HAPPY birthday LOU REED!

celebrating rock as well as roll’s preferred depressive, who was born on this day in 1942, with covers of his classics! rather than pick famous versions, I did my finest to cut a wide variety.

Hit next as well as get to listening!

DENNISON point by cool DL

cool DL’s new album, Dennison Point, is a directly up autobiography about his experience being transferred to east London as a kid, after having gotten into a bit of difficulty in his former home, sharing a bedroom with his sibling in an apartment or condo with his daddy as well as his father’s new wife. There’s a genuine danger when you get this certain in your stories that people won’t identify, however like Fresh prince who had to step in with his Uncle as well as Aunty in a new hood, cool DL does a great task at bringing us into his life as well as making us care.

So, I’m doing something I nearly never do here: Recommending a rap album by a UK artist. Smooth as well as jazzy production, it recalls the early ’90s days of native Tongue, when rap had a message without being heavy handed as well as didn’t have to verify exactly how difficult it was all the time.

Good stuff.
Dennison point by cool DL

Ant-Man DVD date announced

The much more I think about Ant-Man, the much more I like it. It’s been treated as a poor cousin of the marvel film universe, not tying into the big Avengers franchise, but that gives it the ability to operate on its own as a much more stand-alone “man finds his destiny through acquiring powers and learning to help others” film. and the cast was talented — Paul Rudd as the lovable loser, former thief Scott Lang; Michael Douglas as the jaded scientist Hank Pym seeking revenge for the sake of the world; and Evangeline Lilly as the overlooked daughter, protected “for her own good” by the men in her life (who need to instead let her find her own abilities).

The premise is as expected: Lang learns to shrink and work with ants over the course of the film, eventually leading up to a number of action set pieces as he works to stop Corey Stoll, the generic businessman bad man who’s stolen Pym’s invention. I’m curious to view the film again, to see what details emerge.

Marvel has now announced that the film will be available on Blu-ray (list price $33), DVD ($30), and Blu-ray combo pack ($40 for 3D Blu-ray, conventional Blu-ray, and digital copy) on December 8. The HD digital version will be available a month early, on November 17, through Disney films Anywhere. special features on the Blu-ray and DMA include:

Making of an Ant-Sized Heist: A How-To guide — set your view and count down the action in this fast-paced behind-the-scenes look at how to pull off a heist movie, including Scott Lang’s funny heist “family,” Ant-Man’s costume, plus amazing stunts and effects.

Let’s go to the Macroverse — Shrink down to size in this fascinating look at creating the world from Ant-Man’s perspective, from macro photography through the subatomic.

WHIH NewsFront — A hard-hitting collection of content, including a peek at the future of Pym Technologies with Darren Cross, anchor Christine Everhart’s interview with soon-to-be-released prisoner Scott Lang on his notorious VistaCorp heist, and more.

Plus deleted scenes, a gag reel, and commentary by director Peyton Reed and Paul Rudd

One of the best parts of the film was Michael Peña as Lang’s heist buddy Luis, who has a great, humorous way of narrating his plans. That method figures in the new home video trailer, as shown here:

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2012 BALTIMORE COMIC-CON WELCOMES VERTIGO CREATORS

Media release — skilled creators from DC Entertainment’s Vertigo imprint will be in attendance at this year’s Baltimore Comic-Con. The show, which will be held at the Baltimore Convention Center, will take location the weekend of September 8-9, 2012. joining the growing listing of guests are mark Buckingham, Garth Ennis, Jeff Lemire, Scott Snyder, as well as Chrissie Zullo.
Mark Buckingham, who is best-known as well as most-celebrated for his work on the long-running Vertigo title Fables, began his occupation in 1990 working with Neil Gaiman on Miracleman from Eclipse Comics. working on such titles as 2000 AD, Hellblazer, as well as Shade, the altering Man, he ended up being a mainstay at DC Comics after taking over art tasks on Fables with problem #6. His run on Fables has earned him four Eisner Awards, including finest new series in 2003, finest Serialized story in 2005 as well as 2006, as well as finest Artist/Penciler/Inker in 2007.

