Two comics: Coltrane and Valerian

Last week I placed an order for Coltrane by Paolo Parisi. Promising reviews. The bookshop texted me this weekend to let me know it had arrived. I ought to be collecting it tomorrow. Maybe I'll read it on the train to London this week.

I thought I would take this opportunity to brifely discuss another comic, too. Out in April is the third album of Jean-Claude Mézièrs and Christin's vintage time travelling science fiction strip, Valérian. Interestingly it's being titled Valerian and Laureline for these editions published by the Canterbury based Cinebook, perhaps its because the first thing that springs to mind otherwise is the herbal remedy? It's probably a search engine thing, too. Then again it might have been left loose all along. More after the jump.

Spotify: One Piece of my Digital Music Puzzle

Academic work has really predominated for a while but next week is reading week, so there's some respite on that front. I wanted to talk about Spotify because for me it's an important piece of the puzzle along with last.fm which tracks everything digital I listen to. Spotify then allows me to follow-up what last.fm recommends at album length with last.fm recording my listening further. It's simply a virtuous circle, it's not perfect but more on that another time.

Spotify after the jump.

Update: Spotify now have gapless playback, awesome!

Update

While I sit listening to Miles Davis's Bitches Brew waiting for potential tenants looking to be shown around, I thought I would  post a brief update detailing various developments. Records and comics after the jump.

Serena Maneesh - Live at Incubate - 18/09/2010

Serena Maneesh - Live at Incubate - 18/09/2010

I came across this browsing. Serena Maneesh are a long standing favourite of mine. They're currently back in Norway recording a new album, I'm very excited to hear them play live again.

Comics Round-Up and the Uncanny Valley

Hello, thought I would write a fairly quick round-up of the comics I've been reading and also have a bit of an opine on DC Comics' newly announced Watchmen prequel series, where I ask: Have comics hit Uncanny Valley?