Category Archives: Music

Who read comics? (Now a series!)

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

It’s that jolly bundle of lipstick and mascara and a hairdo that’s either a bird’s nest or a weeping willow depending on his general mood, it’s The Cure‘s very own Robert Smith! When photographed for one of those “Stars? Ha! … Continue reading →

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Small stories, full of pain

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Wim Lockefeer

Some stories are very small; they hardly register as anecdotes. Yet at the same time, they imply lifetimes of pain and heartache and leave the reather with a sweet sense of nostalgia, having taking part in a familiar sadness but … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Special – Júníus Meyvant

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

Thank God for playlists, offering me (and the rest of us) some kind of brilliance at least every so often. This soul god hails from Iceland, and he makes me very happy. (this post goes out one day late, but … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Special – Whispering Sons

Posted on October 28, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

There is a kind of music that has been with me for more than three decades and that I always turn to from whatever fad I’ve been into at any time. I’ve heard it in several regenerations, from The Stranglers, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Evening Special – Hiss Golden Messenger

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Wim Lockefeer

If you’ve been following this blog for longer, you’ll have noticed that I’ve been floundering for a couple of years now. I guess part of hitting middle age is you start questioning the things you’ve been investing time in, and … Continue reading →

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Chvrches animated by Jamie McKelvie

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

I’ve just finished reading Phonogram by Jamie McKelvie and Kieron Gillen and I’m pretty sure this must be the best comic I have ever seen to express the finesses and idiosyncrasies of music fandom, or rather, music nerddom. The idea of … Continue reading →

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Comics quoting from the future

Posted on January 16, 2017 by Wim Lockefeer

It’s most probably my personal idiosyncratic frame of reference, but off late I’ve noticed at least two classic Franco-belgian comics featuring characters that are blatant references to real people, except that those people were still children at best at the … Continue reading →

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Jeff Buckley’s infinite canvas

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Wim Lockefeer

For official video to the Dylan cover Just Like A Woman, from the recent, posthumous Jeff Buckley compilation LP, You And I, production houses Blind and Interlude collaborated to create a genuine interactive streaming comic book. While the music is playing, you can click on … Continue reading →

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Brecht Evens for Altavoz

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Wim Lockefeer

Flemish comics Wunderkind Brecht Evens came up with this wonderful sleeve design for the first album by French retro-psychedelic folk jazz combo, Altavoz. Thank God for the sheer size of vinyl…

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Cash by Lasky

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Wim Lockefeer

To celebrate International Cash Day (or, the birthday of the Man in Black) on February 26, Seattle radio KEXP invited cartoonist David Lasky to create a short strip about 1968, possibly the most consequential year in Johnny Cash‘s life. One … Continue reading →

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