Many a music enthusiast and basically any record collector will argue that album-cover art is an integral part of the music appreciation experience. Or at least it used to be, back in the crucial chunks of rock history when album cover art did indeed mean an actual album cover. In recognition of album art’s place in […]
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Sep
Rock on: The most important record covers in music history
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Nov
A Heavy Metal sweater with grandma's swag
This is, without question, the coolest goddamn Christmas gift we’ve seen in a long time. A red, white and black holiday sweater, knitted with skulls and Slayer logo? Oh, those joyous holidays are upon us, we kid you not. The Slayer Christmas Sweater is the legendary California band’s take on that old ugly uncle sweater, with […]
2
Nov
Timeless cover art by Derek Riggs gets the sneaker treatment
Arguably the best Iron Maiden album ever (and they’ve made a lot), and their first with Bruce Dickinson, The Number of the Beast celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year. To mark the occasion the British heavy metal band is collaborating with Vans on their fifth set of sneakers together, and their first since 2008. As […]
31
Jan
Upsetters, Sabbath, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Howling Wolf & plenty of stoner rock & 70's experimentalism
Seminal Finnish trip hop/downtempo/breakbeat outfit Pepe Deluxé just dropped their fourth longplay, Queen of the Wave, this week. They’ve come a long way since their 1999 debut Super Sound, their electronic output taking a deeper delve into live breaks and organ-led rhythms. To illustrate their influences and direction, Pepe Deluxé — aka Jari Salo and […]
