Paul McCartney and John Lennon put so much extra work into their music sometimes that it’s remarkable. For example, they once turned the handwritten lyrics of a song from The Beatles’ Rubber Soul into a work of art. The piece soon fell into the possession of a famous musician.
Paul McCartney got high and made colorful art inspired by The Beatles’ ‘Rubber Soul’
On the surface, The Beatles’ “The Word” isn’t much of a psychedelic song. It has more in common with the Motown music of the 1960s than Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Despite this, “The Word” has hippie vibes. It proclaims the importance of love, which The Beatles would later do in their most popular psychedelic song, “All You Need Is Love.” “The Word” also paved the way for John’s high-minded solo songs like “Imagine” and “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).”
In the...
Paul McCartney got high and made colorful art inspired by The Beatles’ ‘Rubber Soul’
On the surface, The Beatles’ “The Word” isn’t much of a psychedelic song. It has more in common with the Motown music of the 1960s than Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Despite this, “The Word” has hippie vibes. It proclaims the importance of love, which The Beatles would later do in their most popular psychedelic song, “All You Need Is Love.” “The Word” also paved the way for John’s high-minded solo songs like “Imagine” and “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).”
In the...
- 2/1/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Paul McCartney isn’t always the most confident man. He once freaked out that The Beatles’ Revolver was entirely out of tune. He explained how the other Beatles reacted to his feelings. John Lennon had something interesting to say about Revolver in retrospect.
Paul McCartney said listening to The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ horrified him
During a 2018 interview with 60 Minutes, Paul called Revolver “one of the early Beatles records.” That’s an odd statement. The Beatles bubblegum albums like Please Please Me are usually classified as their early records. Revolver came in the latter half of the band’s career and they’d already made the transition to psychedelic music by that point. Then again, Paul probably has a better understanding of The Beatles’ chronology than anyone else.
Paul wasn’t always a fan of Revolver. “I got the horrors one day,” he said. “I thought it was outta tune. I...
Paul McCartney said listening to The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ horrified him
During a 2018 interview with 60 Minutes, Paul called Revolver “one of the early Beatles records.” That’s an odd statement. The Beatles bubblegum albums like Please Please Me are usually classified as their early records. Revolver came in the latter half of the band’s career and they’d already made the transition to psychedelic music by that point. Then again, Paul probably has a better understanding of The Beatles’ chronology than anyone else.
Paul wasn’t always a fan of Revolver. “I got the horrors one day,” he said. “I thought it was outta tune. I...
- 1/28/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Yoko Ono revealed she likes one of The Beatles‘ albums better than Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. She also named her favorite Beatles song, which was a huge hit. Blasphemous though it may seem, John Lennon wasn’t the biggest fan of Sgt. Pepper.
Yoko Ono loves ‘The White Album’ and the message of 1 Beatles song
During a 2016 interview with US Weekly, Yoko discussed her attitude toward two of The Beatles’ albums. “I don’t know if people will hate me for saying this, but I always preferred The White Album to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” she said. “Don’t get me wrong, I love Pepper’s too.” At this point, plenty of Beatles fans would agree with Yoko’s conclusion.
During a 2012 interview with The Telegraph, Yoko named “All You Need Is Love” as her favorite Beatles song. “I’m glad they were saying all you need is love,...
Yoko Ono loves ‘The White Album’ and the message of 1 Beatles song
During a 2016 interview with US Weekly, Yoko discussed her attitude toward two of The Beatles’ albums. “I don’t know if people will hate me for saying this, but I always preferred The White Album to Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” she said. “Don’t get me wrong, I love Pepper’s too.” At this point, plenty of Beatles fans would agree with Yoko’s conclusion.
During a 2012 interview with The Telegraph, Yoko named “All You Need Is Love” as her favorite Beatles song. “I’m glad they were saying all you need is love,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Nestled away in what looks to be a warehouse district in Louisville, Ky is the Davis Arena. It might not look like much, but the sign outside of the door suggests otherwise:
“Tomorrow’s Superstars, Today!”
