ScotWatch: Boo! The Hi-Ex Comics Convention has been cancelled next year. The BBC reports “Organisers said a lack of sponsorship and other pressures on their time meant they were unable to host an event “fans and guests deserved”" althogh they hope to have a new show in 2012.
FilmWatch: I always thought that RIPD was a superb title for a comic - if not the greatest actual comic. I wonder how much the film will align with the comic, and how much it will just use one of the best comic book titles ever concocted.
CNNWatch: Ahead of the Middle East Comic Con, CNN is reporting United Arab Emirates created manga-style comic books…
StripWatch: Beetle Bailey is 60. And still awful.
KickWatch: John Romita Jr talks about the different UK and US audiences for the Kick-Ass movie.
I’m confounded by people who complained about the little girl and the foul language and violence, because, you know, there are no children with foul mouths in the United States! But no, I’m very happy that the UK took to it the way it did, because even though it’s based in New York, this was a British production. I think that flair was there, and I think Matthew Vaughn doing the film gave it its strength in the UK and Europe. And I was very happy that the box office take was divided so evenly between the UK and the States.
This is The Bleeding Cool ComicChron Robot speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will rule. Until that day, read on.
They say I am a work in progress. The fools.
Pádraig Ó Méalóid talks to Peter Hogan
And we were doing fairly well, for a small publisher. But Pete had managed to get himself hooked on heroin, and when he got clean again he hit a financial crisis and decided he was going to radically change his entire life. So he quit The Who, and shut down all his businesses – many of which deserved to be shut down, because they were insane. Recording studios on barges, for example. But Pete told me years later that his accountant was completely mystified as to why he’d shut the bookshop and the publishing company down, because they were actually making money. So it goes. The bookshop got sold, and has changed hands several times since then but is still a bookshop, which I’m quite pleased about.
Twitter / Bryan Lee O’Malley
Vol 6 is the last Scott Pilgrim book. You’ll just have to fanfic the “rest” …was that not clear?
The Economy of Webcomics: The KB Life Interviews Nick Langley
At San Diego Comic-Con International, our own Nick Langley participated in a panel on webcomics. Nick covered “The Economy of Webcomics” and brought in Super Fogeys creator Brock Heasley to discuss what went wrong with DC Comic’s Zuda line of digital comics. Kirrus of The KB Life interviewed Nick about the topic and the panel.
Influence Maps
The Influence Map meme is proving to be absolute catnip to artists, and there is something about the format that is utterly infectious. If I had any picture editing software on my computer, I’d maybe even give it a go myself (though mine would be comprised entirely of booze labels, crisp packets, guitarists and dead novelists with gigantic beards). Here’s some hotlinks to a few of my favourites that have been doing the rounds on Twitter and Deviant Art. Listed entirely in random order based only on the tabs in my browser running right to left as I composed this. So no sulking. I’m looking at you, Wynne.
It's a mantra for many a band seeking inspiration: back to the stacks, back to the stacks, back to the stacks. The Australian trio Cut Copy, whose free-spirited break-out album, "In Ghost Colours," finely plumbed the depths of '80s electropop, knew they needed some new directions for their upcoming album, due in February.
Still, it's hard to turn away from what launched your band -- and the records made by the floppy-haired wounded souls of the '80s did just that for Cut Copy. "In Ghost Colours" was chosen as one of the best albums of 2008 by the Times in the U.K. and Pitchfork Media, received fairly glowing reviews all around for its roving collagist style, and set the band aloft on global tours. In Cut Copy's home country, the album eventually reached No. 1 on the ARIA charts, bumping aside surfer bro Jack Johnson.
And while cleaning up the charts and lapping the planet is nice, it doesn't provide much time for reflection. When the band members returned to Melbourne, Australia, setting up a studio in an old textile warehouse, they finally got a chance to listen to all the bounty they'd bought in record shops all over the world. A new sound emerged, one born from hours of listening to the tribal, Afro-pop-influenced sounds of the Talking Heads and Brian Eno, Fleetwood Mac's crystalline "Tusk" and the background soul singers on David Bowie's "Young Americans."
Now, it could be said that those same records are currently inspiring countless young bands, but the outcome for Cut Copy sounds promisingly fresh so far. The first track from its as-of-yet untitled work is fittingly titled "Where I'm Going." The vocal harmonies recall a touch of the Beach Boys, but it's driven by a firm rhythmic backbone, which vocalist Dan Whitford says is a constant throughout the new work. So expect more percussion, but overlaid with melodic psychedelic washes and bleached-out harmonies.
Cut Copy -- Where I_m Going
We talked with Whitford about these latest directions, a missed opportunity with Ariel Pink and turning down Lady Gaga, which they've talked about plenty before, but we just had to get the explanation for ourselves because we're selfish like that. The video above, a Pop & Hiss exclusive, is one of a series of "behind the scenes" segments on the recording of the new album. This one takes place in Whitford’s recording studio and music room in Australia.
-- Margaret Wappler
So you've been heavily inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk” album, as well as the Talking Heads and David Bowie for this new record. How did those influences make their way onto your new record?
