Tag Archive | "Elbow"

Director’s Commentary: Giving the Elbow

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

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Today we’ve got a not-quite-comics-but-related story for you, direct from the pens and brushes of one of our fave creators, the very fine Oli East. Now we know and love Oli for his wonderful and unusual Trains Are Mint comics (which have been collected by Blank Slate). Regular readers of the blog will also know [...]

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Open Arms – another Elbow & East production….

Saturday, April 9, 2011

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Well, we knew he was responsible for the artwork throughout the new (and frankly rather excellent) Elbow album Build A Rocket Boys. We even knew he’d done some short animations for some of the tracks. But none of that prepared us for the new Elbow single; Open Arms, with video by Mr Oliver East. Excellent [...]

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Elbow and East again, but this time they’re animated…..

Saturday, February 26, 2011

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Oliver East has been taking time off the Trains Are … Mint recently to reprise his role as record sleeve artist for Elbow. The new album “Build A Rocket Boys” is out in March, with new single “Neat Little Rows” out 28th February. More details, and previews at the Build A Rocket Boys website. The [...]

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When comics got the rock vibe

Monday, January 17, 2011

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(Charles Burns provides the art for Iggy Pop’s Brick by Brick, back from the days before iggy was busy schilling for insurance companies – really, Iggy, the last one we’d have believed would do that…) CBR’s Comics Should Be Good column is delving into the realm where music and comics art combine, with a look [...]

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Oli East’s doing the Elbow thing again….

Sunday, January 9, 2011

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Yep, Oliver East (of Trains Are … Mint) is doing more work for Guy Garvey and Elbow. New album cover and singles covers.

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Oli East’s Elbow art going to Manchester gallery

Monday, November 9, 2009

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Oli East’s artwork for Elbow’s award-winning album The Seldom Seen Kid is being donated to the Manchester Art Gallery‘s permanent Manchester collection, Guy Garvey has told him. Oli, still basking in the ‘new dad’ glow, notes on his blog that he was also liked the frame the band had for his artwork, made from salvaged [...]

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