Queen City Sounds By Tom Murphy Published Issue 119, November 2023 Endless, Nameless – Living Without Touchstones of black metal, mathcore, post-punk and shoegaze flow all across this album in entrancing interplay with each other in every track. What is most striking is how there is a raw vitality and intimacy inherent to the songs […]
Imposter Syndrome By Moon_Patrol Published Issue 119, November 2023 Moon Patrol is a Northern California-based artist. Taking themes including 80s cartoons and video games, classic pulp illustrations, and comic book narratives, Moon Patrol remixes these many and varied cues using a collage technique he compares to “Kid Koala’s turntable albums, and in part by William
Book Club By Hana Zittel Published Issue 119, November 2023 The Great Displacement: Climate Change and the Next Great American Migration by Jake Bittle (2023) “The burden of relocation would fall on those who had the least ability to resist it.” Journalist Jake Bittle’s debut book examines the urgency of the climate crisis in the
North Star By Nick Flook aka Flooko Published as the Back Cover of Issue 119, November 2023 Nick Flook aka Flooko is “the O.G astronaut painter” and takes his fans on adventures through original acrylic paintings and animations. This Toronto-based artist specializes in surrealism, space-themed work and impressionistic city and landscapes. See more of his
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A Plot Thickens By Eric Joyner Published as the Centerfold of Issue 119, November 2023 I was born in San Mateo, a suburb of San Francisco. My childhood was fairly uneventful, doing the usual things most kids did, reading comics (mostly Mad, Creepy, Eerie and newspaper comic strips), playing sports, and going to school, as
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Werewolf Radar: Rider On The Corn By Nate Balding Published Issue 119, November 2023 The month of American thanks be upon us! With the backstory force-fed to children from sea to shining sea being absolute bullshit, this tall tale from the land of Plymouth Rock — which, by the by, give that a quick Google
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Consume By Derek Knierim Published Issue 119, November 2023 Derek Knierim is a concept artist based in the Denver area. He makes comic books, and loves to draw. He wants to work in the video game / movie industry creating more characters and worlds. See more of his work on his site and on Instagram.
Art by S. Putnik Published Issue 119, November 2023 Siena Goldman aka S. Putnik is a Los Angeles-based art director, archivist, artist and musician. See more on her Instagram. Check out S. Putnik’s last Birdy install, the companion art for The mirror by Zac Dunn, or head to Explore section to see more of her
Control By Dave Danzara aka Lost In Time Designs Published Issue 119, November 2023 Albuquerque-based Dave Danzara has spent most of his life creating art. Born and raised in California, Dave won a scholarship to Laguna Art Institute of Southern California in 1994. His influences can be found in pop culture, sci-fi, fantasy, film and
From The Postcard Diaries By Mark Mothersbaugh Published Issue 118, October 2023 Mark Mothersbaugh is one of this era’s most unique and prolific composers. Deeply aware of the ability of precise, multi-faceted artistic expression to deliver vital social commentary, he has perpetually challenged and redefined musical and visual boundaries. Mothersbaugh co-founded influential rock group DEVO,
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