Category Archives: Music

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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Sean has a thing for David

Posted on January 12, 2016 by Wim Lockefeer

Writer Sean T. Collins not only wrote one of the most gripping David Bowie comics ever, he also turns out to be a major collector of Bowie themed cartoonist art. Collected at festivals between 2008 and 2010, the gallery features some 103 … Continue reading →

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More Ever in 3D

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Wim Lockefeer

A couple of months ago (make that half a year, more like), I mentioned the statues that Ever Meulen designed for my home town. Since then two more statues have been added to the series, making it a total of … Continue reading →

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Sammy for Billy

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

Cartoonist Sammy Harkham created the artwork for the new album by Bonnie Prince Billy, Singer’s Grave A Sea Of Tongues. And splendourful it is!

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Lint became an Opera

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

Sometimes things happen in your back yard, and you need somebody on the other side of the globe to bring your attention to it. A couple of years ago, Belgian composer Walter Hus has created an opera based on Chris … Continue reading →

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Ever Meulen in 3D

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

The city where I live played quite an important role in the history of rock music in Belgium, and music festivals in particular. From its inception in 1965 until its demise in 1981, Jazz Bilzen was one of the most … Continue reading →

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Spruit For the Stones

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

Spruit was a monthly comics magazine that ran in the early 1970’s. It was published by the visual design and art collective Ercola in Antwerp and was clearly influenced by American underground comic books. I’ve managed to track down three … Continue reading →

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Pulp comic for common people

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Wim Lockefeer

In France everything is comics, and comics is everything.  As is proven again by this splendid booklet, added to the French release of Pulp’s single Common People in 1995 in lieu of a lyrics sheet. It is a short comic … Continue reading →

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Christmas at the airport

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Wim Lockefeer

Not only has Nick Lowe created one of the very few new Christmas songs that are not pure novelty and irony (and still manage a satisfactory amount of tongue-in-cheek), the official video to Christmas At The Airport was created by … Continue reading →

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