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Rich 3 days ago
As may be apparent, I haven't been jazzed about a lot of new music lately. This week, however, I was introduced to an artist to watch. Sourpatch are a young band from San Jose, and they have a record on Athens label HHBTM Records. They've posted the video for "I Want You Either Way" and it's a promising sample: Order Sourpatch records from HHBTM.
Rich 15 days ago
Tintin and Snowy by Jeff Lemire From Leigh Walton's Tintin sketchbook on Flickr.Rich 46 days ago
The Mountain Goats were on The Colbert Report last night, and played a new song from their brand new album Life of the World to Come (Dig). Here is "Psalms 40:2": The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Mountain Goats - Psalms 40:2 www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor Michael Moore Bonus track: The Mountain Goats - Genesis 3:23
Rich 120 days ago
I watched the great documentary on the 1974 Ali-Foreman fight in Zaire, When We Were Kings , tonight and was surprised when a Marvel comic made a quick cameo. Not only did 1974's Werewolf By Night #23 make an appearance, but it was being read by James Brown . Hell yes. The Godfather of Soul clearly digs his werewolves.Rich 132 days ago
Flipping through NFL Superpro #5 tonight (don't ask), I had to pause and look at the "Bullpen Bulletins" page packed with whimsical news about Marvel's staff and books. Right under a sketch of Quasar and next to an announcement of the upcoming Operation: Galactic Storm was the "January Coolometer" for 1992: See what's on top? It seems the Marvel office was offering subtle commentary on the then-recent confirmation process for Justice Clarence Thomas. The January street date for the issue means it probably went to press about three months prior, in October-November 1991. As the timeline notes, the initial allegations of sexual harassment by Anita Hill emerged in the media on October 6. Hill testified against Thomas in the Senate Judiciary Committee beginning on October 11 and the nation was swept up in the drama of sex, law, and politics. Thomas was later confirmed on October 15 by a 52-48 vote, the narrowest margin ever for a successful ...
