We interrupt our regular scheduled programming to share with you this awesome new video from Underworld for the track ‘Always Loved A Film’ from their upcoming Barking release. Barking will arrive in the US on Vinyl and CD on September 14, 2010. Seriously, this is the best video...
Read moreEvidence at Burning Man 2010 – Burning Man – Black Rock City, NV – 08/30/10
Bunnybrains and P. G. Six at The Knitting factory – The Knitting Factory Brooklyn – Brooklyn, NY – 08/29/10
Blonde Redhead – 4AD Session Taster
While checking in at Wow Cool East in Brooklyn this week I’ve managed to catch a taste of Blonde Redhead‘s upcoming 4AD Session. It was recorded and is being mixed by our resident multi-track wrangler Mr. Andrew Gerhan. Andy has done some nice work on upcoming releases from nickname...
Read moreALL THIS WEEKEND IN PORTLAND: PZS
The Portland Zine Symposium: http://www.pdxzines.com/ What: The 10th Annual Portland Zine Symposium Theme: “Zine Arcade!” Where: Peter W. Stott Main Gym, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon When: Saturday, August 28th, from 10:00am until 5:00pm and Sunday, August 29th...
Read moreEvidence Royal/T Show Reviewed in LA Times Culture Monster
Josef Woodard, AKA Culture Monster had this to say in today’s Los Angeles Times about last night’s show at the Royal/T in Culver City with Evidence and Vibration Institute Orchestra. Their hour in the spotlight was more cerebral, an evocative canvas of sounds at once abstract in...
Read moreEvidence in San Francisco – Jellyfish Gallery – San Francisco, CA – 08/26/10
New in the Shop: Stephan Moore’s To Build a Field
Stephan Moore has spent the last several years touring with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company as a core member of their live band, alongside such notables as Christian Wolff, Takehisa Kosugi, David Behrman, John King, and William Winant. At the same time, he has been collaborating with a number...
Read moreEvidence at the Royal T in Los Angeles – Royal/T – Culver City, CA – 08/25/10
EVIDENCE (Scott Smallwood & Stephan Moore) West Coast Shows
Scott Smallwood and Stephan Moore’s electronic duo EVIDENCE will be celebrating the release of their new 12″ vinyl release from Wow Cool with a series of west coast shows this month. They will be performing with Vibration Institute Orchestra at the Royal/T in Culver City on...
Read moreEric Joyner’s Robots & Donuts
If you’re going to be in Los Angeles during the next few days, you should be sure to check out the exhibit of Eric Joyner‘s latest paintings at Corey Helford Gallery in Culver City. The show runs through September first. You will have the perfect chance to see the show this...
Read moreDedicated Follower of Fashion
Time for a little fashion break. I just wanted to share these shots, as I’m very happy with how they came out. The model and designer of this Jack Kirby-posed Tom Ford-esque explosion is Dylan Syrett who created it for a promotion at Campbell, California’s Psycho Donuts to celebrate...
Read moreRock And Roll Suicides
Two days. Two continents. Two concerts. Two deaths by extreme stagedive. On Friday August 20, 2010, Charles Haddon, singer for British electro-pop band Ou Est Le Swimming Pool, leapt to his death from a telecommunications tower behind the main stage at the Pukkelpop festival in Belgium [full...
Read moreKeep Looking Up! Star Hustler Signs Off For The Last Time
Jack Horkheimer, beloved late night television astronomy spot host, has died aged 72. As reported in Friday’s Miami Herald he was done in by a long-term respiratory ailment. From sometime in the very early eighties until the late-early 90s I watched almost no TV. The only shows I...
Read moreFrantasia Festival 2010 – Frantasia Festival – Livermore Falls, ME – 08/20/10
After Stanley Kubrick
“Christiane Kubrick had 42 wonderful years with her husband. But in the decade since his death, she has been beset by tragedy. For the first time, she talks about losing one daughter to cancer, another to Scientology”, and much more. This is a must read article in the Guardian, from...
Read moreCONVENTIONS AND AWARDS!
The next four weeks are full of comix! I’ll be traveling and Sparkplug will be at a bunch of shows: The Minneapolis Indie Expo: This weekend (Saturday the 21st) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. http://mplsindiexpo.com/ The Portland Zine Symposium: August 28th & 29th in Portland, Oregon...
Read moreSend some help to SLG.
Slave Labor Graphics is in need of some legal help and could use some donations. “SLG Publishing has been embroiled in a trademark issue revolving around our comic book about a certain gun heiress.” Please help them out if you can: https://www.slgcomic.com/legaldfund_ep_80-1.html
Read moreSimon Gane Previews Dark Rain
Dark Rain: A New Orleans Story, written by Mat Johnson and Illustrated by Simon Gane is previewed on Simon’s blog. It is due for release in just a few days. Go get that number!
Read moreJason Martin Gets Some Art Press Love for Power Animals
Michael Wilson at Art Forum covers The Bruce High Quality Foundation Field of Dreams Event, including a fine photo of Jason in full wolfman garb. ArtObserved.com checks in with several photos of the event and much talk with Mister Martin. Jason Martin, who gave his interview dressed as a wolf...
Read moreConventions
I don’t normally do this but I’m linking to a discussion on another blog: http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/08/quote-of-the-day-dustin-harbin-vs-small-press-comic-cons It is particularly interesting for me because I’m not going to a bunch of shows for some of the exact...
Read moreHomemade Komics reviews a bunch of Sparkplug Books
Larned Justin gives a great write up to Reich, Department of Art, Rock that Never Sleeps, Neptune, Eschew and Sausage Hand at Homemade Komics: http://homemadekomics.blogspot.com/
Read moreRina Ayuyang at Schulz Museum this Weekend
Second Saturday Cartoonist at Charles M. Schulz Museum Rina Ayuyang Saturday, August 14th, 2010 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM Meet watch and talk to Rina Ayuyang, cartoonist and creator of ‘Namby Pamby,’ a mini-comic series that explores the humorous side of life’s ordinary moments...
Read moreJames Kopta Eight Years Gone
Eight years… Jame Kopta was a dear friend and brilliant artist and musician who I was very lucky to work with on numerous projects over the course of nearly 13 years. He is still very much missed. Eight years ago today he died in a drowning accident. This morning I received the (hopefully)...
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