illustration
10 underrated album covers that will take you back to the 2000s
Chances are when you think of 2000s albums, a few distinct images spring to mind. Let us guess… Panic! At The Disco‘s A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out? Paramore‘s Riot!? My Chemical Romance‘s Life On The Murder Scene? All amazing… But we’re missing more than a few. In an iTunes-dominated world, album covers were often the first things […]
Jordan Buckley teases Every Time I Die's new album by drawing its lyrics
Every Time I Die are preparing to drop their ninth full-length and guitarist Jordan Buckley is offering a look at some of his illustrative work taking Keith Buckley‘s new lyrics for typography inspiration. The guitarist is giving fans a look at a handful of new drawings he’s working on while developing his skills on drawing out words. Read More: […]
12 musicians who are also amazing visual artists
Music is art. Duh. But plenty of musicians are a double threat; on top of their musical achievements, they are also accomplished visual artists. Whether it’s illustration, painting, doodling or comic book drawing, these 12 musicians have some serious artistic talent. 1. Ninja Ninja’s artwork can be seen all through the background of Die Antwoord’s […]
Neck Deep bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans on illustrating: “F*ck it, I’m going to have a go at this”
If you’ve caught Neck Deep live the last few months, you may have noticed their exclusive tour prints hanging out at the merch table. The artist on these posters is none other than bassist Fil Thorpe-Evans, who was more than eager to chat with AP about his newfound hobby. Who knows, maybe you’ll be seeing […]
Cleveland-based Warped Tour illustrator releases new award-winning documentary
Cleveland based illustrator Derek Hess has released a new award-winning documentary titled Forced Perspective, on his own story as an artist struggling with addiction, bipolar disorder, and “how these demons affect the artwork”. Hess has done design work for dozens of brands and bands including Warped Tour, Fall Out Boy, Pearl Jam, Motion City Soundtrack […]
Jake Carruthers talks about what it takes to be an illustrator in the music industry
Jake Carruthers is a 22-year-old illustrator from Toronto who has created album art and T-shirt designs for many of the scene’s hottest acts—August Burns Red, Real Friends and Neck Deep are all in his repertoire. AP sat down to talk with him about his inspirations, what it’s like working with musicians and advice for starting […]
Oli Sykes (Bring Me The Horizon) launches Kickstarter for graphic novel
Oli Sykes, frontman of Bring Me The Horizon, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund his upcoming graphic novel, Raised By Raptors. The series is written by Sykes and illustrated by Ben Ashton-Bell, who works on designs for Sykes' clothing company, Drop Dead. The novel “is set in fictional Mexico, where humans and dinosaurs co-exist […]
