Cool Comps Alert

There's always cool stuff up for grabs at the TWILIGHTZONE! blog...lately they've been on a roll, sharing some of my all-time favorite compilation LPs.  Just hit the link, scroll down, and look for the albums I've pictured below:

Not to be outdone, my online pal Michael Vee has been sharing more wild & wonderful stuff at his '60s MOSTLY UNCOMPED blog in recent months, including some collections of very rare and obscure instrumentals...

A Lost BAD BOYS Story!

FOUND!  I did this BAD BOYS story for a European magazine (I forget the title) way back in '93.  I sold the original art/page some years ago.  I knew I had photocopies of it somewhere, but could never seem to find 'em when I was looking for 'em (can you relate?)  Whilst digging through my subterranean archives today looking for stuff to sell at tomorrow's BIG EVENT (more on this below...) I finally unearthed this trashy little treasure.  When the story was originally published it was translated into another language (Czech?  Finnish?  Polish?  I forget!), so, for what it's worth, this is the first time this story has appeared in english (except, maybe, for a really bad scan at my COMIC ART COLLECTIVE page).  Scroll down & enjoy!  But first...

Look for me tomorrow (Sunday the 22nd) at LINEWORK NW, the annual trés chic Portland alternative comics event! I'll be lurking in the dungeon of Norse Hall at FRANKENSTEIN'S COMIC BOOK SWAP, where I'll also be DJ-ing (via computer) from my vast collection of obscure audio weirdness.  In addition, I'll have all kinds of cool junk for sale, and I'd be jolly as hell if someone came down and gave me lotsa money to buy every last bit of it!  Anyway...I think both events have free admission, so what have you got to lose by stopping in just to say "howdy"?

Hooray For Herbie!

I loved Herbie comics (1958 - 1966)...but I never owned many issues.  So I was delighted to discover that all 23 original issues--plus a whole bunch of "bonus" stuff--are available for download (as PDF files) via the Internet Archive!  Yay!!

Get Herbie!

BONUS: MORE comics collections at the Internet Archive!

EC Horror Comics

Fawcett Comics (Beware Terror Tales, Worlds Beyond, etc.)

Skywald Comics (Nightmare, Psycho, Scream)

Web Of Mystery (Ace Comics)

Ace Comics collection (Atomic War!, World War III, Crime Must Pay The Penalty, etc.)

Tales Of Horror #1 (additional issues in links at bottom of page)

Contemporary Instrumentals 3

Instrumental music is alive and well.  Here are a few favorites, all released within the last couple of years.  The final YouTube track below is an oldie, showing the robot band above in action!

Hell-Raisin' & Rebellion

Happy New Year!  Yup, I'm still kickin'.  Just wanted to mention a couple up-and-coming thangs to be on the lookout for, both of which will eventually be found over at the WFMU ICHIBAN! blog.

First up...the annual WFMU RADIO pledge drive will soon be in full swing.  As a pledge drive "premium" I've thrown together a collection of (mostly instrumental) music from classic biker flicks, which also includes selected tracks from other Mike Curb-produced "teenage rebellion"-type exploitation movies.  The DVD-R MP3 collection, titled CYCLE PSYCHOS & MOTOR MANIACS, will also feature a number of radio spot ads.  Watch WFMU ICHIBAN for details.

Kogar the Swinging Ape is finishing up his latest compilation.  The individual tracks have been posted weekly for the past few months or so; the finished comp (titled SWITCHBLADE PANIC!!) should be available in its entirety soon (also at the ICHIBAN blog, naturally!)