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The Crystal Method: Exclusive “Behind-the-scenes” look at Divided By Night

Sundance Channel — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 22:11:24 +0000

Comprised of Scott Kirkland and Ken Jordan, THE CRYSTAL METHOD is one of the best-selling electronica bands in the United States. They've come a long way since their debut album, Vegas ('97), which went platinum...a feat that most electronic bands can only dream of. Having earned their reputation for creating explosive live sets throughout the 90's, the duo has gone beyond studio mixing and DJ-ing to scoring film, television, and video games. During a hiatus following the release of Community Service II ('05), Kirkland and Jordan took a break from live performance and focused on other projects like their first original motion picture soundtrack for LONDON, Nike's Drive: Nike + Original Run, and the deluxe edition of Vegas which contained various remixes. Divided By Night is their latest album and is their "re-introduction" into performing live sets once again. Recently seeing them in concert, Lara Marsman of BILLBOARD.COM said that they "still perform as they did fifteen years ago, even after a five-year hiatus, demonstrating why they are the original gangsters of electronic music." Read more about The Crystal Method and view the exclusive behind-the-scenes video!

Moby and David Lynch – Dynamic Duo

Sundance Channel — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:30:34 +0000

While listening to filmmaker David Lynch speak at the BAFTA Awards in February 2008, Moby had an epiphany. Lynch’s message – creativity for its own sake is a beautiful, wonderful thing – was a simple one, but it hit Moby with the force of the Zen master’s cane. “At that moment, I decided to just [...]

Record sleeves remixed as Pelican books

Matthew Rodriguez — Mon, 11 May 2009 20:55:00 +0000

Here’s another retro redesign of a series of album covers (you may remember the re-imagined Wu Tang album covers or the modernist visual remixes that Andrew posted). Littlepixel mashed classic album covers with the iconic art style of Pelican books. View more here. [Via]

Van Halen’s iconic logo was almost not so iconic

Andrew Hearst — Fri, 01 May 2009 16:30:54 +0000

As Idolator reports, someone on Ebay is selling the original cover proof for Van Halen’s eponymous 1978 debut album. Compared to the actual cover, which introduced one of the truly iconic rock-band logos, this discarded version is underwhelming indeed:

Bob Dylan, Blondie and Radiohead, Modernist-style

Andrew Hearst — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:46:41 +0000

In a similar vein to the vintage book cover mashups posted here last month, an Australian designer has created a series of Modernist reimaginings of classic album covers by Depeche Mode, Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, and others. They’re excellent. Here’s R.E.M.’s: [via Jason Kottke]