It’s really just a matter of developing as a songwriter. I guess the idea of that percussive stuff and the soul stuff, particularly on "Young Americans," felt new and exciting. We were thinking about songwriting in a way that’s different from "In Ghost Colours." For one thing, this is probably the most time that we’ve spent just out in the world making a record. In the past, we've always had other things going on. I've worked as a graphic designer; Tim is a DJ; Mitchell works in Web development. This time we focused on the art of making a record before anything else. We went off on more tangents, had the opportunity to take ideas to completion more. Inevitably, being a band isn’t the best way to pay the bills, but we don’t have to be concerned with other ways of making money as much anymore. We can be a bit more concerned with making music.
Feds Sue Fox <b>News</b> Over Reporter Catherine Herridge's Charges Of <b>...</b>
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<b>News</b> Corp. Donates $1 Million to U.S. Chamber of Commerce <b>...</b>
The donation is the News Corporation's second known contribution to a group that is advertising heavily to support Republicans this year.
Pulse <b>News</b> Reader for iPad 2.0: More sources, better organization
Alphonso Labs reported today that their Pulse News Reader for iPad (currently US $1.99) has been updated to version 2.0. The new version of the app addresses one of the major complaints about the original by allowing up to 60 news feeds ...
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Feds Sue Fox <b>News</b> Over Reporter Catherine Herridge's Charges Of <b>...</b>
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are suing the Fox News Network for allegedly retaliating against a reporter after she complained about unequal pay and job conditions based on her gender and age. The Equal Employment Opportunity ...
<b>News</b> Corp. Donates $1 Million to U.S. Chamber of Commerce <b>...</b>
The donation is the News Corporation's second known contribution to a group that is advertising heavily to support Republicans this year.
Pulse <b>News</b> Reader for iPad 2.0: More sources, better organization
Alphonso Labs reported today that their Pulse News Reader for iPad (currently US $1.99) has been updated to version 2.0. The new version of the app addresses one of the major complaints about the original by allowing up to 60 news feeds ...
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ScotWatch: Boo! The Hi-Ex Comics Convention has been cancelled next year. The BBC reports “Organisers said a lack of sponsorship and other pressures on their time meant they were unable to host an event “fans and guests deserved”" althogh they hope to have a new show in 2012.
FilmWatch: I always thought that RIPD was a superb title for a comic - if not the greatest actual comic. I wonder how much the film will align with the comic, and how much it will just use one of the best comic book titles ever concocted.
CNNWatch: Ahead of the Middle East Comic Con, CNN is reporting United Arab Emirates created manga-style comic books…
StripWatch: Beetle Bailey is 60. And still awful.
KickWatch: John Romita Jr talks about the different UK and US audiences for the Kick-Ass movie.
I’m confounded by people who complained about the little girl and the foul language and violence, because, you know, there are no children with foul mouths in the United States! But no, I’m very happy that the UK took to it the way it did, because even though it’s based in New York, this was a British production. I think that flair was there, and I think Matthew Vaughn doing the film gave it its strength in the UK and Europe. And I was very happy that the box office take was divided so evenly between the UK and the States.
This is The Bleeding Cool ComicChron Robot speaking. I come for your women. But for now I merely collate comic-related bits and pieces online. One day I will rule. Until that day, read on.
They say I am a work in progress. The fools.
Pádraig Ó Méalóid talks to Peter Hogan
And we were doing fairly well, for a small publisher. But Pete had managed to get himself hooked on heroin, and when he got clean again he hit a financial crisis and decided he was going to radically change his entire life. So he quit The Who, and shut down all his businesses – many of which deserved to be shut down, because they were insane. Recording studios on barges, for example. But Pete told me years later that his accountant was completely mystified as to why he’d shut the bookshop and the publishing company down, because they were actually making money. So it goes. The bookshop got sold, and has changed hands several times since then but is still a bookshop, which I’m quite pleased about.
Twitter / Bryan Lee O’Malley
Vol 6 is the last Scott Pilgrim book. You’ll just have to fanfic the “rest” …was that not clear?
The Economy of Webcomics: The KB Life Interviews Nick Langley
At San Diego Comic-Con International, our own Nick Langley participated in a panel on webcomics. Nick covered “The Economy of Webcomics” and brought in Super Fogeys creator Brock Heasley to discuss what went wrong with DC Comic’s Zuda line of digital comics. Kirrus of The KB Life interviewed Nick about the topic and the panel.
Influence Maps
The Influence Map meme is proving to be absolute catnip to artists, and there is something about the format that is utterly infectious. If I had any picture editing software on my computer, I’d maybe even give it a go myself (though mine would be comprised entirely of booze labels, crisp packets, guitarists and dead novelists with gigantic beards). Here’s some hotlinks to a few of my favourites that have been doing the rounds on Twitter and Deviant Art. Listed entirely in random order based only on the tabs in my browser running right to left as I composed this. So no sulking. I’m looking at you, Wynne.
