CAT CLYDE-Ivory Castanets

I know I’ve been posting a lot of rootsy stuff lately. maybe it’s just that I’m in that kind of mood, but I feel like I’m getting a plethora of great submissions in the genre. Here’s another one. Ivory Castanets by cat Clyde

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ANIMAL RACES by amazing GHOULS

A San Francisco band with a sound that bounces between modern indie rock and a retro kind of 1950s/60s sound. I really delighted in this album—especially the title track. Animal Races by amazing Ghouls

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JAPANESE BREAKFAST-Psychopomp

like the Cocteau Twins, upbeat ambient pop, the shoegaze of The Sundays, as well as 1990s girl-led bands that were about joy, not muscle? then Michelle Zauner’s newest side job is best up your alley. Zauner, of bit huge League, has crafted an absolutely ideal collection of charming, sweet, as well as catchy tunes that […]

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BLOODSHOT U.S.A. HORRIFICALLY SPINS OUT OF THE FUTURE OF VALIANT

Media release — Valiant is pleased to present your very first look inside BLOODSHOT U.S.A. #1 (of 4) – the very first problem of the explosive standalone event roaring out of “THE FUTURE OF VALIANT”! As an unstoppable virus transforms all of new York City into a legion of horrific killing machines, join new York […]

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A BERKELEY location event OF 40 YEARS OF THE CLASH, part TWO!

In the second of my series of messages on the biggest rock band of all time, I’m going to look at non-Clash songs.  There’s no rejecting that they did their finest work together, however on their own, Mick Jones as well as Joe Strummer still created some amazing music… THE top ten NON-CLASH CLASH tunes […]

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THE top 40 ROLLING stones SONGS: #30-21

Today’s listing of excellent stones tunes starts with Al Yankovic’s medley…  30.  Angie (Goat’s Head Soup, 1973) Angie exemplifies where The Rolling stones were in 1973.  They were thought about to be at the height of their powers, however likewise connections between Jagger as well as Richards were beginning to fray, as well as the band […]

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BRAND-NEW limited MAXI-SERIES THE few FROM THE writer OF SAINTS

Media release — critically lauded writer and playwright Sean Lewis (SAINTS) and red-hot artist Hayden Sherman team up for a brand-new limited dystopian maxi-series, coming this January from image Comics.THE few combines the action of mad Max with a station Eleven sensibility in this sci-fi series for mature readers. In a dystopian future, two survivalist […]

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Batman & Robin criminal offense Scene Investigations

This set of four hardcover storybooks makes up a new series in which the famous caped crimefighters utilize forensic investigation methods to solve crimes. It’s a clever method to motivate scientific believing as well as comprehending the real-life background behind superhero adventures. The Batman & Robin criminal offense Scene Investigations series is written by Steve […]

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ASPEN WONDERCON ANAHEIM 2013 EXCLUSIVES revealed

Media release — Aspen Comics has released their WonderCon Anaheim 2013 exclusives as well as their list of creators appearing at the Aspen Comics booth #701 on March 29-31st. Aspen creators Frank Mastromauro (Shrugged), Peter Steigerwald (Zoo Hunters), Vince Hernandez (Charismagic), mark Roslan (BubbleGun), J.T. Krul (Jirni), Beth Sotelo (Shrugged), Mike DeBalfo (Soulfire), Nei Ruffiino […]

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THE finest INDEPENDENT albums OF THE YEAR

Back in June, I published the top 10 albums of 2009 . . . So Far. It’s always fascinating to me to see if these albums continue to stand proud at the end of the year. Some do, some don’t. Actually, more of them stuck around this year than usual–and more of the ones on […]

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