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Amazing pre-Photoshop work on Grace Jones' "Island Life" cover
Made in 1986, the final album cover was comped together using different photos of Grace to put her in an impossible (at least for her) ballet position. Made in 1986, the final album cover was comped together using different photos of Grace to put her in an impossible (at least for her)... more
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Can vinyl save the music industry?
EMI is releasing 15 of their most popular albums on vinyl Aug 19 in hopes to boost sales.
they will be priced in the $20-30 range, and some titles include every radiohead album (except "in rainbows"), John Lennon’s "Imagine", A Perfect Circle’s "Mer de Noms".
http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/20947918/vinyl_r...
"As CD sales continue to decline and MP3s are traded without thought, the left-for-dead LP is staging a comeback. In 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan, nearly 1 million LPs were bought..." EMI is releasing 15 of their most popular albums on vinyl Aug 19 in hopes to boost sales. ... more -
Worst album cover ever?
All I can say is WOW. What a collection!
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Wax Poetics Magazine
Step behind the scenes of Wax Poetics, the music magazine for the discerning connoisseur.
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The Nirvana Nevermind baby
What would it be like to know the vast majority of Generation X and Y has seen you naked? When I saw this photo I was blown away. This is Spencer Elden, the infamous baby chasing a single from Nirvana's Nevermind album cover. He is now 17 and finishing up his final year of high school in LA. It is amazing to think of the part he played in music history without ever having experienced it. He must've been about 3 when Kurt Cobain died. Its a good thing that mp3's live forever. What would it be like to know the vast majority of Generation X and Y has seen you naked? When I saw this photo I was blown away. This... more
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Sleeveface
"one or more persons obscuring or augmenting any part of their body or bodies with record sleeve(s) causing an illusion."
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Worst Album Covers
Nick Difonzo released a book titled "The Worst Album Covers In The World...Period". The Guardian has given us a little sample.
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Bizarre Album Covers
Aaahhhh! Chill Frank Rosolino! Dana Countryman collects pictures of crazy album covers. In particular he likes ones with clowns on them... Creepy. But there are a few laughs in here as well as a few that are pretty disturbing. I know there's gotta be more out there. Anyone? Aaahhhh! Chill Frank Rosolino! Dana Countryman collects pictures of crazy album covers. In particular he likes ones with clowns on the... more
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Radiohead and the Requiem for Packaging
As albums (like Radiohead's newest) are released digitally (and potentially for free), where does this leave designers?
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Cold War Kids
Musical accolades aside, Cold War Kids bassist, Matt Maust, also happens to be an accomplished graphic artist, who designed all of the bands album art and posters. We caught up with the Kids at his art opening in LA to discuss the bands music, chat about the blues and catch an exclusive live performance. Musical accolades aside, Cold War Kids bassist, Matt Maust, also happens to be an accomplished graphic artist, who designed all of th... more
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Worst Album Covers
Ever. It was hard to decide on an image. There are so many gems here.
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