September 1, 2015 Performance preparation blog: Absolute Zero — Ok, so I had a crazy day today. A month removed from living in Tallahassee, Florida.I was adjusting back to Miami style and now I found myself purchasing a bus ticket back to Tally. I actually had one last show to do with my soon to be disbanded psychedelic blues, hip-hop, funk band Blind Math. We were to perform at Bread and Roses Sunday September 6th for Tallahassee’s Rotten Fest. You can still buy tickets at rottenfest.com . I expected to spend a weekend in Tallahassee and then return to Miami. It should have been nothing special come in, get out. The trip had immediately become more complicated when I found out that I couldn’t just spend the weekend because I got a last minute opportunity to open for Cakes Da Killa. I personally really fuck with Cakes. So I feel like it was an amazing opportunity to be able to open for him on Thursday, the 10th in Club Down Under at FSU. Cool, I love that venue and they’ve always treated me well. They pay you some money and buy you good good, so it’s all good. So, right Read More…
Y: The Last Man is a comic by Vertigo that was released September 2002 – March 2008. I recently picked it up and finished it based on a recommendation from my good friend Dom, he does great animations, curating, and interviews on his youtube channel. But back to the task at hand the Last man, as its name implies is a story about the last man alive on planet earth after some mysterious event called “The Plague” kills off every male mammal on the planet. The only surviving man on the planet is Yorick Brown, a relatively wimpy beta male who’s only skills are that of an escape artist (think David Blaine) and a wide knowledge of pop culture. He accompanied by a mysterious government agent named 355 and a scientist named Allison Mann as they travel a post apocalyptic world filled only with women. Presentation 10/10 The Artwork was excellent; the scenes are illustrated beautifully and the style stays very consistent throughout the work. That being said, I feel the coloring is really where I feel this comic shines. The colors tend to have this autumn feel to them and the lighting always seems to have this feeling of Read More…