ONcovered: The Sound of Graphic Design: Usually graphic designers are the last creatives to work on music projects before they go in production; after the music has been rehearsed, played, recorded, mixed, remixed and mastered, the graphic designer adds a visual identity to the music. At its best, the graphic designer is able to capture the essential atmosphere and mood of the recorded music and give it its unique face. This way of working is fine and logical, given the fact that the music is leading. However, we believe it is an extremely interesting idea to flip this concept 180° around!
Behind the Scenes of The Demise of Muxtape - Webmonkey: Although no lawsuit was every formally filed, the threat of one was enough to convince Muxtape’s founder Justin Ouellette to shut the service down.
Is your album a starting line or a finish line?: Releasing an album is step one. But a lot of bands (including us at times) don't always take the next steps necessary to make it successful.
Russell Crowe as Bill Hicks?: Russell Crowe is apparently involved in a project to bring Bill Hicks' life story to the screen, with himself in the starring role.
KORG DS-10 Ships on 9/30: KORG is releasing the DS-10, a synthesizer for the Nintendo DS, on Sept. 30. If you have a DS and even a passing interest in music creation, you should check this out.