July | 2010 | ChinaShop

page 4 of 8 ←first … ←previous 2 3 4 5 6 next→ … last→

Comic Books Dean Motter – Mister X, Electropolis

July 22, 2010 - 9:40 am

Dean Motter is the legendary designer, illustrator, and writer most known for his masterpiece ‘Mister X Archives’ that launched the careers of other famous creators like Jaime Hernandez and Dave McKean. The collection, a fusion of Art Deco, German Expressionism and Film Noir, recently won Print magazine’s Regional Design Award and the PubWest Award. Motter has since released ‘Mister X: Condemned’ which continues to explore the philosophy of psychetecture – the idea that a city’s layout can influence its citizen’s emotional state – through antique futurism. His work is currently on exhibit at The Cité in Paris along side original art from Windsor McCay’s ‘Little Nemo’.

Read the full story →

New York City Hester Street Fair

by Gala Darling

July 22, 2010 - 9:17 am

Exploring an outdoor market on a Sunday is a time-honored New York tradition. From single girls searching for the perfect vintage dress to old couples bickering lovingly over a pair of lampshades, they attract all types. On a good day at a market, you can find almost anything. Old photographs, back issues of your once-favorite magazine, almost unworn vintage boots & a pink rotary telephone? It’s yours for the taking!

Read the full story →

Comic Books Guy Davis

by Aaron Colter

July 21, 2010 - 10:17 am

Guy Davis is the celebrated artist of ‘B.P.R.D.’ and the creator of the haunting black-and-white graphic novel ‘The Marquis’, which ‘Hellboy’ creator Mike Mignola called, “beautiful, smart, and very disturbing.” Last year, Davis won the coveted Eisner Award for Best Penciller & Inker in the industry. To date, Davis has drawn nearly one hundred issues for Dark Horse Comics.

Read the full story →

Music DJ Muggs Vs. Ill bill – “Kill Devil Hills” Listening Session (07/15/2010)

by Geo Hagan

July 21, 2010 - 10:16 am

The rotten apple has been in the firm grip of a sizzling heat wave for the last two weeks – and as any New Yorker will tell you, when it starts to really bake in Gotham, it’s something serious. It probably has something to do with all the skyscrapers holding in the heat and the concrete pavements emitting it so offensively to the city’s denizens. So anyways, it was a welcome pleasure to walk into DJ Premier’s “Headqcourterz” studios on the west of Manhattan for the Ill Bill/DJ Muggs listening session and see a nice spread of very-chilled Heinekens, Coronas and bottled waters set out for the invited guests. After cooling down with a few long sips of cold beer and ingesting a quick pizza slice, reality set in that I was actually lounging in the confines of hallowed rap history. “Headqcourterz” studios was formerly known as D&D, and this is the same location where rap gods like Jay-Z , Nas and Biggie recorded key cuts with DJ Premier for their classic debut albums: Reasonable Doubt, Illmatic and Ready to Die respectively. It’s also where Primo’s own group, Gangstarr (R.I.P. Guru) recorded classic albums in their extensive collection – epic albums like Hard to Earn, Moment of Truth and Daily Operation. No one has to tell you how special this place is – the gold and platinum plaques on the wall tell the story all too clearly.

Read the full story →

Music Tuesday Newsday – New Releases From Allegaeon, Chimaira, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, and Rick Ross!

by Shop Keeper

July 20, 2010 - 6:59 pm

July 20th…some gooood shite today… first and foremost, a brand spankin’ new release from Colorado’s rising stars, Allegaeon — whom many are calling the future of American metal….it’s been too long since the last Sheryl Crow (yeahhhh); a new one from ye olde rock gods, Lillian Axe; hip-hop giant Rick Ross releases Teflon Don; and last but not least, The High Confessions gives us some Gold in a collaboration between ex-Sonic Youth and Revolting Cocks members Steve Shelley and Chris Connelly…see you next week, merry go buy-buy…

