Remembering the Glory Days of Ricky-Tick
Last summer, a self-published book titled As You Were was released in a Windsor, U.K., brewery at a party for its aging author, John Mansfield, who co-owned the small, but highly influential, network of Ricky-Tick music clubs in the Thames Valley west of London. Mansfield passed away about a month later, and by the end […]
The Roots of Randy Tuten
Just posted a new article over at Collectors Weekly. The subject is the great Randy Tuten. Here’s a sneak peek: Tuten’s first poster for Bill Graham advertised performances at the Fillmore West by the Grateful Dead, Blood Sweat & Tears, and Spirit on January 2, 3, and 4, 1969. The poster combined Tuten’s drawing skills […]
Phil Lesh & Phriends by Michael Everett
Today, tomorrow, and Friday mark the drinking-age anniversaries of three nights at The Warfield in San Francisco with Phil Lesh, Steve Kimock, John Molo, Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, and Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay. This classic Phish/Lesh mashup poster is by Michael Everett. You can listen to the Charlie Miller soundboards here, here, and here. April 15, […]
The Tale of the Dog and Dreams Unreal
One of the countless cancellations caused by the coronavirus pandemic was last week’s public premiere of The Tale of the Dog, a 100-minute documentary about the Family Dog Denver, which operated from September 8, 1967, to July 19, 1968. Telling the story of the posters, music, and scrapes with the law that plagued this psychedelic […]
Rock Posters in the Time of Corona
As everyone has no doubt heard by now, Coachella has been postponed until October. That decision may turn out to be nothing more than kicking the can down the road, but in the age of the Coronavirus, it may be the best anyone can do. Still, what about the artists who were going to make […]
Luke Martin 101
Just posted a new article over at Collectors Weekly. The subject is Luke Martin, who joined us last month at the Atlanta Rock Poster Show. Here’s a sneak peek: Between June 15 and 25, 2019, several thousand rock posters flew off a dozen or so merch tables on two continents. The occasions were concerts headlined […]