Garth Ennis broke into the American Comic scene in 1991, taking over the composing reins on Hellblazer. After a successful four-year run, Ennis moved on to produce Preacher, a 66-issue legendary that ran from 1995 -2000. In addition to these two ground-breaking series, he likewise had prolonged runs on DC’s The Demon as well as Hitman. a lot of recently, Ennis is preparing to wrap-up The Boys, a 72-issue story which began at DC’s Wildstorm imprint before moving to Dynamite enjoyment with problem #7.

Jeff Lemire made a name for himself after creating the Eisner as well as Harvey-nominated Essex region trilogy from top shelf Productions. In 2009, he composed as well as drew The Nobody, a 144-page graphic book published by DC’s Vertigo imprint. Currently, in addition to composing Justice league Dark as well as animal guy for DC’s new 52, Lemire likewise is the writer/artist on wonderful Tooth, a monthly Vertigo series which began in 2009.

Scott Snyder made a significant effect on the comic market last year with his ground-breaking work on the Harvey Award-winning Vertigo title, American Vampire. In addition to American Vampire (and it’s present spin-off mini-series, Lord of Nightmares), Snyder is likewise composing both Batman as well as Swamp Thing, as well as will be co-writing the upcoming series Talon, which spins off directly from his critically acclaimed “Court of Owls” storyline from Batman.

After being acknowledged by an editor at the DC skill browse at San Diego Comic-Con 2008, Chrissie Zullo was used the task of supplying covers to the Fables spin-off mini-series, Cinderella: From Fabletown with Love. With a style that has been compared to that of Tara McPherson, Zullo swiftly established a strong fan complying with as well as she complied with up with covers to the sequel, Cinderella: Fables are Forever, in addition to interior pencils for both Madame Xanadu #26 as well as Fables #100.

“We pride ourselves on being a show that caters to every type fan, including those fans of the mature visitor books published by Vertigo,” stated Marc Nathan, show promoter of the Baltimore Comic-Con. “Comics are for both youngsters as well as adults, as well as these people assist create a few of the very best books geared toward an older audience. We’re thrilled to have Mark, Garth, Jeff, Scott, as well as Chrissie going to the show this year!”

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Tickets are now offered for VIP GOLD, VIP, as well as general Admission at the Baltimore Comic-Con!

Buy your convention tickets as well as save time at the show! –
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This year’s verified guests for the show including: guest of Honor, Stan “The Man” Lee (Saturday only!); Neal Adams (First X-Men, Baman: Odyssey); Jason Adams (Sculptor); Josh Adams (Doctor Who, Sherlock); Dave Aikins (SpongeBob as well as Dora the Explorer children’s books illustrator); Ken Bald (Golden Age Timely/Marvel Artist); Marty Baumann (Pixar artist); Brian Bolland (Dial H, Cover Story: The DC Comics Art of Brian Bolland); Tom Brevoort (Avengers); Harold Buchholz (Archie Comics); mark Buckingham (Fables, physician Who); Jim Calafiore (Secret Six); Frank Cammuso (Knights of the Lunch Table, Otto’s Orange Day); Greg Capullo (Batman, Spawn); Richard situation (Artist alley Comics, Doom Patrol); Tommy Castillo (Grimm Fairy Tales); Bernard Chang (DC Comics Presents, war of the eco-friendly Lanterns); Jo Chen (Buffy the Vampire Slayer season eight – Saturday only!); Sean Chen (Steel, Avengers Academy, Voltron); Jim Cheung (Avengers vs. X-Men, AVX VS., Spider-Men);Cliff Chiang (Wonder Woman); Frank Cho (Avengers vs. X-Men, liberty Meadows); Mike Choi (Fantastic Four, Demon Knights, Captain Atom); Steve Conley (Bloop webcomic www.bloopstree.com); Amanda Conner (Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre); Geof Darrow (Shaolin Cowboy); Lar deSouza (Looking For Group, least I might Do); Todd Dezago (Perhapanauts); Dan Didio (O.M.A.C.); Eryk Donovan (SEQAPUNCH anthology, ‘Ringo Scholarship Recipnullnull

THE huge DAY by possibility THE RAPPER as well as method MAKES PAPER by E-40

I wished to listen to this a few times before publishing on it. I saw a lot of evaluations that crap on it for being as well mainstream. however what did you expect? This is a appropriate album. albums are meant to be mainstream. It’s not a mixtape.

