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Review: Hyperbubble’s “Drastic Cinematic” CD

By Sanford Allen, on June 29th, 2011

Husband-wife duo Hyperbubble's latest CD is Drastic Cinematic.

If ‘70s rockers Mountain could record a “Theme from an Imaginary Western,” there’s no reason San Antonio synth-pop duo Hyperbubble can’t record a soundtrack for an imaginary Jean-Luc Goddard film.

On “Drastic Cinematic,” a 13-song disk dedicated to the French-Swiss filmmaker, Hyperbubble trade in their cartoony, [Read it all...]

Made in SA: HyperbubbleMade in SA: Hyperbubble

By Sanford Allen, on January 29th, 2010

Solid Pop: Jess and Jeff of Hyperbubble.

San Antonio’s HYPERBUBBLE plays catchy synth pop that mixes kitsch, retrofuturism and pop art in a chrome blender and sets the contents jiggling to a hypnotic robo-rhythm. It’s fun stuff: catchy, quirky and maybe even a little subversive.

Beyond their love for analog synths, husband-wife duo Jeff [Read it all...]

JOHN PICACIO is a World Fantasy Award-winning and Hugo Award-nominated illustrator of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature.
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SANFORD ALLEN is a musician and author with more than two dozen horror and dark fantasy stories published.
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PAUL VAUGHN is a graphic artist, web designer, writer, consultant and all around techno-geek.
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SCOTT A. CUPP is a writer whose work has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award.
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For those that missed this yesterday. RT @reneguz Check out this otherworldly #JohnCarter art by @johnpicacio. http://t.co/773kCT6D 2 hours ago
@DaveMcKean Good to hear. Beautiful work, Dave. Look forward to reading this one w/ my daughter someday. 5 hours ago
No art makes no sense. RT @DaveMcKean Magic of Reality to be published in pb w/o illos! If you want the correct edition, please buy a hb. 5 hours ago

I just updated @JohnPicacio's site. Check out his sweet 2011 work including the #ASOIAF #GRRM 2012 Calendar - http://t.co/lrj3ARlj 2011/12/30
"Film Blanc" from #SA48HR 2011 on @MissionsUnknown: http://t.co/VLxqrYIM 2011/12/12
Another short from #SA48HR 2011: "The Will" from Dilation Studios @MissionsUnknown: http://t.co/tZSqCqBY 2011/12/10
Isaac Rodriguez's creepy #SA48HR 2011 entry "Harvest" @MissionsUnknown: http://t.co/GEnyVSfB 2011/12/10
Here's another short from #SA48HR 2011: "Hypnosis" from CineVeliz - http://t.co/yv98owmP 2011/12/10

RT @CaptBeefheart: Wow. Announced on the anniversary of Don's death, to be released on his birthday. It's Bat Chain Puller: http://t.co/ ... 2011/12/17
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RT @SFWAauthors: Nnedi Okorafor on Lovecraftâs racism and the World Fantasy Award statuette + comments from MiÃ©ville. http://t.co/5f2pcT8p 2011/12/14
Weird rock-and-roll tales: Mafioso saved Hendrix from a kidnapping. http://t.co/o3J2nddu via @rollingstone 2011/11/29

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