Ladies and gentleman, for your listening pleasure, here is George Hamilton IV singing his 1957 ballad, If I Possessed a Printing Press.Hysterical!Thanks to Letterology for the lead
Bookshelves in a music video
Talk about the next best thing. If you are not going to put books on them then...Welcome to the first music video by noted Icelandic visual artist Harald Haraldsson. A 3+ minute visual feast for the song "Love With You" by Baarregaard & Briem.Empty bookshelves become the backdrop for some amazing visual projections.On the making of the video:The video was shot over the course of one night, using Random bookshelves from MDF Italia as a projection surface, emphasizing the sharp geometry of the well known bookshelf design. Using custom software, Haraldsson controlled the minimal visual effects through delaying color channels...
Singing About Books
From the Seattle Weekly comes this list of The 10 Best Songs About Books.The Beatles take the top spot on the list with Paperback Writer and Lou Reed rounds it out with his 2003 two-disc album, The Raven, inspired by the stories of Edgar Allan Poe, featuring guest appearances from the likes of David Bowie and Laurie Anderson.Other artists include Kate Bush, The Cure, The Zombies, and Belle & Sebastian among others.Love it.
Crumb Covers: The Album Art of R. Crumb
It was the late 1960's. Robert Crumb was an aspiring artist living in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Fransisco when he was asked by Janis Joplin to design the cover for Cheap Thrills, the first major studio album of her band Big Brother And The Holding Company. The album would eventually reach number 1 on the Billboard charts exposing the world to the counterculture visuals of R. Crumb.And so began the album cover career of R. Crumb.Now, some 40+ years later, W.W. Norton has released a monograph featuring all of R. Crumb's record cover art. From his work for...
Charles Van Sandwyk gets singing
Ever wonder what one of the greatest book illustrators of our generation does during his spare time?Well, he sings and tells stories. Backed by the Brandywine Boys, Charles Van Sandwyck has released his first CD. Quality Time: Charles Van Sandwyk + the Brandywine Boys sing, play + tell stories. The 6 song time-themed debut features Keith Lowe on acoustic base, Steve Dawson on guitar, ukulele, weissenborn and dobro and Chris Gestrin on pump organ and saloon piano.A tri-fold insert features an introduction to the project by Keith Lowe and an original illustration by Van Sandwyk and of course, the cover...