Art Show in Serbia, Guest Artist in Pancevo and Rome, June 2012

That's correct! From June 9th to the 19th, there will be an exhibition of Moriarity art in the city of Pancevo, Serbia, followed by a presentation by the artist, featuring film clips from the upcoming film TOONIE JUNCTION (about Pat and several other cartoonists from the Pacific Northwest) and a screening of SHUT UP DREAM CRUSHER episode 13 by Saskia Delores, featuring an interview with Pat and Jack Moriarity. The art show is in conjunction with the small press festival NOVO DOBA and the GRRRR! program. GRRRRRDOBA! Look for the guy selling Mineshaft magazine. After that, Look for the same dude as a guest artist at the CRACK! Fumetti festival, selling more Mineshafts from June 19th-23rd in Rome, Italy! Pat will also join the cartoonists of Ivan Hurricane's PUCK magazine.

SHUT UP, DREAM CRUSHER!

SHUT UP DREAM CRUSHER, episode 13 SHUT UP DREAM CRUSHER is a multifaceted project (CD, YT Series, Film) that explores the dialogs that either prevent people from doing what they love or propel them into action. Saskia Delores- “Last summer Otto & I went to Port Orchard where we visited artist and all around great guy Pat Moriarity, former art director of Fantagraphics and the Comics Journal. He made us omelettes, showed us his cover of Mineshaft Magazine, and his art collection and told us about how he became an artist plus his young son Jack played an awesome song he penned himself.” SHUT UP DREAM CRUSHER! Saskia Delores is a musician, multimedia artist and the founder of Artist & Entrepreneur. Her exploits include co-founding the Soma Performance Art Gallery, a rickshaw bicycle taxi service, Vladimir the Polar Bear, Mister Banana and How to Be a Bitch 101.

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Geeks Grade McGinn

Social commentary for the SEATTLE WEEKLY. Four cartoonists were asked to access the first year of Seattle's new Mayor, Mike McGinn.

A Tribute to BAD LYRICS

“Pat Moriarity put this together; I only mastered it... but while doing so I slowly came to the realization that this is the GREATEST RECORD EVER MADE BY HUMANS.”--- NIRVANA Producer Jack Endino




Here it is! It's my TRIBUTE TO BAD LYRICS.
22 artists, 22 cover songs, with a 16 page comic booklet.



The simple premise- I found the worst lyrics I could find (mostly song poems and really old recordings) and talked friends into doing a straight faced, heartfelt rendition of each one. It's a masterpiece! It was mastered by JACK ENDINO (He recorded and produced the first Nirvana album BLEACH).

I brainstormed this low budget project myself. I made a limited edition of 500, and they are signed and numbered. It features brand new recordings by the legendary BUZZY LINHART, Seattle's BOSS MARTIANS, DANIEL DAVIES (son of Kinks Dave Davies), CHARLIE BURTON and others for a total of 21 tracks. Musician ANDREW CROWLEY (Fat Tuesday, Ear Illusion Music) not only contributed a track, but composed and played the music of the spoken word pieces, including a track spoken by DAVID GREENBERGER of DUPLEX PLANET!!

HOW DO I ORDER THE THING????

The quickest way to get one is to pay 15 bucks (shipping included, unless you are not in the USA) using PAYPAL, to the email address cartoondepot@earthlink.net, which is my account. The slowest way to get one is to send 15 bucks (check, money order, whatever) via the U.S. post office. Write me an email with your order and address, and I'll fill you in on where to mail your payment. Again, my email address is cartoondepot@earthlink.net

If you are ordering from outside of the U.S., contact me and I'll calculate the shipping price to wherever you are.

This was a real D.I.Y. Andy Crowley did so much to help me I made it an EAR ILLUSION Music project. I drew and lettered everything, the booklets were handmade by mini comix guru MICHAEL DOWERS (Brownfield Press), and the cardboard covers were screened by NW rock poster maker GABRIEL LEE (Gryphon Graphics). The covers are black and silver on cardboard.



Not included are the original recordings that this tribute is based on. Most of those originals can be found and downloaded for free, available on the WFMU website. Just search the blog at http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/mp3s/


For more information, contact me at cartoondepot@earthlink.net (Please put BAD LYRICS in the subject line)
P.S.- I am the only place in which to acquire this timeless classic!



Some unsolicited testimonials:

“I listened to the "Bad Lyrics" CD, and it is really an amazing artifact. Some of the treatments are absolutely brilliant. If I were still reviewing albums for some publication, I'd report "This is a veritable Watts Tower of lyrics and musicality!" or "This proves that excrement is composed of the same materials as the finest feast anyone has ever savored."---satisfied customer in Washington

“I slipped a few tracks onto my wife’s ipod playlist without her knowing. She came back from work that day feeling confused, disturbed, and musically violated. Yeah it was awesome.”---amused husband in Iowa

“My personal favorites are Daniel Davies (Dave Davies' son) covering the infamous song-poem "Gymanasium Girl" as an aching Jeff Buckley-esque song of longing, and Tim Gazaway turning Rodd Keith's "Space" into a 100% convincing piece of Southern-fried boogie rock. It's a great package, and totally worth your $$.”---song poem enthusiast in Minnesota

“ I just got the CD yesterday...I almost got pulled over by a cop cuz I was laughing so loud, he thought I was on a cel phone...I was listening to "Radio Heaven"...Pat, it's a masterpiece of collecting and production!!”---Mary in Encinitas

COUNTERCULTURE COMIX: A 30-YEAR SURVEY OF SEATTLE ALTERNATIVE CARTOONISTS

This retrospective at Seattle Center's Bumbershoot (Sept 3rd- 6th) examines the Northwest's legacy as the birthplace of alternative comics (aka comix). Beginning with the work of Lynda Barry circa 1980, and running through today, the emphasis is on the role of comix in Seattle's youth movement of the '90s that went on to influence global popular culture. Curated by Larry Reid in conjunction with Fantagraphics Books, this exhibit features original artwork on display together with demonstrations by Friends of the Nib and Bureau of Drawers, as well as screenings of Hooked on Comix. Artists include Lynda Barry, Charles Burns, Peter Bagge, Jim Woodring, Ellen Forney, PAT MORIARITY, Mark Zingarelli, Roberta Gregory, Megan Kelso, Jim Blanchard, David Lasky, Justin Hampton, Ted Jouflas, and others. Curated by Larry Reid in association with Fantagraphics Books.

EVERY DAY IS LIKE SUNDAY Magazine: Moriarity cover and interview

This time you get the French megazine with a CD (either Australian punk rocker SIMON CHAINSAW or high-school 90s punk pop band SLEECH)! Nasty Samy's zine's content is described as horror culture, good music and teenage craziness. A good way to sum things up!
Interesting interviews with American punk rock'n'roller Scott "Deluxe" Drake, French zine editor and US teenage culture lover Mickson, American punk rock artist PAT MORIARITY and French regional humourist Morteau Morille are all in depth discussions, be sure that you won't find any boring band promo interview in Every Day Is Like Sunday!
The album, book and movie reviews are also always interesting to read as Sam often likes to include part of his life experiences into them.
It goes without saying that you'll be able to read Sam's tribute to Ronnie James Dio in this issue. A sincere and moving article about the greatest small man ever! Be aware that Sam has a DIO tattoo on his arm!
From Henry Rollins to the one and only Jean-Pierre Mocky (French movie director), from Saved By The Bell to CANNIBAL CORPSE and from IRON MAIDEN to Nick Cave, it's all in Every Day Is Like Sunday! You'll even find a few gig reports (Michael Monroe, Marky Ramone, RHINO BUCKET, WASP, etc.) written by me (remember the zine is in French though!)
Sam is leaving to the promised land (The Unites States) next month for half a year so enjoy reading this issue!

R.I.P. Harvey Pekar

Harvey Pekar wrote the first story of my first comic book and helped me get started as a cartoonist, and for that I'll be eternally grateful. He saw something in me that almost no one else did, considering that I had hardly been published anywhere at the time. I wasn't a regular AMERICAN SPLENDOR artist, but the last thing I did with Pekar was doing a chapter with him on a graphic novel adaptation of Studs Terkel's WORKING. I liked Harvey's handwritten (and at times barely readable) breakdowns, along with his stick figure scrawls. His seemingly simple directions and suggestions were simultaneously spare and profound.

I had a nice conversation with Harvey the last time he was in Seattle. After reading his obit, it reminds me of how my dad died. He was also found between his bed and a dresser. Harvey Pekar sported a gruff exterior that masked a kind and generous soul.