The Nick Valentini Collective invites the ComicPop listeners to ride the “Carousel”. This band, as you can tell by the above pic, has many members and they utilize the talents of each to derive their sound. The single “Carousel” to me has four distinct levels to it. The first part of the single gives one a meditative feel with nice soulful harmonies and then it shifts into a more pop sound with an upbeat tempo, next it hits the pinnacle with a maddening beat, to the drop of that goes back to the soulfulness in the beginning of the single. I believe “Carousel” is meant to be an introspective piece for the band and the listener to experience. The music video that the Collective is sharing is very peaceful and beautiful to watch. The band has an album in the works for this Summer, but for now to wet our appetites The Nick Valentini Collective is sharing the music video for “Carousel” through their YouTube channel. This is an interesting sound and I’m looking forward to what else the band will produce – Richard:
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Trailer
Many of you have seen the trailer for Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. If you haven’t it is below through 20th Century Fox’ YouTube channel. However, I want to remind everyone that you can read the series from you local library or pick it up at you favorite book store. The series is written by Ransom Riggs and its third volume came out in 2015. I believe the studio made a wise decision to have Tim Burton direct this movie, it looks to be one of the good ones.
Maggie Szabo’s Music Video for “Forgive and Forget”
We featured Maggie Szabo’s single “Forgive and Forget” a while back and now she has released the music video for the single. Maggie’s single is a strong and haunting piece and the video has those tones as well. There are some lighter areas as well when the video shifts to its dancing scenes, which Dancing with the Stars fans will enjoy. For the video Maggie gets to share the screen with Vampire Diaries actor Chris Brochu which several will enjoy as well. A very well crafted video that Maggie is sharing with our listeners through her Vevo YouTube channel – Richard:
Empire of Corpses Select Release
Project Itoh’s The Empire of Corpses will be getting a limited release in select theaters in North America. FUNimation will be the distributor and has scheduled April 19 and 20 for these releases, however, no theaters have been named for the release yet. If you are in a larger metropolitan you might ask around your area and I am sure the closer it gets to the release date FUNimation will have places listed on their website. At least I would hope so, so fans can attend. Here is the teaser trailer that FUNimation’s YouTube channel has put out for Empire of Corpses:
Kill J gives us “Coda”
Kill J is making her mark at SXSW and here with ComicPop Library. She is sharing with our listeners her unique single “Coda” from her Quasi EP. To me I put “Coda” in the Electronic/Pop category with some Experimental tinges thrown in for good measure. Love the cover to her EP that is pictured above, it definitely fits with our style. “Coda” has a strong beat with Kill J’s strong voice to support the lyrics. It all fits together into a piece that has gotten me hooked. I look forward to listening to the rest of her EP. Enjoy “Coda” from Kill J’s EP Quasi through SoundCloud – Richard:
Get Ready for the Summer of Yu-Gi-Oh!
Kanomi has set some release dates for new product in thier Yu-Gi-Oh! card game, so start saving up know. First up is the Rise of the True Dragons structure deck – it will have new high-level dragons, dragon devotee monsters, and spell cards that will be able to summon dragons from the graveyard with no restrictions – this set has a July 15 release date. Next is the Dark Illusion core booster set – it will have 100 cards to the set to include ten new themes and ten never before seen cards – these boosters have an August 5 release date. Last is Dragons of Legend Unleashed booster set – this set will have several foil cards from the manga and anime that have never been used before – which has an August 19 release date. So have fun chasing all of these down this summer.
Rosie Carney’s Music Video for “Better Man”
Rosie Carney delivers our listeners another soulful song with “Better Man”. Rosie takes a contemplative tone to this single by slowing it down and being purposeful in her diction with her lyrics. The video is well crafted and takes the viewer on a journey that makes you stop and slow down for a while. Many thanks to Rosie Carney for sharing the music video for “Better Man” through her YouTube channel – Richard:
Ep 42 ComicPop Visits with Rhonda Rees about Book Piracy Pt. 2
Ep 42 ComicPop Visits with Rhonda Rees about Book Piracy, Pt 2
Join the ComicPop Crew in our second part of our visit with Rhonda Rees of Rhonda Rees PR. Rhonda is the author of Profit and Prosper with Public Relations: Insider Secrets to Make You a Success, which was pirated. With her recent accolades: Publicist of the Year from the Book Publicists of Southern California; an IRWIN Award (Industry Recognition of Writers in the News); and most recently Rhonda has been the recipient of the Publicist of the Year Award from the Bulldog Reporter, she has set about to educate the industry on the real threat of book piracy that exists not only for the big press, but for the small press as well.
Thank you again to Rhonda for visiting with us. It was a pleasure and we look forward to visiting with her again. We have her title, Profit and Prosper with Public Relations: Insider Secrets to Make You a Success, that she is graciously allowing us to read and then get back with her to visit specifically about her book and the Public Relations field.
Music Drops:
1) “London, 1856 – A Steampunk Orchestra”, Epic Adventure Music, Walid Feghalis, 2011.
Links:
http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2016/03/10/crusade-against-online-piracy/id=66902/ – Rhonda Rees’ latest article on IP Watchdog
http://rhondarees.com/ – Rhonda Rees’ Website
http://www.rhondareespr.com/ – Rhonda Rees’ PR Company
http://www.aseitypress.com/ – Rhonda Rees’ Publishing Company
http://walidfeghali.com/ – Walid Feghalis’ Website
http://soldatnordsken.deviantart.com/ – Walid Feghalis’ Deviant Art Page
http://www.soundcloud.com/walidfeghali – Walid Feghalis’ SoundCloud Page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/ComicPop-Library/135675669828474?fref=ts – ComicPop Library’s Facebook Page
Allegiant Trailer
The first part of a two part final for the Divergent Series, Allegiant, is upon us. The second part is to be released next year entitled Ascendant, reported by the New York Times reviewer Jeannette Catsoulis. I didn’t realize it was going to be two parts, but I should have known given the trend. Here’s the trailer from the Divergent Series YouTube channel: