Episode 23 – Andie Airfix / Satori
ABOVE: Samples from the Andie Airfix/Satori portfolio along with a 16 year old me, wearing a Thompson Twins t-shirt featuring one of his classic logo designs. Graphic designer, painter and sleeve artist, Andie Airfix was born in Scotland but grew up in Warrington in the north west of England. After studying art and English literature at Chester teacher training college, …
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Episode 22 – worst record covers
This episode of the podcast is a bit different… Instead of our usual, reverent look back at examples of the best in record sleeve creativity, we dig into its darkest and often unexplored corners of obscurity to expose some of the worst, or at best, most bizarre record sleeves ever created. This collection of more than 500 of ‘the worst …
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Episode 21 – Form
Hello and best wishes for the festive season. My gift to you is a brand new episode of the ‘Art on your sleeve’ podcast. In this episode I speak with Paula Benson and Paul West from Form. There’s a lot that I could say about this dynamic duo and their extraordinarily diverse pop portfolio, but it’s probably easier to let …
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1980s, 2wo third3, Bright Light Bright Light, Cocteau Twins, Depeche Mode, Deuce, East 17, EBTG, Everything but the girl, Form, Girls Aloud, Graphic Design, Natalie Imbruglia, Paul West, Paula Benson, Peter Saville, Record Sleeve Design, Scritti polite, Tom Watkins
- December 19, 2023
Episode 20 – Andy McCluskey / OMD
We are back, Back, BACK! A new season of the podcast is finally here, after an extended hiatus caused by a combination of grim things, too dispiriting to elaborate upon here. In this episode, I speak with Andy McCluskey, lead vocalist of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, or OMD, as they are more commonly known. Andy formed OMD with co-writer …
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80s, Andy McCluskey, Architecture and Morality, Bauhaus Staircase, eighties, Electronica, Enola Gay, Graphic Design, OMD, Paul Humphreys, Peter Saville, Synth pop
- October 26, 2023
Episode 19 – David Storey
In this episode of Art on your sleeve, I speak with painter and former graphic designer, David Storey. David’s career designing record sleeves began in the 1970s when he landed a job straight out of design school working for Elton John’s Rocket Records. This position provided a crucial platform for him to build a career in the industry leading to …
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Episode 18 – International Podcast Day 2021
This episode of Art on your sleeve is another slight diversion from the usual format and was put together specifically to mark International Podcast Day which falls on 30 September every year. It is “…a celebration of the power of podcasts and a great opportunity to connect with fellow podcasters, podcast listeners, podcast enthusiasts and leaders in the podcasting industry.” Taken from: internationalpodcastday.com …
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1980s, Art on your sleeve, dazzle ships, echo and the bunnymen, Eurovision, Graphic Design, International Podcast Day, Nick Lowe, OMD, Pet Shop Boys, Queen, Record Sleeve Design
- September 30, 2021
Episode 17 – Bill Smith
In this episode of Art on your sleeve, I speak with graphic designer and art director, Bill Smith. Since the 1970s, Bill has been one of the busiest designers servicing the music industry and he’s worked on so many record sleeves that a book has been published celebrating his amazing portfolio. In the introduction to the show I read from …
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Abacab, Alison Moyet, Art, Bill Smith, Bill Smith Studio, Design, Fredie Mercury, Genesis, Graphic Design, hounds of love, Kate Bush, music, Paul Weller, Queen, Record Sleeve Design, Red Planet Books, Robert Smith, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, The Cure, The Jam, Thomas Dolby, Toyah
- May 20, 2021
Episode 16 – Eurovision Song Contest
I’m back, Back, BACK! A new season of Art on your sleeve is upon us as we all gradually emerge from hibernation and remember what life was like before Zoom. This episode is a slight diversion from the usual format, but all is explained in the show introduction. I am joined by Eddie De Souza and Lucy Percy to dissect …
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Episode 15 – Simon Halfon
This episode is an audio supplement to a six-page Pop Art feature I wrote for Classic Pop magazine, issue 27, published February/March 2017. This issue of the magazine is now out of print but it is available to purchase in digital format from: https://pocketmags.com/classic-pop-magazine/febmar-17 From the horse’s mouth, or the designers website: Simon Halfon has been designing artwork since the …
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Being Boring – Pet Shop Boys
Being Boring, a single by Pet Shop Boys is 30 years old today. This is one of my favourite songs by one of my favourite pop groups and as such, I felt I needed to mark the occasion. What better way than with an episode of Art on your sleeve.
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