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Design Freaks

Stories behind music industry art & design: RECORD COVERS • GRAPHIC DESIGN • MUSIC HISTORY

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44:36

BEST OF DESIGN FREAKS PT. 1

Design Freaks ·

2021/10/10

Best of the Design Freaks Podcast Part 1! Enjoy early clips of the show discussing Arturo Vega (The Ramones), Peter Saville (Joy Division), Pennie Smith (The Clash), Barney Bubbles (Hawkwind/Stiff Records), Raymond Pettibon (Black Flag). Hippie busses, alien pulsars, Frendz magazine, Barney invents air guitar, origin stories of the names Bubbles and Pettibon. Keeping it KILLER. OCTOBER MARKS YEAR 3 OF THE PODCAST….thank you for listening! Follow on IG @designfreakspodcast Twitter

91:21

TADANORI YOKOO WITH PROFESSOR MELISSA

Design Freaks ·

2021/08/31

Tadanori Yokoo is one of the best-known Japanese illustrators, painters, and graphic designers of post-war Japan. This episode features a very special guest– Professor of Japanese Art and Culture at Harvard University, and my sister, Melissa McCormick! We discuss Yokoo's absurdist psych record covers from the '70s, including the album "Lotus" for Carlos Santana which holds the world 'record' for the most gatefolds! Plus, lots of other-worldly weirdness and a snapshot of his origin

53:50

Jon Bernson – Higher Lows

Design Freaks ·

2021/07/27

San Francisco artist Jon Bernson of Higher Lows shares about all the facets of making their eponymous record– from the album concept to screenprinting the sleeves at the Space Program. Plus, his public installation, scoring plays, Casio vibes, and more! https://higherlows.bandcamp.com/ Thank you for listening! ~~Follow on IG @designfreakspodcastTwitter @designfreakspodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/designfreakspodcast~~Designfreakspodcast.comRuinousmedia.com ~~Donate to help with recording costs

25:31

BLACKLIGHT POSTER POWER

Design Freaks ·

2021/07/16

Join host Clarita for a brief trip down the blacklight detour of poster art history. The origin of blacklight/UV, gig posters, psychedelia, Houston Black Light Poster Company, Black Power, zodiac intercourse positions, rasta lions! Thank you for listening! ~~Designfreakspodcast.comRuinousmedia.com~~ Follow on IG @designfreakspodcast Twitter @designfreakspod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/designfreakspodcast ~~ Donate to help with recording costs Thank you! Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by

45:37

THE ART OF ROY G BIV

Design Freaks ·

2021/06/23

Clarita chats with artist, designer, musician, handyman ROY G BIV @theartofroygbiv ! We go over his creative origin story, Oakland, psychedelic influence, electrocution for fun, Hawkwind, cartoons, his band Glitter Wizard and their upcoming tour! Connect with ROY G BIV Theartofroygbiv.com @theartofroygbiv @glitterwizard @theuglyoakland Bandcamp https://glitterwizard.bandcamp.com/album/opera-villains ~~Thank you for listening! ~~ Follow on IG @designfreakspodcast Twitter @designfreakspod Facebook

33:44

POSTERS!

Design Freaks ·

2021/06/01

5 poster history facts and a chat with Funko Games Art Director, Josh Manderville.We discuss Early 80s/90s rock show poster artists, Seattle music, board game design…Thank you for listening! ~~@jlmanderville~~Follow on IG @designfreakspodcastTwitter @designfreakspodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/designfreakspodcast~~Designfreakspodcast.comRuinousmedia.com~~Donate to help with recording costs Thank

55:43

RADJAW

Design Freaks ·

2021/05/10

Clarita catches up with Gregory Smith AKA Radjaw about Seattle music past and present, packaging concepts/design for the new release Indian Yard by Ya Tseen, dazzle camo, protest design, Mr. Onions! ~~ Thank you for listening! ~~ @radjaw ~~ Follow on IG @designfreakspodcast Twitter @designfreakspod Facebook https://www.facebook.com/designfreakspodcast ~~ designfreakspodcast.com Ruinousmedia.com ~~ Donate to help with recording costs Thank you! ~~ Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by Damaged Bug,

59:00

RICK PELLETIER – SIX FINGER SATELLITE

Design Freaks ·

2021/04/21

BOARD THE BUS. Clarita and Rick discuss the concepts behind their early releases, the truth behind Live at the ACI, art influences, touring, and some NEW Satellite releases to come (including some unheard demos!) ~~Thank you for listening! ~~@sixfingersatellite~~Follow on IG @designfreakspodcastTwitter @designfreakspodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/designfreakspodcast~~designfreakspodcast.comRuinousmedia.com~~Donate to help with recording costs Thank you!~~Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by Damaged

