BOND GIRL MARVEL MASHUP

Here is something I would have loved when I was a kid! Freelancer Bill Walko has created a series of images that mash characters from Marvel Comics up with Bond Girl iconography. Entitled The Women of Marvel/Shaken and Stirred, Spy Vibers will recognize the design motif inspired by Michael Gilette's book covers. The first three are perhaps the most widely known characters and Walko shows a humorous undercurrent by pairing them with specific Fleming titles that relate to their character arcs. Happy Wednesday (new comic book day), Spy Vibers! 

Get ready to meet MIKI ZERO, a Japanese fashion model and spy from 1965! That's right, I've written a novel inspired by Spy Vibe. More info at my website here.

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ABSOLUTE MASHUP

Spy Vibers, put some moxie in your weekend with this infectious Beatles-Led Zeppelin mashup. Enjoy!

RAY DAVIES

Happy Birthday to Ray Davies! There are many great clips on Youtube of the Kinks and Davies' solo career. In honor of Ray, the amazing mash-up of his You Really Got Me with Get Back. Love it! Want to learn more about Davies? I recommend that Spy Vibers check out the excellent interview he did on Fresh Air in 2008 during the release of Working Man's Cafe. It's interesting to hear a consummate storyteller talk about studying the people around him and gathering characters and experiences to write about. Concert alert: Ray Davies at Hyde Park on the 25th. Enjoy!

WEDNESDAY MASHUP

A little treat for Spy Vibers today to get through the mid-week. One of my fave mashups ever, The Kinks vs The Beatles vs LCD Soundsystem, is a wonderful piece with major themes from You Really Got Me and Get Back. Enjoy!