I talk about my essay in The Wild World of Barney Bubbles and takes a stroll through the book…
I talk to publisher, Creative Director, Archivist, designer for Ween, Aaron Tanner!
BEST OF DESIGN FREAKS PT 1
Enjoy early clips of the show discussing Arturo Vega (The Ramones), Peter Saville (Joy Division), Pennie Smith (The Clash), Barney Bubbles (Hawkwind/Stiff Records), Raymond Pettibon (Black Flag).
Hippie busses, alien pulsars, Frendz magazine, Barney invents air guitar, origin stories of the names Bubbles and Pettibon. Keeping it KILLER.
Tadanori Yokoo is one of the best-known Japanese illustrators, painters, and graphic designers of post-war Japan. This episode features a very special guest– Professor of Japanese Art and Culture at Harvard University, and my sister, Melissa McCormick!
We discuss Yokoo's absurdist psych record covers from the '70s, including the album "Lotus" for Carlos Santana which holds the world 'record' for the most gatefolds!
Plus, lots of other-worldly weirdness and a snapshot of his origin story.
The Album Design of Yokoo Tadanori
LOTUS
