A track from the Daredevil Christopher Wright, which comes from a new 73 split with Cuddle Magic. Despite the daring and self-absorbed name, this Wisconsin trio is actually not a man named Christopher Wright who fancies himself as a daredevil-ironically or not. The band is actually fronted by brothers Jon and Jason Sunde along with percussionist Jesse Edgington, and on this new track, "A Man of the Arts," there's a really chilling quality to the song's deadpan vocals and slow progression. A "thuddy" bassline plods along against some shy guitars and some eerie whistles that just perfectly capture [...]
He's no Joe Kittinger , but jumping from outer space is still impressive, nonetheless. Love that the color commentators are actually talking about Kittinger and the other daredevils that came before Baumgartner.
Let's all take a moment to appreciate Klaus Janson, the artist who is probably best known for working with Frank Miller on Daredevil. But what many may not know is that Klaus was working DD's beat long before Miller. Here's a panel from Daredevil #132.... Those are Janson's inks over Bob Brown's pencils. Surprised at how much Brown's work looks like Miller's? And yet you've never heard of Bob Brown. That's because Janson was a master at taking Miller's pencils and turning them into [...]
C'est la rentrée pour tout le monde, y compris The Daredevil Christopher Wright . Le deuxième album des petits gars d'Eau Claire, The Nature Of Things , sort le 24 septembre chez Almost Musique et pour fêter ça on vous offre leur nouvelle vidéo en exclusivité. Si ça ne vous suffit pas, le premier titre de l'album "I & Thou" est en écoute ici et le deuxième "Divorce" est en écoute là . Ça vous donnera de quoi tenir jusqu'à l'annonce, très bientôt on l'espère, de concerts français.
File Under: Music Prior to a few years ago, the city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin wasn't widely known for very much besides being a convenient stopping point between Madison and Minneapolis. That has largely changed, at least amongst certain circles, thanks to the success of favourite son Justin Vernon of Bon Iver who rather than decamp for the bright lights of the big city with the onset of success has instead further entrenched himself in his hometown, building his April Base Studios just outside of the city and helping bring international attention to the city's [...]
So, we’ve talked about what’s going on with DC and what's new with everyone else who isn’t Marvel . Now, on to the main event. But first: An editorial. I know Marvel scored big with its movie announcements, promises of Winter Soldier, Falcon, and more Thanos (and, remarkably, still no talk of Avengers 2). But on the comic book front, their panels were underwhelming and underinformative. And why, with all these movies, do they never mention comic books? Why is there no kid-holding-a-comic in a Marvel movie? Why [...]
Red Bull: In the summer of 2012, Felix Baumgartner will attempt a record-breaking freefall jump from 120,000 feet - 23 miles - above the earth as part of Red Bull Stratos: a mission to the edge of space. The attempt will take place near Roswell, NM, USA, and if successful, Felix Baumgartner could be the first person to break the speed of sound with his own body, protected only by a space suit. As no one has successfully jumped from this height before, it's uncertain what the highest supersonic freefall in history will look or feel [...]
The Daredevil Christopher Wright is brothers Jon and Jason Sunde with the percussion and vocals of friend Jesse Edgington. Their debut release, In Deference to a Broken Back , was released through Amble Down Records back in 2009. Now they've got sophomore album down, it's called The Nature of Things , and you can stream the whole thing over at Exclaim!
This week we got clips of the new CW show “The Arrow” and a 4-minute preview of Spider-Man.... But there’s also news about (another) X-Men reboot, the sequel to Warren Ellis’ RED, the future of Marvel Comics on television, and much more! Slap that break! HOW MANY TIMES CAN YOU REBOOT A COMIC IN [...]
Just about every comic book fan remembers the “What If?” title, hosted by the Watcher, fondly. The stories told fanciful, possible, alternative outcomes to classic Marvel storylines. (But be warned: If you actually go back and re-read your yellowing-newsprint copies, you’ll probably wonder why you saved them in the first place.) I recently uncovered a box of old Volume 1 issues and realized...Many (most?) have actually come true! Over the course of three volumes, Uatu revealed a little over 200 alternate realities...And many came true. Hit the break for more! [...]
As artist only, the writer/artist who created Frog Thor and Beta Ray Bill will be the new regular artist for the Brian Michael Bendis written Avengers book, beginning with issue #25. Of course, with Bendis promising to leave The Avengers this year, could it be Walt is prepping for a larger role? One can only hope, as Simonson’s imagination has led to some brilliant work in the past, such as: · The afore-mentioned creation of Beta Ray Bill and Frog Thor, and a long run on Thor that split Don Blake and Thor for the first time, brought [...]
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DC copped 40% issues sold, Marvel got 38%. Of course, DC is down a lot. 22% to be exact. But that’s totally to be expected, with the media push and 52 #1s in one month. I’d expect a little more downturn in the coming months. They’re still up from their pre-New 52 market share, but my prediction is that in a few months they’ll be back where they were before the whole relaunch. Does that mean it wasn’t worth it? Of course not. Those few months of big sales were BIG sales for DC—and the amount of hype and publicity [...]
IGN published a top 100 comic book heroes that made me crazy, both in its predictability (Hey! Superman and Bats are #s 1 and 2!), overinclusiveness (every single Robin except Damian Wayne (who is the most interesting one by far), as well as Superboy and Supergirl? Really?) and its attempts to be esoteric without providing sufficient justification (Groo makes the list, but they don't really say what makes him so essential; James Gordon makes the list, but Aunt May and Uncle Ben don't-nor does Jarvis; and Nova makes the list, but nobody really gives a shit [...]
Check out "I and Thou," a previously unreleased track by The Daredevil Christopher Wright, in this video shot during the 2011 Halifax Pop Explosion.
Frank Yang Much of Dan Mangan's appeal comes from his everyman-ness - and his beard, if you ask certain friends of mine - so when he was playing the back rooms of bars, as at The Rivoli in October 2009 or The Horseshoe in April 2010 , it felt perfectly natural. Those shows also felt utterly jam-packed - because they were - making it unlikely that the club circuit would be able to serve his ever-growing audience for very long. And so when he played Trinity-St. Paul's in his last proper [...]
I first heard about the Daredevil Christopher Wright a few years ago- when I had no sort of understanding or romanticism about Eau Claire, WI. As I understand it now, it suspiciously breeds some of the best artists in independent music. The Daredevil Christopher Wright bear a kind of regal posture, with beautiful hymnal choruses, layering male vocals as unblemished as a boy's choir. Best displayed on the track "The Man of Significance" that has this beautiful echoed orchestral harmony, it's almost got a Sigur Ros vibe, then builds on with dancing piano keys. My [...]
At festivals, it's usually the loudest chords, the whitest smiles and most charismatic, crowd consuming growls that get top billing. For HPX, it's no different. With endless venues and as much start-to-finish talent as I can remember seeing since the early 2000s, making your nightly choices often comes down to names you know and the buzz generated by those that yell the loudest. Very few bands want to move through the crowds as one of us; drawing from our strength, sharing our stories and encouraging our embrace. Even fewer ask politely to be [...]
The Animal Of Choice is a new track from The Daredevil Christopher Wright . It comes from their new, recently released EP, The Longsuffering Song and is six minutes of folk goodness that travels from a gentle acoustic start to a full-on stomp and then back again, and all the while offering up lyrics like these: "Wooly and wild, everyone that I meet thinks I’m lovable. It’s quite unbearable. ‘Cus deep in my past is a thirst that at best is perceivable and at worst [...]
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