This is the home of Ohio Valley Wrestling, what I affectionately like to call the “little promotion that could.” It is also the subject of the powerful, hard-hitting new Netflix docu-series, Wrestlers, which follows the men and women in this struggling developmental territory. They are the future stars of professional wrestling, many of them. All of them have that dream. But to accomplish it, they must first make their name and prove themselves. And that happens in places like Ovw. Unfortunately, times are tough for the company. No longer a breeding ground for the main roster stars of WWE, Ovw is going through a turbulent stretch with new owner Matt Jones, who often conflicts with 60-year-old wrestling legend,...
“Tomorrow’s Superstars, Today!”
This is the home of Ohio Valley Wrestling, what I affectionately like to call the “little promotion that could.” It is also the subject of the powerful, hard-hitting new Netflix docu-series, Wrestlers, which follows the men and women in this struggling developmental territory. They are the future stars of professional wrestling, many of them. All of them have that dream. But to accomplish it, they must first make their name and prove themselves. And that happens in places like Ovw. Unfortunately, times are tough for the company. No longer a breeding ground for the main roster stars of WWE, Ovw is going through a turbulent stretch with new owner Matt Jones, who often conflicts with 60-year-old wrestling legend,...
- 9/19/2023
- by Travis Hopson
- JoBlo.com
Slipknot fans are a dedicated bunch, and they’re notorious for bequeathing gifts and gestures of devotion upon the Nine.
Revolver collected questions from fans for a new feature on Corey Taylor, and one person asked the Slipknot frontman about the “worst, weirdest or scariest fan gift” the band has ever received.
“One of Slipknot’s biggest fans in Holland was this guy Crazy White Sean — he was this weird hippie artist-musician dude who just tooled around Amsterdam doing his thing,” Taylor recalled. “We were in Amsterdam on Valentine’s Day to play a show, and he brought us a real cow heart in a Valentine’s box and it fucking smelled awful.”
What does a member of the Slipknot camp do with a cow heart in a box?
“Somebody tried to take a bite of it and immediately threw up,” Taylor said. “I was like, ‘That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen,...
Revolver collected questions from fans for a new feature on Corey Taylor, and one person asked the Slipknot frontman about the “worst, weirdest or scariest fan gift” the band has ever received.
“One of Slipknot’s biggest fans in Holland was this guy Crazy White Sean — he was this weird hippie artist-musician dude who just tooled around Amsterdam doing his thing,” Taylor recalled. “We were in Amsterdam on Valentine’s Day to play a show, and he brought us a real cow heart in a Valentine’s box and it fucking smelled awful.”
What does a member of the Slipknot camp do with a cow heart in a box?
“Somebody tried to take a bite of it and immediately threw up,” Taylor said. “I was like, ‘That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen,...
- 8/21/2023
- by Jon Hadusek
- Consequence - Music
Tl;Dr:
John Lennon compared TV music to The Beatles’ Revolver. He felt advertisements were “selling” President Richard Nixon. Revolver became a smash in two different decades in the United Kingdom.
In the early 1970s, John Lennon said jingles sounded like The Beatles’ Revolver. In addition, he revealed what he thought about advertising. Notably, Revolver produced three hits in the United States and two in the United Kingdom.
John Lennon said jingles were as good as the music from The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’
The book Lennon on Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon features an interview from 1972. In it, John discussed the Fab Four’s influence. “People are talking about Beatles music,” he said. “The commercial music on TV they use for the back of ads is as good as Revolver, it sounds like to me.
“When you make a decision about the kind of music you’re gonna make and you...
John Lennon compared TV music to The Beatles’ Revolver. He felt advertisements were “selling” President Richard Nixon. Revolver became a smash in two different decades in the United Kingdom.
In the early 1970s, John Lennon said jingles sounded like The Beatles’ Revolver. In addition, he revealed what he thought about advertising. Notably, Revolver produced three hits in the United States and two in the United Kingdom.
