I’m very excited to present my brand new poster for the band Fanfarlo. I’m a big fan and was thrilled to work on this one. The band is on tour throughout November and December, hitting up Webster Hall next month. So in case you missed this UK gang during CMJ, get your tickets now. My poster will be available at all the stops on the tour. And if you haven’t heard ‘em, head on over to MySpace or their official site to listen.
Fanfarlo Fall 2009 Tour Poster
Evan Dando of The Lemonheads is suing GM, claiming they ripped off & re-recorded the track, It’s a Shame About Ray for a car commercial last year. Maybe it’s just me, but I ain’t hearing it Ev. Take a listen:
I was very saddened today to learn that Jay Bennett, singer, multi-instrumentalist and former member of Wilco, passed away in his sleep early Sunday morning. Wilco continues to be one of my great musical loves, and Jay’s contributions to their tunes are a big part of that. Jay’s talent, musicianship, and ultimate departure from Wilco are well documented in the film, I Am Trying To Break Your Heart.
Just this morning, the sun shining bright heating up the Brooklyn streets, I felt compelled to throw on Summerteeth and blare it out the windows on summer’s first day. Later that afternoon I learned the news…
Jay’s records will be on my ears and many others for years and years to come, and his work will live on…
…unchanged none the less. After throwing a well deserved hissy fit at Apple for failing to approve the new NIN iPhone App due to some inappropriate content, by way of The Downward Spiral (the same album that is sold without issue on the iTunes Music Store), the App Store has now approved the NIN App as is. Smart movin’ Apple. To get more of the story with links to Trent’s rants, visit Engadget here.
Trent also sat down to answer fan questions via Vimeo recently. He talks up the upcoming summer tour with Jane’s Addiction and throws in some jabs at Rivers and Prince when asked about releasing tunes from his demo archives.
I don’t really know who Lenka is, but thanks to the wonders of Hypem.com I discovered her cover of Modest Mouse’s “Gravity Rides Everything.” It’s a girly folk interpretation of the Moon & Antarctica classic. Listen here. Also her website is cool lookin’. Happy Monday.
Trent Reznor offered us the finest of April Fool’s delights – an entire NIN album produced by Timbaland! I can’t wait to hear “Everybody’s Doing It (Featuring Chris Martin, Jay-Z AND Bono).” And don’t forget about that $10 digital service fee on your purchase.
In real NIN news – the guys are touring this summer with a re-formed Jane’s Addiction. I’ll be hitting up Jones Beach. Check the dates: ninja2009.com/tour. Hh and there is a real free EP you can get here: ninja2009.com.
Not to be outdone, Google offered us “Gmail Autopilot“. One of my favorites – “Conclusion: Terminate Relationship.” Ah Goog, you still got it. Merry April.
Grammy Award winning producer and son of Johnny and June, John Carter Cash is releasing his first children’s book today. It’s called Momma Loves Her Little Son. John and his wife Laura (who was a backup singer for June) even recorded a new song to accompany the book. I oversaw creative development for this animated video for the book, you can check it out below! John is also in the studio now producing two new records from Loretta Lynn, those will be her first releases since the Jack White infused Van Lear Rose in ‘04.
Art by Marc Burckhardt. Animation by Augenblick Studios.
Here is a Matisyahu postcard sticker I designed for his new CD/DVD No Place To Be coming out next week.
