Earlier this week I reviewed CAPTAIN CHINA . Today I have an interview with the writer CHI WANG !   -Where did you go to school for your art? I attended High School of Art & Design in New York. Cartooning was my major.   -What first made you want to become a comic book artist? I think it was just reading comic books at a young age. I enjoy the aspect of stories with images.   -How would you describe your style to people? I would say it's a combination of Japanese anime and 80's cartoons.   -What inspires some of your subject matter ...

One quarter of Teenage Fanclub, Gerard Love is already responsible for countless nuggets of beautiful, evocative pop music. But his new project Lightships is something a bit special. Roping in a few fellow Glasgow indie pop luminaries, Gerard Love set to about building an album which has an indefinably touching atmosphere. Out now, 'Electric Cables' is a showcase for a songwriter who is both steeped in multifarious pop traditions and unafraid to takes chance. An obvious choice for Their Library, ClashMusic tracked down Gerard Love to discuss his literary tastes and influences. - - - What is your favourite book and why? 'Siddhartha ...

Good Books – Metamorphosis

I'm writing this prior to the Oscars tonight, so in the interests of gossip and up to date journalism, I'm delighted to announce that this week we've got an exclusive interview with George Clooney, whilst we're thrilled to not be offering an exclusive sneak peek of 'The Dark Knight Rises'. Instead, we can offer great singles from the likes of Tom Williams & The Boat, as excitement builds for their much-anticipated sophomore album, and Shearwater look to redefine indefinable. Handshakes all round. 
 
 Tom Williams & The Boat – 'My Bones' 
 
 I'm a massive fan of Tom Williams and his hugely talented Boat; as a fellow citizen of the impossibly middle class Tunbridge Wells it is fantastic to see a band who have jumped out of an overlooked music scene to firmly establish themselves as a nationally ...

I saw in the end of 2011 watching TV with my mother in our front room. A tin of chocolate sweets sat open in a no man's zone on the floor between us (a slightly out of reach spot that allowed us to maintain a feeble delusion about not being chocolate crazed Christmas pigs). Before midnight, my mother, engaging in one of her weirder habits, went into the kitchen to microwave her cold mug of tea. I gulped a mouthful of Tesco diet cola, farted softly while there was a sly getting away with it, and un-muted The Vaccines ...

About.com : More books were sent to me for review this year than any other in the site’s existence. There were some excellent metal and hard rock books released in 2011. The choice for number one was easy. The massive Metalion: The Slayer Mag Diaries was both entertaining and historically important. There were a ton of other good books published in 2011, making narrowing it down to the five best a difficult task… Read and comment. From thedailyswarm.com.

This week we have Derek Nicoletto getting interviewed. Hailing from NYC, Derek gives us his brand of shimmering full-bodied electropop flavor with a hint of vocal soul. Can you give my readers a brief introduction to the band, for those who are unfamiliar with you. How did you form? I formed in my mother's womb in Valparaiso, Indiana, home of Orville Redenbacher and thus, the popcorn capital of the world. After spending time with a few bands and then a good run with Telling on Trixie, I've now gone solo. Telling on Trixie was a great rock band ...

I had the chance to catch Lights Resolve ’s cryptic performance last week at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY in honor of the release of their debut album Feel You’re Different . The band, dressed in all black, drew the crowd in from the very first haunting guitar ring guitarist Matt Reich let out. It’s obvious these guys are digging deep. With slates of mirror behind the instruments that the entire crowd could see themselves in during their set, it seems like the band is asking their audiences to do the same. Lights Resolve is: Matt Reich ...

The Rum Diary Dir. Bruce Robinson [Film District; 2011] by Alex Peterson Rating: “Do you smell that?” asks Johnny Depp’s tribute to Hunter S. Thompson, lowly journalist Paul Kemp, at the very end of this film version of The Rum Diary . “It smells like bastards. And truth.” Depp is standing in the bowels of a gutted Puerto Rican newspaper office, among the wreckage of printing presses that have been looted by the corrupt Americans (the bastards to whom he’s referring) who came to the island to rape it for all it’s worth. The truth to which he ...

If you're in with Darren Aronofsky, you're certainly in our good books. The writer-director has a keen eye for talent, shining a light on names like Sean Gullette, Clint Mansell, Matthew Libatique and Robert D. Siegel. And let's not forget the revitalization of Mickey Rourke. A recent addition to the Aronofsky stable has been screenwriter Mark Heyman ("Swan">Black Swan"), who's now teaming with Lionsgate for his latest script, "XOXO," a Facebook-relationship thriller surely hoping to emulate the success of "The Social Network" and "Catfish." The story is described as the digital age's "Fatal Attraction ...

Nada Surf wrote the song ‘Popular’, and this has forever put them in my good books. Now, after a four year break, the band are coming back with a new album called ‘The Stars are Indifferent to Astronomy’, which as titles go I really like. It’s put January 23rd, and to kick start promotion they’re releasing a free download of track ‘When I was Young’. It’s a slow burning, big building slab of excellence, and makes us very excited for the album.   Nada Surf - When I Was Young by cityslang Story originally posted on SupaJam .

Found this at the Che Cafe a while back. There are a lot of good books there.

Our disappointment with Vince Vaughn has been well documented. For the past decade or so he’s been phoning it in with films like “The Break Up,” “Fred Claus,” “Couples Retreat” and this year’s “The Dilemma,” but it looks like he's finally headed back into our good books. Earlier this year he lined up a part in Stephen Frears' "Lay The Favorite," he's got Jason Bateman joining him for "Insane Laws" and now he's finally pairing up with an old friend he hasn't worked with in seven years. THR reveals that Vaughn will join old ...

Interview Friday is back! Today I'm speaking with the band CROSSING YELLOW LINES . All questions were answered by singer/guitarist Andrew Wilburn unless otherwise noted. Hometown: Greensboro, NC Genres: Rock / Alternative Label: Filament Records, Filament Records™ Members: Andrew Wilburn - Vocals/Guitar, Ken Shufelt - Bass, Tony Natalizio - Lead Guitar, Brian Gallimore - Drums Can you give my readers a brief introduction to the band, for those who are unfamiliar with you. How did you form? The band was originally formed by brothers Doc (lead guitar) and Andrew (vocals/rhythm) Wilburn. After a few recordings with studio musicians, we picked up a ...

Alex Krüger aka Tigerskin, is definitely in our good books and have been for a long time. He has been releasing only the best quality house music since 2004, his newest EP just came out on Dirt Crew Recordings. The whole EP So Much Love & Magic is simply amazing. Everything fits and blends perfectly. [...]