By Michael Gaudini
Like many other ideas throughout history, the Philadelphia Alternative Comic Con was born in a bar. That bar, the now-closed Skinner’s Tavern in Old City, served as a hangout for a group of local artists calling themselves the Philly Comix Jam. They meet, they drink, they draw. And they were the friends who helped convention founder Pat Aulisio nurture and raise his brainchild.
By Jesse Moynihan
Jesse Moynihan is an artist living in West Philly. For more information visit www.nonlocabooks.com.
By Jesse Moynihan
Jesse Moynihan is an artist living in West Philly. For more information visit www.nonlocabooks.com.
By Jesse Moynihan
Jesse Moynihan is an artist living in West Philly. For more information visit www.nonlocabooks.com.
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Arcadia Boutique – Now through Monday, take 20 percent off any article of clothing featuring stars and stripes, including that of fave designers Alternative Apparel, DV by Dolce Vita and BB Dakota both in stores and online (promo code: STARS). Meanwhile, starting this weekend and continuing every weekend for the rest of the summer, [...]
Those guys over at Butt Magazine are often on the cusp of great things of all different sorts: fashion, photography, music, writers, etc. They do stellar interviews that, somehow, read like high non-fiction. Yes, sometimes high like they’re done on weed (or poppers), but more like they elevate gay culture and talking about gay culture [...]
Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood Black Pudding (Ipecac) Sounds like: The nearly 50-year-old Screaming Trees founder teams with a master composer/producer for darkly beautiful and haunting Americana. Free association: His dusty sadness is a perfect match for Garwood’s ambient score. For fans of: Quiet Dinosaur Jr. x Nick Cave, Damien Jurado/Seattle grunge, Waits. Eve Lip Lock (From the Rib/Sony/RED) Sounds like: The Philly native’s [...]