Well, NYCC ’11 is now nothing but a memory, leaving us with piles and piles of books and a serious case of sleep deprivation. Against all conventional wisdom, Sunday seemed to be by far the busiest day, with larger crowds,…
Saturday at NYCC was a whirlwind of panels and screenings and signings. Most of the big programming happened today: Image Comics discussed their slate of upcoming creator-owned titles (lots to look forward to in the next few months), cast members…
Day two of New York Comic Con was exhausting and brilliant, brimming over with insightful panels (which we’ll discuss in detail later) and hordes of costumed attendees. Artists sketched, dealers shuffled their products, and fans milled around. It may have…
The first day of New York Comic Con was a relatively laid-back affair, a few panels in the morning for industry professionals, and a dry run for exhibitors on the main floor before the craziness of the weekend. It was an…
With a career spanning thirty-odd years, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark are a difficult band to categorize; they’re really a band with two distinct styles, dabbling equally in experimentalism and carefully crafted pop singalongs, mixing the two in varying degrees at…
CSC Funk Band- Things Are Getting Too Casual (Fat Beats records, released 8/23/11) CSC Funk Band’s debut album is a thing of mysterious wonder, a heady, sweaty brew of extended improvisations and afro-beat inflected grooves. The group pull a variety…