10 Bands 10 Minutes - A Neil Young tribute

It's that time again - this Saturday we're hosting another 10 Bands night, and the theme is Neil Young. Aside from a change of venue (this time at The Kazimier) it's business as usual: 10 bands/artists each doing a 10 minute set, and each featuring at least one song by everyone's favourite brute with the fragile voice. It's a great line-up and there'll be a few fun collaborations happening this time, so make sure you get there in time to catch everybody.

As usual, I've put together a poster to mark the event. I wasn't sure what artwork to base it on this time, but I settled on an interpretation of the classic Harvest typography - can't help thinking it would have been easier to base it on this effort though...

(Incidentally, I found this belter of an illustration by John Allison the other day and became instantly frustrated that I didn't do something more along these lines. Balls.)

Percy Gulliver's Printshop and Social

Great news - fellow gig posterer Gary McGarvey (you may know him as Horse) has set up shop temporarily on Bold Street, and will be supplying Liverpool with alternative gift options in the run up to Christmas. As well as selling a number of my posters/prints/comics, there's also a boss selection of screen prints, t-shirts and other work from loads of brill local artists.

Check out this video and link, and make sure you pop in - its open late and will be host to numerous dj's and bands throughout December.

I've also dug up some old work that I did with a friend, and am pleased to say that Fantasy Fantasy will be on sale here, available to purchase for the first time in a long time.

Here's a saucy reminder:

Blessed Blog #2: The Man with Two Brians

A few months ago I got an email asking if I'd like to work on this iPhone app - it was mostly finished but needed an animated Brian Blessed riding a rocket to really set it off, and they'd seen my previous post and thought I might be able to help. It's demented and great, so if the idea of a bellowing national treasure waking you up is something that appeals to you... well you should totally buy it.

I'm in talks to develop another app with them, so watch this space if you've got a soft spot for Big Bri.

Lollaparooney

This weekend, my friend and future studio buddy Niki decided to throw a party to celebrate two seminal events - specifically her birthday, and the airing of the first Hollyoaks episode to feature her as head writer. Congratulations!

We played alongside some other bands, and I thought it might be nice to sort out a gig poster for her to mark the event.

I'm all out of bubblegum...

I've been working on the artwork for a tribute album of John Carpenter scores - everyone involved is an 8-bit artist which means it will feature loads of cool-sounding videogame interpretations of his already cool-sounding themes, and I'm a big fan of both his films and his soundtrack work, so I'm dead happy to be involved. It's been organised by arcadecoma, who previously put together this 8-bit weezer tribute, and did this banging cover of my bands song 'Metropolitan'... *

As well as the above artwork, here's a sample of the back cover:

* buzz off all those hyperlinks.

Just the facts, ma'am

I blasted this Department of Eagles drawing out to try and win some Bella Union goodies and gig tickets via The Line of Best Fit... I don't think I was successful although to be fair, it could have done with being significantly more twee (or significantly less cartoony and silly)

It's a long shot, but it just might work...

I've been working on an illustration based on the films of the Coen Brothers, specifically the period from Raising Arizona through to the Big Lebowski. I like all the wide angle shots they use, hence the stacked letterbox outcome of this print.

Seeing as it's the Coen Brothers, I was spoiled for choice when it came to quotes...

(It's a work in progress at the moment, as I'd like to include the railroad from O Brother Where art thou as well.)