Undercovers

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S1EP17 - Hugh Syme (Rush, Dream Theater, Megadeth, Aerosmith) May 18, 2019

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Hugh Syme is one of the most acclaimed album designers in history - his 40+ years with Rush as well as his work with Dream Theater, Megadeth and so many more have enabled him to create a body of work that is iconic as it is masterful. Hugh doesn't grant too many interviews, so I feel very privileged that he agreed to this podcast series.Here's the rundown: Rush (11:37), Hemispheres (18:25), Permanent Waves, Moving Pictures, Signals (22:03), Test For Echo (31:15), Bon Jovi – New Jersey (35:30), Warrant – Cherry Pie (39:35), Whitesnake (44:03), Aerosmith – Get A Grip (47:25), Def Leppard – Retroactive (53:30), Megadeth - Youthanasia (55:05), Megadeth – Countdown to Extinction (58:00), Dream Theater – Distance Over Time (1:00:53), Dream Theater - Octovarian (1:04:05), Iron Maiden – X-Factor (107:11), KISS – Revenge (1:10:37), Alice Cooper – A Fistful of Alice (1:11:35) Billy Thorpe (1:15:35)

S1EP18 - Todd Kowalski (Propagandhi) May 18, 2019

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Todd and his band mates oversee each album they release from music to art direction and along the way they have included some incredible paintings and photos for the cover of their records. Todd himself is also an incredible artist and we discuss the album cover he designed the artwork for, Failed States. This is a mini-episode part of Josh's other podcast series, Connect The Rock - which you can check out at www.vibemachinemedia.com. With Propagandhi being such an important punk band of the past 3 decades Josh wanted to include this in the Undercovers series. Enjoy!

S1EP19 - Kosh (The Beatles, Rolling Stones, ELO, Linda Ronstandt) May 18, 2019

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Kosh got his job at Apple Records (owned by The Beatles) through John Lennon calling him to be in an Art & Artists magazine, which Kosh was the editor of. Through this meeting Kosh got to create Abbey Road and Let It Be for Lennon and Co. He then went on to create some of the most iconic covers of all time, ELO, The Who and more. To hear him talk about his passion of music and art is incredible and infectious. Here's the rundown: Abbey Road (4:22), The Ballad of John And Yoko (8:30), Let It Be (13:09), Tom Petty (19:24), The Rolling Stones (21:24), ELO (26:00), The Jackson 5 (31:21), Richard Pryor (32:50), Spinal Tap (36:08), Linda Ronstadt (37:42), The Who (40:40), The Eagles (42:25), James Taylor & Carole King (44:20), REO Speedwagon (45:55), Jimmy Buffet (47:52).

S1EP20 - Cey Adams (Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Notorious BIG, Jay-Z) May 18, 2019

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Few artists can say their artwork has changed the cultural landscape. Cey Adams is one of those people by mixing art with hip hop and rap his legacy is evident all around us. To be able to chat with Cey and find out aspects of his art that he has never answered before is very special. I truly believe he and I should embark on a mission to find the lost life-size sardine can from the cover of Hello Nasty. Here's the rundown: Beastie Boys (9:59), Beastie Boys - Cookie Puss (11:11), Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty (15:08), Jay-Z (27:31), Jay-Z – In My Lifetime Vol 2 (29:47), Notorious BIG – Ready To Die (31:44), Public Enemy (35:12), LL Cool J (49:55)

S1EP21 - Brandy Flower (System of a Down, Incubus, Tenacious D, Sonic Youth) May 18, 2019

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Brandy got his start in music artwork via his art lecturer, who suggested he simply call the label of his favourite bands and ask for an internship. He ended up almost immediately working on his favourite act, Alice In Chains and soon was creating iconic artwork for Incubus, System of a Down, Sonic Youth and more.

S1EP22 - Peter Barrett (George Michael, Simply Red, Suede, Eskimo Joe) May 18, 2019

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Peter Barrett has created iconic covers that helped define eras of music in both the UK and Australia. From The Jam to Jake Bugg, George Michael to Cold Chisel and so much more. Peter helped define my musical childhood of the 80s and 90s and it was fascinating to hear the stories behind these iconic creations.Here's the rundown: Bananarama (2:30), Stiff Little Fingers, The Jam & The Kinks (7:42), Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Too-Rye-Ay (9:51), Madonna (16:49), Simply Red (19:06), Terrence Trent Darby (26:56), James Brown (29:41), The D.O.C (31:23), Suede (34:22), George Michael (37:17), Cold Chisel & Skyhooks (40:57), Kim Salmon / Scientists / The Beasts (43:27), TISM (48:13), Machine Gun Fellatio (49:50), Eskimo Joe (51:37), The Beasts (54:45)

S1EP23 - Michael Golob (White Zombie, Weezer, Sloan, Aerosmith) May 18, 2019

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During his time at Geffen / DGC Michael Golob worked with icons such as White Zombie, Aerosmith, Weezer, Sloan and more. Here's the rundown: The Freewheelers (5:17), Sloan (9:34), Jackyl (15:00), Aerosmith (24:21), White Zombie (34:27), Weezer (46:20)

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