Underworld Always Loved A Film

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...

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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...

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ALL 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...

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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...

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Eric Joyner’s Robots & Donuts

Eric 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...

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Dedicated Follower of Fashion

Dedicated 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...

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Rock 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...

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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...

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CONVENTIONS 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...

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Send 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

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Conventions

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...

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Rina 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...

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James Kopta Eight Years Gone

James 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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