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• 07.20.10
  Off to San Diego!   Rant (0)

  

  It’s that time of year again…I’m heading to San Diego for Comic-Con 2010. There will be a little bit of a down time here at Taking Tiger Mountain as I’m whisked away to the whimsical capital of cosplay & convention exclusives. I’m a free agent this year, no longer tied to any one booth or publisher (my day job is working as a comic editor). I’m now free range, wandering the halls with a fistful of business cards and an empty wallet. I haven’t even looked at the panel listings, as I’m so used to working the show and not just attending it. The best stuff happens randomly anyway.
  
  

  
  
  I’ll probably check out this show featuring the magnificent freaks Le Sexoflex. If you’re not yet aware of them, please check out their most recent disturbingly catchy single ‘Twincest’. My personal favorite is the nut brown crown ode ‘Poop On Face’. It makes me uncomfortable, but I love it dearly. That’s what makes art, right?
  
  

  Look for things to get back rolling next week. I’ll be posting up pictures from the show on my podcast’s website SRS BSNS with DeMatteis and 2hands. Check it out or add the show’s twitter account for updates.

  In the mean time, any readers heading to San Diego for Comic-Con 2010?

• 06.29.10
  More Self Promotion – SRS BSNS Updates!   Rant (0)

  

  My pop culture podcast has updated some more so here’s more shameless self promotion. We have new episodes up, episodes 2.1 and 2.2…parts 1 and 2 of our video game discussion. Lots of reminiscing about the good ‘ole days when games were cartridges and consoles had no clue of what the internet was. Some talk too about what’s coming in the future as we’re still basking in the glow of E3. Since I last posted about the show, we’ve migrated to a proper url. The show can be found now at dematteisand2hands.com. The feeds have been upgraded, so you can add us to your iTunes as well, check that out here.

  Part 3 of the video game episode will be coming next week.

  Thanks and let me know what you think.

• 06.10.10
  TTM Dropbox!   Rant (0)

  

  I’ve added a Dropbox for the site. If you’d like to send me any material for review feel free to either utilize this new dropbox or just ole’ fashioned email will do – cody@takingtigermountain.com.

  Click on the image above or the widget in the sidebar to send me stuff.

• 05.03.10
  New Podcast – SRS BSNS With DeMatteis & 2hands   Rant (0)

  

  Hello again. So, in some of the spare time that I’ve not been updating Taking Tiger Mountain I decided to start up a pop culture seeped podcast with my buddy Andrew ‘2hands’ Tunney called SRS BSNS. We both met at Comicon in 2007 and have been talking shit about media since…so making you suckers on the internet listen to it seemed like the next logical conclusion. Episode 1.1 is up and 1.2 will be arriving later this week. I guess I should give fair warning that it’s got a bit of profanity going on…almost 100% my fault, Andrew was the consummate English gentleman save some discussion about Watchmen’s blue cock density.

  We aim to keep this thing regular, as there’s always things to complain about in movies, music and video games. Give a listen and share it should you enjoy.

  SRS BSNS With DeMatteis & 2hands

  Thanks!

• 11.12.09
  What Have I Been Up To?   Rant (1)

  

  As each month ticks by and I’ve barely scraped together half a sentence for dear ole’ Taking Tiger Mountain, you might wonder: what have I been doing in the meantime?

  A lot and a little, as difficult as it is to express…one of the major projects that I’ve been working on for months has finally reached a small milestone. It’s not at all music related but the first issue of Devil’s Due Publishing’s forthcoming mini series Jericho: Season Three – Civil War has finally been sent to press. The six issue mini-series picks up exactly where the canceled CBS television show ended and I think it will be a massive treat to both the fervent fan base of the show as well your average comic book reader. This is the first title that I’ve edited from start to finish and it’s certainly been a massive learning experience for me along the way. I’m very proud of the end result that is issue #1, but I do recognize that there’s still 5 more issues to go. If you enjoy comics or the show, please check it out when it hits the stands November 25th.

  

  Above is cover #1A, drawn by the fantastically talented Scott West. Hire him…well, once he’s done with the Jericho covers for me.

  In addition to crafting the Jericho mini, I spent a some time earlier this year prepping for and succumbing to the whirlwind that is San Diego ComicCon. I got wrangled into planning and managing the Devil’s Due booth and it was certainly an experience. The usual potent mixture of too little sleep, too much booze and people overload coupled with the whole “responsibility” thing makes for a surreal few days. Definitely some good times and positive things have come of my time down there.

  Now, none of the above has anything to do with music, but but I’ll throw it out there that posts should be resuming again. If not for the few folks who may still check back, I need to resume writing for myself. My life has been pretty nutty and I think, while it’s not looking like it’ll calm down anytime soon, I’ve just settled into the fact that I have to adapt to the din that seems to always surround me and write anyway. There’s been a bit of a silent identity crisis, both for me and the site over the last few months…a debate about what the function of this site has been and what it should become. The content I hope to have here is less of a “Hey, here’s a new single from this band!” and more expanded commentary on what is appealing to me. A lot of times it’s easy to pop off a few words about a new video or leak, but better thoughts seem come with time. As I’m always thinking about music, I will continue to create content for the site that will be, with luck, worth the read.