This time of the year is exciting because bands are releasing albums and announcing tours.
One such act is Taylor Hawkins (drummer extraordinaire of the Foo Fighters) and the
Coattail Riders - playing an intimate show the day before their album drops at the Casbah on
Monday April 19th. Sooooooo stoked!!!
Listen to the first track HERE...
I have been collecting Comic Books on and off since 1984-85. Some of my greatest
memories revolve around comics: great friends, a great job (and start of my career),
and the holy grail - Comic Con and many, many stories.
Collecting comic books to me was never about "what is this going to be worth?".
It has always been about the LOVE of them. It used to be about great art, but
in my wisdom came to realize it's about the writing and storyline. Great art
still has a special place coming from a design and art side.
I remember reading "The Dark Knight", "Arkham Asylum", and "Kingdom Come" and
realizing that comic books isn't an proper way to classify them - it is truly
literature at it's finest.
Actually I have only ever sold ONE comic book to a collector because I didn't
really care about the book, it was signed and it was at the height of the book,
meaning the demand and perceived value was HIGH!!! Very hard to turn down $150
on something I paid $3 for.
Over the years you sometimes buy more books or less, depending on titles and how
much disposable income you have. I am lucky to have a large portion of my
collection for free because of my job at WildStorm and friends in the industry.
I have had my collection appraised and have thought about selling some or all of
it off a couple of times.
Comics are like "comfort food" where you know one good story can entertain you,
cheer you up, and take you away from your worries and life - even if it's only
for 15 minutes at a time.
Really good article on Big Ben Roethlisberger and his BAD Judgment...
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Great article on Christopher Nolan, the state of Batman 3 and the direction of the Superman franchise.
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You heard right, Dave Grohl spilled the beans. The Foo Fighters are heading back
into the studio. I guess sober thoughts speak drunken words as Grohl was sipping
on some Jameson Irish Whiskey at the Independent Spirit Awards Friday night when
he broke the good news.
On November 4, 2009, Dave Grohl announced that the Greatest Hits record marks
the end of a phase and the beginning of a real hiatus. “This greatest hits
record, that’s the end of something… It’s time to move on into this next chapter
or another phase."
Flash forward to today. Dave seems over this hiatus talk.
Working toward their seventh album, the Foo Fighters are teaming up with
Butch Vig to mark the 20th anniversary of Nirvana’s Nevermind, which Vig
produced in 1991.
Grohl plans on this album to be recorded entirely in analog out of his
garage and added, “I think this could be our heaviest album yet.”
When asked about the likelihood of noise complaints from his Encino neighbors,
Grohl said, “We’re doing a test on Monday.” There is no set time the album is to be released,
but The Foo Fighters plan on a documentary film, that will celebrate the band’s sixteen years
together and chronicle the making of the album.
Stone Temple Pilots, after a nine-year hiatus have a new self titled album due out on May 25. They will be debuting the
new tracks in Austin at SXSW March 18.
The new album is classic STP. Its 12 tracks have the band's signature blend of tuneful melodies and rock guitar crunch,
psychedelic solos and impressive crooning courtesy of Scott Weiland. A few hard-hitting tracks featured tuneful,
Beatles-esque songwriting, and a pair of songs on the album's second half slowed the tempo, a la "Sour Girl," with acoustic
guitar and strong lead vocals from Weiland.
A tracklisting has yet-to-be announced, but among the songs are "Huckleberry Crumble" and "Between the Lines".
