August 2014 – Page 4 – comicpop library

August 11, 2014August 11, 2014

Special Offer on Nathan Farrugia’s Seraphim Sequence

As part of Apple’s Book of the Week promotion in the US, UK and Canada, the sequel to The Chimera Vector has 70 percent off for the next 4 days. In all countries, all ebookstores, including Amazon. I’m not sure if you have The Seraphim Sequence already, but you might like to snap it up for 2.99! 🙂

Also look for Nathan’s first novel in the series Chimera Vector. We’ll be doing a podcast in the next month reviewing both, so be sure to come back when that is uploaded. Check out the trailer for Chimera Vector from Nathan’s “Nathan M. Farrugia” YouTube channel:

August 8, 2014

Ep 1 ComicPopping Manga Style with Strobe Edge

In this episode April, Luis, Logan, Jonathan, and Richard review and discuss the romance manga Strobe Edge.

Join us for another fun episode, by listening above, at www.comicpoplibrary.com, or wait until later today and it will be up on our iTunes feed.

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What we reviewed in this episode:

1) Strobe Edge, Vol. 1, Io Sakisaka, Viz Media, 2012. ISBN: 978-1421550688, $9.99.

Music clips used in this episode:

1) “Can I Say I Love You”, Boggie, musically.com, 2008.

Links:

http://www.viz.com/ – Viz Media’s Website

http://www.musicalley.com/ – Music Alley’s Website

http://www.musicalley.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?pageNum_MusicList=3&totalRows_MusicList=23&BandHash=40e39340ab615f450ae6f7c509221e60 – “Can I Say I Love You”, Boggie, 2008.

http://strangefruituk.com/ – Strangefruit’s Website

https://www.facebook.com/strangefruituk – Strangefruit’s Facebook Page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/ComicPop-Library/135675669828474?fref=ts – ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page

August 7, 2014

Ghost in the Shell Turns 25

If you are going to be in Japan during August or part of September you might want to check out this art exhibit. Ghost in the Shell turns 25 and there is an art exhibit for the event entitled, Ghost in the Shell, 25th Anniversary- Art Exhibition. If you are in the area the exhibit will be in the Seibu Gallery in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro from August 8 – 20. Then if you miss it there you have another chance to see the exhibit. From August 27 – September 8 on the 8th floor of the Hanshin Department Store in Osaka’s Umeda. Tickets will be 1,200 yen ($11.75).

August 7, 2014

“Ghost Crowd” from Broken Quote

The immediate feeling I got from Broken Quote was a darker, more sensual sound that reminded me of The Weekend’s “Wicked Games”. I like the flow of the backing track but the vocals were too wispy and blended too much. They need to have some sort of support under them. You need even more support to sing softer and most people make the mistake of not supporting it enough and that’s what’s happening with Broken Quote. I feel like if he just focused a little more on the support 90% of his problems would vanish. He’s got an amazing stage name and great instrumentals; I can see him going far if he cleans up the vocals a bit more.

– April B.

Take a listen here from SoundCloud and see what you think. It’s an interesting sound.

August 7, 2014

Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden Single “Blue Hotel”

Usually I don’t like higher pitched female vocals, but in Kate Tucker and the Sons of Sweden’s case I really liked it. Kate was softer but she wasn’t wispy. There’s a big difference between singing higher with breath control than without and Kate proves that. She had enough support and strength behind her sound to work with the rest of the music instead of getting overpowered by it. Speaking of, I loved the groove from the instrumentals. The more rock feel gave their sound just the right amount of edge to really stand out in a good way. From the very beginning I was really into the music. Their name is a little long for me but that’s a minor detail, I know plenty of bands that have longer names that have gone big. This is another great band to keep your eye on.

– April B.

Check out the single “Blue Hotel” from the bands “Kate Tucker” YouTube channel:

August 6, 2014

DragonBall Z: Battle of Gods Trailer

If you are a DragonBall Z fan you will want to check you local theaters for the Battle of Gods movie. Sadly it is not showing in our area, but check in your area, because the movie is only getting a limited release in the U.S. Thanks to the “MOVIECIPS Trailers” channel for the trailer:

August 6, 2014

Original Sin Marvel Trailer

Get ready for the Original Sin storyline from Marvel Comics to be hitting the collected Hard Cover and Trade editions. Check out the trailer from the “Marvel UK” channel on YouTube:

August 6, 2014

Young Rising Sons single “King of the World”

Young Rising Sons is my type of music! From their look to their sound everyone appeals to my tastes artistically. I always talk about wanting crisper vocals but sometimes the opposite works just as good-if not better. Having crisper instrumentals with a more static sound for vocals is brilliant and makes the music even more interesting. The lyrics are amazing, poetic and truthful. The instrumentals also stand on their own and keep the song moving and the listener interested because they aren’t too repetitive. Young Rising Sons is great and I think I just found my back to school obsession.

-April B.

Check out Young Rising Sons’ music video for “King of the World” from their YouTube Channel. Its a great upbeat song:

Upcoming Tour Dates:

August 7 // The Basement, Columbus, OH // with Little Daylight

August 8 // Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN // with Little Daylight

August 9 // Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA // with Little Daylight

August 11 // House of Blues – Bronze Peacock, Houston, TX // with Little Daylight

August 12 // Stubbs JR, Austin, TX // with Little Daylight

August 13 // House of Blues – Cambridge Room, Dallas, TX // with Little Daylight

August 15 // Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO // with Little Daylight

August 18 // Club Congress Phoenix, AZ // with Little Daylight

August 19 // Voodoo Room, San Diego, CA // with Little Daylight

August 20 // Troubadour, Los Angeles, CA with Little Daylight

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Immigrant Union’s single “I Can’t Return”

Immigrant Union has figured out the right amount of soft and hard sounds. The mellower, soft rock feel of the music is balanced with the sharp sounds of the vocals and backup singers. Even though the vocals aren’t crisp, compared to the rest of the music they sound crisp. It’s very hard to find the right balance when going into the retro, soft rock genre and Immigrant Union has figured it out. The only thing I have to pick out is that the music video is a little too retro. I loved the idea they were going for but it didn’t come off as a naturally retro video. It came off more as a 21st Century band trying too hard to capture a 20th Century look.

-April B.

Check out Immigrant Union’s video for “I Cant’ Return” from their YouTube Channel below:

August 6, 2014

City of Heavenly Fire Trailer

If you haven’t gotten into the Mortal Instruments novels by Cassandra Clare you might want to go back and check them out. Below is the trailer for the last book of the series, City of Heavenly Fire. Thanks to the “Simon Teen” channel on YouTube for the following trailer: