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So I put together number 007 in my Podcast/mixtape thing I’ve been doing. This one is a bit different in that it’s more hard rock influenced than the usually dancey shit that I throw together. I’ve just been listening to more rock lately and to be honest my musical taste is all over the spectrum in a way I can listen to Country shit and go to Metal then to Rap and then to Frank Sinatra without a problem. So this one here is should mos def have you rocking out with your cock out.

1. “Dues Culpa” Ghost

2. “Raised By Wolves” Falling In Reverse

3. “Dear Father” Defeater

4. “Division St.” Thursday

5. “Walk” Pantera 

6. “Curl of the Burl” Mastodon

7. “Stand By Him” Ghost

8. “Caves” Chiodos

9. “A Boy Brushed Red Living in Black and White” Underoath

10. “Doomsday” Atreyu

11. “Unretrofied” The Dillinger Escape Plan

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Today I’m heading out to Arizona for a wedding. I have no desire to

A. go to Arizona because of the heat and the possibility of being stoned by primitive Mexican hating residents of the state. I hope all this money I’ve put towards skin bleaching will thwart the attempts of deportation I may soon face.

B. I hate going to weddings and if it were up to me I wouldn’t even attend my own nuptials in October when I get married.

So if you have Instagram you can follow me while I’m gone to see all of the wonderful rocks and red clay dirt that I’ll be sure to snap pictures of while I’m out there. Just look for Allstarkrew or Noir Amador and you’ll more than likely find me–or if you’re lucky someone with more talent.

Tomorrow the new La Musica Romantica will be up—unless you’re clever and click here and download it today. Then tomorrow the playlist will be posted.

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So here’s the last two pages of the book Ben Smash! that I made for Free Comic Book Day. The whole book was just a fun non-sensical thing that I put out with very little thought (or effort) put into story. That last two pages were drawn by my good friend Corey Bernhardt, because I wanted the jump from my comic art to a more realistic version of the store owner Ben. I think it came out really well and it makes me happy that I could get a few of my friends to do things in the book to hopefully get their stuff out there to the 5 people that check out this blog. I got Corey to draw the last two pages, my friend Nu has his pudgy face in the bottom corner of page 14 saying “Toasty” and my friend Junior Bruce did a pin up for the books back cover.

If you’re in the Sacramento area you can stop by Empires Comic Vault at: 1120 Fulton Avenue, Sacramento, CA  (916) 482-8779

There’s also really good suprises in the display box for people who grab the book for free. There’s 5 Super Limited Sketch Editions, 5 Limited edition prints of the box art I did & Bens werewolf head stickers tucked inside every book.

If you aren’t in the area and really want a copy let me know and I can throw some up on Etsy for a buck (to cover the postage and the fact that Esty and Paypal will take around 50 cents of each sale.)

Other than that, I’ve been really getting away from the grind of the blog and doing a lot of comic work because I’m just burnt out. I needed time to regain my sanity and for my hand to stop shaking when I go to ink a page. But I think I’m good now…so I’m hoping to be able to get shit up on here more often. Well after this weekend because I’m heading to Arizona for the weekend. I may be deported though because I hear they hate Mexicans there.