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The show poster, a venerable fusion of show business and graphic design, goes back well over a century, but the art form is enjoying a years-long comeback in 21st century rock and roots music. Stacks of hand-made, limited edition posters are flying off merch tables at shows, and more touring musicians than ever are commissioning original work. Find out who these artists are and how they do their niche jobs.
Every Christmas, it seems, someone decides that they’re the first to come up with the idea “what if Santa … was edgy?” So we get Santa Claus wearing a trench coat and firing guns sideways, or elves knocking over a bank, or Krampus building a meth lab in a trailer. (Remind me to tell you the story someday of when I was a PA at an animation company, fifteenish years ago, and the bosses were...
Sleep Deliver 4/20 Double Single 'Iommic Life' Both "The Clarity" and "Leagues Beneath" have been repressed and remastered for a new double 12-inch Published Apr 20, 2021 Three years on from sharing The Sciences as a special 4/20 surprise, Sleep have served up another new release for the April stoner celebration. The band's Iommic Life, arriving today through Third Man Records, spreads both 2014's "The Clarity" and 2018's "Leagues Beneath" over a pair of 180-gram 12-inch records. Both songs previously arrived through Adult Swim's Singles Program. The new release also features all-new...
Black Ring Coffee Roasters just came out with some really sweet looking camping mugs. Now available online with pick-up at the North Long Beach shop at 5373 Long Beach Boulevard, the lovely illustration wrapped around the cup reflects the shop’s interior on a cream-colored background. The image is based on a photo taken by Izzie Mattox, Black Ring’s first barista when the shop first opened, and given to artist Dave Kloc to draw up. The Black Ring Coffee crew has been wanting to produce mugs of this nature since they started the biz six years ago. Finally, the limited edition run is availa...