Step Into The Creative Mind of Locke & Key Writer Joe Hill

The folks at Acmecast spent an entire hour with Locke & Key writer Joe Hill discussing his history with comics, the genesis of the series and the future of the TV series pilot. Listen to the fascinating interview HERE.

Some fun places to peruse on the internet while you listen to the interview:

- Visit Joe Hill Fiction.com

- Follow Joe Hill on Twitter

- Joe’s first published comics work, Spider-man Unlimited #8, featuring the story “Fanboyz” drawn by the late, great Seth Fisher

- Discover the world of Locke & Key

- Keyhouse‘s Design and 3D Model

- Limited Edition Convention Exclusive Keys

- The Locke & Key pilot page at IMDB.com

- Road Rage IDW Comics

John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man: Artist’s Edition Due On February 1st

John Romita’s The Amazing Spider-Man: Artist’s Edition ($100) is the next book in the ongoing Artist’s Edition series from IDW Publishing. Collecting six classic issues from Romita’s stellar run on The Amazing Spider-Man, each and every page scanned from the original art and presented at full size, the same as it looked on Romita’s drawing table.

Artist’s Editions are printed the same size as the original art. While appearing to be in black & white, each page has been scanned in color to mimic as closely as possible the experience of viewing the actual original art—for example, you are able to clearly see paste-overs, blue pencils in the art, editorial notes, art corrections. Each page is printed the same size as drawn, and the paper selected is as close as possible to the original art board.

The 152 page hardcover will be available in stores on February 1st.

M Ward To Release New CD, A Wasteland Companion On April 10

In the three years since M Ward released his last solo album, Hold Time, he’s toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo She & Him as well as one with the talented group of friends collectively known as Monsters Of Folk.

A Wasteland Companion, Ward’s sixth solo album, will be released in the US & Canada on April 10 via Merge Records, April 9 in the UK on Bella Union and April 6th in Australia & New Zealand through Spunk Records.

Inspired by his increasingly itinerant lifestyle Ward set forth to create something of a musical travelogue. He explains, “Between now and when I made Hold Time there has been a lot of traveling which requires a lot of reckoning with what to leave behind and what to carry – material and otherwise – and thinking about what I want versus what I need, creatively and otherwise. I wanted to get a reflection of that on the album. It was a process of stripping away my security blanket, which is the same four walls I always record in.”

The album was made with 18 musicians and recorded in eight different studios in Portland, Omaha, New York City, Los Angeles, Austin and Bristol (UK). A Wasteland Companion features the talents of M Ward (piano, guitars, voice, production), Mike Coykendall (percussion, bass), Giant Sand’s Howe Gelb (piano), John Parish (percussion, marimba), Bright Eyes’ Mike Mogis (organ), Susan Sanchez (vocals), She & Him’s Zooey Deschanel (vocals), Jordan Hudson (percussion), Adam Selzer (bass), Nathan “JR” Andersen (piano), Scott McPherson (percussion), Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley (percussion), Dr. Dog’s Tobey Leaman (bass), Devotchka’s Tom Hagerman (strings), Oakely Hall’s Rachel Cox (vocals), Amanda Lawrence (violin), John Graboff (pedal steel) and Tyler Tornfelt (bass). The recording utilized eight engineers, including Tom Schick (Rufus Wainwright) and John Parish (PJ Harvey)

Track listing:

1. Clean Slate (for Alex & El Goodo)

2. Primitive Girl

3. Me And My Shadow

4. Sweetheart

5. I Get Ideas

6. The First Time I Ran Away

7. A Wasteland Companion

8. Watch The Show

9. There’s A Key

10. Crawl After You

11. Wild Goose

12. Pure Joy

The album is available for pre-order now at www.mwardmusic.com

Here is a list of upcoming shows:

Feb 2 Los Angeles, CA Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery

Apr 11 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore

Apr 12 Santa Cruz, CA The Cocoanut Grove Ballroom

Apr 13 Indio, CA Coachella **SOLD OUT**

Apr 14 Santa Barbara, CA SoHO

Apr 16 San Diego, CA Belly Up

Apr 17 Phoenix, AZ Crescent Ballroom

Apr 18 Flagstaff, AZ The Orpheum

Apr 20 Indio, CA Coachella **SOLD OUT**

May 5  Portland, ME State Theatre

May 6  Burlington, VT Higher Ground

May 7  New Haven, CT Toads Place

May 8  Boston, MA House of Blues

May 11 New York, NY Webster Hall

May 12 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer

May 13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club

May 15 Durham, NC Duke Performances at Page Auditorium

May 16 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre

May 17 Atlanta, GA Buckhead Theatre

May 22 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre

May 24 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

Sony To Hold Sneak Peek Events For The Amazing Spider-Man In Multiple Cities On Monday, February 6th

Sony Pictures will be hold sneak peek events for The Amazing Spider-Man in multiple cities on Monday, February 6th. Displays promoting the events are going up tonight in London, Rio, New York and Los Angeles.

