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Indy Comics Spotlight – Emerald Star Highlander 3030

The original 1986 movie Highlander launched a fan driven franchise with the famous line, “There can be only one.” Immortal warriors, Highlander, grew from being a cult movie to a fan favorite. Over the next few decades, fans were rewarded with movies, games, television and animated series as well as novels and comic books. However, all that came to an...

Guitar Gear Review: Peterson Strobe Tuner iStrobosoft App

The electronic tuner is one of those things that can be a lightning rod for the different generations of players. There is the school of thought that it was the beginning of the end for "real" musicians. And others think that it makes musical instruments more accessible I can see the pros and cons of both intentions. Personally, I've always...

Guitar Gear Review: Malekko Ekko 616 Dark – Lush Seas of Brooding Waves

Have you ever been playing through your favorite analog delay and thought to yourself, "Man, this pedal sounds great...but I'd really like the repeats to be less hi-fi and darker."? Yeah, me neither. Well, somebody at Malekko did, and the result of that idea was the Malekko Ekko 616 Dark: An analog delay pedal that is in touch with the dark...

TMRZoo.com CosPlay Cutie of the Week: Rosanna Rocha

Rosanna Rocha began her cosplay work by wearing a Halloween costume to a comic convention. Rosanna made the costume herself and, while she didn’t feel it was very good having people appreciate the work she had put into it gave her a great feeling. Within a year of that event, she obtained tickets to the San Diego Comic Con and knew...

CD Review – Jimi Hendrix: You Can’t Use My Name

The authority of the playing displayed on a song like “Voodoo Child” is so firm and complete that it explains the world’s attraction to the artistry of Jimi Hendrix. It’s such a command of the musical vision/statement that the song’s appearance in a pop culture moment like Steven Segal’s film Under Seige is one of the many reasons why...

Indy Comic Spotlight: Comic Book Talent L Jamal Walton

Some comic book artists use traditional approaches and materials; others prefer using a fully digital method. In between these two approaches, one finds artists such as L Jamal Walton who combine the traditional and the digital processes. L Jamal Walton’s use of traditional techniques and available technology began twenty years ago while he was self-publishing his first comic.  “I self...

Guitar Gear Review: The DiMarzio D Activator Neck Humbucker DP219

I know, I know, I've been covering a lot of neck pickups lately. And that's true. A bit of a reflection of the search I've been on trying to find some options that work in a few different settings. And from the conversations I've been having with other players and some pickup builders, I don't think I'm alone. It seems...

Live Review: Extreme Guitar Tour at Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry NH

Something incredible happened when Craig Goldy, Vinnie Moore, and Uli Jon Roth came to Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry as part of the Extreme Guitar Tour. These titans of the guitar world turned back time, and transported the entire audience back to the 80’s with their music. Now, being a 90’s kid, I never had the privilege of seeing...

Editing On Point: Gordon Ramsay’s Pancake Recipe! (Spoof)

There is a hilarious Gordon Ramsey edit form Tommy Hazzard. This is an edit of Gordon showing you how to reproduce his famous pancake recipe. I might dare say this is a lot more entertaining than the original clip. One Reddit user said " The first time I watch this, I thought it was Gordon Ramsay spoofing the Jamie Oliver video not a third person...

TMRZoo.com’s Cosplay Cutie of the Week: Enji Night

This week on CosPlay Cutie, I am very pleased to introduce you to cosplayer Enji Night from Budapest, Hungary, although you may already be familiar with Enji. According to her social media, Enji launched her cosplay work in February of 2011.  She has attracted fans from all over the world in the past four years. As you look through Enji Night’s...

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No, Seriously, Sexism in Video Games

In my last post, I made a point of ridiculing the notion that a lack of female protagonists means that developers are sexists. Essentially,...

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