35:58

ALBUMS OF MILTON GLASER

Design Freaks ·

2021/04/07

Clarita gives an overview of Milton Glaser’s life, coincidental death, and the album sleeves and typefaces he designed throughout his career. Rest in power, MG

60:27

SOUNDTRACKS

Design Freaks ·

2021/03/23

I talk with guests Emily and Kevin from the movie podcast Dead Beat Film Society @deadbeatfilmsociety about soundtracks and soundtrack album art. Fun conversation! Controversial opinions! The Jaws painting is still missing! ~~~Sources:https://nypost.com/2015/07/26/how-the-famous-poster-from-jaws-was-created-and-lost/ Follow on IG @designfreakspodcastTwitter @designfreakspodFacebook https://www.facebook.com/designfreakspodcast designfreakspodcast.comRuinousmedia.com Theme music: "Jet in Jungle" by

31:12

JULIAN HOUSE - STEREOLAB/BROADCAST

Design Freaks ·

2021/03/12

Clarita yaps on about British graphic designer and musician, Julian House. His work with INTRO (London-based design direction company) and independent work for Stereolab and Broadcast. PLUS the origin story of "Cliff", Stereolab's antifa cartoon guy! ~~~ Support the show

53:29

MATT MAUST

Design Freaks ·

2021/02/20

A fun l’il chat with Matt Maust – artist, designer, bassist, and cofounder of Cold War Kids. We discuss his other projects Coromandelles, and French Style Furs, his graphic design origin story, art school, his clothing line £UV, touring, playing music on TV, artistic process, unpopular opinions! I even included a French Style Furs song called Solitary Life. ~~~~ Support the show

31:08

MF DOOM

Design Freaks ·

2021/02/08

I pay tribute to the life of Daniel Dumile, his transformation into absurdist super-villain MF DOOM, and the art of the Doomiverse. From his KMD days, the death of his brother Subroc, his many personas, and the artists/designers behind Stones Throw and Lex Records. ~~~ Support the show

45:06

HNY WITH JESSE LORTZ

Design Freaks ·

2021/01/16

Jesse Lortz is a multimedia artist based in Atlanta,GA formerly of Seattle, WA AKA @draculasflute. His music projects have included Case Studies, The Fe Fi Fo Fums, The Dutchess And The Duke and he just released his annual dirty clouds calendar for 2021. That’s right - gender neutral, sentient cloud beings who have all kinds of adventures! We talk about the origin story of that project, starting out making xerox flyers for punk shows, risograph printing, his favorite gatefold of all time, and Ariel

36:28

GOODBYE 2020

Design Freaks ·

2020/12/24

GRATITUDE, ANXIETY, AND SILVER APPLES. In my final episode of 2020, I say thank yous and goodbyes, especially to music visionary and graphic designer Simeon Coxe of Silver Apples. Plus a brief/crazy history of the band and how the record sleeve design for “Contact” marked the death of Silver Apples....or did it?–––– Support the show

43:29

GARY PANTER / PEE WEE'S PLAYHOUSE

Design Freaks ·

2020/12/14

Captain Carl designed a Steely Dan record? In this episode, artist and Totino Pizza Boy Travis Ritter and I discuss the work and life of artist Gary Panter....and the other album designers (Wayne White and Phil Hartman) that worked with him on the TV show Pee Wee's Playhouse! Screamers is the magic word! AAAH~~~~~~~ Support the show

49:11

SONNY SMITH

Design Freaks ·

2020/11/16

Sonny Smith (Sonny and the Sunsets) is a San Francisco songwriter and artist. We discuss the therapy of creating clay dog heads, touring Alaska, and his creative process as he works on album art for an upcoming country project. Of course I had to ask about his ambitious art/music project from 2010 "100 Records" where 100 artists produced artwork for the record covers of fictional bands! Sonny then wrote and recorded 200 songs for the a and b sides of the records. Only 200? ~~~~~ Support the

23:15

METALLICA / HALLOWEEN / 2 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EPISODE

Design Freaks ·

2020/10/27

The Metallica / Halloween / 2 Year Anniversary Show!Painter Don Brautigam’s art, The Stand, a haunted recording session, toilet demos with Mustaine...thanks for listening! ~~~~ Support the show

25:44

CHRISTIAN PETERSEN

Design Freaks ·

2020/10/09

iwantyoustudio.com, Dumb Eyes Agency, record cover packaging for Shabazz Palaces, Fuck Trump series, 3D art, his huge vinyl collection and recently launched youtube channel called Mystery Discs that features treasures from his collection! ~~~~~ Support the show

27:06

SAMANTHA WENDEL

Design Freaks ·

2020/09/28

Enter the crystal cave...We talk Design School and Breaking Rules / Covid and Freelance / The Sarcastic New Age / Moving Forward… Support the show

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