After a few listens, I wrap up that those reviewers are just being dicks. This is a truly solid record. great deals of fun. precisely what I’d expect from a possibility album.

I likewise truly like E-40’s latest. just like all his recent albums, it’s great deals of fun. Hilarious, amazingly skillful, regularly surprising.

ADVENTURE TIME GOES KABOOM! THIS FEBRUARY

cartoon Network’s smash hit animated comedy series adventure Time is concerning BOOM! Studios’ all-ages imprint KaBOOM! in an ongoing monthly comic book series featuring all-new original stories! Hold on to your swords! adventure Time #1 ships this February!
The highly-anticipated first issue from the monthly series features a story written by Ryan North, author of the smash-hit webcomic Dinosaur Comics, and drawn by Shelli Paroline, the artist of ICE AGE: ICED IN and MUPPET SNOW WHITE.

“It’s quite exciting to bring this series to comics. My partner and I are substantial fans and sing Marceline’s ‘Daddy, why’d you eat my fries?’ song around the house all the time,” BOOM! Studios founder and chief executive officer Ross Richie said. “Pendleton Ward has created a brilliantly original voice in this show and it’s a true ‘All Ages’ home that appeals both to kids and also has a substantial amount of adult fans. view for the waving snail!”

“It was like a bomb dropped in the office when we announced adventure Time,” says BOOM! Studios Editor-in-Chief Matt Gagnon. “Everyone at BOOM! was just as thrilled as any fan. adventure Time is such a classic story at its heart- a young boy and his canine on different adventures – but the genius of the show allows us to take a easy concept and get really creative with the presentation. everyone we’ve worked with is a substantial fan of the show and developer Pen Ward has been instrumental in bringing this comic book to life. ”

The adventure TIME comic series will follow Finn the Human, Jake the Dog, Princess Bubblegum and the other inhabitants of the Land of Ooo as they explore numerous varied adventures. because its debut on cartoon Network, adventure Time has become a runaway hit, with explosive growth in ratings, substantial vital and fan acclaim, a major presence at fan conventions and more, it’s clear fandom is obsessed and 2012 is the Year of adventure Time! Don’t miss out on this new phenomenon—this first issue is sure to get snapped up! You can pre-order the books at your local comic shop. Don’t know where it is? go to www.comicshoplocator.com Or you can stop by BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com)and pre-order issue #1 or a subscription today!

ADVENTURE TIME #1 is written by Ryan North with art by Shelli Paroline and Braden Lamb. This title ships with three covers in a 75/25 split by Chris Houghton and Jeffrey brown in a 1-in-10 incentive by Chris Houghton, a 1-in-20 incentive by Jeffrey Brown, and a 1-in-30 Chris Houghton Wraparound Cover. This title ships in February, featuring a price point of $3.99 with a diamond Code of DEC110939.

Additional information about future books in the adventure Time comic series from KaBOOM! will be available in the coming months.

About BOOM! Studios
Founded by Ross Richie, BOOM! Studios (www.boom-studios.com) is 2009 and 2010’s “Best Publisher” and an Eisner and Harvey Award-winner, generating a constellation of bestselling comic books and graphic novels with the industry’s top talent, including mark Waid’s IRREDEEMABLE, new HELLRAISER comics written by Clive Barker, planet OF THE APES, 28 DAYS LATER, and Philip K. Dick’s DO ANDROIDS dream OF electric SHEEP?. BOOM!’s all ages imprint KABOOM! publishes Charles Schulz’ PEANUTS, Roger Langridge’s SNARKED, and Scholastic’s WORDGIRL. BOOM!’s lit comix-focused imprint, BOOM! Town, recently won the Eisner award for its first book, Shannon Wheeler’s I thought YOU would BE FUNNIER.

