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
Eddie Argos is one of my favorite singer and songwriters working today with his work for Art Brut and Everyone Was in the French Resistance Now. And he also does a column about comics for Playback magazine. What’s not to love, right? So when I was asked to come up an illustration for his column, […]
1) Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Beat the Devil’s Tattoo 2) Spoon Transference 3) Broken Bells Broken Bells 4) The Editors In This Light & On This Evening 5a) Gorillaz Plastic Beach 5b) Magnetic Fields Realism 5c) Titus Andronicus The Monitor
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, new hotness […]
I do. At least I did at first, then I got over it. Then I hated it and after that I just became indifferent. Then I liked them again and it’s just in time for their new CD Contra to come out. It’s good. I like it, but I’ll get over it. Then in a […]
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 […]
But you’ll love every minute of it. Buy this record now! It features Queens of the Stone Age’s guitarist and vocalist Josh Homme, Nirvana/Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl on drums, and Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones on bass. What else do you need to know?
1) Pearl Jam Backspacer 1a) Arctic Monkeys Humbug 2) Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk 3) Julian Plenti Julian Plenti Is Skyscraper 4) Modest Mouse No One’s First, and You’re Next 5) Muse The Resistance
The Decade in News by Pitchfork Staff The most important news story of the past decade doesn’t concern a specific band or genre or trend. It’s the story of how music news itself has changed. Think back to the turn of the millennium: How did you find out that your favorite band had a new […]
From Rolling Stone Magazine From Weezy and Mariah to Weezer and the Flaming Lips, some of 2009’s most anticipated albums are hitting stores this season. Big debuts from Adam Lambert and Monsters of Folk are due, along with eagerly awaited releases by Pearl Jam, Mariah Carey, 50 Cent and Shakira. Read up on 60 of […]
Well, ladies and gentlemen, the Monsters of Folk are Jim James, Mike Mogis, Conor Oberst and M. Ward and their album drops next Tuesday, September 22nd. Run out and pick it up on CD or on vinyl. For tour dates and to find out more, check out the Monsters of Folk website. The wide-ranging instrumental […]
What did you do today? I listened to the entire remastered Beatles catalog and then played Beatles Rock Band all day long, but first I came up with 50 All New, Brand New Cool Band Names today because my genius should not be kept to myself and lately I’ve been feeling generous, so enjoy my […]
This is like opening up a bottle of awesome and then washing it all down with a side of amazing…