The London URL to sign up for the event is at TheUntoldStoryBegins.co.uk and the U.S. one will be available soon at TheUntoldStoryBegins.com.

Celebrate Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace As It Returns to Theaters In 3D With Exclusive Activities and Giveaways

Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace opens in 3-D on Feb. 10 and some theaters are offering special giveaways on opening weekend.

- At all RealD theaters, Darth Maul glasses will be handed out (while supplies last) to fans who buy tickets on the movie’s opening day.

- At all AMC Theaters, fans will get the all-new Hasbro “Star Wars” Fighter Pod with the purchase of each RealD 3-D ticket for “Episode I,” all weekend long, Feb. 10-12.  The limit is one per ticket and the offer is good only while supplies last.

- At 10 select AMC theaters in the U.S., starting at 11 a.m. Feb. 11, there will be special events, interactive fun and giveaways. At those sites, fans can expect a Lego feature area, Darth Maul face painting, character appearances, special pod-racer 3-D glasses, a demonstration of the upcoming Xbox Kinnect “Star Wars” game and a Hasbro collectible toy giveaway.

The sites: Atlanta: AMC Southlake 24; Boston: AMC Loews Liberty Tree Mall 20; Chicago: AMC South Barrington 30; Denver: AMC Highlands Ranch 24; Los Angeles: AMC Tustin 14 at The District; AMC Ontario Mills 30; New York: AMC Empire 25; New Jersey: AMC Garden State 16; Phoenix: AMC Mesa Grand 24; San Francisco: AMC Emeryville Bay Street 16.

Angry Birds Is Coming To Facebook On February 14th

Everyone’s favorite furious fowl, Angry Birds, is coming to Facebook on February 14! Join in on the fun and mark this date on your calendar. Help make this the biggest Facebook event ever!

Life’s Too Short: Ricky Gervais, Warwick Davis HBO Comedy Releases Official Poster

Ricky Gervais is returning to HBO in the faux documentary “Life’s Too Short,” starring “Star Wars” actor Warwick Davis and guest starring Gervais and a few of his famous friends.

“Life’s Too Short,” from Gervais and Stephen Merchant, is a fictional documentary about Davis’ life as a little person who’s down on his luck, struggling to get back into the spotlight. Davis plays a fictionalized version of himself and runs a talent agency for little people in show business, called “Dwarves for Hire,” though he often takes the roles for himself. He also serves as a vice chairman of a society for little people.

Each episode will also feature cameos from some big names, including Johnny Depp, Liam Neeson, Sting, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Carell and “So You Think You Can Dance” host Cat Deeley. Gervais and Merchant will also play themselves in supporting roles.

The show premieres on HBO on February 19th.

 

Six New Planet of The Apes Mondo Prints, On Sale Tomorrow

Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, announces a spectacular set of prints for the Planet of the Apes films. In May 2011, the Alamo Drafthouse hosted “Day of the Apes,” an epic 8-hour marathon of all five Planet of the Apes films.

The poster set, created to commemorate the event, is finally unveiled to the public with each film tackled by a different artist.

The posters, created in partnership with Sideshow Collectibles and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, will be sold as a set on Thursday, January 26th for $230. This will also include a bonus print “Alamo Drafthouse Wants You To Go Ape!” which is a variation of the famous Twentieth Century Fox poster created for the 1973 re-release of all five films in theaters.

The prints will be sold as a set on Thursday, January 26th for $230. Any remaining individual prints will go on sale on Friday, January 27th.  Follow @MondoNews for on sale announcements.

