Oct 03, 2012
Comic Books
Issue #42 - The Protest Issue
Bucko was a fine read in its original online form, but this printed version is an extra treat—from the hilarious “dedication page,” to the book’s intro by fellow Periscope Studio member Steve Lieber, to the extra commentary by artist Erika Moen and writer Jeff Parker on the bottom of every page.
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Oct 03, 2012
Books
Issue #42 - The Protest Issue
Maybe Yo La Tengo never saw the commercial spikes enjoyed by a few of their peers over the years, but their storied longevity posits the trio as likely more worthy of a full bio than the many bands they saw flash and fade.
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Oct 03, 2012
Music
Issue #42 - The Protest Issue
Thanks to a bunch of swanky production-value-boosting additions-a string quartet, a choir, a horn section-Mumps, etc. sounds like a much bigger-budget album than its humble predecessors. Producer Graham Marsh (Cee-Lo Green, Katy Perry) gives WHY? an upbeat, pop vibe that’s different than any of the band’s previous work. Boiled down, Mumps, etc. is pretty slick.
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Oct 02, 2012
Music
Flying Lotus
While it would normally be a criticism to describe someone’s newest album as being similar to past efforts, that’s not the case with Flying Lotus. The sonic space he specializes in creating is so unique and broad, it’s probably not possible to overplay it. Every track and sound feels new and experimental; much of Until the Quiet is so wonderfully weird, there’s no way for it to be boring. It’s another wildly successful effort from one of hip-hop/jazz/electronica/DJ culture/indie music/[fill-in-the-genre-blank here]‘s most creative stars.
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Oct 02, 2012
Music
Issue #42 - The Protest Issue
Extra Playful was the title of John Cale’s last release, his 2011 EP that saw him visiting much lighter territory than his fans had become used to over recent years. It turns out this was an aptly teasing title that suggested mischievous misdirection, as the poppier melodies that made up that record are eschewed for a greater sense of vintage violence on brilliantly-titled new album Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood.
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Oct 01, 2012
Comic Books
Issue #42 - The Protest Issue
It seems like Jeff Lemire shouldn’t be successful. The artist and writer tells emotional stories, uses non-traditional art and watercolors to create impressionistic settings and characters, and seems obsessed with tales about family and fatherhood.
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Published by Omnibus Press
Oct 01, 2012
Books
Issue #42 - The Protest Issue
Given that it’s only been four years since Mark Oliver Everett published his memoir Things the Grandchildren Should Know, there must be a strong temptation to dismiss Tim Grierson’s new biography of Eels as superfluous. To do so though would be unfair, as Blinking Lights and Other Revelations offers a welcome objectivity that the autobiography by nature lacked.
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Oct 01, 2012
DVDs
Issue #42 - The Protest Issue
Hollow Face, the boogeyman of Intruders, haunts children when they’re trying to sleep, lying in wait in the dark corners of their bedrooms for the perfect moment to steal their faces, because he doesn’t have his own (for some barely-explained reason).
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Oct 01, 2012
Music
Issue #42 - The Protest Issue
Four years is a long time. After releasing three albums from 2004 to 2008, Tilly & the Wall took a bit of a break following 2008’s O. During this time, three of the band members married and had children, while the other two moved to Los Angeles from the band’s home base in Omaha, Nebraska. What has reemerged from this self-imposed hiatus is an album that is quite different from any of its predecessors, one that will no doubt surprise fans of the band’s other albums.
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ABC, Sundays 10/9 Central
Sep 30, 2012
TV
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Henry and Jane are the new caretakers of a luxurious old building on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Better known as “The Drake,” the building has played host to more than its fair share of tragedies in its 90-year history. Suicides and murders are a norm there; both ghosts and occult societies have called The Drake their home.
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