Kim was drawn for us by the fabulous and talented Karly Dytrych. This is only a rough draft, but as soon as she's 100% done and colored, she'll be settled into her permanent home at the top of our page. And I'm thinking she'll look awesome on t-shirts (and buttons, and undies, and record bags...), so stay tuned for news on that. In the meantime, check out Karly's other artwork!
So why is she named Kim? Well, as Mary Lou Lord sang in "His Indie World," "Doug and Lou and Calvin, too / And Kim and Kim and Kim and Kim." There's Kim Deal (Pixies, Breeders), Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth, Free Kitten), Kim Shattuck (the Muffs), Mia Park's old band Kim... I'm sure the list goes on. Or to quote Ms. Deal herself, "Now you're not even in a cool band unless you have a girl bass player -- named Kim!"*
*Because I'm a nerd, I have to cite this: Arnold, Gina and Shawn Dahl (compilers). "Chicks With Picks." Trouble Girls: The Rolling Stone Book of Women in Rock. Ed. Barbara O'Dair. New York: Random, 1997. (Quote from page 437.)
2 comments:
Love the drawing! Most excellent. Also it would be good for t-shirts if you wanted to go that route.
I've added you to the blogroll on my blog, which didn't exist until I added you to it.
Also, because I'm a geek, I love that your post is footnoted.
You forgot Kim from Jawbox!
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