Tag: Music

Architecture

Acoustic jetty in Croatia makes music from ocean waves

Many derive pleasure from raw sounds of nature, but what if those sounds could literally be converted into music for our ears? Architect Nikola Bašić has found a way to turn the sound of ocean waves into music. “Sea Organ”,...

By Umar Ansari · Mar. 24, 2019

Photography

A new book of photographs of David Bowie in the 1970s

As music lovers continue to mourn the loss of creative powerhouse David Bowie, a newly released book by PowerHouse Books is sharing photographs of Bowie that Steve Schapiro took in the 1970s. Schapiro, who had been a photographer...

By Steph Guinan · Feb. 27, 2019

Photography

Comparative photos show rockers before and after their intense concerts

It is incredible to be at a live rock concert and to feel the energy of the musicians and the crowd. The mood makes a massive shift from the preconcert chatter, to the post show adrenaline and exhaustion. The people leading this energy-high...

By Justin Crowe · Feb. 12, 2019

Industrial design

Pump up the jams with this hip build-it-yourself iPhone boombox!

Just the other day I bought myself an iHome dock speaker for my iPhone and while I can honestly say it is awesome, it's not even close to the wild looks of this build-it-yourself cardboard boombox.  Thanks to Berlin-based designer...

By Umar Ansari · Feb. 09, 2019

Digital

8 famous album covers like you’ve never seen them before. Animated!

Graphic artist JB has been hard at work taking the classic elements of iconic album covers and bringing them to life. He does a great job of staying true to the original design and making them move in a way that fits the band's vibe....

By Justin Crowe · Jan. 19, 2019

Video

Darwin Deez's creative new music video brings back an old trend

Darwin Deez is known for going the extra mile in their music videos for the sake of creativity. For the song, “The Mess She Made”, the group decided to bring back the four year old trend of putting faces on currency. Almost...

By Umar Ansari · Jan. 01, 2019

Video

Hallucinatory music video pulls you into a spiraling world of 3D fractals

'Defence' is the stunning visual collaboration of Swedish music producer Tove Agélii and French artist Patrice Olivier ACARDY. The trippy music video is a rollercoaster ride into a spinning world of 3D fractals that shift and...

By Nhan Tran · Dec. 16, 2018

Music Artwork

Musician creates trippy stop-motion music video

Surreal electronic-pop artist Tarantina (who’s also the owner of semi-Internet famous cat Exotic Mo) recently created a stop-motion music video from scratch on her living room floor for her newest song “1/9”. The London-based...

By Katie Bowles · Oct. 26, 2018

Video

This Vegetable Orchestra is crazy. Who knew a carrot could make that sound!

After shopping for instruments at the farmers market, the Vienna Vegetable Orchestra then carves, slices and alters the veggies to create a range of sound experiences. Their instruments include the very creative selections...

By Steph Guinan · Jul. 02, 2018

Video

Biological simulations add chaos artist's electrifying music video

Digital art is slowly making its way into mainstream music and this artsy music video might be why. London-based artist Max Cooper‘s newest track, "Order from Chaos," from his album Emergence, combines his interests...

By Umar Ansari · Jul. 01, 2018

Art

David Bowie creates everlasting legacy; beats the biggest competition in the music industry today

It's official: David Bowie has been declared as the most popular artist of 2016. According to the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), as announced in the 38th annual All About the Music 2017 yearbook, Bowie's albums beat...

By Sharee Ann Narciso-Tolentino · Apr. 24, 2018

Design

Illustrated book “Hip Hoptimism” celebrates positive poetics

The language of hip hop music has been culled for optimistic gems in Zan Barnett’s recent book project, Hip Hoptimism. Using bold typesetting and hand lettering, the book is an A to Z guide with a different music artist for each...

By Steph Guinan · Apr. 24, 2018

Photography

Photographer captures 40 opera houses from 19 countries

The opera house is a building designed around the classical art form that combines drama, theater, song, orchestra, and costumes. A new book titled, Opera, showcases over 40 photographs from opera houses around the world. The...

By Steph Guinan · Feb. 16, 2018

Painting

11 detailed face paintings pay homage to iconic album covers

In celebration of Record Store Day, which took place mid-April, London-based artist Natalie Sharp created 11 paintings of album covers on a canvas that isn't typically used in this way - her face. She had originally planned to recreate...

By Sophie Kruse · Jan. 31, 2018

Inspiration

Iconic musician portraits scratched onto vinyl records by SMV

Scratch My Vinyl breathes new life into old records by embellishing the classic microgroove material with images of iconic musicians.  The art appropriately portrays vinyl-era artists such as  Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong,...

By Justin Crowe · Jan. 20, 2018