JETPACK JONES and BROCK BERRIGAN-Shades of Mary

What makes for terrific hip hop? Is it the words, the flow, or the beats? There’s definitely guys who I listen to for the lyrics,…

BF awards 2013 – best artist (Independent): Fiona Staples

“We are small, but the universe is not.” One look at the cover of the first issue and it was clear that Saga was unique.…

BAND OF SKULLS-Sweet Sour

Band of Skulls don’t make music or songs, they make moods. In this way, they remind me of a cross between Mazzy Star, whose music…

10 reasons I like THE DEADSTRING siblings

I had the privilege of seeing The Deadstring siblings last night at a small location right here in Arlington understood as The Iota Club. There…

MIEKE-Self Titled EP

Mieke appears like a teeny-bopper singer, however don’t hold that against her. She composes as well as performs her own material, as well as it’s…

AMANDA PALMER has A DAVID BOWIE TRIBUTE album

and IT’S only A BUCK. Check it out. Strung Out In Heaven: A Bowie String Quartet Tribute by Jherek Bischoff and Amanda Palmer

KILONOVA by WILLIAM ELLIOTT WHITMORE

It starts with Magnetic Fields’ “Fear of Trains,” a heartbreaking ballad of a native America woman abused by the system. A powerful opening to a…

Amazon-Exclusive Miyazaki Blu-ray set revealed

On November 17, in time for the holiday buying season, Disney will be releasing The Collected works of Hayao Miyazaki, a 12-disc collection solely offered…

ATLAS ties everything together WITH ATLAS UNIFIED

Media release — Atlas Comics is ecstatic to reveal ATLAS UNIFIED, a history-making comic book mini-series that introduces with a #0 problem during this October’s…