TV Schedule

Crystal Castles steal artist's work for teeshirts / album cover


  3. lwhi
  4. related topics
"Fans of the band ought to recognize the image of Madonna with a black eye instantly: for two years, the band's sold it in forms like the image at right on t-shirts at shows and through their MySpace page. It was the cover for a 7" single, Alice Practice; and Last Gang Records, one of the band's labels, released a limited edition "banned cover" version of the new album with the image on it. It has become iconic Crystal Castles, their own version of the Rolling Stones' tongue.

Problem is, the image was created by artist Trevor Brown. (The version pictured above appears in A Temple of Blasphemy, a collection of Brown's work that was published in 1999; please note, as well, that Brown's site and work may not be safe for viewing at work.) In 2006, the band found the image on an old flyer, without credit, and began using it; according to Crystal Castles' manager, Mikey Apples, "it was their hope that the artist might reveal themselves and make contact with the band." Brown revealed himself, and neither side agrees much on what has happened since."
lwhi

2 responses // Crystal Castles steal artist's work for teeshirts / album cover

Add your response

Login/Registration is required to add a response.