brains, Evolution Revolution and Power Animal Systems has a new solo record on the way — The New Adirondack Power and Light. You can get a special digital preview on Bandcamp...
Read moreSteven Cerio talks The Residents on ResTube
“Steven Cerio, the wonderfully trippy and inspired artist, author, musician and filmmaker tells us how he discovered the group, what his favorite projects are, what techniques he uses and even answers the question: Who are the...
Read morePlay for It: Down the Gerbil Hole with Chester Brown in Videos
Chester Brown thrilled and shocked indie comics audiences when he emerged from the English-speaking slums of Montreal in the mid-1980s. He has left behind him a slimy ink trail like few others. Travel with us back in time through the video legacy...
Read moreBrown Cuts Neighbors – Some People Say I’m Building You A Nest – Live at Cafe Hollywood, Albany 1999
BCN Reinterprets the closing track from their 1990 EP Broken Down Like A Bean on Wow Cool Records. The band are Jason ‘Wolfman’ Martin (drums, vocals), James Kopta as Fat Ivory Monkey (lead guitar, keyboard) and Marc Arsenault as Phil...
Read moreLost Landscapes of San Francisco | December 16
Last year I was very fortunate to be able to attend a one-of-a-kind cinema event. Lost Landscapes of San Francisco by Rick Prelinger at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco. The carefully curated presentation of mostly home movies dating back over...
Read more2019 Year In Review
It has certainly been a tumultuous year here at Wow Cool. Not least of all because the physical “here” has changed. Sadly the Wow Cool Alternative Comics physical shop in Cupertino, California closed its doors after six great years...
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