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The all-ten-volumes-in-one-slipcase-edition of SANDMAN comes out in November! I’m thrilled. You have no idea how long I’ve been asking DC to do one of these. (Er, about 16 years.)

(Edit to add: lots of questions coming in. I believe it’ll be about $199, so the books are cover price but the slipcase is free. Probably cheaper if you buy it at places that discount books. These are the recoloured editions that use the Absolute edition recolouring of the first few books. And last time DC did something like this they also sold the slipcase separately.)

Move For Me and I’ll Move For You « PhotosLyrics

Fri, 11 May 2012 12:49:11 -0400

Move For Me and I’ll Move For You « PhotosLyrics:

New track up for this weekend at PhotosLyrics. It’s an amazing remix!

Glowing . . .

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:25:04 -0400

It’s the first Monday of May and that makes it PhotoLyricMonday. The song this week is a favourite of mine. It’s one that just makes me smile whenever I hear it.

The photo for this one was taken inLondon on an evening walk with two wonderful friends. The blurriness was intentional as my old camera was useless at night ( I just got a Sony NEX-5N) but the bokeh effect is perfect for the lyric this week. As for editing, I boosted the saturation and added a black vignette around the edges to block out distracting elements and to bring the focus to the lights of the City. If you look in the background you’ll see ‘Big Ben‘.

As for the song that puts the lyric in PhotoLyric, it comes from Coldplay. This is a band whose music I’ve always appreciated, even if I’ve never quite fallen in love with it. However, this song comes from an album that I do love and it’s the first and only Cold Play album that I own.

I think everyone already has a pretty formed opinion on Coldplay that runs the whole range of possibilities so I think no matter your feelings on the matter, give it a listen and judge it on its own merits Do you know what song it is? head over to PhotosLyrics.com to listen and see more PhotoLyricMonday posts.

John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room. Song for...

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:35:03 -0400

John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room. Song for PhotolyricMondays today at http://photoslyrics.com. Beautiful performance

Going Down

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 09:34:41 -0400

It’s time for another PhotoLyricMonday and the lyric for this one comes from the talented John Mayer.

This photo was taken in the Westminster Tube Station. It was fairly quiet in this part of the station so I was able to grab this photo on the empty down escalator. It was a bit dim in there as I remember and I processed this one to be dark and moody to create a bit of atmosphere as well as to fit with the song this week.

John Mayer is a wonderful song writer and his songs carry a lot of emotion at times. This one is one of those. Admittedly, it’s not the most uplifting tune but it’s a beautiful one and that counts for something (in my defence there’s always DanceFriday which is beyond uplifting).

I first heard this song in 2006 and I’ve loved it ever since. It still hasn’t gotten old for me. Know what it is?

(Taken from http://photoslyrics.com)

Buses, Dogs or House Music?

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:43:07 -0400

What’s this? Is this some attempt to rebrand Greyhound Lines – the largest North American intercity bus company? Hells no! I’ve been on a Greyhound bus trip and let’s just say, no amount of re-branding could help that … situation…. Is it about dog racing? Not really….

This is actually a simple but I think classy introduction to the first track for the first DanceFriday!

Yes it’s April 20th and so it begins. Every Friday morning I put up for you lovely ladies and gents a track to get the weekend started. Listen to it to get yourself in the mood for the weekend, to get you through the last push of the last workday and into party mode – whether or not you actually go out and party this weekend is irrelevant – all that matters is that you take some time out to dance and dance you will to this one.

I think it’s appropriate to start with the new MASSIVE single from some of the best DJ’s in the world. I’m talking about Swedish House Mafia (SHM) and the track is called … you guessed it, Greyhound. This thing takes you on a roller coaster ride, it builds you up then it levels off then builds you up again, then takes you down, and then up again you go. SHM members, Axwell, Seb and Steve will turn any venue, and I mean any, into a giant nightclub. Don’t believe me? Take a look at their Madison Square Garden Set last year. Can you say light show?

(Taken from my blog at photoslyrics.com)