About cartoon Network Enterprises
Cartoon Network Enterprises (CNE) is responsible for building consumer products and merchandising programs for a broad range of brands by securing and supporting long-term licensing partnerships across all categories. As the global branding and merchandising arm of cartoon Network and adult Swim, the division manages the consumer product programs for the networks’ award-winning original programming, brands and characters including Ben 10, Generator Rex, Chowder, The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack, adventure Time, adult Swim and more. CNE also serves as the exclusive global licensing agent for the full portfolio of brands from spin Master Ltd., as well as Nelvana Enterprises and spin Master for the award-winning Bakugan brand and the PGA of America for the youth marketplace. cartoon Network (CartoonNetwork.com), currently seen in much more than 99 million U.S. homes and 166 countries around the world, is Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s ad-supported cable television service now available in HD providing the best in original, acquired and classic home entertainment for youth and families. Nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. (ET, PT), cartoon Network shares its channel space with adult Swim, a late-night destination showcasing original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults 18-34. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adnull

AMANDA PALMER-Several Attempts to Cover tunes by the velvet Underground as well as Lou Reed

This album makes me desire I liked Lou Reed’s music more.  people who sing Lou Reed tunes noise so hip.  as well as that goes double for people who dig into the velvet Underground catalog.  I don’t dislike Lou’s stuff, it’s just a bit inaccessible for me.  It never makes me feel anything.  except his “New York” album.  liked that one.

But this isn’t about that.  This is about hipster covers of Lou.

Amanda Fucking Palmer, formerly of the Dreseden Dolls, has the punk cred to pull this off.

The album is mainly live, as well as she doesn’t try to pull out strange tunes or prevent the expected: She covers walk on the Wild Side, waiting on My guy (best cut on the record), Satellite of Love, I’ll Be Your Mirror, as well as ideal Day. She doesn’t do Heroin, however I’m fine with that. That tune makes me want to die.

The album was recorded live, as well as it’s got a wonderful, warm feel–and fantastic noise quality.

I liked it, as well as I’m not a Lou Reed fan. So you’ll most likely dig it, too.

G.O.A.T.: Back in the High Life/Gimme Some Lovin’ by Steve Winwood/Spencer Davis group (1966/1986)

THE biggest OF ALL TUNES (G.O.A.T.) is a series of posts, creating my 100 preferred tunes of all time.  The master listing is here, as well as I update it about every two weeks or when I have one more 10 tunes or so.

Today we’re celebrating Steve Winwood, born may 12, 1946!

Back in the High Life.  It was a monster hit in the ’80s, and, damn it, it’s a excellent tune.  Not to mention that, other than LL great J’s mom stated Knock You Out, it’s most likely the very best career-reviving tune in history.

By 1986, Steve Winwood had been in a number of blockbuster supergoups: The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, as well as Blind Faith—all of which had major traditional rock hits.  He had likewise had a few hit records—as late as 1982’s speaking Back To The Night—but the truth was that he wasn’t as famous as many of the people he had come up with.  Eric Clapton had a number of significant albums in the 1980s as well as was working with Phil Collins, who was the biggest solo act around.  Stevie Nicks’ solo career was likewise on fire.  Roger Waters was selling out Madison Square Garden.  So when Windwood recorded his multiple-Grammy winning album, he may have had something to prove—that “all the doors that closed one time, will open as well as let me in.”  as well as they did.  Oh, as well as by the way, that’s James Taylor singing with him in harmony.

But Steve Windwood has actually decades of material to weed out.  stuff with Spencer David Group, Blind Faith, Traffic…So, if I’m trying to narrow my listing to no more than two tunes by any type of one artist, what’s my #2?

It’s obvious.

Gimme Some Lovin, which bit Stevie Windwood recorded with Spencer Davis group (and Eric Clapton) at the age of 16. Twenty Years before he was Back in the High Life again.

Back in the High Life Covers: I like the Warren Zevon version, as well as I likewise like Nell “Gimme a Break” Carter’s version. however for extremely different reasons.

Gimme Some Lovin’ Covers: Olivia! Olivia! My guiltiest pleasure! as well as Hanson!