Planet of The Apes
Artist: Martin Ansin
Size: 24” x 36”
Edition: 415

Beneath The Planet of The Apes
Artist: Ken Taylor
Size: 24” x 36”
Edition: 390

Escape From The Planet of The Apes
Artist: Rich Kelly
Size: 24” x 36”
Edition: 320

Conquest of The Planet of The Apes
Artist: Phantom City Creative
Size: 24” x 36”
Edition: 370

Battle For The Planet of The Apes
Artist: Florian Bertmer
Size: 24” x 36”
Edition of 345

Bonus Print: Go Ape*
Limited Edition Lithograph
Artist: Jason Edmiston
Size: 24” x 36”
Edition: 295
*Only available with purchase of the full poster set.

Variants of the five Planet of the Apes film prints will be available via the Sideshow Collectibles website at a future date.

Cool Music Video of The Week: Dawned On Me By Wilco

The new Wilco video for Dawned On Me from the band’s Grammy-nominated new record The Whole Love is a collaboration with King Features that presents the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in more than 30 years. The music video was directed by Darren Romanelli.

In this new video, Popeye vies for Olive Oyl’s affections with his usual nemesis, Bluto, and with a new challenger, Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy.

As one of the earliest animated characters, introduced in 1933 by Fleischer Studios, Popeye has become one of the most enduring and iconic cartoon characters of all time and is forever entwined in the evolution of animation.

Above is this week’s Popeye Sunday comic strip, created by Frank Caruso and Ned Sonntag that pays tribute to Popeye and the alternative rock band, Wilco.  The artwork features caricatures of Wilco band members: lead singer Jeff Tweedy, bassist John Stirratt, guitarist Nels Cline, multi-instrumentalists Pat Sansone and Mikael Jorgensen, and drummer Glenn Kotche. The art prominently features the S.S.Wilco sailing into port to deliver Wilco Brand Spinach. Hoards of people are lining up on the dock as Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto and the entire gang assist Wilco in handing out cans of Wilco Spinach to the crowds.

Also please check out the site here www.wilcospinach.com.

Read The Final Chapter of Stephen King’s 11/22/63 Here

StephenKing.com has published the original final chapter from 11/22/63. It was replaced with Citizen of the Century but you can now read it HERE.

Originally King had a different ending to his latest book but after a suggestion from his son, Joe Hill, he changed it.

Unity Home Theater

The Unity Home Theater platform ($999, due mid-2012) simplifies installation and operation, reduces the equipment footprint and does so in an aesthetically appealing and affordable design. It solves current integration issues that consumers typically encounter with home theaters such as confusing cable nests, scattered components, complex installation requirements and multiple remotes.

Todd Beauchamp, president of parent company In2Technologies started the company after heading one of Apple’s Audio Labs where he worked on iPhone development and other devices.

The all-in-one home theater system combines a left, right, and center speaker sound bar with an elegant pedestal designed for monitors up to 60 inches, dual subwoofers, a DVD/Blu-ray player, and iPad/iPhone dock into one cohesive unit, which then connects to a flatscreen TV using a single HDMI 1.4 cable. Wireless rears are also included for a fully immersive 5.1 surround sound experience.

Read An Excerpt From Stephen King’s Upcoming Dark Tower Novel: The Wind Through The Keyhole

A new excerpt from The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King is now available. Read it now HERE.

Norah Jones To Release New Danger Mouse Produced Album ‘Little Broken Hearts’ This Spring

Norah Jones is set to release a new album this spring through EMI’s Blue Note Records entitled ‘Little Broken Hearts’, a collaboration with producer and musician Danger Mouse.The two first worked together on Danger Mouse’s acclaimed 2011 album ‘Rome’ and their connection proved deep enough that they decided to collaborate on Jones’ fifth studio album. ‘Little Broken Hearts’, which features original songs co-written by Jones and Danger Mouse, is the fascinating next step in the artistic evolution of one of the most intriguing singers to have emerged in the past decade. Together they have married their highly personal styles to create an entirely new sound.

Jones will tour extensively in 2012, performing at a mixture of festivals, ampitheatres and theatres in the US and abroad, including her return to the Hollywood Bowl on August 10 which has been announced as part of the venue’s subscriber series.

 

Magnus iPad 2 Stand

Magnus is a sleek desktop stand designed specifically for the iPad 2.

Magnus is first machine-crafted from pure aluminum and then hand-finished using the latest manufacturing techniques. After that, customized magnets are installed into the base and rubberized feet are fitted to the bottom surface.

Because of its compact, minimal design, the Magnus has a reduced silhouette. Viewed from the side, you see only the iPad’s tilt and a flat plate on the desk.

The Magnus stand costs $50 and is available from Ten One Design.

The Complete List of Nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards

Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced today, Tuesday, January 24, by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and Academy member and Oscar-nominated actress Jennifer Lawrence.

Hugo led the way with 11 nominations, followed by The Artist with 10. Moneyball and War Horse both got six nominations and five went to both The Descendants and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. 

Academy Awards for outstanding film achievements of 2011 will be presented on Sunday, February 26, 2012, at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center, and televised live by the ABC Television Network. The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide. 

Nominations for the 84th Academy Awards:

 

Best Picture

The Artist (The Weinstein Company), Thomas Langmann, Producer

The Descendants (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Jim Burke, Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, Producers

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Warner Bros. Pictures), Scott Rudin, Producer

The Help (Touchstone Pictures), Brunson Green, Chris Columbus and Michael Barnathan, Producers

Hugo, Graham King and Martin Scorsese, Producers

Midnight in Paris (Sony Pictures Classics), Letty Aronson and Stephen Tenenbaum, Producers

Moneyball (Columbia Pictures), Michael De Luca, Rachael Horovitz and Brad Pitt, Producers

The Tree of Life (Fox Searchlight Pictures), Nominees to be determined

War Horse (DreamWorks Pictures), Steven Spielberg and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers

 

Directing

Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

Alexander Payne – The Descendants

Martin Scorsese – Hugo

Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris

Terrence Malick – The Tree of Life

 

Actor in a Leading Role

Demián Bichir – A Better Life

George Clooney – The Descendants

Jean Dujardin – The Artist

Gary Oldman – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Brad Pitt – Moneyball

 

Actress in a Leading Role

Glenn Close – Albert Nobbs

Viola Davis – The Help

Rooney Mara – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Meryl Streep – The Iron Lady

Michelle Williams – My Week with Marilyn

 

Actor in a Supporting Role

Kenneth Branagh – My Week with Marilyn

Jonah Hill – Moneyball

Nick Nolte – Warrior

Christopher Plummer – Beginners

Max von Sydow – Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

 

Actress in a Supporting Role

Bérénice Bejo – The Artist

Jessica Chastain – The Help

Melissa McCarthy – Bridesmaids

Janet McTeer – Albert Nobbs

Octavia Spencer – The Help

 

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

The Descendants, Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash

Hugo, Screenplay by John Logan

The Ides of March, Screenplay by George Clooney & Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon

Moneyball, Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin. Story by Stan Chervin

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Screenplay by Bridget O’Connor & Peter Straughan

 

Writing (Original Screenplay)

The Artist, Written by Michel Hazanavicius

Bridesmaids, Written by Annie Mumolo & Kristen Wiig

Margin Call, Written by J.C. Chandor

Midnight in Paris, Written by Woody Allen

A Separation, Written by Asghar Farhadi

 

Foreign Language Film

Bullhead, Belgium

Footnote, Israel

In Darkness, Poland

Monsieur Lazhar, Canada

A Separation, Iran

 

Animated Feature Film

A Cat in Paris, Alain Gagnol and Jean-Loup Felicioli

Chico & Rita, Fernando Trueba and Javier Mariscal

Kung Fu Panda 2, Jennifer Yuh Nelson

Puss In Boots, Chris Miller

Rango, Gore Verbinski

 

Art Direction

The Artist, Production Design: Laurence Bennett; Set Decoration: Robert Gould

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Production Design: Stuart Craig; Set Decoration: Stephenie McMillan

Hugo, Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

Midnight in Paris, Production Design: Anne Seibel; Set Decoration: Hélène Dubreuil

War Horse, Production Design: Rick Carter; Set Decoration: Lee Sandales

 

Cinematography

Guillaume Schiffman – The Artist

Jeff Cronenweth – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Robert Richardson – Hugo

Emmanuel Lubezki – The Tree of Life

Janusz Kaminski – War Horse

 

Costume Design

Lisy Christl – Anonymous

Mark Bridges – The Artist

Sandy Powell – Hugo

Michael O’Connor – Jane Eyre

Arianne Phillips – W.E.

 

Film Editing

Anne-Sophie Bion and Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist

Kevin Tent – The Descendants

Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

Thelma Schoonmaker – Hugo

Christopher Tellefsen – Moneyball

 

Documentary (Feature)

Hell and Back Again, Danfung Dennis and Mike Lerner

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front, Marshall Curry and Sam Cullman

Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky

Pina, Wim Wenders and Gian-Piero Ringel

Undefeated, TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Richard Middlemas

 

Makeup

Albert Nobbs, Martial Corneville, Lynn Johnston and Matthew W. Mungle

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, Nick Dudman, Amanda Knight and Lisa Tomblin

The Iron Lady, Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

 

Music (Original Score)

John Williams – The Adventures of Tintin

Ludovic Bource – The Artist

Howard Shore – Hugo

Alberto Iglesias – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

John Williams – War Horse

 

Music (Original Song)

“Man or Muppet” from “The Muppets” Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie

“Real in Rio” from “Rio” Music by Sergio Mendes and Carlinhos Brown Lyric by Siedah Garrett

 

Sound Mixing

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce and Bo Persson

“Hugo” Tom Fleischman and John Midgley

“Moneyball” Deb Adair, Ron Bochar, Dave Giammarco and Ed Novick

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers, Jeffrey J. Haboush and Peter J. Devlin

“War Horse” Gary Rydstrom, Andy Nelson, Tom Johnson and Stuart Wilson

 

Sound Editing

“Drive” Lon Bender and Victor Ray Ennis

“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” Ren Klyce

“Hugo” Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Ethan Van der Ryn and Erik Aadahl

“War Horse” Richard Hymns and Gary Rydstrom

 

Visual Effects

“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″ Tim Burke, David Vickery, Greg Butler and John Richardson

“Hugo” Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossman and Alex Henning

“Real Steel” Erik Nash, John Rosengrant, Dan Taylor and Swen Gillberg

“Rise of the Planet of the Apes” Joe Letteri, Dan Lemmon, R. Christopher White and Daniel Barrett

“Transformers: Dark of the Moon” Scott Farrar, Scott Benza, Matthew Butler and John Frazier

 

Documentary (Short Subject)

“The Barber of Birmingham: Foot Soldier of the Civil Rights Movement” Robin Fryday and Gail Dolgin

“God Is the Bigger Elvis” Rebecca Cammisa and Julie Anderson

“Incident in New Baghdad”James Spione

“Saving Face” Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

“The Tsunami and the Cherry Blossom” Lucy Walker and Kira Carstensen

 

Short Film (Animated)

“Dimanche/Sunday” Patrick Doyon

“The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore” William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg

“La Luna” Enrico Casarosa

“A Morning Stroll” Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe

“Wild Life” Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby

 

Short Film (Live Action)

“Pentecost” Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane

“Raju” Max Zähle and Stefan Gieren

“The Shore” Terry George and Oorlagh George

“Time Freak” Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey

“Tuba Atlantic” Hallvar Witzø

Marvel To Release Avengers Art Appreciation Variants In February 2012

Ever imagine what the Avengers would look like if they existed throughout the ages? Well here’s your chance as Marvel is proud to unveil Avengers Art Appreciation Variants available throughout all of April!

With fans eagerly anticipating Marvel Studio’s “The Avengers,” readers will have the opportunity to see their favorite super hero team in the styles of the world’s greatest artists like Rembrandt, Michelangelo, Monet, Pollock, Schielle and more!

Favorite Marvel artists like Alex Maleev, Michael Kaluta, Gabriele Dell’otto, Greg Horn, Gerald Parel and more put their spin on these classic covers.

 

Age of Apocalypse # 2, Variant Cover by Christian Nauck

Amazing Spider-Man #683, Variant Cover by Mike Del Mundo

 

Avengers #25, Variant Cover by Gabriele Dell’Otto

Avengers Assemble #2, Variant Cover by Stephanie Hans

Daredevil #11, Variant Cover by Steffi Schutzee

Fantastic Four #605, Variant Cover by Michael Kaluta

Incredible Hulk #7, Variant Cover by Charles Paul Wilson III

Invincible Iron Man #515, Variant Cover by Greg Horn

 

Secret Avengers #26, Variant Cover by Joe Quinones

 

Uncanny X-Force #24, Variant Cover by Julian Totino

 

X-Men #27, Variant Cover by Greg Horn

Winter Soldier #4, Variant Cover by John Tyler Christopher

 

Wolverine #304, Variant Cover by Gurihiru

 

Wolverine & The X-Men #9, Variant Cover by Alex Maleev

X-Men #27, Variant Cover by Khoi Pham

Still Life By Scott Garner

This is a demonstration video showcasing Scott Garner’s interactive still life project. It involves a motion-sensitive  frame that feeds realtime tilt data to a 3D scene.

Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International Featuring Sting, Mark Knopfler, Elvis Costello, Jackson Browne, Adele & The Dave Matthews Band Due On January 24, 2012

76 newly recorded Bob Dylan songs by over 80 artists are scheduled for physical (4 discs) and digital release tomorrow, January 24, 2012.

Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan features a stellar and diverse group of artists across the generational and musical spectrum. The performers, including many of Amnesty International’s longtime supporters, range in age from pop star Miley Cyrus, 19, to folk music legend Pete Seeger, who, at 92, records Dylan’s poignant “Forever Young,” with a children’s chorus.

The diversity of the musicians and musical genres — from rock, rap, hip-hop to pop, folk, country, jazz and blues — attests to Amnesty’s depth of support in the music community, the universal appeal of the core message of human rights, and the breadth of Dylan’s impact on culture. Almost every track on the album is being released for sale for the first time* — except for the title song, Dylan’s original 1964 recording of “Chimes of Freedom.” Seventy songs were recorded especially for this release — with the addition of a few previously unreleased recordings.

The tracklisting for the massive collection is as follows:

Disc 1

Johnny Cash Featuring The Avett Brothers  One Too Many Mornings
Raphael Saadiq Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
Patti Smith Drifter’s Escape
Rise Against Ballad of Hollis Brown
Tom Morello The Nightwatchman Blind Willie McTell
Pete Townshend Corrina, Corrina
Bettye LaVette Most of the Time
Charlie Winston This Wheel’s On Fire
Diana Krall Simple Twist of Fate
Brett Dennen You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
Mariachi El Bronx Love Sick
Ziggy Marley Blowin’ in the Wind
The Gaslight Anthem Changing of the Guards
Silversun Pickups Not Dark Yet
My Morning Jacket You’re A Big Girl Now
The Airborne Toxic Event Boots of Spanish Leather
Sting Girl from the North Country
Mark Knopfler Restless Farewell

Disc 2

Queens Of The Stone Age Outlaw Blues
Lenny Kravitz Rainy Day Woman # 12 & 35
Steve Earle & Lucia Micarelli One More Cup of Coffee (Valley Below)
Blake Mills Heart Of Mine
Miley Cyrus You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Billy Bragg Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Elvis Costello License to Kill
Angelique Kidjo Lay, Lady, Lay
Natasha Bedingfield Ring Them Bells
Jackson Browne Love Minus Zero/No Limit
Joan Baez Seven Curses (Live)
The Belle Brigade No Time To Think
Sugarland Tonight I’ll Be Staying Here With You (Live)
Jack’s Mannequin Mr. Tambourine Man
Oren Lavie 4th Time Around
Sussan Deyhim All I Really Want To Do
Adele Make You Feel My Love (Recorded Live at WXPN)

Disc 3

K’NAAN With God On Our Side
Ximena Sariñana I Want You
Neil Finn with Pajama Club She Belongs to Me
Bryan Ferry Bob Dylan’s Dream
Zee Avi Tomorrow Is A Long Time
Carly Simon Just Like a Woman
Flogging Molly The Times They Are A-Changin’
Fistful Of Mercy Buckets Of Rain
Joe Perry Man Of Peace
Bad Religion It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
My Chemical Romance Desolation Row (Live)
RedOne featuring Nabil Khayat Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
Paul Rodgers & Nils Lofgren Abandoned Love
Darren Criss featuring Chuck Criss and Freelance Whales New Morning
Cage the Elephant The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll
Band of Skulls It Ain’t Me, Babe
Sinéad O’Connor Property of Jesus
Ed Roland and The Sweet Tea Project Shelter From The Storm
Ke$ha Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right
Kronos Quartet Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right

Disc 4

Maroon 5 I Shall Be Released
Carolina Chocolate Drops Political World
Seal & Jeff Beck Like A Rolling Stone
Taj Mahal Bob Dylan’s 115th Dream
Dierks Bentley Senor (Tales of Yankee Power) (Live)
Mick Hucknall One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
Thea Gilmore I’ll Remember You
State Radio John Brown
Dave Matthews Band All Along the Watchtower (Live)
Michael Franti Subterranean Homesick Blues
We Are Augustines Mama, You Been On My Mind
Lucinda Williams Tryin’ To Get To Heaven
Kris Kristofferson Quinn The Eskimo (The Mighty Quinn)
Eric Burdon Gotta Serve Somebody
Evan Rachel Wood I’d Have You Anytime
Marianne Faithfull Baby Let Me Follow You Down (Live)
Pete Seeger Forever Young
Bob Dylan Chimes Of Freedom

The Little Mermaid Print By Eric Tan

Find ”amazing adventure just below the surface” with Eric Tan’s retro contemporary movie poster concept for Disney’s animated classic The Little Mermaid ($125).

This striking giclée art print re-imagines Ariel as a thoroughly modernist mermaid.

The unframed print measures 19” H x 13” W and is limited to 125 copies.

 

Bonnie Raitt To Release Slipstream On April 10, Her First Album In 7 Years

Bonnie Raitt’s new album Slipstream is daring, bluesy, and steeped with the inimitable slide guitar and soulful vocals that could only be hers. Out April 10, 2012, Slipstream marks her first new album in seven years, and the debut for her newly-minted label, Redwing Records.

While most of Slipstream is self-produced and features Raitt’s longtime touring band, four of the album’s songs were helmed by celebrated producer Joe Henry (Allen Toussaint, Solomon Burke) and showcase his usual crew of extraordinary musicians. Additional guests include Bill Frisell, Al Anderson (formerly of NRBQ), Ireland’s Paul Brady, and Maia Sharp. The album’s twelve tracks feature Raitt’s renditions of songs by such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Joe Henry, and Loudon Wainwright III. An updated, reggae-fied version of Gerry Rafferty’s Right Down the Line leads the charge as the album’s first single.

Slipstream’ Track Listing:

1. Used To Rule The World (Randall Bramblett)

2. Right Down The Line (Gerry Rafferty)

3. Million Miles (Bob Dylan)

4. You Can’t Fail Me Now (Joseph Lee Henry/Loudon Wainwright III)

5. Down To You (George Marinelli/Bonnie Raitt/Randall Bramblett)

6. Take My Love With You (Gordon Kennedy/Wayne Kirkpatrick/Kelly Price)

7. Not Cause I Wanted To (Al Anderson/Bonnie Bishop)

8. Ain’t Gonna Let You Go (Al Anderson/Bonnie Bramlett)

9. Marriage Made in Hollywood (Paul Brady/Michael O’Keefe)

10. Split Decision (Al Anderson/Gary Nicholson)

11. Standing in the Doorway (Bob Dylan)

12. God Only Knows (Joseph Lee Henry)

Comic Collage Art

Mike Alcantara from Austin, Texas creates these great gallery wrapped canvas artworks featuring panels from your favorite comic books.

His Comic Collage Art ($100-$400) ranges in size from 12″ x 12″ to 24″ x 36″.

Check out his Etsy shop HERE.

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The Unexpected Inspirations Behind Beloved Children’s Books

Perhaps if J.K. Rowling took a cab instead of a train, Harry Potter may never have been written. Click HERE to see the inspiration behind your favorite children’s books.

 

The Bark Side, Dogs Barking Star Wars Imperial March Theme in Volkswagen Super Bowl Ad

Dogs bark The Imperial March (Darth Vader’s Theme) from Star Wars in The Bark Side, a Volkswagen ad scheduled to air during Super Bowl XLVI.

Nike Introduces New FuelBand Wristband

This week Nike announced a new wristband called the FuelBand ($149), a device that measures time, steps and calories during your fitness routine.

Inside the wristband is a battery good for four-days of activity, plus a built in USB connection as well as Bluetooth for wirelessly syncing with an iPhone.

On the outside, 20 color-coded LED lights are designed to alert users how close they are to meeting their daily NikeFuel target score, which resets at midnight everyday. By collecting this information on a routine basis, Nike expects the system to help motivate consumers to live more active lifestyle, by comparing their score to friends using the mobile app or desktop software, as well as the FuelBand community at large.

Drew Struzan Opens Print Archives For Sale

Drew Struzan has opened his print archives. For the first time, the renowned film poster artist is making available his personal collection of Limited Edition Giclée Prints of his illustration work.

These Artist Proofs (AP) and Press Proofs (PP) are hand numbered and hand signed by drew. Many collectors prefer APs as something rather special as they are truly more limited in number. These Giclée Prints are produced on museum quality heavy weight archival paper and they are in perfect condition. Giclées are the standard of the finest printing available, the truest to the original and most archival method of reproduction.

Some of the outstanding prints offered include: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Back to the Future, Harry Potter, Pan’s Labyrinth, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial and more! Click HERE to view these and all the prints Drew is making available.