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Posters
London Doodles
Fans of The Clash will recognise the London Calling colors used in the featured print. But before you scream rip off know that the piece is part a Clash limited edition series based on sketches by Ray Lowry. Ray Lowry was the designer behind the …
So filthy it wasn’t.
Anarchy In The UK Gig Poster More legendary for what it wasn’t than what it was, this 1976 Anarchy In The UK tour poster is on auction at lelands.com There are a lot of things that make this punk artifact interesting. The bill alone is …
U2s first redo
Limited Edition U2 Achtung Baby Lithographs by Anton Corbijn U2 have always been an ambitious band. The kind of band that would invite themselves into your i-tunes account. A truly first world crime that hipsters everywhere still cry themselves to sleep over. In 1991, the …
The life and times of rocks greatest champion
Yesterday we pimped Rock ‘n’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip at the Skirball. Today we’re taking a look at the main draw at the LA cultural center. The Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution Exhibition is as much a look at the …
Posters worth more than tweets.
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 …
Shakes Snake
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 …
Street Art
The Jam Going Underground Ltd. Ed. London Print Addicted To London’s Sounds from the Streets is a series of limited edition prints giving a big up to bands that made the square mile their home. The Beatles, The Jam and The Clash are bands that addressed …
Gig poster for good.
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 …
Add your pen to the Marley mystic.
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 …
EMEK’s brother from another Coachella
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 …
Six degrees of separation in the key of G
The Charted Connections of Rock! The Chart offers a look at some of the most famous and surprising rock ‘n’ roll collaborations. If you thought Rod Stewart was a bit of a whore with the ladies wait till you see what he was up to …
Almost rock ‘n’ roll
Hanging Rock Lithograph The Rolling Stones have release a deluxe set of last year’s Austrailian-New Zealand 14 on Fire Tour lithographs. A custom print was created for each stop of the tour with some cities getting two pieces. We featured the Bondi Beach poster from the …
When U2 went POP
U2 Pop Mart Gig Poster by Rex Ray Being Saint Patrick’s Day we thought we’d be totally unoriginal and feature a U2 gig poster. But don’t let our Guinness soak imaginations influence your appreciation of the piece. Produced for U2’s Pop Mart Tour back in …
Why the image is boss.
Sonic Editions, Springsteen on stage, Hammersmith Odeon You can find this print and many like it on Sonic Editions. Bruce before he was big. Before the sculpted shoulders of Born in the USA. This is 1975 when the very American performer was making his British …