Tag Archives: charles burns

learning to break rules

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Grant Alden! We revisit “The ‘How Do You Define Alt-Country?’ Bimonthly” (tagline varying with the editor’s fancy), No Depression. For 13-plus years and over the course of 75 issues No … Continue reading →

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bono: art on a pro bono basis

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Dave

Jesse Marinoff Reyes ( Jesse Marinoff Reyes Design, Maplewood, N.J.) Bono! An excellent example of Charles Burns’s illustration work. Every bit as “edgey” as his creepily disturbing, neo-classic comic book artwork but completely in keeping as conceptual portraiture. One of … Continue reading →

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history is written by the whiners

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) take a good close look at this. this is what sub pop originally looked like. this was back when bruce pavitt was still a student at evergreen college in olympia, washington (the “hippie hangover state … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion, Marketing/Advertising/Media | Tagged art chantry, ashleigh talbot, bob newman the rocket, bruce pavitt, bruce pavitt sub pop, carl smool, charles burns, clark humphrey, dale yarger, dan leigh squiers, dana higgins, david carson, david carson raygun magazine, helene silverman, jonathan poneman, kim thayill, lester bangs, linda owens, lisa orth, lynda barry early career, mark mclaughlin, Nirvana, pravda records, russ bataglia | Leave a comment

talent scouts: publishers sweep cakes

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Art

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com): back when i was art directing the rocket, i had a constant parade of “talent” approaching me for work. because the rocket was literally the ONLY kiosk in town to do anything fun or kool in … Continue reading →

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thrashing the hard core embarrassment

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Art

the depiction of a total cultural wallop and then disavowal… by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) not many punks made it into the big time art world. you can start naming the names – mike kelly (originally of destroy all monsters), … Continue reading →

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tin tin: the naked hunch

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Dave

Its a hybrid. An odd juxtaposition of William S. Burroughs and Tintin in X’ed Out, a comic by Charles Burns. … X’d Out is the story of Doug, a young guy with a head injury who has taken to his … Continue reading →