Album Covers Remade with Clip Art
A Tumblr called Clip Art Covers has been putting out hilarious and creative interpretations of albums created with, you guessed it, Clip Art. The images have been spreading across the internet pretty quickly and feature iconic covers such as the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here, except they’re remade with the same images that graced about every PowerPoint presentation you saw in the ‘90s. You can take a look at some of our favorites below, and check out the full site here. The White Album Pet Sounds Straight Outta Compton Andy Warhol ... read more
Found in: Blogs, Awesome of the DayVideo Premiere: Andrew Bird Break It Yourself Preview
Andrew Bird’s highly anticipated follow up to 2009’s Noble Beast won’t hit shelves until March 6, but we’ve got a few exclusive details about his upcoming album. The album is titled Break it Yourself and will be released on Mom + Pop records. It was produced at his Western Illinois barn-turned-studio. Break it Yourself is Bird’s twelfth album. read more
Found in: Featured VideosThe 50 Best Album Covers of 2011
Despite 2011's seismic shift to streaming, great album art is alive and well, even if most people only ever see it in digital form. These 50 album covers make a great case for buying yourself a turntable. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayErykah Badu Reveals Album Art, Streams New Song With Madlib
Details about Erykah Badu’s upcoming album, New Amerykah Part II: Return of the Ankh, have been trickling in over the last couple of months. Now, the funk-soul songstress has released the album art (pictured) for her new disc, which will finally hit store shelves a week from today (March 30).... read more
Found in: Music, NewsDecemberists head to the sticks with Hazards of Love art
Given the (unbearable? delightful? unbearably delightful?) new depths of creepiness mined by "The Rake's Song" last week, perhaps you thought that the cover of The Decemberists' upcoming Hazards of Love LP would also be a wee bit discomfiting. Maybe a little dark, a little sanguine; a few dead babies here, a few unrepentant fathers there. But just like all those folks who never thought a song about infanticide could be totally effing catchy, you are wrong, friend. ... read more
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