So, this article by Checker publisher Mark Thompson about their split from Diamond Comics Distribution is really insightful. I’ve heard a lot about how Diamond will weather this storm but it has been from people who are dependent on them...
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The Yes Men Help DOW Salvage ‘Run For Water’ Event
Brooklyn’s Bucolic Prospect Park in Brooklyn, NY played host to a bizarre spectacle on Sunday, as a dramatically under-attended Dow-sponsored “Run for Water” was infiltrated and turned upside down by hundreds of...
Read moreThe Strange World of Maxwell Maltz
By John Culhane. This is a documentary about the famous plastic surgeon Maxwell Maltz. He wrote plays which included himself as one of the characters. He was also a best selling author of the book Psycho-Cybernetics which came out in 1966. The...
Read more2010 NYU MFA Closing Performances – 80WSE – New York, NY – 04/19/10
Record Store Day 2010 is GO!
Somewhere in the world, Record Store Day has already begun as I write this. I’ve still got about a dozen hours until it gets going here. Pitchfork has a very fine guide to the event(s). Bob Gamber of Monterey’s Vinyl Revolution, A...
Read more2010 NYU MFA Closing Performances
You will enjoy this: The closing performances of the 1st group NYU MFA thesis show at 80WSE. Monday, April 19, 2010 6:00pm – 8:00pm 80 Washington Square East, NYC Jason Martin wolf vs dog wrestling match 6pm in the back room O grande Amor...
Read moreI Need That Record! Indie Record Store Documentary
Record Store Day is this Saturday. 3,000 Indie record stores have closed in the US in the last decade. “I Need That Record! The Death (or Possible Survival) of the Independent Record Store” by guerrilla filmmaker Brendan Toller features...
Read moreGo Get: The Yes Men Fix the World DVD
Go buy one of these babies right now and share with all your friends. THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into big business...
Read moreAnd this is interesting… Part 1
or, I swear, I shall close every last one of these tabs. Sorry it’s been slow blog lately. A casual look around reveals that most others are even lazier. Anyway. Been very busy getting a record out to press, a 2011 calendar started and...
Read more2010 Atomic Athletic Olde Time Strongman Picnic May 15, 2010
The PICNIC is BACK! Saturday, May 15th, 2010 Witness Death Defying Feats of Strength & Power! Featuring Performing Strongmen Amazing Andrew Durniat & His Flying Barbells! & Pat “The Human Vise Povilaitis! Saturday, May...
Read moreAron Nels Steinke and Tom Neely Reading in Portland!
Two days before the Stumptown Comics Fest! Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010 Time: 7:00pm – 9:00pm Location: Herbivore – The Store Street: 1211 S.E. Stark Street Come celebrate Earth Day at the Vegan Minimall with a couple of Vegan...
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