John Lennon said jingles were as good as the music from The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’
The book Lennon on Lennon: Conversations With John Lennon features an interview from 1972. In it, John discussed the Fab Four’s influence. “People are talking about Beatles music,” he said. “The commercial music on TV they use for the back of ads is as good as Revolver, it sounds like to me.
“When you make a decision about the kind of music you’re gonna make and you...
- 8/10/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Musician Tim Cappello has a pretty fantastic bio on Wikipedia, the website describing that he’s “notable for his muscular physique, his sexually provocative movements during his performances and for his tendency to perform shirtless, with his skin oiled and hair in a ponytail.” Of course, Cappello is most known for his sexy sax solo in Joel Schumacher’s The Lost Boys back in 1987, which has gone on to become one of the most iconic aspects of the movie.
Here in 2023, Tim Cappello is back at it with a brand new sexy sax solo in the just-released music video for “Monster in Paradise,” the latest single from synthwave band Gunship!
Directed by Elliott Gonzo, the cyberpunk video “Monster in Paradise” can be watched down below, and you can jump to 4-minutes in to see Tim Cappello doing what he does best!
Warning: This video contains bright, flashing lights and/or...
Here in 2023, Tim Cappello is back at it with a brand new sexy sax solo in the just-released music video for “Monster in Paradise,” the latest single from synthwave band Gunship!
Directed by Elliott Gonzo, the cyberpunk video “Monster in Paradise” can be watched down below, and you can jump to 4-minutes in to see Tim Cappello doing what he does best!
Warning: This video contains bright, flashing lights and/or...
- 7/12/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Paul McCartney was reluctant to try LSD, but he eventually decided to take the drug with John Lennon. It was not his first time taking it, but he thought it would be important to experience it with Lennon. He said the experience brought them together and reminded him of how close they were as friends. He also described it as “freaky.”
Paul McCartney tried LSD with John Lennon for the first time after a recording session
During a recording session, Lennon accidentally took LSD thinking it was an amphetamine. It didn’t take long for him to realize he wasn’t going to get any work done with The Beatles. McCartney walked Lennon home, and when they arrived, he decided to take LSD too.
“I thought, maybe this is the moment where I should take a trip with him,” he said, per Rolling Stone. “It’s been coming for a long time.
Paul McCartney tried LSD with John Lennon for the first time after a recording session
During a recording session, Lennon accidentally took LSD thinking it was an amphetamine. It didn’t take long for him to realize he wasn’t going to get any work done with The Beatles. McCartney walked Lennon home, and when they arrived, he decided to take LSD too.
“I thought, maybe this is the moment where I should take a trip with him,” he said, per Rolling Stone. “It’s been coming for a long time.
- 7/8/2023
- by Emma McKee
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles created one of their best albums with Revolver. The record many fans consider the first psychedelic album is an essential starting point for new fans, according to Ringo Starr. The drummer sang “Yellow Submarine,” and though it might not be the best Beatles song, it’s the one that saw John Lennon save someone’s job while they recorded it.
John Lennon stopped someone from getting fired while making The Beatles’ song ‘Yellow Submarine’
The Beatles really never lived sober lifestyles. Booze and pills were frequently part of their routine during early marathon performances in Hamburg, Germany. They used recreational drugs more frequently after getting high with and pranked by Bob Dylan in 1964. That trend continued for years for each member of the Fab Four.
That included when they recorded “Yellow Submarine” in the middle of 1966.
Lennon and a host of friends — Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Marianne Faithfull,...
John Lennon stopped someone from getting fired while making The Beatles’ song ‘Yellow Submarine’
The Beatles really never lived sober lifestyles. Booze and pills were frequently part of their routine during early marathon performances in Hamburg, Germany. They used recreational drugs more frequently after getting high with and pranked by Bob Dylan in 1964. That trend continued for years for each member of the Fab Four.
That included when they recorded “Yellow Submarine” in the middle of 1966.
Lennon and a host of friends — Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Marianne Faithfull,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles changed everything about pop music when Beatlemania took over the world. Paul McCartney and John Lennon writing face-to-face and bouncing lyrics and melodies off each other produced dozens of catchy, hummable songs. The words carrying those vocal melodies weren’t too hard to decipher, but one set of Beatles lyrics confused Bob Dylan. He admitted as much the first time he met the band.
