Album cover designer Vaughan Oliver, who developed a signature abstract style as the 4AD label’s in-house man on top of doing classic work for bands like the Pixies, has died at age 62. No cause ...

Beautiful South, Welcome to the Beautiful SouthThis image of back-to-photos -- one of a woman holding a gun to her mouth, the other of a man smoking a cigarette -- pretty much says it all. The ...

20 Banned Album Covers. K anye West may be making headlines these days for the sexually suggestive cover of his upcoming album “My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy,” which the rapper’s label ...

The album is the best invention of the past century, hands down — but the music isn’t the whole story. The album cover has been a cultural obsession as long as albums have. Ever since 12-inch ...

SG Lewis will release his third studio album this fall. Titled Anemoia, the project is out Sept. 5 on the British producer's ...

A brief look back at the labels that redefined music censorship 30 years ago. AMAZING FACTS; ... They demanded that all lyrics be printed on album covers, ... Screen Shot 2015-12-08 at 4.29.04 PM.png.

The album cover — once a crucial part of any band's identity — has been dying a slow death for decades. For the most part, music fans put up with the shrinkage of album art from expansive ...

Music fans should welcome the chance to buy a full album, plus extras, in whatever format they prefer -- if they regain the thrill of reading liner notes and enjoying the art of album covers ...

If you have music that sounds like what you cover, people won’t be able to differentiate who you are. What differentiates you as an artist from those covers? I wrote the whole album; it’s 100% ...

Vaughan Oliver: Graphic designer whose album covers defined 1980s alternative music. His work for 4AD label acts – including the Birthday Party, Pixies and the Cocteau Twins – helped shape the ...

Drake and 21 Savage shared the album cover for their upcoming project 'Her Loss,' though the cover could be part of a series of fake promos the two have been trolling fans with.