Gorillaz invade Plastic Beach
Pioneering cartoon band Gorillaz is back! This time, they're living off the western coast of Africa on an island called Plastic Beach:
The band...
Headin’ for a holiday: Muppet Rhapsody
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgbNymZ7vqY&hl=en_US&fs=1&&w=480&h=295]
Let's ease into the turkey glut with this delightful cultural mashup.
Adrian Tomine covers new Eels album
Eels, the much admired indie band that's mostly just a guy named E, have just announced a new album for early next year, with...
Tonight To Do for Tolkien freaks
A bunch of Tolkien/Howard Shore related events are taking place this weekend in NYC, including a LIVE symphonic performance of the Fellowship of the...
RIP: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
The woman that inspired the Beatles song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" passed away at the age of 46 from Lupus.From the WaPo...
People just like it better that way
(tip of the hat to the always-right Kurt Busiek who posted this on his Facebook page.)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4phHwSSing&feature=youtube_gdata&w=425&h=355]
It’s all about trying
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKH3iemEd-A&hl=en&fs=1&&w=480&h=295]
We like to think that this school band performance of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss in many ways exemplifies the themes of...
The music/comics connection
You may enjoy this piece in the LA Times covering musicians who make comics, including Zak Sally (above) Archer Prewitt, and Gerard Way. ...
Broadway Spidey’s dark has gotten turned on
According to the NY Post, the immensely complicated and expensive -- $45 million -- Spider-Man Broadway musical, has shut down production because it ran...
R.I.P. Heinz Edelmann, Yellow Submarine Art Director
Posted by Evie
The L.A. Times reports that Heinz Edelmann, best known for his work as art director of the 1968 Beatles film "Yellow Submarine,"...
Michael Jackson dies…and Bluewater is there
Via PR, the start of what you know is going to be a new comics cottage industry.
To millions he was the King of...
Remembering Michael Jackson
As several folks have pointed out, MJ was a real comics fan. During the height of his fame in the '80s and '90s he...