Bob Dylan was confused by The Beatles’ lyrics for ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’
The story of the first meeting between the Fab Four and Bob Dylan is basically ingrained knowledge for classic rock fans.
The Beatles, touring the United States later in 1964 after making their TV debut on Ed Sullivan’s show earlier that year, welcomed Dylan to their New York hotel suite during an August stop. He provided the joints, Paul, John, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr got high on pot for the first time,...
Bob Dylan was confused by The Beatles’ lyrics for ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’
The story of the first meeting between the Fab Four and Bob Dylan is basically ingrained knowledge for classic rock fans.
The Beatles, touring the United States later in 1964 after making their TV debut on Ed Sullivan’s show earlier that year, welcomed Dylan to their New York hotel suite during an August stop. He provided the joints, Paul, John, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr got high on pot for the first time,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The Beatles and The Beach Boys had a relationship of love and respect, even if the two were musical rivals during the 1960s. Their competitive spirits fueled their music, as one band tried to one-up the other whenever they released new projects. Brian Wilson was a fan of The Beatles but was frustrated when they achieved certain musical moments before he did. One album by the band made Wilson break down in tears when he heard it for the first time.
Brian Wilson ‘broke down in tears’ after hearing ‘Revolver’
The Beatles rose to fame in the U.K. in the early 1960s. At the same time, The Beach Boys were starting to make waves in America. In 1964, The Beatles made their first trip to the U.S., where Americans showed up in droves to see them, sending Beatlemania into the stratosphere. Still, The Beach Boys were doing well on the charts,...
Brian Wilson ‘broke down in tears’ after hearing ‘Revolver’
The Beatles rose to fame in the U.K. in the early 1960s. At the same time, The Beach Boys were starting to make waves in America. In 1964, The Beatles made their first trip to the U.S., where Americans showed up in droves to see them, sending Beatlemania into the stratosphere. Still, The Beach Boys were doing well on the charts,...
- 6/22/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Every Beatles album has legions of fans, and rightfully so. Still, Revolver might be at (or at least near) the top of the list of their greatest accomplishments. The 1966 record featured so many stellar songs that “Got to Get You Into My Life” became a hit until years later even though fans knew the song well. Revolver also saw the band dive head first into studio experimentation. An enduring Beatles mystery is whether or not they used the “Taxman” solo on another song, albeit in an almost alien way. Did they? Let’s dive deeper into the theory.
Exploring The Beatles mystery that they used the ‘Taxman’ guitar solo on ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
The Fab Four’s famous Shea Stadium concert in 1965 was one of their most monumental events.
It demonstrated the band’s popularity and power, but the downside was that it was overwhelming and impersonal. That negative side...
Exploring The Beatles mystery that they used the ‘Taxman’ guitar solo on ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
The Fab Four’s famous Shea Stadium concert in 1965 was one of their most monumental events.
It demonstrated the band’s popularity and power, but the downside was that it was overwhelming and impersonal. That negative side...
- 6/13/2023
- by Jason Rossi
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Slipknot titled their most recent album, The End, So Far, and now it’s becoming clearer how they’re prolonging the apocalypse. On their newly released Adderall EP, they’ve collected three alternate versions of the moody title track (which led off The End, So Far), along with three previously unreleased songs: “Death March,” “Red or Redder,” and “Hard to Be here.”
“Deconstructing to continuously pave the way for evolution,” percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan said elliptically in a statement. “At this point in the program nothing is safe.”
Crahan also directed two new videos,...
“Deconstructing to continuously pave the way for evolution,” percussionist Shawn “Clown” Crahan said elliptically in a statement. “At this point in the program nothing is safe.”
Crahan also directed two new videos,...
