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Saturday, May 29, 2010

New Episode Of SANDWICHES TIME! Finally PodCasting!


Its been far far to long since my last podcast, therefore i am super excited to have Episode 4 of my Pirate Radio broadcast SANDWICHES TIME! up on line at long last! Sorry for the delay and a huge thanks to our resident red rasta wizard who came through in the clutch with the technology blast! that allowed me to record my show once again. Check out the link on the sidebar to my podomatic page and remember dear reader/listener, a time when finalfantasy VII ruled the world and enjoy this random hiphop/thrash barrage of a show!

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Ani Kuri 1 minute shorts are pretty damn sweet!

I just recently found out that the 1 minute short i posted a while back titled Ohayou (good morning) was just one of 15 or so minute long shorts that were aired between programs and were overseen by some of the most acclaimed directors in Anime, hence the name Ani Kuri which is a short on the Japanese pronounciation of anime creator. Some are really great and others just so=so, but i only wish we had filler programing of this quality over here in the U.S.! here is Episode #11 and i dedicate it to little JetGirl. ill post some other quality ones as i find them...

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Great Northern Comic Reviews! BLACK SUMMER/ DOOM PATROL/ WATERLOO SUNSET


Yes yes time for another quick comic review as I have spent the last weekend nestled in the dry craggy nooks of the Sisikyou County mountains relaxing with friends in their converted bus doing absolutely nothing but eating and reading sweet comics! Thanks again Joe for the new books! Lets start with BLACK SUMMER, a single 8 issue trade that came out in 2005 done yet again by Warren Ellis. Can't help but like how the book starts off, with a masked superhero, once part of an elite citizen defense team, now turned anti-government vigilante, walking into the White House press room drenched in gore calmly stating that he has just killed the President and his cabinet for their numerous atrocities, and demands that we citizens hold free elections to start anew. Super amazing and ultra detailed art by Juan Jose Ryp in the vein of Geoff Darrow. As with a lot of the single books that Ellis puts out, I only wish that this series would have gone on longer. As with OCEAN and ORBITER I felt that those stories and histories could have been stretched over many many issues. They just seem to go so gosh darn quick! But then I must keep in mind that I am furiously reading this thing all at once and not waiting month to month for each issue to come out...

Next Up: DOOM PATROL by Grant Morrison. Written in 1989, classic 60's super heroes are revamped by Morrison into a completely new and surreal take on the genre. This is most definitely a predecessor to THE INVISIBLES as again we are dealing with a group of anti heroes who defy all our social and political expectations, they are all outcasts, all handicapped in some way and are dealing with very unconventional situations. Very Grant Morrison like themes of Meta fiction and dreams/reality. Super. Awesome. I don't know why it has taken me so long to read this thing. Cant wait to get my hands on the next trade...

I am also in the process of reading WATERLOO SUNSET by Andrew Stephenson. Thanks again joe! Just a little way into this thing and it is warming up to me. It has the atmosphere of WASTELAND, a comic I am not particularly fond of. And here again we have another mysterious be-goggled "hunter" who wanders the post-apocalyptic landscape, but this seems to be going in a direction that's keeping me interested....we shall see...

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Thought I would repost this beautiful animated short by one of my favorite Japanese animators, Satoshi Kon (PAPRIKA, PERFECT BLUE, PARANOIA AGENT). It is very simple and illustrates the lighting and the mood that makes me love Kon's animation. I stumbled across this 1 min. short on Paul Duffield's blog (Artist for FREAKANGELS) which is a very interesting read in itself. Thanks Paul!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

DN! Interview With Author/Activist Tariq Ali On England's Political Mess:

Here is a quick clip from today's episode of Democracy Now! featuring an informative interview with British author/activist Tariq Ali. If you are at all interested in the current bizarre political crisis unfolding in the UK, check this interview out. Its brief but Ali does a decent job of breaking down the UK political parties and laying out the situation in a fairly simple way for someone unfamiliar with the British political scene. Watch closely because England's political descisions are directly intertwined with those of our own country concerning the continuing war in Afghanistan and according to Ali, it doesn't look like things are going to change.

Grant Morrison: TALKING WITH GODS Trailer!

