Hangman's Hymn process

In January I was working on the artwork for the upcoming Sigh record. Above is the final cover, and the record should be released sometime in the next month or two, at which point I'll post up the rest of the artwork, but I thought in the meantime I'd show some of the process of constructing the cover.



I am by no means a photographer, but I did my best to set up this garage to suit my needs, and it ended up working out.



There was no one around to assist me, and time was short, so I had to act as both photographer and model. The robe was made out of some sheets and the head cloak is just a pillowcase with some clips in the back to help it hold the proper shape. I couldn't see a thing and it was freezing out. These are the 3 shots I used to put together the cover. The wall on the cover is a shot of the garage floor with some old iron railing designs laid in.








After I got the shots I needed, I took some other pictures just messing around. Once I have time I want to make some spoof covers for the guys in the band. I've done their last 2 records and they are always so easy to work with. These photos are inspired by some great altered Immortal band photos where they are in full black metal regalia, posing hard, holding giant a giant toothbrush, toothpaste tube, and floss. If I can find the photo I'll post it up. It's hilarious.

Related Links:
» Sigh
» ridiculous black metal photos

Rejected Stuff #1

Came across these while digging through some old files. This is the original logo proposed for the Andrew Tweedy record. After some discussion we decided this had too much of a western/country or old railroad feel to it, and went with the more simple logo and cover you can see here. I still think this is decent, so I figured I'd share.

If you haven't checked out this record yet, it's well worth it. I have it for sale on my site. Click here to purchase.

Gross Drawings

Here are two of my contributions to issue 6 of Chief Magazine for their "There Ain't But A Few Of Us Left" piece. Years ago when I was traveling a lot, we'd all rag on each other and draw over-exaggerated, disgusting portraits of everybody in the van. Who knew it'd come in handy?


Related Links:
» Chief Magazine

The Goddamn Bloodhorse

For anyone in the NYC area this weekend, Bloodhorse will be playing a free show in Brooklyn with one of my closest friends J. (a.k.a. The Goddamn Rattlesnake). The show starts at 9:00pm, and is FREE at Lost and Found (Corner of Greenpoint and Franklin). It's already shaping up to be a rager, so come join the fun.

Also, if you haven't heard The Goddamn Rattlesnake, check the link below and pick up their new record. It's exceptional.

In other Bloodhorse news, we have an record that will be in stores July 24th thanks to the guys at Translation Loss Records. It's called "EP" even though it's almost 40 minutes long. Go figure. Here's the poster.



Related Links:
» The Goddamn Rattlesnake
» The Goddamn Rattlesnake @ myspace
» Bloodhorse
» Bloodhorse @ myspace
» Translation Loss
» Translation Loss @ myspace