Now signed to 4AD, Serena-Maneesh has a new album, S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor; it drops March 23, 2010 in the US.
Download a free six minute edit of new track Ayisha Abyss here. MySpace here.
Below, live performance of Reprobate:
And
Video for Drive Me Home The Lonely Nights from 2006:
Found via theSTART’s Jamie Miller
‘with particular emphasis on culture and politics’
Check out the online exhibition of the poster work of Israel-based Guy Saggee.
exit strategy, digital
The two editions of Aaron Winters’ Exit Strategy art annual are now available to peruse online at Issuu. Featuring art by Jessie LeDoux, Attaboy, Steak Mtn, Jay Howell, John Stuart Berger, Skinner and many, many more.
For Exit Strategy #1 (2005), go here.
For Exit Strategy #2 (2006), go here, registration required ’cause of naughty bits.
exit strategy, print
Some print editions are still available. ES #2 features a 10″ vinyl LP; bands include Sincabeza, PETS, Butch vs Femme, GOLAB and The Tangles (also available as a download).
Go here for more info.
‘No Longer Empty (NLE) is a comprised of arts advocates, curators and artists who orchestrate public art exhibitions in vacated storefronts and properties in New York City.’
Street artist Gaia paints a mural at 223 East Broadway, NYC.
Gaia’s website. More about NLE here.
Found via Bloodwars Magazine
So Sacramento’s kinda full of Kansas City emigres.
Many graphic design studio owners came from there, having studied under the legendary Rob Roy Kelly at the Kansas City Art Institute. And it may be only a matter of time until DJG ends up in Sac (I’m just guessing).
The Kansas City Kings moved to Sacramento in 1985. And recently, I found out a few of my students have been designing Kings billboards on the side.
Part of a campaign headed up by Sacramento Kings creative director Heather Vaughan – the handmade, graffiti-themed billboards have been appearing all over town. Not prints, but the actual handpainted art. The project has garnered national publicity appearing as a ‘Coast to Coast Best Practice’ in the Sports Business Journal.
Time-lapse video, above. Work (by students) below. More details here.
Found via Lyndsie Ross, Kings design intern
Graphic designer Danny Gibson doesn’t do things the way he’s supposed to.
And last we spoke, I think he said he’s not even using a computer anymore.
Based out of Kansas City, Danny is a prolific experimenter. Artist. Something like that. Has an eye for composition and his work is fresh, unusual and fun. I’m not even sure how I found him. Few years back, I’d shown his poster work in two local design exhibitions; one group show and a solo show at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center.
danny’s own take
Limited editions is the best way to describe what he does. Low budget, obsessive constructs. Mixed-media would be a good term too – since Danny uses anything he can get his paws on; used paper, envelopes, newspaper, stencils, handlettering, rubber stamps, yarn, hardware products – I’m pretty sure he’s got some rotting food in there too. [Read more →]
‘To date it is the biggest-selling instrumental single in the history of recorded music, being the only one ever to be certified platinum’ -Wiki
In 1977, a disco version of the music from Star Wars made it big. It was played over and over on the radio. Meco Monardo was the recording artist. Album art was by Robert Rodriguez, art direction by Stephen Lumel/Gribbitt!
Hear the single below. The album (vinyl, above) didn’t actually have the single on it – instead, it featured an extended, 15 minute version (one had to also buy the single to get the single). This ‘best of’ compilation has everything. Or the track alone can be snagged here. Meco Monardo interview here.
Star Wars Theme, disco version
Scruffy album image found via Futuregirl
40th Anniversary Woodstock tribute poster tied to a west coast music festival.
This was a collaborative project I designed with psychedelic light show legend George Holden. His liquid light backgrounds, my illustration and lettering.
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