Three links that have nothing to do with each other
but we thought it would be fun to put them in one post!
§ John Jakala presents his awards for 06 after realizing there is a LOT to read.
When I think back on 2006, one...
Old sounds for a new generation
Meanwhile, we owe Eric Reynolds a debt of gratitude so profound that we scare know how to begin to repay it.
You see, for years and years we have been haunted by these words:
"You never...
New sounds for a new generation
Great excitement here at SBM as you can buy a new digital single from our beloved Amon Tobinat iTunes! Entitled BLOODSTONE it includes 2 tracks from his upcoming FOLEY ROOM album and a non-album...
Rumor: Duran Duran @ Virgin?
In a widely circulated story on Virgin Comics, director Shekhar Kapur hints at the newest celebrity comics creator:
Kapur, who directed Elizabeth, said rock group Duran Duran were also interested in working with him on...
Two reasons to get out of bed today
ITEM! Dark Horse has posted a picture from MY NAME IS BRUCE. The film is about a small town in Oregon beset by supernatural menaces that hires Bruce Campbell to save them. Campbell stars...
Ghost Rider likes the Carpenters
We've always been a little iffy on Nic Cage, but the news that he has turned Ghost Rider into a Carpenters fan has somehow warmed our heart. It seems, if gossip rags are to...
Kochalka sings again
This music thing seems to be working out for James Kochalka, with a lot of good press for his latest album and a strong showing on indie music charts. Today he writes to tell...
Show us the Gerard Way
We know rock and roll isn't as big as it used to be, and here at Stately Beat Manor we prefer to listen to bleeping blooping stuff like Vitalic, Röyksopp and Les Baxter, but...
Today’s video team: John K and Tenacious D
John K has made an animated video for the Tenacious D song "Classico" . Enjoy, but be forwarned, it's NSFW. Who could have seen that one coming, based on their respective bodies of work?
Cool video of the day: Miho Hatori
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Miho Hatori, whose musical stylings with Cibo Matto, Handsome Boy Modeling School and the Gorillaz have always given us nothing but joy, is back with a solo album, and the first single has...
Linkage 10/30
§ Over at the The Forbidden Planet International Blog the artist known as Ilya is intervieed asbout a new brit anthology with the promising title The Mammoth Book of Best New Manga,a 500 (!)...
Daily Nerdpocalyse 10/28
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ROBOT CHICKEN animates Weird Al song.
