Rock ‘n’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip Exhibition This David Bowie billboard announcing a string of gigs in support of Diamond Dogs is part of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip Exhibit. A while back we featured photographer Martin Landau’s book …
Let’s take a moment and wonder if a tweet announcing a show will ever be worth money in a few years. Not to be hating on technology, but while the functionality of the gig poster has been diminished recently, the art form can not be …
The Mick Jones Rock ‘n’ Roll Public Library In discussing his Rock ‘n’ Roll Public Library Mick Jones points out, ‘I’m interested in everything.’ Not surprising when you look at the work of The Clash. Their first self-titled album is a punk rock blueprint. But it …
Alabama Shakes Chicago Theatre The Alabama Shakes recently dropped their second album Sound and Color which debuted at number 1 in the U.S. and Canada. In today’s no one pays market, that means the album sold 111 copies. (The last statement is more sarcasm than …
No band have profited off of yesterday quite like the Beatles. (Mandatory Beatles pun, moving on.) The explosion of creativity that was the band lasted for a mere 8 years from 1962 to 1970. Since then the packaging and repackaging of every mop top move …
Nevermind outtake pic by Kirk Weddle The Kurt Cobain documentary Montage of Heck just keeps on giving. Director Bret Morgan dug (and dove) deep to find all the unseen and unheard Nirvana material he could get into his film. Among the bounty are a series …
On May 17, the Gaslight Anthem will be finishing up their Spring swing of the States at the Skate and Surf Festival in New Jersey. Riffing off the romanticism of the poster he created for the tour itself, Hellgate’s Ernie Paranda has created a gig poster …
Under the Influence Trailer Noisy, the music arm of Vice, is launching a new series on homegrown music scenes narrated by Tim Armstrong. This is interesting as Vice has been creating great content ever since it was a DIY magazine in Montreal, Canada. They actually …
Signed Pearl Jam Gig Poster Pearl Jam is one of your more righteous bands in rock and roll. They’ve long been a proponent of lower ticket prices. Eddie the boys stand up and speak out on a number of wildlife and environmental causes. AND the last …
Marley poster design submission by Clave D. Marley brothers Ziggy and Stephen are inviting artists to design a gig poster for their upcoming Roots Rock Reggae: A 70th Birthday Celebration at the Hollywood Bowl. The riddim drops Sunday August 16. The show and the poster contest are …
Coachella 2014 Astronaut by EMEK With Coachella 2015 about to plug in, we thought we’d look back and up to EMEK’s Astronaut gig poster from last year. We can’t do it justice here, but the piece glows in the dark. But then again, glow is …
Lambert and Stamp The Who have always pushed the idea of what a rock ‘n’ roll band could be. The theatre of their performances, the cinematic scope of their songwriting, the rock operas, the 3 minutes of a pop song was never enough to contain …
Original Sticky Fingers vinyl with zipper The Rolling Stones are giving Sticky Fingers a deluxe reissue treatment. It’ll be interesting to see if the hype around the new package and the accompanying tour will have any effect on demand of the original Sticky Fingers vinyl with …
Gibson Les Paul Warhorse As far as electric guitars go, the Gibson Les Paul is an elder statesman. But it’s certainly not lute old. So artist James A. Willis’ reimagining of the 20th century six-string with an 1812 Revolutionary War vibe is pretty interesting. The …
