Nov 22 2011
Tonight’s #PortraitNight drawing is Director (and musician now, apparently) David Lynch. Lynch’s films are well-known and his recent musical efforts are getting a fair amount of attention, but did you know he drew a comic strip for an alternative weekly in the 70s? David Lynch’s Angriest Dog In The World isn’t for everyone, but I …
Nov 20 2011
With comic cons currently either saturated heavily with film/TV (like the San Diego Comic-Con) or appealing to the hipster/art comics crowd (MoCCA, SPX, etc.), record shows may now be the last bastion of sweaty misanthropic guys milling around and rummaging through old dusty bins of junk. Sounds great, right?! So, I just had to make …
Nov 11 2011
Today is November 11th 2011, which as well all know is Nigel Tufnel Day, a day to celebrate music that should be played extra loud. Here’s how it’s done: One of my favorite music podcasts, All Songs Considered, devoted their most recent show to a list of their picks for songs that should be played …
Nov 08 2011
I watched a couple of good BBC documentaries about influential DJ John Peel last weekend, so I thought he’d make a good #PortraitNight subject. For what it’s worth, the two documentaries were John Peel’s Record Box (about the small box of Peel’s odd favorite 45s discovered at his home after his death) and John Peel’s …
Nov 01 2011
It’s a four-fer! (?) Here’s a #PortraitNight drawing of Pink Floyd, taken from the cover of the last MOJO Magazine. I did this at the Winston-Salem Comic & Toy fair weekend before last. Like most red-blooded American males, I had a “Pink Floyd phase” in high school, but these days the only stuff of theirs …
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