Category: Lists

  • Top 12 Albums 2016

    Here’s my Favorite 12 Albums of 2016. 12 because 10 isn’t ever enough, and “favorite” (as opposed to “best”) because objectivity in art is impossible. There are a lot of albums from 2016 that I didn’t listen to, and a lot of other albums that I heard once but never spent time with, so expect…

  • Comic Books Out 7, 14, 21 October 2015

    Comic Books Out 7, 14, 21 October 2015

    Butter and Blood (Steven Weissman) [Retrofit] A collection of short stories, mini comics, zine entries, designs, sketches, etc. put together by an individual with impeccable taste and style. The art here ranges (as you’d imagine) from loose sketchbook pages to photoshop-clean but keeps a scratchy, human quality that also bleeds into the pathos of some…

  • Comic Books Out 2 October

    Comic Books Out 2 October

    Bizarro #4 I was not 100% in love with this book at first, to be perfectly honest. I love that each issue has a guest artist for one illustration (this issue has a Darwyn Cooke-drawn Zatanna poster!) But the story, while fun and light-hearted, and the art, though loose and cartoony, have both been a bit on…

  • Comic Books Out 23 September

    Comic Books Out 23 September

    Wolf #3 I am enjoying this book a lot. It’s a true crime/seedy criminal underworld kind of book, set in modern Los Angeles. Pretty standard except there are vampires and Chthonic dudes and maybe even the antichrist. It’s slowly unraveling in a way that just keeps sucking me in and I’m stoked to see what’s going to…

  • Comic Books Out 16 September 2015

    Comic Books Out 16 September 2015

    A bit late. Southern Cross #5 Southern Cross is an incredibly-drawn psychedelic murder-mystery in space. The basic story is that of a woman aboard a vessel trying to investigate the mysterious death/disappearance of her estranged sister. There’s plenty of drama and intrigue of the regular human and of the supernatural/science fiction type, and it’s all combined…

  • Prestige Format Guide to Upcoming Releases, Early 2015

    Lots of music that’s coming out that I am excited about! January 1/13 Panda Bear – vs. The Grim Reaper — I loved Person Pitch and was less enthused by Tomboy. The prerelease mix and EP have skewed pretty beat-heavy, so I’m excited. Teen Daze – A World Away EP — The two tracks released…

  • Free Music Roundup

    I love free music! Especially free music that is being handed out legally and with love. A ton of good stuff has come out recently! Check it out: 2014 was a great year for (free) label compilations. Here are some of my favorites: Ghostly International x Adult Swim presents Ghostly Swim 2 — Mostly ambient electronic…

  • Favorite Albums, 2014

    These aren’t necessarily the “best” albums that came out last year, but they’re definitely the ones I’ve listened to the most. Alphabetically:

  • Station ID: January 2015 Edition

    Hi, I’m Ryan. I’m on twitter and instagram. I have a wordpress blog and a tumblr where I talk music and comics. I do some podcasts: Four Color Commentary Podcast (feed/iTunes) is a comic book review podcast I do with my pals Ian, Chew and Alan. Super Action Bros (feed/iTunes) is an action movie review podcast I do with my pal…

  • Media, September 2014

    Inspired by posts like this from guys like Sean Witzke, here’s the media I consumed in September: FILM Tangled (2010) The Lone Ranger* (2013) Equilibrium* (2002) Monsters University (2013) Toy Story shorts (Hawaiian Vacation, Small Fry, Partysaurus Rex and Toy Story of Terror) (2011-2013) Gnomeo & Juliet (2011) Enchanted (2007) Toy Story 2 (1999) Swiss Family…