It's a mantra for many a band seeking inspiration: back to the stacks, back to the stacks, back to the stacks. The Australian trio Cut Copy, whose free-spirited break-out album, "In Ghost Colours," finely plumbed the depths of '80s electropop, knew they needed some new directions for their upcoming album, due in February.
Still, it's hard to turn away from what launched your band -- and the records made by the floppy-haired wounded souls of the '80s did just that for Cut Copy. "In Ghost Colours" was chosen as one of the best albums of 2008 by the Times in the U.K. and Pitchfork Media, received fairly glowing reviews all around for its roving collagist style, and set the band aloft on global tours. In Cut Copy's home country, the album eventually reached No. 1 on the ARIA charts, bumping aside surfer bro Jack Johnson.
And while cleaning up the charts and lapping the planet is nice, it doesn't provide much time for reflection. When the band members returned to Melbourne, Australia, setting up a studio in an old textile warehouse, they finally got a chance to listen to all the bounty they'd bought in record shops all over the world. A new sound emerged, one born from hours of listening to the tribal, Afro-pop-influenced sounds of the Talking Heads and Brian Eno, Fleetwood Mac's crystalline "Tusk" and the background soul singers on David Bowie's "Young Americans."
Now, it could be said that those same records are currently inspiring countless young bands, but the outcome for Cut Copy sounds promisingly fresh so far. The first track from its as-of-yet untitled work is fittingly titled "Where I'm Going." The vocal harmonies recall a touch of the Beach Boys, but it's driven by a firm rhythmic backbone, which vocalist Dan Whitford says is a constant throughout the new work. So expect more percussion, but overlaid with melodic psychedelic washes and bleached-out harmonies.
Cut Copy -- Where I_m Going
We talked with Whitford about these latest directions, a missed opportunity with Ariel Pink and turning down Lady Gaga, which they've talked about plenty before, but we just had to get the explanation for ourselves because we're selfish like that. The video above, a Pop & Hiss exclusive, is one of a series of "behind the scenes" segments on the recording of the new album. This one takes place in Whitford’s recording studio and music room in Australia.
-- Margaret Wappler
So you've been heavily inspired by Fleetwood Mac’s “Tusk” album, as well as the Talking Heads and David Bowie for this new record. How did those influences make their way onto your new record?
It’s really just a matter of developing as a songwriter. I guess the idea of that percussive stuff and the soul stuff, particularly on "Young Americans," felt new and exciting. We were thinking about songwriting in a way that’s different from "In Ghost Colours." For one thing, this is probably the most time that we’ve spent just out in the world making a record. In the past, we've always had other things going on. I've worked as a graphic designer; Tim is a DJ; Mitchell works in Web development. This time we focused on the art of making a record before anything else. We went off on more tangents, had the opportunity to take ideas to completion more. Inevitably, being a band isn’t the best way to pay the bills, but we don’t have to be concerned with other ways of making money as much anymore. We can be a bit more concerned with making music.
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Feds Sue Fox <b>News</b> Over Reporter Catherine Herridge's Charges Of <b>...</b>
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are suing the Fox News Network for allegedly retaliating against a reporter after she complained about unequal pay and job conditions based on her gender and age. The Equal Employment Opportunity ...
<b>News</b> Corp. Donates $1 Million to U.S. Chamber of Commerce <b>...</b>
The donation is the News Corporation's second known contribution to a group that is advertising heavily to support Republicans this year.
Pulse <b>News</b> Reader for iPad 2.0: More sources, better organization
Alphonso Labs reported today that their Pulse News Reader for iPad (currently US $1.99) has been updated to version 2.0. The new version of the app addresses one of the major complaints about the original by allowing up to 60 news feeds ...
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Feds Sue Fox <b>News</b> Over Reporter Catherine Herridge's Charges Of <b>...</b>
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are suing the Fox News Network for allegedly retaliating against a reporter after she complained about unequal pay and job conditions based on her gender and age. The Equal Employment Opportunity ...
<b>News</b> Corp. Donates $1 Million to U.S. Chamber of Commerce <b>...</b>
The donation is the News Corporation's second known contribution to a group that is advertising heavily to support Republicans this year.
Pulse <b>News</b> Reader for iPad 2.0: More sources, better organization
Alphonso Labs reported today that their Pulse News Reader for iPad (currently US $1.99) has been updated to version 2.0. The new version of the app addresses one of the major complaints about the original by allowing up to 60 news feeds ...
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Feds Sue Fox <b>News</b> Over Reporter Catherine Herridge's Charges Of <b>...</b>
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are suing the Fox News Network for allegedly retaliating against a reporter after she complained about unequal pay and job conditions based on her gender and age. The Equal Employment Opportunity ...
<b>News</b> Corp. Donates $1 Million to U.S. Chamber of Commerce <b>...</b>
The donation is the News Corporation's second known contribution to a group that is advertising heavily to support Republicans this year.
Pulse <b>News</b> Reader for iPad 2.0: More sources, better organization
Alphonso Labs reported today that their Pulse News Reader for iPad (currently US $1.99) has been updated to version 2.0. The new version of the app addresses one of the major complaints about the original by allowing up to 60 news feeds ...
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