Sub Pop Records

Sub Pop / Grunge - 30000086

Thurston Moore opens this book opens with the lines, “Bad name. Lame name, actually. But kinda funny in its lameness.” Grunge is an honest new book about, you guessed it, grunge, featuring photos from Michael Lavine and text from Thurston Moore. It’s hardcover and pretty wonderful to flip through.

Released: January 15, 2010

Eugene Mirman / The Will to Whatevs Book - 30707980

A book authored by Eugene Mirman himself.

This review is from Amazon!
“A work of penetrating insight and rigorous scholarship. By turning our attention away from the ‘will to power’ and toward the more deeply significant will to whatevs, Mirman reshapes the debate in a way that will doubtless influence philosophers for generations to come.” (Joshua Knobe, professor of philosophy and cognitive science at Yale University )

Clearly a must-read for any lover of laughter and insight.

Released: September 9, 2009

La Mano 21 Books / William Schaff – Portrait of a Young Man Trying to Draw - RS-LM003

10 scratchboard images by artist William Schaff (better known for his CD artwork with Godspeedyou Black Emperor!, Okkervil River, Kid Dakota, and others…) in an insanely beautiful package.

10 offset prints (on 110# felt paper, suitable for framing) in a hand-made portfolio. limited to 500 copies, signed and numbered by the artist.

Released: January 8, 2007

La Mano 21 Books / Wait, You're Not a Centaur - Nate Denver - RS-LM004

From our friends at La Mano:

The new Nate Denver book, Wait, You’re Not a Centaur possesses: 2-color covers on metallic pearlescent paper, gatefold endpapers, and full-length Nate Denver’s Neck CD (entitled “Ghost Alarm”) tipped into the back cover of each and every book (with a HAND-DRAWN ELEPHANT on EACH AND EVERY CD SLEEVE). 120 interior pages of pure Nate Denverness: fifty stories of exactly 50 words apiece, with tons of drawings and thousands of elephants. Intro by Adam Jones (of TOOL).

Here’s where the quotes come in:

“Ignore to your peril!” – Mick Turner (Dirty Three)

“I hate this book.” – Tom Araya (Slayer)

Released: January 5, 2007

La Mano 21 Books / Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man by John Porcellino - B-MOSQUITO-B

This is the first book out of Zak Sally’s publishing company, La Mano, and it’s amazing!

About Diary of a Mosquito Abatement Man:
When he was a young man, comics artist John Porcellino worked five seasons as an exterminator—a mosquito abatement man—and wrote about his on-the-job experiences in his award winning, self-published magazine King-Cat Comics.

Now, La Mano collects all the Mosquito Abatement stories that first appeared in King-Cat, 1989-1999, (many of which have been rarely seen before) as well as over thirty pages of new material done especially for this volume.

From the raw, spontaneous, punk-inspired energy of the early strips to the gentler, more reflective lyricism of the later ones, Diary of A Mosquito Abatement Man chronicles John’s difficult path from a nihilistic belief in the meaninglessness of life to a deep respect for the world as it is, and an acceptance of his place in it.

Released: January 5, 2007

La Mano 21 Books / Recidivist- a book of Zak Sally's comics - B-RECIDIVIST

After 12 years of slinging a bass guitar and traveling the globe as a full-time music guy (with Low), Zak Sally released the third and final installment of his comic book series Recidivist on his own publishing imprint, La Mano. Five long years in the making and chock full of what the kids today call “bad vibes,” this 100-page hardcover volume is thick, dense and unsettling (no less an authority than the New York Times called Sally, “…an expert comic artist”). In 6 interlocking stories, people continually lose their keys, go places they should maybe not go, and eat things not necessarily meant for eating.

Is it a book, or a ‘zine? Is it a comic or a “graphic novel”? Who knows? Maybe it’s all of the above or none. In the end, it’s a bunch of black lines on white paper. And, it’s about all the normal stuff – anger, sadness, love, and people whose heads turn into monkeys.

Really, what more could you ask for?

Released: November 2, 2005

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La Mano 21 Books / Recidivist- a book of Zak Sally's comics - B-RECIDIVIST

After 12 years of slinging a bass guitar and traveling the globe as a full-time music guy (with Low), Zak Sally released the third and final installment of his comic book series Recidivist on his own publishing imprint, La Mano. Five long years in the making and chock full of what the kids today call “bad vibes,” this 100-page hardcover volume is thick, dense and unsettling (no less an authority than the New York Times called Sally, “…an expert comic artist”). In 6 interlocking stories, people continually lose their keys, go places they should maybe not go, and eat things not necessarily meant for eating.

Is it a book, or a ‘zine? Is it a comic or a “graphic novel”? Who knows? Maybe it’s all of the above or none. In the end, it’s a bunch of black lines on white paper. And, it’s about all the normal stuff – anger, sadness, love, and people whose heads turn into monkeys.

Really, what more could you ask for?

Released: November 2, 2005

Clark Humphries / Loser : The Real Seattle Music Story - B-LOSER

The REAL Seattle Story.

Billy Childish / Poems of Laughter and Violence - B-476X

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Billy Childish / Days With a Hart Like a Dog - B-4816

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Billy Childish / Poems to Break the Harts of Impossible Princesses - B-4867

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Billy Childish / Big Hart and Balls - B-BIG HART

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Billy Childish / Companions In a Death Boat - B-BOAT

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Billy Childish / My Fault - B-MYFAULT

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Arlo / Coloring Can Be Funny! by S. Britt - B-SBRITT

Coloring book by S. Britt who created the album artwork for Arlos Stab The Unstoppable Hero. 48 foolish pages completely crammed for crazy crayonists who crave coloring cramps and the delightful aroma of wax.

Released: June 1, 2002