Francis the donkey is the best shoemaker in the village. He uses only the finest materials: coconut wood for the soles, goat's wool for the insoles, and wild tiger grass for the uppers.

This encyclopedic comics history of the formative years of hip-hop captures the vivid personalities and magnetic performances of old-school pioneers and early stars like DJ Kool Herc, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, plus the charismatic players behind the scenes like Russell Simmons, Debbie Harry, Keith Haring and other luminaries make cameos.

Margot, a witch, and Elena, a rock musician, are both having a bad day and emotions run high during their first encounter, which could either become the start of a new relationship or curse them both to certain doom.

The third volume of the popular webcomic tells the true story of hip-hoppers The Beastie Boys, Run DMC, The Fat Boys, and many more.

Nino Arisugawa, a girl who loves to sing, experiences her first heart-wrenching goodbye when her beloved childhood friend, Momo, moves away. And after Nino befriends Yuzu, a music composer, she experiences another sad parting! Luckily, she reunites with Yuzu in high school, but Nino still yearns to see Momo again. In a bid to get Momo's attention somehow, Nino strives to improve her singing skills. She soon lands an audition that's being held by a...

"Yuzu and Nino have been tasked with writing the debut song for a popular fashion-model duo. They manage to complete their first collaboration...but to what end? Meanwhile, Tsukika goes in search of Momo, but will she be able to find him when all she has is a questionable lead?"--Back cover.

LIVE IN JAPAN Dai s band of teenage musicians finally has a name: Jass, a throwback to the early days of jazz. They're pulling in crowds, too, winning their first-ever payday and the jealousy of an older band. But Yukinori isn't content just to play clubs. He's got his sights set on the biggest venue in all of Tokyo, hoping to put them on the map with a sensational performance from a group of young unknowns. Yukinori may be a technical genius, and...

Dai, Tamada, and Yukinori have taken their jazz trio to the next level as the opening act for a famous, established group. In front of their biggest audience yet, they face down a tepid crowd and condescending band by unleashing everything they've got. But even that victory isn't enough for Yukinori. He's always had his sights on the big time: So Blue, Tokyo's hottest jazz club. His first attempt to get the band on that stage ended in humiliation,...

""I play what I am. I play Mingus." Bass player and pianist, composer and band leader, Charles Mingus is universally recognized as one of the greatest musicians in the history of jazz. An overflowing talent, who experienced the last fires of the swing age, the Be Bop revolution, the experimental seasons of Third Stream and Jazz Poetry up to Free Jazz. But he was also a tormented and angry soul, a man who, due to his mestizo origins, always had to...

"Though twelve-year-old Miguel Rivera dreams of playing guitar for the world, his family of shoemakers, who banned music generations ago, has a different future in mind for the hopeful musician. One night, Miguel's attempt to prove his musical talent finds him in the Land of the Dead--a colorful metropolis where his musical idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, lives in a sparkling hacienda. With help from a kind trickster named Héctor, Miguel aims to meet Ernesto...