there is a video up for mark schwaber’s “the pressure it feeds” off the killing card now up here buy the record here ,thanks
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new rainer maria!
Finally got the new Rainer Maria album Catastrophe Keeps Us Together. It’s very good I just wished Kyle would sing again. Oh well.
What to have for dinner? What are you having?
red steel! first revolution screens surface.
Ok fellow blogger and gamer el moco posted scans of next months game informer with the very first nintendo revolution screens for Ubi Softs Red Steel. As you can tell from the screen you will hold your gun out with the revolution controller and can turn it ghetto style to shoot if you so wish. All the talk about how the revolution’s graphics wont hold up to Xbox 360’s can probably be silenced now. I mean doesn’t this look good enough to your everyday gamer? How good does it need to look? I’m sorry Microsoft, I think your flawed, still not shipping enough units machine just got pawned by Nintendo. And you know what? Sony’s PS3 is just around the corner too. Go back to breaking computers with Windows. Yeah I’ve become a Nintendo fanboy, but hey the DS was a step in the right direction for gaming, please bring on the Revolution.
spring is coming.
yep. it’s starting to warm up. for most of you , my friends to the south, it’s already warm, but here the skies are just now turning into thunderstorms, ushering in the new weather. I’m ready to go exploring, to see what the small towns of Iowa say to me, what they want to teach me about life here. It’s time for another adventure. Any chance I get to explore, and to see something unique. I’ve been thinking about how winter can collapse around us, keep us huddled inside watching movies and drinking hot chocolate, and sure that’s nice too, but my feet were made for walking sidewalks, and their ready to make fresh paths. to meet the world.
Marcel Dzama goes plastic
so that’s a picture of sea snake one of six figures in Marcel Dzama’s Uzama “monsters of winnipeg folklore” action figure line produced by Cereal Art, that jess picked up in Vegas. The other six figures are Uzama, Cloudinus, Evil Ugolinor, Tree Man, Xenophaner. The packaging reminds me of old star wars figures, and it serves it’s purpose nicely. Glady he didn’t go with the blind packaging which would have made it very hard to even try to get a complete set. As art toys go these at least move but there obviously using rip off star wars or gi joe molds with different heads. Jess got them on sale at Fao Shwartz so if your one of the few lucky people who still have one of there stores you can get the entire set for around 40$ thats a steal when Giant Robot is selling them at $20 each online. If you can’t afford a Marcel Dzama drawing and who can , then one of these figures will be cheaper than even buying one of his books, and they even come with a little book of his drawings inside.
It’s nice outside! let’s read comics!
so we went to see mama mia last night. I have to admit I’m not a fan of ABBA so that may have swayed my opinion but I think the play is done well, composed well but the story isn’t really all that good. And isn’t theatre supposed to tell a story? I’ll give it a B for the talent and the stage production but after seeing Avenue Q and Sweeney Todd, this play just didn’t do as much for me. Sorry ABBA Fans. O.k. It’s comic book day.
Moon Knight # 1 I grew up reading the 80’s version of this characther when i had an extra 1.25 and there were no New X-Men books on the shelf. Moon Knight was always cool, and I’ve always liked the Marvel B characthers better. Heck I read all 75 issues of New Warriors and most of the Alpha Flight run. When I found out they were redoing Moonie it caught my eye but I was sold when they announced David Finch would be doing the art. He sold me on New Avengers and this book could be amazing if they keep the pacing up. I really think Moon Knight could be Marvel’s Batman, I give the first issue and A+
Also picked up the Annihilation Prolouge for my earlier statement about the New Warriors. Nova! The story seems great but did anyone else think Kolins artwork was a bit, well awful? Im glad he’s not doing the Nova series which is the only one I think I’ll pick up right now. I also like Drax a lot, think I’ll have to check out that trade of his recent miniseries.
Jessica picked up the new Giant Robot which is always fun and this…
Strangetown #1 by Chynna Chugston. Oni Press. Chugston created the Blue Monday series and my favorite of hers, Scooter Girl, and this story takes place in Grangeton, Oregon, and it has all the charm of her ealrier work with a bit of mystery thrown in. Her characthers are overly caffeinated youthful caricatures that just work. I think she is one of the few true American Magna artists, because it reads like magna, but with our cultural influences which is definetly nice.
It says it’s a irregulary published ongoing series. Let’s hope it doesn’t go the Optic Nerve route and only come out once every couple of years. Wooh lot’s of comic reviews. sorry about that. let’s go watch lost.
lovesick discography
Just received my copy of the Lovesick discography put out by Harlan Records yesterday and I am enjoying it a lot. The cd has something for everyone who was a fan of the band as it collects 33 songs, everything the band did except the last Makoto album. The earlier songs are more intense than the later ones, more filled with energy and enthusiasm. Favorites on the disc are When if not now? repeat the sounding joy, meet me at midnight. These are songs you can step to, and shake your hands in the air. Pure emotion. You can order it online from my favorite label Polyvinyl, thats where I got mine. enjoy.
july 27th, 2007
So i played the card game Apples to Apples last night. It’s a pretty fun game that takes absolutely no strategy or thought, so I can recommend it to anyone, even those of you who can’t count.
O.k. so this movie has been rumored for a long time, but now that the teaser trailer is out I guess it’s official. The Simpsons, The Movie will be out July 27th, 2007. I have not been watching the Simpsons lately, I guess I just got a little burned out by it, but I’m pretty sure my butt will be in a theatre seat next year. I mean a big screen Homer episode? Of course! You can view the newly released teaser trailer here
Now Playing, Chaos FIeld(cube), Sonic Rush(DS), Tiger Woods(DS).
Now Reading, The Kite Runner.
Now listening, April’s Paste Magazine sampler.
Lucky Creature Attacks!
Staying with the Lucky Creature news kick, here’s the cover for Lucky Creature Attacks!, our comic book project. It may change a little before it gets printed but voila, the front of the comic! It’s a drawing by the wonderful Jessica White Enjoy!
The Disease/Network of Terror Split 7"
Hey everyone. Thats right, this summer we will be pleased to release a colored vinyl 7″ of these two amazing bands. The Disease and Network of Terror. If you haven’t heard them go check out their myspace pages for samples. It’s definetly a payback to my roots in the days before I fell in love with pretty slow music. Were real excited about this release and we will tell you more about it later.
stay lucky in 06!