- 6/9/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Tl;Dr:
Paul McCartney played the guitar solo on a song from The Beatles’ Revolver that he didn’t write. He said he played his favorite guitar on that track and The Beatles’ smash hit “Paperback Writer.” Revolver was a No. 1 hit in the United States and the United Kingdom for several weeks. Paul McCartney | Express / Stringer
Paul McCartney was asked to name the best guitar solo he ever played. He praised a solo on a track from The Beatles’ Revolver as well as a song from one of his more recent albums. In addition, Paul discussed his favorite guitar.
Paul McCartney praised songs on The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ and his solo album ‘Egypt Station’
During a 2020 interview with GQ, Paul was asked to name his best guitar solo. “What immediately comes to mind is the ‘Taxman’ solo,” he said. “I think that’s pretty good.”
That’s an incredible understatement!
Paul McCartney played the guitar solo on a song from The Beatles’ Revolver that he didn’t write. He said he played his favorite guitar on that track and The Beatles’ smash hit “Paperback Writer.” Revolver was a No. 1 hit in the United States and the United Kingdom for several weeks. Paul McCartney | Express / Stringer
Paul McCartney was asked to name the best guitar solo he ever played. He praised a solo on a track from The Beatles’ Revolver as well as a song from one of his more recent albums. In addition, Paul discussed his favorite guitar.
Paul McCartney praised songs on The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ and his solo album ‘Egypt Station’
During a 2020 interview with GQ, Paul was asked to name his best guitar solo. “What immediately comes to mind is the ‘Taxman’ solo,” he said. “I think that’s pretty good.”
That’s an incredible understatement!
- 5/21/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tl;Dr:
John Lennon didn’t understand The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” when he wrote it. The song is more straightforward than John claimed. The tune appeared on the seminal album Revolver. John Lennon | George Stroud / Stringer
John Lennon said he didn’t understand The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” when he wrote it. Subsequently, he said it was up to others to analyze The Beatles’ songs. John put “Tomorrow Never Knows” in the same category as another Fab Four song which is very different.
John Lennon didn’t understand The Beatles’ ‘I Am the Walrus’ and ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
During a 1968 interview with Rolling Stone, was asked about analyses of his songs. “Well, they can take them apart,” he replied. “They can take anything apart. I mean I hit it on all levels, you know. We write lyrics, and I write lyrics that you don’t realize what they mean till after.
John Lennon didn’t understand The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” when he wrote it. The song is more straightforward than John claimed. The tune appeared on the seminal album Revolver. John Lennon | George Stroud / Stringer
John Lennon said he didn’t understand The Beatles’ “Tomorrow Never Knows” when he wrote it. Subsequently, he said it was up to others to analyze The Beatles’ songs. John put “Tomorrow Never Knows” in the same category as another Fab Four song which is very different.
John Lennon didn’t understand The Beatles’ ‘I Am the Walrus’ and ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
During a 1968 interview with Rolling Stone, was asked about analyses of his songs. “Well, they can take them apart,” he replied. “They can take anything apart. I mean I hit it on all levels, you know. We write lyrics, and I write lyrics that you don’t realize what they mean till after.
- 5/17/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
As ahead-of-the-curve as Prince was with music, he was behind in his discovery of one of the most famous bands in the world — The Beatles. He also missed all of their early discography. The first song by The Beatles that Prince really listened to was “Good Morning Good Morning.” Here’s the moment The Purple One first discovered The Beatles, as told by his band.
Prince | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ caught Prince’s attention
“He’d never really heard the Beatles until Matt and I played him Sgt. Pepper,” Drummer Bobby Z. told Billboard in 2016.
In an interview with Diffuser in 2017, Bobby looked back at the moment of discovery.
“Matt [‘Dr.’ Fink] and Dez [Dickerson] and I were sitting in the back of the tour bus, and we were listening to Sgt. Pepper and of all of the songs, it was ‘Good Morning Good Morning,’ which...
Prince | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’ caught Prince’s attention
“He’d never really heard the Beatles until Matt and I played him Sgt. Pepper,” Drummer Bobby Z. told Billboard in 2016.
In an interview with Diffuser in 2017, Bobby looked back at the moment of discovery.
