Tag: Music
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I want my MTV
I shoulda learned to play the guitar. I shoulda learned to play them drums.
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Siouxsie (again…)
A quick one done tonight – this time a high-key image.
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Four
The album from 1982 that opens with Rosanna and closes with Africa from a fantastic band – especially in the earlier days (IMHO). Drawn using Affinity Designer on iPad, based on the original design by Joe Spencer.
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We Are Spirits…
A classic release from 1981 by The Police. Drawn in Affinity Designer.
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Factory Records
Here are three classic covers, originally created by Peter Saville for New Order, re-drawn using Affinity Designer.
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Off the Record
This was probably the first image I tried to re-create using a very cheap, fixed-focus camera shooting on 110-film. Imagine my disappointment when the prints came back from processing.
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…and the Coloured Girls Go:
Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do. Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do. Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do. Do, do-do, do-do, do-do-do, dooo.
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London Calling
The thrird album by The Clash. Way better than the two preceding it.
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Claro Que Si
My version of the album cover for Yello’s “Claro Que Si” from 1981, created by Californian illustrator and artist Jim Cherry.
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Tutu Revisited
A fantastic tribute to Miles Davis and in particular the album “Tutu”, in large part written by Marcus Miller.
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Power, Force, Motion, Drive
Another hope… Another dream… Another truth… Installed by the machine.
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Monochrome
Possibly the most monochromatic person I can think of. Her iconic style has been inspiring goths for decades.
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Tony Allen
Father of the Afrobeat.
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Kraftwerk
Probably my most favorite German band ever.
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Joy Division Live
I once had this double album on vinyl. The grey cover had a thin linnen fabric affixed, giving it a nice tactile feeling. The sound is indeed very Manchester…