Recently I was interviewed by the Riverfront Times about Pretentious Record Store Guy, music, comics, vinyl life and art. Good times if you’re into that sort of thing.
Read it here: http://blogs.riverfronttimes.com/atoz/2010/07/carlos_ruiz_pretentious_record_store_guy_comic_red_rocket_7_st_louis.php
14 minutes…
“If I had to choose a rapper, my favorite MC would be me.”
- A Tribe Called Quest
I love Tuesdays! Not because it’s not Monday, but because it’s always New Music Day. No matter how bad your upcoming week will be or how bad your weekend hangover has left you, all is right with the world because every Tuesday brings with it a range full of new possibilities, new favorites, […]
Art Brut
Art Brut vs. Satan
The Thermals
Now We Can See
Julian Plenti
Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper
Modest Mouse
No One’s First, and You’re Next
Ben Kweller
Changing Horse
Girls
The Album
XX
XX
Animal Collective
Merriweather Post Pavilion
Telekinesis!
Telekinesis!
Sonic Youth
The Eternal
White Rabbits
It’s Frightening
Mos Def
The Ecstatic
Wilco
Wilco The Album
Grizzly Bear
Veckatimest
Maximo Park
Quicken the Heart
Pearl Jam
Backspacer
Arctic Monkeys
Humbug
Monsters of Folk
Monsters of Folk
Muse
The Resistance
A.C. Newman
Get Guilty
Heartless Bastards
The Mountain
Julian Casablancas
Phrazes For […]
Indy Comics Week is upon us, and you can celebrate by picking up any Pretentious Record Store Guy comic or Parade of Freak comic at any of these participating, kick ass comic book shops:
Flroida
Tate’s Comics
4566 N University Dr.
Lauderhill FL 33351
Illinois
Chicago Comics
3244 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60657
Quimby’s Bookstore
1854 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
Maine
Casablanca Comics
151 […]
1. Scalped (DC/Vertigo)
by Jason Aaron and R.M. Guera
2. Incognito/Criminal (Marvel/Icon)
by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
3. The Unwritten (DC/Vertigo)
by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
4. Fables (DC/Vertigo)
by Bill Willingham and Mark Buckingham
5a. Batman & Robin (DC Comics)
by Grant Morrison and Frank Quietly
5b. Detective Comics (DC Comics)
by Greg Rucka and J.H. Williams III
6. Beasts of Burden (Dark Horse […]
1) 100 Bullets
by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso
2) Batman: Year One
by Frank Miller and David Mazzuchelli
3) Criminal
by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips
4) Stray Bullets
by David Lapham
5) Sin City
by Frank Miller
This Wednesday, August 19th, marks the official launch of Vertigo’s new crime and noir imprint– Vertigo Crime– with two new novels: Filthy Rich by Brian Azzarello and Victor Santos and Dark Entries by Ian Rankin and Werther Dell’Edera. I, for one, have been greatly anticipating the launch of Vertigo Crime because, let’s face it, every […]
One of my favorite rappers of all time, Del the Funky Homosapien, just put his newest record online for free. If you remember correctly, his last record Eleventh Hour made my list of Pretentious Record Store Guy’s Favorite Albums of 2008. To download his newest record called Funk Man ( The Stimulus Package)
by Del The […]
It appears that the Ides of March are upon us. More specifically, upon great 90s bands rereleasing their cds as Limited Edition 2 CD/DVD Deluxe Editions. Following in the footsteps of Pearl Jam, Radiohead are releasing their first three albums as Special Collector’s Editions on March 24th, coincidentally the same day that Pearl Jam is […]
Apropos of nothing except for the fact that I love Superdrag and can’t wait for the new album, Industry Giants, to come out on March 17th, here is a video to “Destination Ursa Major”, one of my favorite cuts by one of my favorite bands.
Enjoy the mighty splendor of Superdrag.
Super Deluxe Edition (2-disc set plus DVD, 4 LPs and replica cassette in linen-covered, slip-cased clamshell box):
· Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered (original mix)
· Disc 2: original Ten tracklisting digitally remastered and remixed by Brendan O’Brien, plus six bonus tracks: “Brother,” “Just a Girl,” “State of Love and Trust,” “Breath and a Scream,” […]
The Stills
Oceans Will Rise
Q-Tip
The Renaissance
The Walkmen
You & Me
Blitzen Trapper
Furr
TV On The Radio
Dear Science
Okkervil River
The Stand Ins
Ryan Adams
Cardinology
Oasis
Dig Out Your Soul
Little Joy
S/T
Bloc Party
Intimacy
Conor Oberst
S/T
The Anniversary
Devil on Our Side
Ben Folds
Way to Normal
Jenny Lewis
Acid Tongue
Deerhunter
Microcastle
Verve
Forth
Kings of Leon
Only By The Night
Del The Funky Homosapien
Eleventh Hour
Fleet Foxes
Fleet Foxes
One Day As A Lion
One Day As a Lion
Albert Hammond, Jr.
Como Te Llama?
The […]
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