I receive many albums via snail mail and I don’t get a chance to write about them like I should. One of the albums that I was sent recently that made an impact on me was “Made in Iceland 3″, the third in a compilation series featuring a diverse group of Icelandic acts. There are acts that range from orchestral and experimental to pop, folk and electro. In this compilation there should be something for everyone.
Some highlights of the album for me are the epic pop of Jonsi on “Boy Lilikoi”, the enticing synth pop of Berndsen on “Supertime” and the cute girl/boy vocal interplay on Feldberg’s “Dreamin’”.
Berndsen – Supertime
Feldberg – Dreamin’
Jonsi – Boy Lilikoi
Buy “Made in Iceland 3″ at Amazon
Harvey Pekar, influential comic book author of American Splendor, died July 12, 2010. There’s a great article on him over at the Cleveland blog. I wanted to pay tribute to him, so I worked on an illustration. Here are the beginning stages.
Harvey Pekar Illustration by Aaron Z. Lee Stage 1
Harvey Pekar Illustration By Aaron Z. Lee Stage 2
Harvey Pekar Illustration By Aaron Z. Lee Stage 3
Harvey Pekar Illustration Stage 4 By Aaron Z. Lee
Cast Spells – American Quilts
Nod, Lovesick Nomads, and Attic Abasement Play @ Bug Jar Tonight! Flyer By AZLTRON
Some upstate New York bands are playing at the Bug Jar in Rochester tonight. Check out their myspace’s below!
Nod
Lovesick Nomads
Attic Abasement
