Queer For Beer

One of my (many) peculiar habits is that when I hear that a band I like is gonna be playing in my hometown, I start thinking of poster ideas for the show. Even if nobody asked me to actually do the poster, I always like to be prepared in case anyone does ask me to do one. So when I heard about legendary veteran punks The Queers coming to town, I got this image in my mind. So when my pal Larry (from that hip teen combo The Merinuks) asked me to do a poster for this show in Hamilton, I was real glad to have a chance to use it. I think it came out pretty well, I dunno. Stay tuned for MORE KICKED OUTTA THE WEBELOS ACTION!
 

 New poster design for legendary garage/psych combo The Morlocks, soon to be playing at a club near you (if you live in France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Spain or Holland). The first Morlocks LP, "Emerge" is a longtime fave rave of mine so I was pretty stoked to get to do this one. Thanks, Leighton!

Xmas Leftovers

Here's the poster for the 2018 show by students of the School of Rock Winnipeg. Check the archives of this blog for the 2017 version if yer interested. Below is an early draft which I managed to salvage part of for the final poster. Close study of the two may provide valuable insight into the devious means used by artists to avoid redrawing whole jobs from scratch. Or maybe not. Anyway, stay tuned for MORE SANTA-CENTRIC ACTION!

Spook Show Racket!

New poster art for NYC's Phantom Spook Theatre, a performance troupe who put on live horror shows in the classic Spook Show tradition of the '30s, '40s and '50s, usually with accompanying performances by horror bands or, as in this case, showings of horror movies. You should go to this if you're in the NY area; it sure looks like a lotta fun. More info here. Stay tuned for MORE REGURGITATING HORROR ACTION!

Behind the Green Door...

Actually I have no idea what color the door in question is, but here's some new poster art for an upcoming Winnipeg show by cult synth one maniac band B.A. Johnston, famous for his "hiding in the men's room" encores., Good ol' Transistor 66 Records is putting this one on. Stay tuned for MORE BATHROOM BLITZ ACTION!

Number of the Beat

Poster for an upcoming night of rockin' rootsy countrified hicksville twang and such happening right here in my benighted home town. Yeah, a show worth going to in this day and age. It's kinda crazy. This was an old pencil drawing that I had done years ago in hopes of having a cool show such as this to make it into the poster for, and lo, in the fullness of time it came to be, just as it was foreseen. Stay tuned for MORE HI-OCTANE HICK ACTION!

Hangin' 5 and Walkin' the Nose...

New poster art for one of the upcoming Mexican shows by Italian guitar whiz Surfer Joe. Wish I could make it to this show, looks like it should be a blast! Ah, well... Stay tuned for MORE BIG BLEACHED BLONDIE ACTION!

Record Frenzy Part 68

'Nother poster for the Calgary record show. This 'un was based on the pic sleeve for the "London Calling" 45 by the Clash, with some editorial amendations by yers truly. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Santa's Gonna Shut 'Em Down!

New poster for the big Xmas show that the Winnipeg School of Rock is putting on! I barely graduated from hi skool so making this poster is about as close as I'll ever get to higher edjamacation. Stay tuned for MORE SOCK IT TO ME SANTA ACTION!

Routes 666

Apocalyptic new poster for the upcoming Spain/Portugal tour of Japanese garage combo The Routes. This is an adaptation of Pieter Bruegel the Elder's famous painting "The Triumph of Death", stripped down and hopped up for teenage action. I'm a big fan of Bruegel's so this was fun to do. Remember, it's not a ripoff, it's a TRIBUTE! I'll post an updated version with the tour dates once they're finalized. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Vinyl Frenzy Pt. 783

'Nother poster for the Calgary Music Collectors Show. These are always fun to do. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Posterama

 Coupla recent poster gigs: Above, a hip rock'n'roll show coming up next month in scenic Kingston, Ontario; Below the tour poster for the upcoming European shows by super-cool fuzz-laden garage punk combo the Omens. Nice to see rock'n'roll happening someplace in the world cuz it mostly ain't happening here anymore. Anyway, stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Retro Roundup

 Here'a a selection of prehistoric crud unearthed from my moldering archives, all newly scanned from the original art. Not gonna try to explain any of this stuff, you figure it out and let me know. Got a couple new things in the works and a few finished projects that I'm waiting for the go-ahead from my clients before posting so... Stay tuned for MORE (EVENTUAL) ACTION!

Rock Super Action!

Poster for an upcoming benefit show for veteran Vancouver rocker Jay Millette from the Black Halos, Spitfires, etc who lost everything in a fire recently. Here's hoping this show will give him a boost and help him get back on his feet. Wanted to do something fun and upbeat for the poster and somehow or other this led me into the realm of Wayne Boring, Dick Sprang and Pop Art superherodom in general. Stay tuned for MORE APPROVED BY THE COMICS CODE ACTION!

Miscellaneous Esoterica

 Coupla items from the archives for ya today. Above is some art I did for a benefit show poster back in 2003. The poster version had a head pasted onto the golfer but I kinda like this version better because it's more arcane. Below are a couple of logos I did for my late pal Alan Wright's rock'n'roll zine Cryptic Tymes in 1993. CT was one of the Big 3 Canadian garage rock zines at the time, along with What Wave and Feline Frenzy. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Monster Mash Party

Just scanned from the original art for the first time, here's a poster I did in 1993 for a 2 day garage rock fest put on by German label Screaming Apple Records. There used to be a Screaming Apple logo pasted to this art but I guess it fell off sometime in the 24 years since I drew this thing. I was trying to make a name for myself as a monster/rock'n'roll artist at the time so I was packing as much detail as I could into each piece. Looking back on work I was doing back then, a lot of it seems overly cluttered but this one holds up fairly well I think. Nice lineup of bands, wish I'd been able to make it over and see these shows. New stuff coming soon, so... Stay tuned for MORE GRAVEYARD SMASHIN' ACTION!

Oh, the Humanity...

Latest in the series of posters I've been doing for the Calgary Music Collectors Show, respectfully dedicated  to a coupla bloated gasbag record collectors I've had the misfortune to meet over the years. Stay tuned for MORE LEAD BALLOON ACTION!

How Much Art Can You Take?

Here are a few more recent pieces, including a poster for a local punk rock show, a new poster for the Calgary record show and a couple things I did just for fun. I reckon these can speak for themselves, anyway I don't have much to say about 'em except... Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Wide World of Crap

Well, my book project got cancelled at the last minute so you'll have to stick with back issues of Gent, Home of the D-Cups for your reading pleasure. Here are some recent-ish drawings, awkwardly lumped together in an attempt to bring this blog up to date. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Rockin' Weird

Got a backlog of stuff to post but first the big news: Rockin' Weird, the first ever book collection of my work is on it's way! With 216 big pages and more than 440 drawings spanning the last 25 years, RW features the best record sleeves, rock'n'roll posters, zine illustrations, comic strips and miscellaneous ephemera of my career, plus a bunch of previously unpublished stuff as well. You can preorder a copy of this majestic tome, surely the most significant book since the Bible, here. Buy two copies in case you drop one in the mashed potatoes. Stay tuned for MORE GIVE A HOOT, READ A BOOK ACTION!