Design Freaks

I talk with guests Emily and Kevin from the movie podcast Dead Beat Film Society @deadbeatfilmsociety about soundtracks and soundtrack album art. Fun conversation! Controversial opinions! The Jaws painting is still missing! ~~~ Sources: https://nypost.com/2015/07/26/how-the-famous-poster-from-jaws-was-created-and-lost/ Follow on IG @designfreakspodcast Twitter @designfreakspod Facebook https://www...

Clarita yaps on about British graphic designer and musician, Julian House. His work with INTRO (London-based design direction company) and independent work for Stereolab and Broadcast. PLUS the origin story of "Cliff", Stereolab's antifa cartoon guy! ~~~ Support the show

A fun l’il chat with Matt Maust – artist, designer, bassist, and cofounder of Cold War Kids. We discuss his other projects Coromandelles, and French Style Furs, his graphic design origin story, art school, his clothing line £UV, touring, playing music on TV, artistic process, unpopular opinions!  I even included a French Style Furs song called Solitary Life . ~~~~ Support the show

I pay tribute to the life of Daniel Dumile, his transformation into absurdist super-villain MF DOOM, and the art of the Doomiverse. From his KMD days, the death of his brother Subroc, his many personas, and the artists/designers behind Stones Throw and Lex Records. ~~~ Support the show

Jesse Lortz is a multimedia artist based in Atlanta,GA formerly of Seattle, WA AKA @draculasflute. His music projects have included Case Studies , The Fe Fi Fo Fums , The Dutchess And The Duke and he just released his annual dirty clouds calendar for 2021. That’s right - gender neutral, sentient cloud beings who have all kinds of adventures! We talk about the origin story of that project, starting...

GRATITUDE, ANXIETY, AND SILVER APPLES. In my final episode of 2020, I say thank yous and goodbyes, especially to music visionary and graphic designer Simeon Coxe of Silver Apples. Plus a brief/crazy history of the band and how the record sleeve design for “Contact ” marked the death of Silver Apples....or did it?–––– Support the show

Captain Carl designed a Steely Dan record? In this episode, artist and Totino Pizza Boy Travis Ritter and I discuss the work and life of artist Gary Panter....and the other album designers (Wayne White and Phil Hartman) that worked with him on the TV show Pee Wee's Playhouse! Screamers is the magic word! AAAH~~~~~~~ Support the show

Sonny Smith (Sonny and the Sunsets) is a San Francisco songwriter and artist. We discuss the therapy of creating clay dog heads, touring Alaska, and his creative process as he works on album art for an upcoming country project.  Of course I had to ask about his ambitious art/music project from 2010 "100 Records" where 100 artists produced artwork for the record covers of fictional bands! Sonny the...

The Metallica / Halloween / 2 Year Anniversary Show! Painter Don Brautigam’s art, The Stand, a haunted recording session, toilet demos with Mustaine...thanks for listening! ~~~~ Support the show

iwantyoustudio.com, Dumb Eyes Agency, record cover packaging for Shabazz Palaces, Fuck Trump series, 3D art, his huge vinyl collection and recently launched youtube channel called Mystery Discs that features treasures from his collection! ~~~~~ Support the show

Enter the crystal cave...We talk Design School and Breaking Rules / Covid and Freelance / The Sarcastic New Age / Moving Forward… Support the show

I talk to Sean about the apocalyptic shitty world, The Spits aesthetics, their upcoming sixth album, tour shenanigans, CHiPs! –––––––– Support the show

My interview with Tlingit / Unangax̂ artist, musician, and founder of HomeSkillet Records out of Sitka, Alaska, Nicholas Galanin. Nicholas ( Yéil Ya-Tseen ) shares his experiences with family during covid, his new album in progress, and collaborating remotely. We also discuss the theme of Indigenous erasure in his art and the album designs for both his label and his band Indian Agent–––––– Support...

I introduce Laini (born Sylvia Abernathy), Chicago civil rights activist and the first femme graphic designer to be credited with jazz album design.  Laini designed for Delmark records in the 1960’s but I also discuss her fame as the art director for the Wall of Respect mural on Chicago’s south side.  I discuss her four best-known album designs, including her use of artwork, interesting fonts, and...

King Khan @khannibalism and I talk Black Power Tarot, Little Richard, KK & BBQ album art, how he met and started performing with the Sun Ra Arkistra, The Invaders documentary soundtrack and jesus christ so much more! ––  Support the show

Album designer for Easy Eye Sound and T Shirt King PERRY SHALL talks Philadelphia, working for Dan Auerbach (The Black Keys), his Covid cartoon series, his t-shirt show, Questlove, Harry Nillson, bar mitzvah holodeck, and becoming friends with Gilbert Gottfried! ––– Support the show

I pay a special tribute to Florian Schneider-Esleben, co-founder of Kraftwerk.  Who was the MAN-MACHINE / ROBOT / SHOWROOM DUMMY?  Support the show

My guest Joe Plummer (Cold War Kids, Modest Mouse, Shins, Mister Heavenly, Magic Magicians) and I talk Public Image Ltd, Flipper, Dub and Reggae, and so many other things…Ruinous Media, the Tour Stories podcast, Coromandelles, records and record covers that made an impression on him, what he’s listening to etc! Run-on sentences; this is a fun one!  Support the show

MY guest @megkukull and I  talk Covid-era isolation, Genesis P-Orridge, Lady Jaye, Edley Odowd, COUM Transmissions, Psychic TV, Anton LaVey, tigers....and spitting is cancelled. Thanks for listening! Support the show

My guest Kurt Bloch and I discussed SO MANY THINGS. The Fastbacks origin story, Vancouver and Seattle punk scenes of the late 70’s/early 80’s, the first album cover Kurt designed, No Threes Records, when Duff joined the Fastbacks, our favorite Hipgnosis records, creepy attraction, and lots more. Plus two Bad Scene songs!  --Hipgnosis:  Storm Thorgerson , Aubrey Powell , and Peter Christopherson Su...

I put a mic in front of Seattle musician Lars Swenson (The Catheters, Bread & Butter) to discuss Buzzcocks designer Malcolm Garrett, our favorite interactive gatefolds, and old Seattle on the “Ave”. What nerds! – – Support the show

The Death Episode: Goodbye 2019.  My guest @voxmod and I discuss Vaughan Oliver’s life and career as an iconic album designer, the death of 2019, DMT, ego death, Ram Dass, becoming fractals and shapes, fear, and Ganzfeld energy for 2020! designfreakspodcast.com /  Support the show

Tyler comes over to talk Kim Gordon, Sonic Youth record covers, record store dudes in the 90’s, art, sun tans, you get it! Support the show

Clarita and Scott talk The Shape of Sound, his 100 mid-century record cover exhibit featuring 20 designers. Plus, Ronald Clyne's origin story as a horror illustrator for Arkham House Publishing, and his time at Columbia and Folkways Records.  –Joseph Albers' Persuasive Percussion –Scott gives his tips for storing records! –Being goth in the 40's! Check out the exhibit catalog (in PAST exhibits) at...

Megan Cookies returns to the pod garage to talk Pedro Bell, Funkadelic, the Process Church, Westbound Records, the controversy over The Electric Spanking of War Babies, Sun Ra, and more!  Support the show