For Bob Egan, it all started with the album cover for Neil Young’s After the Gold Rush. After some impressive detective work and even a note to the original photographer, Bob was able to track down the exact corner in New York City where the album cover was shot. So off he went, with…
Below you will find a glorious collection of epic group photos that I’ve seen floating around the Web for the past few years. From legendary casts and crews to extraordinary sports teams, musical supergroups, great thinkers and world leaders. I hope you will enjoy this incredible selection of photos and people and the backstory…
Wikipedia has an enormous list of Concert Halls around the world. Last night I went through all of them and selected 25 distinctive buildings that caught my eye. This list is not exhaustive and was not compiled for a concert hall’s cultural, historical or architectural significance. It is simply a visual tour around the…
Photograph by Ben Jacobs for Us Studios Christopher Barrett and Luke Taylor of Us, a multi-disciplinary design & direction studio, created this awesome music video for Benga’s latest single, I Will Never Change. The video recreates the actual wavelength for the song using 960 individually cut pieces of vinyl. Check out Christopher and…
Artwork by People Too @ peopletoo.ru People Too are an amazing Russian artist duo best known for their incredible paper craft. Hailing from Novosibirsk, they chronicle their wonderful projects on Live Journal (http://peopletoo.livejournal.com/), where you can really get a sense of their artistry and skill with paper. However in the series below, People…
Sometimes it’s important to remember that every musician starts as an amateur. All of the mega music stars below may appear larger than life but many (not all) went through some awkward years, they took the same yearbook photos you have and at one point they weren’t the famous celebrities you see today. Here’s…
Artwork and Photograph by MARKUS REUGELS German artist Markus Reugels specializes in high-speed and macro photography. By isolating the basslines from techno tracks, Markus captured these incredible (and brief) moments of explosive colour. He accomplishes this feat by the following methodology: 1. Uses water and paint and places it in the middle of…
Art Direction by Bjoern Ewers for the Berliner Philharmoniker In a 2009 print campaign for the Chamber Orchestra of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Art Director Bjoern Ewers captured the insides of instruments, revealing the hidden landscapes within. The interiors appear larger than life, with each instrument conveying a different emotion and sense of space.…
STAGE PRESENCE Photograph via Jay-Z on Facebook This amazing shot was posted to Jay-Z’s Facebook page yesterday. A short dig through the 1,635 comments informs us this was taken two years ago at the Home & Home Tour with Eminem. In September of 2010, Eminem and Jay-Z joined forces for four epic…
DAFT STEAMPUNK! Photograph by LJinto on Flickr Photograph by LJinto on Flickr Awesome Daft SteamPunk cosplay spotted at last year’s DragonCon and captured beautifully by photographer LJinto. Comments on Reddit have identified one Vincent M. Dantes as the creator of these amazing costumes. The Sifter salutes you kind sir. I had…