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Vok’s Latest Single “Vio Vokum”

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Strange was the first word that popped into my head when I heard Vök’s new single. I was immediately interested when the song started and got into the instrumentals right away. It was very flowy and smooth which reminded me of The Neighborhood. Hearing sounds that would normally clash work together so well is always amazing to hear. My only problem is the vocalist. I didn’t mind her singing in a foreign language because if she puts her emotions into the song I’ll still understand what she’s saying. I just couldn’t get passed how mellow it sounded. The song as a whole was very much like water and I needed a rock to anchor myself. In this case the vocals are supposed to be my rock but they were just another current.

-April B.

You can listen to “Vio Vokum’ here via SoundCloud to have their music flow over you:

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Mammabear Latest Music Video

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Already I love this band. From their style to their name, they’ve got everything I look for in a band. Not to mention I loved the music. The grinding of the electric guitars and just overall clash made for some amazing rock. The only critique I have is that the vocals need to be brought out more. When I hear the singer he sounds great (even with the voice modifications) because he fits the music really well but for the most part I can’t hear him. Even when I can hear him it’s hard to understand a thing he’s saying, which stops their message from getting through to others, if Mammabear fixed that small thing they would be incredible.

-April B.

Check out their music video here for “She Will F*** Your Mind” from City Bird Publicity’s YouTube channel:

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Ep 17 ComicPop Rockin’ in the Dirt with Kazha

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Ep 17 ComicPop Rockin’ in the Dirt with Kazha

Join April, Luis, and Richard as they review and discuss Kazha’s latest rock album Evolution.  Thank you to Kazha for their support of ComicPop Library.

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.

Remember if you have a novel, graphic novel, movie/television series or an indie band you want us to check out let us know and we will put it in our review rotation list.  Also if you have a question or comment send us an e-mail at admin@comicpoplibrary.com and we will read it during a recording.  Thank you again for everyone that listens and supports us, we are steadily growing thanks to you.  So keep spreading the word about ComicPop Library to everyone you think might enjoy the show.

What we reviewed in this episode:

1) Evolution, Kazha, Kazuha Oda, 2013.  $15.00 for the physical CD.

Music clips used in this episode:

1) “Breathe Again”, Evolution, Kazha, Kazuha Oda, 2013.  $15.00 for the physical CD.

2) “One Hundred Years”, Evolution, Kazha, Kazuha Oda, 2013.  $15.00 for the physical CD.

Links:

http://www.kazuhaoda.com/ – Kazha and Kazuha’s Website.

https://www.facebook.com/kazha.official – Kazha’s Facebook Page.

http://lastoneoutmusic.com/ – Last One Out’s Website

https://www.facebook.com/lastoneout – Last One Out’s Facebook Page

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

 

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Ep 2 ComicPop Heroes Take on “Activity”

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Ep 2 ComicPop Heroes Take on “Activity”

For this episode Richard, Logan, Jonathon, and April review and discuss the first volume of Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads’ graphic novel Activity.

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.

Remember if you have a novel, graphic novel, movie/television series or an indie band you want us to check out let us know and we will put it in our review rotation list.  Also if you have a question or comment send us an e-mail at admin@comicpoplibrary.com and we will read it during a recording.  Thank you again for everyone that listens and supports us, we are steadily growing thanks to you.  So keep spreading the word about ComicPop Library to everyone you think might enjoy the show.

Item reviewed:

1) Activity Vol. 1, Nathan Edmondson and Mitch Gerads, Image Comics, 2012.  ISBN: 978-1607065616, $12.99.

Music clips used in this episode:

1) “Hero in us All”, Shane Howard Band, musicalley.com, 2009.

Links:

http://www.musicalley.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?pageNum_MusicList=4&totalRows_MusicList=35&BandHash=c12bd3fdcac242940094c8567ec58246 – “Hero in us All”, Shane Howard Band, musicalley.com, 2009.

http://www.musicalley.com/ – MusicAlley.com Website

http://www.freecomicbookday.com – Free Comic Book Day Website

https://www.facebook.com/freecomicbook – Free Comic Book Day Facebook Page

http://flyingcolorscomics.com/ – Flying Colors Comics Website

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Flying-Colors-Comics-Other-Cool-Stuff/86210569569 – Flying Colors Comics FaceBook Page

http://www.youtube.com/user/FlyCoJoe – Flying Colors Comics YouTube Channel

https://www.facebook.com/flycojoe – Joe Field’s Facebook Page

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

 

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Aers’ Music Video for Their Single “With a Light”

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The first thing I noticed-before the video even began- was that it was roughly a 5 minute song, with that much time to fill it better be good. Sadly, I wasn’t over the moon for Aers. Their intro was very melodic and interesting but the voice plus the slow tempo didn’t do it for me. The voice is too flowy and to me sounded like a bad trip off mushrooms because it was injected with so many voice changes, the saddest part is that through all of that I can hear a really great voice if they wouldn’t doctor it up so much or even not at all. The tempo dragged the song on and I was leaning forward but not in the good way- I was leaning over to try to get the song to go faster. It seemed strange at such a slow tempo and was almost painstakingly slow. If Aers upped the tempo and took out all the voice modifiers I would definitely give them another listen to.

-April B.