This is going to be flat out incredible. Fans of comics, metafiction and metaphysics rejoice!!! Its always a little nerve wracking to see your favorite pop heros, usually completely anonnymous, as the subjects of very ego centric documentaries, but it looks like TALKING WITH GODS is going to be amazing. Here is a little teaser trailer. I love the fact that they chose to put subtitles under him because of his heavy Scottish accent.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Dale Cooper Says: FREAKANGELS Is An Awesome Comic! And It's Free!! Plus CAPTURED GHOSTS trailer!


FREAKANGELS is a free, weekly ONLINE comic written once again by Warren Ellis, who I just discovered is going to be the center of a new documentary entitled CAPTURING GHOSTS. He apparently is going to also be making a film of his own; a documentary about another amazing writer, Grant Morrison (THE INVISIBLES, THE FILTH) which i believe is called "TALKING WITH GODS". Total Cream Dream for comic nerds. Check out the trailer for CAPTURING GHOSTS below!

iPad people, get that Comic Book app and download this thing! That's right. If you didn't know, there is an app that allows you to download some comics for free and you can view and read them like any other document. Its probably the coolest thing. Ever. Not only is FREAKANGELS completely free, but it is also amazingly written and drawn, with a great new story by Ellis and delicate thin lined artwork with sharp, bold colors by Paul Duffield. Eager comic zelots will be pleased with the weekly episodes and anyone who wants the thing in hardcopy can collect the Trades that come out every six months or so. This is currently one of my favorite comics. FREAKANGELS.COM is also a really fun website with links worth checking out.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Awesome Short Documentary On London's Pirate Radio Stations!

This has to be one of the coolest clips I have seen in a long time. These Pirates have stations, transmitters and relays all throughout sprawling downtown London, and you get to see how a few are set up in this vid. And unlike us Pirates here in the States, they face very severe penalties if caught by the UK authorities. Here, Pirate stations are usually only fined or eventually raided after multiple offences from the same location. It seems things are a lot more strict for our fellow English Pirates, but as is shown in this short video, that is not stopping them from broadcasting from more than 80 unregulated stations in London!

Monday, May 3, 2010

May Day! New Podcast! Clark and Michael! Futurama Returns!


Hope everyone had a good May Day! on the 1st. Whether you were drinking on the beach enjoying a rare sunny Saturday on the North Coast or participating on one of the countless massive May Day protests around the world, I hope it was a productive day! May 1st has always been a day of resistance and honor for immigrants and laborers, and this year holds special significance for these causes, given the outrageous and illegitimate legislation that is being considered in Arizona regarding illegal immigrants. I'm happy to report that there are already many lawsuits and efforts to boycott the state, including threats from executives for Major League Baseball which has an enormous amount of foreign players, most from Latino countries. 40 or so Major League teams hold there spring training in Arizona, and it is businesses and companies like this that must be pressured into publicly boycotting Arizona until SB 1070 is repealed! There is also a great story of a really brave Arizona County Sheriff who refuses to enforce the new law because he believes it is "racist and stupid".

In lighter news...Really excited because I have finally managed to acquire the elusive imic which allows me to record and podcast my radio shows, and I'm proud to announce that Episode #3 of Sandwiches Time is now up and podcasting!!! I have done countless shows between the few that I have podcasting so far, and each episode that I cant record I regret. There is so much spontaneous stupidity that I want to remember forever and my Saturday night kicked major sweet ass you might say, and now its up there for your enjoyment and my shame.

I also have to give a quick mention for my newest favorite show... Clark and Michael! Super funny low budget, improve style comedy from Michael Cera and Clark Duke, who are followed by a film crew as they write and sell a script to Hollywood. Short ten minute episodes only available online at Clarkandmichael.com, youtube or one of the many many links sites. Enjoy!

One more little nerd tid bit of info...oh I dunno...maybe FUTURAMA is returning for a brand new Season #6 on June 24th@10PM!!!!! Thats right! FUTRUAMA is Back!!!! It grew and grew on me until it eventually became on of my top favorite animated shows and I do not have words to express how excited i am about this! Here is a little sneak peek of the first 3 minutes of the newest Season 6 Episode 1 !!!!!!