That’s Why God Made The Radio is a nearly inconceivable thing – a Beach Boys album in 2012. It marks the group’s 50th anniversary. And it’s their first new release in ages, though exactly how long is largely a matter…
Author: Patrick A. Reed
Groove Music: The Art And Culture Of The Hip-Hop DJ (Oxford University Press, 2012)
Groove Music is a new volume from Oxford University Press, a treatise on the four decade evolution of hip-hop culture and the record manipulators who have guided that journey. From the sound system parties in The Bronx in the 70s…
New Comic Reviews: MIND MGMT, The Secret History Of D.B. Cooper
There are times where certain subjects rise to the top of pop culture. Motifs suddenly become the flavor of the month, and ideas pop up in different places — similar concepts appearing from separate sources. Right now, for example, two…
Impressions of Free Comic Book Day 2012
Free Comic Book Day is a day when comic shops across America (and the world) give away special edition comics from a variety of publishers. It falls on the first Saturday of May, and serves as both a promotional opportunity…
MoCCA Festival 2012: The Highlight Reel
On April 28th and 29th, New York’s MoCCA (Museum Of Comics and Cartoon Art) took over the 69th Regiment Armory on Lexington Avenue, to hold their tenth annual festival celebrating the art and culture of american comics. The main hall…
Pop Music Comics: Hopeless Savages
Music is an integral part of Hopeless Savages, but it’s not the focus. This comic is about a cast of characters, a family of brilliant and insane individuals, and their trials and tribulations. Their world so steeped in musical culture…
C2E2 2012 in pictures.
And now, it’s time for the last batch of our pictures from C2E2. It’s been a couple weeks, but we’re still walking on air at the thought of how much fun we had. A DJ was set up right by…
Graphic Novel Review: Cow Boy (Archaia Entertainment)
Cow Boy is a new graphic novel from Archaia, and it’s a masterful work of poignance, varmint wrangling, and hard-bitten, spur-jangling protagonists. The title character is Boyd Linney, a ten year-old child with a bandanna, a hat, and a horse. …
C2E2 2012: The weekend recap.
This year’s C2E2 (Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo) was a fun-filled weekend of media overload, with panels and parties and programming galore. The main floor was filled with booths targeting every imaginable faction of fandom. Publishers advertised new releases; dealers…
Thank you, C2E2!
Well, we’re back from the weekend’s festivities in Chicago, and there’s a lot to talk about, as soon as we can get our thoughts in a coherent order. Our “Comics And Pop Music” panel on Friday night was a great…