TOP 17 IN 10

This week I've been thinking about how powerful music is and how certain albums can reach out, grab you, turn you upside down, and shake the change out of your pockets. In other words have an impact on us or set as a memorial...marking a specific time period in our lives. Growing up as a young person, I was exposed to a broad genre of music and developed a real love for many different bands. I'm so grateful for that because I could never see myself identifying with only one style. With that said, I thought I'd make a list of not just the albums that have had an impact on myself and my artwork, but albums that I loved each and every song on and literally drove them into the ground listening to them. Currently, Aesop Rock's Skelethon has been on repeat! I decided to do a top 10 from the past 10 years, but quickly realized it was more like top 17. Good stuff. What are yours!?

Arcade Fire/Suburbs

Beach House/Teen Dream

Freetime Synthetic/LP Mixes

Guru

Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton/ Stones Throw Records

So I entered a design for Stones Throw Records poster contest, "Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton" which will be a feature-length documentary about avant-garde Los Angeles-based Stones Throw Records, its culture, and its enigmatic artists. You can check it out on the link below. If you're a Spokane native you'll also know that our very own beloved James Pants is with the label as well as a lot of other great artists. The winner chosen will have their design used for the film's posters and possibly the new DVD cover. 
Our Vinyl Weighs A Ton

So many other great submissions. Be sure to check them out HERE.

Some of the best bathroom walls in town...

Canon Zoom 35mm Fuji color film
8/12

James Pants/We're Through

James Pants is pretty amazing... if you haven't heard

of him already.

FREE FRIDAYZ! ...MY FAVORITE BAND/MUSICIAN

So my James Pants drawing (#4) was selected on artsite,

fecalface.com for this week's Free Fridayz contest "My

favorite band/musician". If you feel like casting a vote,

please do! Just follow the link below. Also, if you haven't

heard James Pants you may want to check him out too...

he's pretty rad!

fecalface.com

JAMES PANTS...Pockets Within Pockets

"The tracks seem to have hidden reserves, pockets within

pockets; they develop hooks in weird places. Sweetness

suddenly emerges out of fuzzy slime, and startling emotions

rise from merely cool ones." -Jake Green/NY Times

Our very own James Pants has just released his self-titled

third album on Stones Throw and has a NY Times review

here: NY Times If you've haven't heard his music yet... you

will not be disappointed and if you experience him live, that's

the icing on the cake!

We were lucky to have James headline the music @ Spokane's

Terrain 2010... our 3rd annual Art Exhibition that featured 64

northwest artists and live music. 4,800 people attended the exhibit.

You can see my write-up, photos, and video on the event here:

Exhibit overviews.

We were also spoiled to have him bring in the New Year, where

it was another packed house @ the A-Club before his moving abroad.

We are especially proud.

So, contrary to popular belief... great things do come out of Spokane!