Check out “With the Light” Music Video from AERS YouTube channel, it might be right up your alley:

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Sariah’s Latest Single “Aware, Alive, Awake”

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This is definitely what I thought I would listen to. Sariah’s name is very sophisticated, along with her image and it was strange hearing a sound that didn’t match that. Instead of getting a smoker’s lounge feel like I thought, I got a very poppy sound. It seems almost too immature for Sariah and doesn’t fit her. I was intrigued during the intro because I thought she was going to put an electro spin on classical or older music but that wasn’t the case. Sariah has a great voice and I feel like it’s better suited for standards or other older, timeless genres.

-April B.

Listen to “Aware, Alive, Awake” via SoundCloud below:

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MOXXI’s “From Here to Oblivion”

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I honestly don’t know what to say about Moxxi but I’m gonna try anyways. First off the intro was cool but too muddled, if it was the exact same intro but cleaner I would’ve gotten into the song a lot more. I was taken by surprise when Moxxi started singing. I wasn’t expecting to hear some lyrics from another song in this one or the pop feel. But I can say that the familiarity of the lyrics from a different song helped me get into the song and the chorus was also very nice. It’s got a strong driving tempo and doesn’t slow down. The only part it really lost me was the brief time when it was slowed down and the very end. The end felt kindle jangly and it didn’t fit right. For the most part, however, I did enjoy Moxxi and I think any pop/retro fans will as well.
-April B.

Sadly the link to the “From Here to Oblivion” audio and YouTube video are private and we can’t share that with you.

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Ep 16 ComicPop Rockin’ in the Dirt with Erica Perry

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Ep 16 ComicPop Rockin’ in the Dirt with Erica Perry

Join April, Luis, and Richard as they review and discuss Erica Perry’s Wandering Daisy album.  Thank you to Tami Millspaugh, from Texas Record Chick Promotions for her support of ComicPop Library.

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.

Remember if you have a novel, graphic novel, movie/television series or an indie band you want us to check out let us know and we will put it in our review rotation list.  Also if you have a question or comment send us an e-mail at admin@comicpoplibrary.com and we will read it during a recording.  Thank you again for everyone that listens and supports us, we are steadily growing thanks to you.  So keep spreading the word about ComicPop Library to everyone you think might enjoy the show.

What we reviewed in this episode:

1) Wandering Daisy MP3, Erica Perry, Winding Road Music, 2014.  ASIN: B00J5R0RES, $8.99.

Music clips used in this episode:

1) “Unexpected”, Wandering Daisy MP3, Erica Perry, Winding Road Music, 2014.  ASIN: B00J5R0RES, $8.99.

2) “Summer Lovin'”, Wandering Daisy MP3, Erica Perry, Winding Road Music, 2014.  ASIN: B00J5R0RES, $8.99.

3) “Lust”, Wandering Daisy MP3, Erica Perry, Winding Road Music, 2014.  ASIN: B00J5R0RES, $8.99.

Links:

http://ericaperrymusic.com/ – Erica Perry’s Website

https://www.facebook.com/ericaperrymusic – Erica Perry’s Facebook Page

http://texasrecordchick.com/ – Texas Record Chick Promotions website

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Texas-Record-Chick-Promotions/144455464915 – Texas Record Chick Promotions Facebook page

http://www.cmichaelhall.com/ – C. Michael Hall’s Website for Atomic Raygun Comics

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

 

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Ep 4 ComicPop…corn Movies Reviews Odd Thomas

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Ep 4 ComicPop…corn Movies Reviews Odd Thomas

During this episode Luis, Logan, April, and Richard review and discuss Odd Thomas, based on the novels by Dean Koontz.

For another fun time listen above, at www.comicpoplibrary.com, or wait until later today and it will be up on our iTunes feed.

Remember if you have a novel, graphic novel, movie/television series or an indie band you want us to check out let us know by e-mailing us at admin@comicpoplibrary.com and we will put it in our review rotation list.  Also if you have a question or comment send us an e-mail at admin@comicpoplibrary.com and we will read it during a recording.  Thank you again for everyone that listens and supports us, we are steadily growing thanks to you.  So keep spreading the word about ComicPop Library to everyone you think might enjoy the show.

Item Reviewed:

1) Odd Thomas, Stephen Sommers, Image Entertainment, 2014.  ASIN: B00HHYF570, current price $12.49.

Music Drops Used:

1) “Odd Thomas Theme”, Odd Thomas, Stephen Sommers, Image Entertainment, 2014.

Links:

http://www.everfoundmusic.com/ – Everfound’s Webpage

https://www.facebook.com/everfound – Everfound’s Facebook Page

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

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Harris Hawk Hits the Streets with “Make the Fonz Bleed”

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Holy rock, this is my type of band. From the intro I was immediately into the song and really liked the raw almost jagged sound to the music. I did get a little lost in the middle of the song though, because the instrumentals overpowered the vocals too much. Rock music needs strong vocals to sit on top of it and emote even more. The only time a softer voice works in rock is if the voice is distinctively separated from the music but it wasn’t in this case. If the vocalist gets stronger and can be heard better I would love this group. They’ve got the foundation of a good rock band, if they just tweaked a couple things they would be there.
-April B.

Check out “Make the Fonz Bleed” by Harris Hawk through SoundCloud below: