"Mind riot: a condition of panic, when the stressed-out brain short circuits. Mind riot: a condition of growing up, as seen in this graphically innovative, wildly inventive collection of stories by the best of the alternative comix artists. Here is friendship and skateboarding, gang life and body image, moviemaking and even love, all told in the intensely personal mode of comix."--Cover.
Salem Scott had one goal for his summer vacation. Instead, he's volunteering in a private mental institution, confronting demons he's not ready to face. But when his band kicks him out for missing rehearsals, he might just find the greatest summer of all time.
The first anthology for young adults by the stars of the underground comic sceneFor years, underground comics have found an eager audience in young people, who welcome their keen-eyed look at the adult world and at the social perils involved in surviving adolescence. Now the most talented of these artists are gathered in the first anthology of underground comics -- comix to those in the know -- created for young adults. The topic is coming-of-age, and the stories, created especially for this book, cover everything from computer dating to gangs, from body language to skateboarding to friendship. Graphically diverse and involving, this is visual storytelling at its most innovative, in a groundbreaking collection that speaks directly and movingly to its audience.
The mind of author Rule Jacobs is a plethora of life experiences and profound poetry. His passion for life combined with artistry is an open book of explosive creativity and brilliance.
Rule Jacobs takes readers on a walk through his mind in his unique poetry collection, Mind*Riot. His strongly felt opinions, witty phrasing, and brutal honesty capture the essence of life today. While some of his poems conjure powerful images of the give and take that we face in our relationships, others are the lyrical musings of someone who knows and feels life intimately. His poetry is thought-provoking and at times inspirational, transporting anyone who reads it to a place of strong emotions. Jacobs gets to the heart of life and shakes it up with his genre of poetry called spitted word that is inspired by music. 7 Fathoms in Depth The art of painting ------ is the sketch of ones vision---- Thousands of lost soldiers Still trapped inside the cells of my brains prison No longer confined I miss you ... Every time I sneeze you bless me And in return I kiss you I have arrived colorless Yet I am all 16 shades of black 7 fathoms in depth with all I have left Carved in facts The fact that most are copycats Gives existence to the evidence of ignorance While creating your designs then sharing them Gives hope to a sign of intelligence
Art imitates life while revealing hidden gems within its spontaneous frames. 'Ruleizms' combines priceless wisdom with candid photography captured through the lenses of Reality. From the thought-provoking poetry of his 1st & 2nd books, 'Mind*Riot (Spitten Word)' and 'Az I Thinketh', Rule Jacobs develops snapshots of his expression into daily mantras of reflection.
Glitz-2-Go finally collects nearly 40 years of comics stories by Diane Noomin, best-known for her work as cartoonist and editor of the women comics anthology Twisted Sisters. Noomin’s career in underground comix began in 1972 and included appearances in Wimmen’s Comix, Young Lust, Short Order, Arcade, Real Girl, Lemme Outta Here, El Perfecto, True Glitz, Aftershock, Mind Riot, Titters, and Weirdo. Glitz-2-Go stars Noomin’s signature character, DiDi Glitz, the frustrated middle-aged glamour-puss and anxiety-ridden suburban Sisyphus. All of her stories, beginning with her debut “Restless Reverie” in 1974’s Family Fun Comics, are finally back in print for the first time in over 30 years.
From Black Sabbath to Big Black, a ride through the evolution, diversity, and influence of genre-defying heavy music. It began with the Beatles’ “Helter Skelter.” It was distilled to its dark essence by Black Sabbath. And it has flourished into a vibrant modern underground, epitomized by Newcastle’s Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs. This is the evolution of heavy music. The voyage is as varied as it is illuminating: from the lysergic blunt trauma of Blue Cheer to the locked grooves of Funkadelic, the aural frightmares of Faust to the tectonic crush of Sleep, alighting on post-punk, industrial, grunge, stoner rock, and numerous other genres along the way. Ranging from household names to obscure cult heroes and heroines, Electric Wizards demonstrates how each successive phase of heavy music was forged by what came before, outlining a rich and eclectic lineage that extends far beyond the usual boundaries of heavy rock or heavy metal. It extols those who did things differently, who introduced something fresh and exciting into this elemental tradition, whether by design, accident, or sheer chance. In doing so, Electric Wizards weaves an entirely new tapestry of heavy music.
“Total F*cking Godhead brings Chris Cornell, the voice of a generation, alive on the page. Impressively researched and compulsively readable, Godhead pulls no punches in recounting Cornell’s remarkable life and prolific career. It’s an inspired chronicle of an impassioned soul. Read it!” —Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising With input from those who knew and worked with him—together with his own words—Total F*cking Godhead recounts the rise of Chris Cornell and his immortal band Soundgarden as they emerged from the 1980s post-punk underground to dominate popular culture in the ’90s alongside Pearl Jam, Alice In Chains, and Nirvana. “From his days as a struggling Seattle musician at the forefront of the grunge scene to becoming a global icon, Total F*cking Godhead thoroughly chronicles the life story and prolific output of one of the greatest and most influential singers of all time. You will discover the man and his music all over again.” —David de Sola, author of Alice in Chains: The Untold Story Seattle resident and rock writer Corbin Reiff also examines Cornell’s dynamic solo career as well as his time in Audioslave. He delves into his hard-fought battle with addiction, and the supercharged reunion with the band that made him famous before everything came to a shocking end. “For those of us still trying to sort out the tragedy of Chris Cornell's death comes this loving look back at the man's life and music. I wrote my own book about grunge, and I still learned a lot from this excellent biography." —Mark Yarm, author of Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge
(Guitar Recorded Versions). This outstanding collection features 17 favorites from this hard-rocking Seattle band. Songs include: Black Hole Sun * Blow up the Outside World * Burden in My Hand * The Day I Tried to Live * Face Pollution * Fell on Black Days * Jesus Christ Pose * Let Me Drown * Like Suicide * Mind Riot * My Wave * Outshined * Pretty Noose * Rhinosaur * Rusty Cage * Spoonman * Superunknown.
