Undercovers

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S1EP7 - Aimee Macauley (Rage Against The Machine, Nas, Korn, Soul Asylum) May 18, 2019

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Aimee Macauley has one of the most impressive album artwork resumes of the 90's and 00's providing the visual identities for Rage Against The Machine, Korn, Soul Asylum, Nas and more. Here's the rundown:Rage Against The Machine (4:04), Evil Empire (6:26), The Battle of Los Angeles (12:49), Renegades (18:10), Live At The Grand Olympic Auditorium (19:43), Woodstock 1999 (24:54), Korn – Follow The Leader (32:33), Issues (35:00), Untouchables (37:26), Nas - Illmatic (41:28), It Was Written (47:46), Soul Asylum (51:47), Bloodhound Gang (56:30), Augustana (59:37), Savage Garden (1:03:45)

S1EP8 - Pat Fox (Hellions, Vance Joy, Tash Sultana, Northlane) May 18, 2019

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Pat Fox is part of the new wave in Australian album designers. We discuss his love of creating unique and inspired worlds for each release including Tash Sultana, Northlane, Hellions, Deez Nuts and many more.Here's the rundown: Hellions – Opera Oblivia (3:43), Hellions – Rue (9:35), Dead Letter Circus (13:04), Northlane (20:10), Crystal Lake (27:15), Stealing O’Neal (30:10), The Amity Affliction (35:02), Tash Sultana (44:13), Vance Joy (53:47), The Nation Blue (59:15), Deez Nuts (1:00:35), Antiskeptic & The Getaway Plan (1:09:35)

S1EP9 - Nick Pritchard (Epitaph, Bad Religion, Elliot Smith, Alkaline Trio) May 18, 2019

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Nick Pritchard spent over a decade at Epitaph working as their creative director and designing covers for their iconic roster. He worked with Mr Brett to redefine the look (and the sounds) the label became defined for. Find out about how many of the incredible album covers were designed and developed with some great stories along the way. Here's the rundown: Elliott Smith (4:40), Bad Religion (12:15), Greg Graffin (29:30), Alkaline Trio (32:40), Motion City Soundtrack (35:05), Every Time I Die (39:35), Dillinger Escape Plan / Mike Patton (42:25)

S1EP10 - John Craig (Smashing Pumpkins, Rod Stewart, Panic! At The Disco) May 18, 2019

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Undercovers reaches out and chats with the artist behind the Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Rod Stewart classic albums, Panic! At The Disco and many more. A fascinating insight into an artist that started working at Mercury Records in the 1960's and went on to become one of the most incredible collage album artists in the World. Here's the rundown: Rod Stewart (2:13), Faces (6:00), Panic! At The Disco (7:30), Smashing Pumpkins (14:45), Augustana (27:00)

S1EP11 - Roger Gorman (Metallica, David Bowie, Ween, John Lennon) May 18, 2019

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We go under the covers with the Grammy Award winning cover artist behind Metallica, Bowie, Lennon and more...oh and he also booked the very first Sex Pistols show in the UK.Want to hear about certain acts and albums, here's the rundown: Metallica (5:07), David Bowie (8:50), Bad Brains (14:43), Metallica – And Justice For All (18:46), Metallica – Black (25:08), Helmet (31:52), Guns N Roses, Madonna, Rolling Stones and more (36:37), Ween (42:35), Bowie Pt 2 (47:52), John Lennon & Yoko Ono (51:42).

S1EP12 - Nick Steinhardt (Pink, City and Colour, Tom Petty, Britney Spears) May 18, 2019

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Nick Steinhardt has designed album covers that sit in literally hundreds of millions people homes and digital devices. Pink, Britney Spears, Tom Petty and more. We cover all of these and more!Find out about Nick's artistic and musical history (he is also in the band Touche Amore) and how he came to work for one of the most prominent and prolific arthouses in LA, Smogdesign. Here's the rundown: The Eagles (9:15), P!NK (11:00), Tom Petty (14:15), Deafheaven (17:05), Coheed and Cambria (19:50), Austra (25:30), Touche Amore (29:50), City and Colour (35:00), La Dispute (36:45).

S1EP13 - Nick Egan (INXS, The Clash, Malcolm McLaren) May 18, 2019

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Nick Egan is one of rock music's truly great artists. Album covers in the hall of fame, the creative genius that took INXS' image to the world and all starting as a kid who fell into doing The Clash and Ramones artwork. Nick's been wanted by Scotland Yard for producing a controversial Bow Wow Wow album cover, travelled the World with fellow icon Malcolm McLaren, produced artwork for The Clash, Dexy's Midnght Runners and without knowing it given Public Enemy their bulls-eye target logo. This is a fascinating insight into someone who not only was at the birth of several musical apexes, he helped create them and their style.Here's the rundown: The Ramones (9:06), Dexy’s Midnight Runners (12:20), The Clash (17:48), Bow Wow Wow (23:47), Malcolm McLaren (32:55), INXS – Kick (45:53), INXS – X (55:13), Max Q (1:00:00),

S1EP14 - Donny Phillips (Eminem, Parkway Drive, Green Day, Metallica) May 18, 2019

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Donny Phillips is the mastermind behind some of the most detailed and incredible album artwork for the past decade. Find out his story and the artwork behind some classic artists albums.You don't have to look too far into your record collection to find something Donny has created, so get ready to hear the stories behind artwork from Green Day, Linkin Park, Metallica and more. Here's the rundown: Parkway Drive (3:39), Eminem (9:05), Green Day (14:50), Stick To Your Guns (18:16), Seaway (22:05), Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood (23:49), Metallica (27:17), Sevendust (32:56), Mastodon (35:40), Linkin Park (37:54), Future User – Tim Commerford from Rage Against The Machine (40:26), Devo (48:07).

S1EP15 - Chris Bilheimer (R.E.M, Green Day, Weezer, Neutral Milk Hotel) May 18, 2019

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The creative mastermind shares stories from his incredible career that started at his first concert, aged 13 - R.E.M and The Minutemen. Chris Bilheimer's artwork will go down alongside some of the biggest albums of last century and this one. Here's the rundown: R.E.M (14:36), Monster (28:14), New Adventures in Hi-Fi (32:47), Accelerate (36:45), Bad Religion (40:00), Green Day – Nimrod (45:53), Warning (53:39), American Idiot (55:53), 21st Century Breakdown (1:04:45), Weezer (Green) (109:10), Neutral Milk Hotel (1:17:30)

S1EP16 - Joby J Ford (The Bronx, Every Time I Die, Dashboard Confessional, The Killers) May 18, 2019

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Joby J Ford is the guitarist from The Bronx and also their creative designer, he also was the creative lead at Vagrant Records during their heady days of the early 2000's. Joby talks art, music and discusses why his bands don't name their albums and where his inspiration comes from. Here's the rundown: The Get Up Kids / New Amsterdams (4:56), Saves The Day (7:38), Hot Rod Circuit (12:02), Dashboard Confessional (16:10), Paul Westerberg (25:00), The Drips (28:12), The Bronx and Mariachi El Bronx – pretty much every record cover explained (32:46), Every Time I Die (45:18), The Killers (51:00), Brantley Gilbert (53:33)

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