Fed up with reading classics on your iPhone app? Well there’s a new comic in town, and I cought up with the creator for a little chat to see what all the fuss was about. He is Andrei Buters and his comic is Dead By Thirty. Make sure you go and get a copy! (Once you have read the interview, of course!)
Why did you start making comics, and can you tell us a bit about your creative background?
I started making comics just because my style of illustration didn’t suit what other folks in Perth were doing. I developed my drawing style with a lot of love for videogame and manga design rather than something graphic design or fine arts based. So the simpler, cleaner and faster drawing style matched making comics in late high school when I was reading stuff like Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ and Neon Genesis Evangelion manga.
The burning question: what is your comic about??
It’s hard to wrap up. Just like ‘Shaun of the Dead’ was a Romantic Zombie Comedy, my series ‘Dead By Thirty’ is a Horror Fantasy Drama Comedy Bildungsroman (who did English Lit here?) Basically the protagonist (who is most easily described as a reluctant magical goth) will die when he hits 30. He’s also ordered to protect a girl whoreally clashes with his sense of responsibility and duty. Throw zombies, an undead ex-boyfriend rock star and a psychic detective into the mix and you have a big fat mess. An older lady at my office said it was ‘Tolkienesque’.
Just a quick one to let you know about a new track that came through the other day from Perth based artist Roxright, the new name for a dj who knows his stuff and it shows in this track. This is his first tune on Ableton and isn’t completed yet so you’re lucky being able to get your hands on it now! It samples Move Ya! and Steve Lavers Breaks classic “Rock Me,” enjoy
Roxright – The Music (feat “Rock Me” acapella)
Playing support for most big dubstep artists coming to Perth is the very talented Rekab, just listen to his mixtape. Before you see him this Friday night (29 May) supporting Dave Nada and Goth Trad at Ghettoblaster you can get the man behind the mix in my interview with Rekab from yesterday. Click ‘more…’ for the full interview, and look out for a new dubstep radio show on RTR.
1. Benga – Buzin
2. Breakage – Together
3. Skream – Trapped in a dark bubble
4. Alys B & Mr Lager – Tell me
5. LD – Woodblock
6. Jakes – Rock The bells
7. Caspa ft Dynamite- The takeover
8. The others – Bazooka
9. Rusko – Mr muscle
10. Emalkay – Explicit
11. 501 – Mind control
12. Emalkay – Heroics
13. Bar 9 – Strung out
14. Chase and Status – Saxon
15. Rusko – Soundguy
16. Caspa – Marmite
17. Benga – A Million
18. Chasing Shadows – The end
19. Zero G – Levitate
20. Truth – Fatman
21. Jakes – In the place to be
22. Rusko – Moaners
23. Akira Kiteshi – Pinball
24. Bar 9 – Amalgamation
25. Caspa ft beezy- Disco Jaws
26. Rusko – Go Go Gadget
27. Lost – Neck Back
28. 2000f and Jammata – You dont know what love is
29. Kito – Spill
30. Unkown – Ninja
31. Stenchman – Puking over
Rekab – May Mix 09
Rekab (Myspace)
It’s been around for less than a year but if you haven’t heard about She Said Yoo Hoo then come out from under that rock and take a look! Started by Lauren Boyle after winning the Attitude Magazines Emerging Talent award for 2007, this label boasts graphic prints, quirky designs, and different pattern designs, all coming together to in clothing that is “unique, yet very wearable”. I had a chat with Lauren about her label and here’s what she had to say:
What are your inspirations?
My inspirations are rather varied. I get really inspired by art movements like German Expressionism and Fauvism; I love their use of colour and
I’ve been very excited about posting this for at least a week, Kit Pop himself is coming back to Perth after his east-coast tour for his Make It Loud Mix CD Launch at the Manor this Friday, and before you go you can get all the info on Kit Pop’s amazing musical talent, it’s a typical Perthquake Interview, poorly devised questions that leaves the artist to fill in the gaps, but Kit Pop is up there with the best of Perth’s artists, there is some info about Paper Chain People too, a very cool Perth based artist collaboration. And…as always there are some tracks for you to download, click “more…” for the full interview
Kit Pop – Promiseland High
Major Lazer – Hold The Line (Kit Pop Pull Up Remix)
Kit Pop (Myspace)
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With greater than 2 million hits on the Youtube video above (and with many more visual-electro fusions on Youtube/last.fm), Pogo is causing quite the commotion in the electronic music world. And the coolest bit; this anonymous artist is from Perth, and equally as exciting I got to do an interview with the super friendly Pogo himself. Once you’ve listened to the dreamy-pop beauty of Alice have a listen to some of Pogo’s other tracks and show some support for the greatest fusion of electronic music and visuals! Read the interview by clicking ‘more…’
Pogo – Alice
Pogo – Alohamora
Pogo (Myspace)
Pogo (Last.fm)
Pogo (Youtube)