“Matt [‘Dr.’ Fink] and Dez [Dickerson] and I were sitting in the back of the tour bus, and we were listening to Sgt. Pepper and of all of the songs, it was ‘Good Morning Good Morning,’ which...
- 4/26/2023
- by Kelsey Goeres
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There are many great psychedelic Beatles songs. After a hectic 1966 tour, The Beatles returned to the recording studio just in time for some of the most psychedelic years of the 1960s. The changing times were reflected heavily in their music. Suddenly The Beatles weren’t making songs like “I Want to Hold Your Hand” anymore.
The Beatles | Chris Burnett/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images 10. ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
Revolver‘s “Tomorrow Never Knows” was one of The Beatles’ first psychedelic songs. By then, the band had experienced LSD (Paul McCartney took it reluctantly), and it drastically changed their music and lyrics. “Tomorrow Never Knows” paints a kaleidoscopic picture, unlike anything The Beatles had painted before. Their psychedelic songs only became more refined from there.
9. ‘Fixing a Hole’
Paul claims the concept of “Fixing a Hole” is both metaphysical and physical. After taking LSD, he started seeing a little blue dot...
The Beatles | Chris Burnett/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix via Getty Images 10. ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’
Revolver‘s “Tomorrow Never Knows” was one of The Beatles’ first psychedelic songs. By then, the band had experienced LSD (Paul McCartney took it reluctantly), and it drastically changed their music and lyrics. “Tomorrow Never Knows” paints a kaleidoscopic picture, unlike anything The Beatles had painted before. Their psychedelic songs only became more refined from there.
9. ‘Fixing a Hole’
Paul claims the concept of “Fixing a Hole” is both metaphysical and physical. After taking LSD, he started seeing a little blue dot...
- 3/18/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Metallica will be embarking on their 2023-2024 world tour next month, and one of the bands supporting their North American legs is the recently reunited Pantera. While Pantera’s return has been met with some backlash, Metallica stickman Lars Ulrich thinks they have the right guy behind the drum kit.
Pantera are touring with classic members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown along with guitarist Zakk Wylde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. The latter two are filling in for late brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, respectively. While the band has insisted that the reunion is a celebration of the legacies of Dime and Vinnie, some fans consider calling the band “Pantera” without the two brothers sacrilegious.
Metallica’s “M72 World Tour” hits North America this summer and fall, and again in the summer of 2024. Pantera will be providing support on the first of two shows in each city, with tickets available here.
Pantera are touring with classic members Philip Anselmo and Rex Brown along with guitarist Zakk Wylde and Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante. The latter two are filling in for late brothers Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul, respectively. While the band has insisted that the reunion is a celebration of the legacies of Dime and Vinnie, some fans consider calling the band “Pantera” without the two brothers sacrilegious.
Metallica’s “M72 World Tour” hits North America this summer and fall, and again in the summer of 2024. Pantera will be providing support on the first of two shows in each city, with tickets available here.
- 3/17/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Following their collaboration on Apache Delivery Service, the creative trio of Matt Kindt, Tyler Jenkins, and Hilary Jenkins are reteaming for the horror comic book miniseries Hairball, centered on an increasingly dysfunctional family and the cat that may (or may not) be the source of their destruction.
Ahead of the first issue's release this April through Kindt's Flux House imprint at Dark Horse Comics, we've been provided with an exclusive reveal of the cover art for the fourth issue, as well as a look at the fur-lined cover for the upcoming trade paperback release of Hairball!
Here's what Matt Kindt had to say about Hairball and its uniquely unsettling trade paperback cover:
I want Hairball to be an uncomfortable book, but in an entertaining way.
This is a book about the slow disintegration of a family. It's also about a possibly supernatural cat that seems to be at the center of it all.
Ahead of the first issue's release this April through Kindt's Flux House imprint at Dark Horse Comics, we've been provided with an exclusive reveal of the cover art for the fourth issue, as well as a look at the fur-lined cover for the upcoming trade paperback release of Hairball!
