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September 2009

CD Packaging of the Week: Animal Collective’s ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’

Share No, it is not moving and yes your eyes are still fine. This is the cover image of Merriweather Post Pavilion, the 8th studio album of Animal Collective. The much-anticipated and now celebrated album boast trippy cover art inspired by the work of Japanese psychologist Akiyoshi Kitaoka. Kitaoka has created heaps of incredible visual [...]

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20 September 2009

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Music Sales: Will Kanye’s outburst affect his ticket sales?

Share  After upstaging Taylor Swift at the VMAs, I can’t wait to find out what will become of Kanye West’s career. Kanye made numerous apologies and stated he would “take some time off” to reflect – But he will instead join Lady Gaga for the “Fame Kills” tour starting this fall. Will the outburst affect [...]

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16 September 2009

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One Crazy Invention!

Share   It’s a CD Jewel case but it acts like an Ipod therefore I am calling it CD-pod. Imagine the confusion you will give to your seatmate on the subway as you rock out with your… CD case. This invention is CRAZZZZY! Just thinking about the people’s puzzled faces makes me want to buy [...]

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11 September 2009

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Record label News: Recording Companies Are Suing The Ellen Degeneres Show

Share Some of the world’s largest recording companies are suing “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” claiming producers violated their copyrights by playing more than 1,000 songs during the “dance over” segment of the show without permission.According to the suit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Nashville, the defendants said they didn’t “roll that way.” Scott [...]

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10 September 2009

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Independent Music: New Business Models

Share Whenever someone criticizes the music industry for their stubborn refusal to accept new business models (and the subsequent pressure on governments and ISPs to police the end users because the industry is not making as much money as it used to), the question that inevitably pops up is: what are these new business models? [...]

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10 September 2009

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CD Packaging: Flight of the Conchords

ShareFlight of the Conchords’ Bret and Jermaine officially made the crossover from TV stars to rock stars via this full-length self-titled album. If you still haven’t seen them on HBO, one youtube video can definitely convince you that these guys are awesome cool. The pair is seriously funny and is definitely worth every penny and [...]

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8 September 2009

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Featured CD Packaging Designer: Lindsey Faye Sherman

Share Hi Lindsey! Could you tell us something about yourself? I’ve always had the knack for creating colorful concepts and jarring composition either through fine arts or media based design. I studied graphic design at Maryland Institute College of Art, graduating in 2009 Magna Cum Laude. After graduating, I decided to travel west to San [...]

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7 September 2009

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DVD Packaging: Six Feet Under

Share I absolutely adore the minds behind this clever Six Feet Under Under complete series DVD box set packaging.It is made of hard cardboard and a fake grass on top. This is so simple yet hits directly to the point. That’s what great Ideas usually are. They do not put too much riff-raff because the [...]

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2 September 2009

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