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Entries tagged “Artwork”

Name That CD

By Jim Shearer on 03/30/2009

Filed under: HODGEPODGE

With CD's inevitably going the way of the dinosaur, 8-tracks, cassette tapes, Blender Magazine and Crystal Clear Pepsi; CD artwork isn't too far behind. Yes, album covers will always exist--even if they're just reduced to being a piece of clip art on your iPod screen--but what about artwork on the CD itself? MORE »

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P.O.S. Gets D.I.Y.

By Jim Shearer on 01/23/2009

Filed under: FREE SONGS, SOON

In the age of digital downloads, where album artwork has been reduced to a piece of clip art on an iPod's display screen, it's actually quite refreshing to see an artist take pride in the packaging of his album again--liner notes, lyric sheet and all! On February 3, indie-hip-hopper, P.O.S., will release his brand new album Never Better, but he's already geeking out about the artwork--which has a pre-sale link and a YouTube video to go along with it. The packaging has a transparent front-side allowing its users the chance to create their own album cover by choosing between 16... MORE »

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