Here's what Matt Kindt had to say about Hairball and its uniquely unsettling trade paperback cover:
I want Hairball to be an uncomfortable book, but in an entertaining way.
This is a book about the slow disintegration of a family. It's also about a possibly supernatural cat that seems to be at the center of it all.
- 3/16/2023
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Michelle Zauner is a Beatles fan — even if she’s unapologetically anti-Revolver. The Japanese Breakfast singer compared this album to Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk, calling a musician who disagreed with her a “snob.”
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast commented on The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Album cover designed by artist Klaus Voorman for rock and roll band The Beatles album ‘Revolver’ | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Zauner was listening to the Beatles while writing Japanese Breakfast’s Jubilee. In 2020, she even created her “*Good Beatles” Spotify playlist, complete with “All My Love,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “Ticket to Ride,” and other hits by the Fab Four.
“Revolver is the Tusk of Beatles albums. Anyone who claims it’s their best is an unfeeling snob that’s f****** kidding themself,” Zauner tweeted, referencing Fleetwood Mac’s album Tusk. “I’m not saying either of these albums are bad! I’m saying...
Michelle Zauner of Japanese Breakfast commented on The Beatles’ ‘Revolver’ Album cover designed by artist Klaus Voorman for rock and roll band The Beatles album ‘Revolver’ | Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Zauner was listening to the Beatles while writing Japanese Breakfast’s Jubilee. In 2020, she even created her “*Good Beatles” Spotify playlist, complete with “All My Love,” “The Long and Winding Road,” “Ticket to Ride,” and other hits by the Fab Four.
“Revolver is the Tusk of Beatles albums. Anyone who claims it’s their best is an unfeeling snob that’s f****** kidding themself,” Zauner tweeted, referencing Fleetwood Mac’s album Tusk. “I’m not saying either of these albums are bad! I’m saying...
- 2/20/2023
- by Julia Dzurillay
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the summer of 1966, the Beatles dropped Revolver — an album so far ahead of its time that the world is still catching up with it. It’s the moptops mutating at warp speed, outgrowing all their former incarnations. Paul McCartney is exploring avant-garde art and music. John Lennon is reading The Tibetan Book of the Dead. George Harrison is studying sitar and Indian mysticism. Ringo Starr has installed a pub in his basement. They’re ready to shock the world — and themselves — with their masterpiece. The result: Revolver, routinely acclaimed...
- 9/7/2022
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
Fish Tank
DVD, Artificial Eye
Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank is very much in the UK's lineage of social realist dramas. As with the works of Tony Richardson, through Ken Loach and Alan Clarke, Fish Tank presents, or rather captures, the world warts and all – even going as far as being filmed in the more TV-like aspect ratio of 1.33:1 to avoid any accidental glamour that widescreen might have delivered. The situations here are familiar to any follower of kitchen-sink drama but the settings and language have been updated, and it's in these details that Arnold really shows her talent. Mia (Katie Jarvis) is an argumentative and bored Essex teenager who dreams of becoming a dancer – her lonely practice sessions in a vacant council flat are her only real moments of calm. It's easy to see why she's so aggressive, with her limited opportunities and her single mother constantly chipping away at her.
DVD, Artificial Eye
Andrea Arnold's Fish Tank is very much in the UK's lineage of social realist dramas. As with the works of Tony Richardson, through Ken Loach and Alan Clarke, Fish Tank presents, or rather captures, the world warts and all – even going as far as being filmed in the more TV-like aspect ratio of 1.33:1 to avoid any accidental glamour that widescreen might have delivered. The situations here are familiar to any follower of kitchen-sink drama but the settings and language have been updated, and it's in these details that Arnold really shows her talent. Mia (Katie Jarvis) is an argumentative and bored Essex teenager who dreams of becoming a dancer – her lonely practice sessions in a vacant council flat are her only real moments of calm. It's easy to see why she's so aggressive, with her limited opportunities and her single mother constantly chipping away at her.
- 1/16/2010
- by Phelim O'Neill
- The Guardian - Film News
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