The Acacia Strain – Wormwood
Allegaeon – Fragments of Form and Function
Big Head Todd And The Monsters – Rocksteady
Black River – Black ‘N Roll
Black Veil Brides – We Stitch These Wounds
Burning The Masses – Offspring Of Time
Chimaira – Coming Alive DVD/CD
Early Man – Death Potion
East Of The Wall – Ressentiment
Ender – This Is Revenge
Frazey Ford – Obadiah
The High Confessions – Turning Lead Into Gold
Lillian Axe – Deep Red Shadows
Mose Giganticus – Gift Horse
Rosaline – The Vitality Theory
Rick Ross – Teflon Don
Sheryl Crow — 100 Miles From Memphis
These United States — What Lasts

Comic Books John Jackson Miller: Not at Comic-Con

by Aaron Colter

July 20, 2010 - 10:33 am

John Jackson Miller, or ‘JJM’ as he is lovingly referred to on comic forums, is the writer of ‘Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic’ and ‘Mass Effect: Redemption’ which he co-wrote with Mac Walters, the lead writer of Mass Effect 2. This fall, Miller will write ‘Star Wars: Knight Errant’ for Dark Horse Comics in addition to writing a novel for Random House Books based on the same time period and characters. As part of Dark Horse Comics’ San Diego Comic-Con announcements, Miller will continue working with Mac Walters on a new series titled ‘Mass Effect: Evolution.’

Read the full story →

Gallery Urban Exploration Detroit “Rock City” : Unpolished

by Dustin Downing

July 20, 2010 - 10:32 am

On occasion, as I roam this vast urban jungle of ours, I will end up with a pile of images that can’t quite fit their square peg into a specific subject gallery’s round hole. Not that these misfits aren’t entertaining mind you, insert Danzig props here. They just tend to be reactions to some primal Ansel Adams synapses in me that I think you might enjoy, whilst on the clock…

Read the full story →

Comic Books Chris Onstad: ‘Worst Song, Played on Ugliest Guitar’

by Aaron Colter

July 19, 2010 - 4:18 pm

Chris Onstad is the writer and illustrator of the popular webcomic ‘Achewood’ which TIME Magazine named the #1 graphic novel of 2007. His work has since gone on to win back-to-back Ignatz Awards and earn praise from The New York Times, The New Yorker, and humorist Dave Barry. He has two books with Dark Horse Comics – ‘The Great Outdoor Fight’ and ‘Worst Song, Played on Ugliest Guitar’ with ‘A Home For Scared People’ set to be released this fall.

Read the full story →

Gallery New York City She’s My Coney Island Baby

by Zoetica Ebb

July 19, 2010 - 12:44 pm

…She’s my Coney Island giiirl. Tom Waits songs aside, Coney Island is a place of fable and legend. At least what’s left of it is. Ask a seasoned New Yorker about its history, and you’ll get an earful of freaklore, circus fairy tales, and nostalgia, along with anger at the merciless gentrification that’s been eating the peninsula alive since before WWII. Between the tearing down of amusements to make room for housing projects and resorts [and funnel out the “tawdry” entertainment and its community] to recent waves of family-friendly zoning, it will be a wonder if any of Coney Island’s history will remain in place five, or even two years from now.

Read the full story →

Fashion Featured Bloodmilk: Supernatural Jewels For Surrealist Darlings

by Gala Darling

July 19, 2010 - 12:02 pm

Miss Schnabel of Bloodmilk is not your average jeweler. You won’t see diamond engagement rings, mass-produced pendants or hoop earrings in her collection. Instead, she believes that jewelry provides “psychic armour.” Her work is thoughtful, & exquisitely strange.

If the love of your life is more a fan of the Brothers Grimm than Jon & Kate Plus 8, maybe a Bloodmilk bear tooth engagement ring is what she’s always dreamed of. Perhaps a sterling silver ouija planchette necklace is more her cup of tea. This is jewelery worn by unusual girls, the type who read tarot cards & prefer absinthe & wouldn’t be caught dead in Urban Outfitters. From two-finger owl skull rings to sparrow claw lariat necklaces, Bloodmilk pieces are dark but delicate, beautiful & obscene.

Read the full story →

page 4 of 8 ←first … ←previous 2 3 4 5 6 next→ … last→