Bassist Wanted

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Bassist Wanted

Comics for musicians

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Kevin the jerk popstar

Kevin Edo was the Ambulance Men’s bassist, then fronted Jumpstart Malady, the biggest band in 20 years. His lyrics came from a VCR manual.

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Popularity rank 71 #268. Motion capture for Guitar Hero

September 7, 2009

TYLER THE MOCAP GUY: ...and one last one... let's see you do a SOLO...
KEVIN: OK...

TYLER THE MOCAP GUY: Oh, of COURSE, Mr. Edo!
KEVIN: I'd love it if you could mo-cap me simulating sex in one of these.

KEVIN: My publicist could produce my fake sex tapes SOOOO much easier.
TYLER THE MOCAP GUY: Sure, sure... Jenny? You wanna jump in a suit and hump Mr. Edo, please?

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Popularity rank 72 #266. Guitar Hero: Jumpstart Malady

September 5, 2009

TONY: So... great! Good to go. We'll make GUITAR HERO: JUMPSTART MALADY.
KEVIN: Awesome! My kid's gonna FREAK... how long'll this take?

BOBBY KOTICK: Well, each of our band editions is very SPECIAL to us, of course, but we've got over 17 in the pipeline. So by now it only takes...

BOBBY KOTICK: Scott, how long did GUITAR HERO: LEN take us?
SCOTT OF ACTIVISION: OH... about 3 man-hours.

KEVIN: Sweet! So we can knock this out by 6 o'CLOCK...
BOBBY KOTICK: Now, YOUR game will have more than one SONG in it though...

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Popularity rank 73 #264. Pompous little indie douchebag

September 3, 2009

TONY: Sorry about that. I thought once we got you in the room with that Rock Band guy, we'd be good...
KEVIN: Ugh, "Alex Rigopulos!" What a pompous little indie DOUCHEBAG.

TONY: Look, it doesn't matter. We'll just pitch to Guitar Hero now, OK?
KEVIN: Yeah, let's talk to the ORIGINAL music game! Not some cheap COPY!

TONY: Well... Alex and his company actually invented Guitar Hero, too.

KEVIN: Bah... I hate it when douchebags are successful.
TONY: As do I.

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Popularity rank 74 #263. Meeting Alex Rigopulos

September 2, 2009

TONY: OK, Kevin Edo, this is ALEX RIGOPULOS, CEO of Harmonix. They make ROCK BAND.
KEVIN: Hi Alex, I wanna get our music in your game, man.

ALEX RIGOPULOS: Um... Yeah, sorry. Your sound just isn't what our game is about.
KEVIN: ExCUSE me?! Do you know who I AM?!

ALEX RIGOPULOS: Yeah. I DO. You're like a more boring CHRIS MARTIN. And our game skews indie. So SCREW you.
KEVIN: Wh- Screw YOU!!

ALEX RIGOPULOS: And Anthony, you TOLD me this was a meeting with the guy from GRIZZLY BEAR!
KEVIN: GAH! What is it with everyone and GRIZZLY BEAR!!

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Popularity rank 75 #260. Absentee father

August 28, 2009

KEVIN: Hey Ted! It's your... your "absentee father"... heh... Can I hang out with you some today?
TEDDY: Uh huh...

KEVIN: You like this XBox 360? I sent you this last year for your 8th birthday, right?
TEDDY: Uh huh...

KEVIN: This is that Rock Band game, right? You know your dad's a musician, right?
TEDDY: Uh huh...

KEVIN: (thinks) I'm about 5 years too late to attempt a relationship with you, huh?
TEDDY: Uh huh...

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