The Motown Sound organized and incorporated into the Motown Record Corporation 40 years ago exporting the work of incredible artists such as Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder (check the drum solo) and Michael Jackson. This sound shaped the audible aesthetic for an entire generation and gave the world an intimate look at life in the American City. It was also critical in the racial integration of our American musical culture. It was the first label owned by an African American (Barry Gordy, Jr.) to push African-American …

The master of uncomfortably comfortable, dirty, raw sexuality, tomfoolery and drudgery turns 67 today. Besides being a master of the awkward, Crumb is also a supreme admirer of blues, country, bluegrass, jazz, big band and swing music from the 1920s and 30’s. In honor of his big day I want to share some of his portrait work from our American Jazz Royalty.  Keep on truckin’ my man.

I have recently noticed a steady stream of minimalist recreations of pop culture media. Namely, minimalist design remixes of poster art for classic movies and music videos. Comfortably contemporary, no doubt.

A few months ago I wrote about the work of Dave DeVries who took childrens drawings and recreated them with a photo-realistic approach. The results are stunning. So stunning that I feel they have inspired a campaign created by Ogilvy for Pictionary. It isn’t quite obvious enough for a “You Thought We Wouldn’t Notice” post, but close.You be the judge.

There is a lot of paint being splattered on a lot of walls in a whole lot of places. We will be hooking up a weekly wrap-up of our favorite walls, trains, tunnels & beer funnels, old and new. Seat belts fastened?