Undercovers
A podcast where we discuss amazing album artwork with the artists behind them. A fascinating look at how the concepts came together, the interactions with the artists the covers were created for, inspirations, what album covers they wish they'd created and what acts they'd like to create artwork for!
Episodes
87 episodes
S3E25 - Invisible Creature (Alice In Chains, Wolfmother, Kendrick Lamar)
The final part in our discussion with Invisible Creature designers Ryan and Don Clark discussing their album art for Alice In Chains, Wolfmother, IAMX, Kendrick Lamar and more.
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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31:47
S3E24 - Invisible Creature (Foo Fighters, Chris Cornell, Pennywise)
Part 2 of our discussion with Invisible Creature directors Don and Ryan Clark focuses on designs for Foo Fighters, Chris Cornell, The Living End, Dead Poetic and many more .
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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39:48
S3E23 - Invisible Creature (Brand New, All American Rejects, Slick Shoes)
Invisible Creature is the design studio of Ryan and Don Clark, creators f iconic album art from The Foo Fighters to Brand New, Alice In Chains to Stone Sour and more. Tune into episode 1 to hear about their beginnings and growth as designers and m...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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30:33
S3E22 - Dan Mumford (Star Wars, I Prevail, Metal Hammer)
Dan Mumford is an iconic illustrator and album designer out of the UK. Acclaimed globally with exhibitions in the US, work with Star Wars as well as punk and hardcore artists such as Parkway Drive, A Day To Remember, Protest The Hero and more.This...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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29:41
S3E21 - Dan Mumford (A Day To Remember, Parkway Drive, Protest The Hero)
Dan Mumford is an iconic illustrator and album designer out of the UK. Acclaimed globally with exhibitions in the US, work with Star Wars as well as punk and hardcore artists such as Parkway Drive, A Day To Remember, Protest The Hero and more.
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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31:21
S3E20 - Gail Marowitz (Panic! At The Disco, Evanescence, Patti Smith)
Part 2 of our discussion with legendary designer Gail Marowiitz. On this episode we discover Gail's guidance and work with Panic! At The Disco, Evanescence, Patti Smith, Ted Leo, Jonathan Coulton and many more.
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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1:05:27
S3E19 - Gail Marowitz (Aimee Mann, Rollins Band, Jeff Buckley)
Gail Marowitz is a Grammy Award winning designer incredible albums by Aimee Mann, Rollins Band, Panic! At The Disco and more. In this first episode we uncover Henry Rollins, Aimee Man, The Baby Animals and Jeff Buckley.
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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47:36
S3E18 - Frank Gargiulo (Bad Religion, Fall Out Boy, Fountains of Wayne)
Part 2 of our chat with Frank Gargiulo - iconic designer behind Bad Religion, Fall Out Boy, Fountains of Wayne and more.
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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38:00
S3E17 - Frank Gargiulo (Red Hot + Blue, Pete Townshend, CIV, Rival Schools)
Frank is The Art Dictator and the name is fitting, and he has developed artwork for some incredible records. In this, the first of 2 parts Frank discusses his introduction to the music art world and his work with Red Hot + Blue, Pete Townshend fro...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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47:00
S3E16 - Tommy Steele (Foo Fighters, Poison, Blind Melon, CCR)
We conclude our discussion with Tommy Steele by running through more of his iconic designs from Beach Boys to Foo Fighters and beyond
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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42:21
S3E15 - Tommy Steele (Tom Petty, Crowded House, Neil Young, John Lennon)
An iconic of album design, Tommy Steele has created some of the most well known album art ever. We discuss his career and his many highlights including Crowded House, Tom Petty, Neil Young, John Lennon and more in part 1
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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44:44
S3E14 - Masaki Koike (The Cars, Woodstock)
Our final episode with Masaki Koike discusses his involvement in The Cars Greatest Hits, Woodstock 50th Anniversary package and more.Across our 3 episode arc you'll hear about artists as diverse as De La Soul, Joni Mitchell, Keith Sweat, Cream and...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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23:37
S3E13 - Masaki Koike (The Grateful Dead, What It Is, Jesus and Mary Chain)
Masaki Koike delves into enormous releases for The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Grateful Dead and his Grammy win for What It Is! Funky Soul & Rare Grooves This is Part 2 / 3 for our discussion.
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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32:03
S3E12 - Masaki Koike (Black Sabbath, Cream, Joni Mitchell)
Masaki Koike is the Grammy Award winning designer behind many of the best box set designs on the planet. In this first part of our chat we talk Keith Sweat to De La Soul, Cream to Joni Mitchell, Sinatra to Joni Mitchell and more.
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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36:58
S3E11 - Callum Preston (Alex Lahey, Luca Brasi)
We finish our discussion with Callum Preston discussing album designs for Alex Lahey and Luca Brasi
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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30:05
S3E10 - Callum Preston (Parkway Drive, Atlas, Ire)
Part 2 of our chat with Callum Preston and it's all about Parkway Drive and some incredible designs Callum has done for the group. Part 1 saw us find out all about Callum, discuss his work with Deez Nuts, 50 Lions and much more.
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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29:00
S3E09 - Callum Preston (Deez Nuts, Parkway Drive, Violent Soho)
Callum Preston is a Melbourne, Australia based artist who has created art for the likes of Parkway Drive, Deez Nuts, Violent Soho and more. This is part 1 where we discuss Callum's origins, his time as drummer for the band Her Nightmare and then a...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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31:10
S3E08 - Jason Link (Descendents, Offspring, Rancid)
Jason Link is the creative director for Epitaph Records. In this 3rd and final episode of our chat Jason runs through the biggest bands on the label and his work with them on both new albums and re-issues of legendary albums put out over the label...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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48:57
S3E07 - Jason Link (Atreyu, Falling In Reverse, A Day To Remember)
Jason Link has helmed the visual side of things for two of the biggest alternative labels on the planet - Epitaph and Victory Records.This is episode 2 where we delve into both labels and Jason's switch from to Los Angeles and working alongside so...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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36:22
S3E06 - Jason Link (Epitaph Records, Victory Records, Bayside, Silverstein)
Jason Link has a very punk rock start to his album design career, which is pretty fitting as he is the creative director for Epitaph Records. Over these 3 episodes we run through acts such as Bayside, Otep, Hawthorne Heights, The Offspring, Descen...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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38:14
S3E05 - Tavon Sampson (Fabolous, Jason Derulo, Jadakiss)
Shifting from Def Jam to Warner Brothers and then into freelance work has seen Tavon become one of the most in demand designers in the rap and hip-hop worlds. We discuss Fabolous, Rick Ross, Kevin Ross, Jason Derulo but also Tavon's work in other ...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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35:43
S3E04 - Tavon Sampson (Kevin Gates, Nas, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy)
Tavon Sampson's album designs are creations of incredible detail and beauty. We hear about Tavon's introduction to Def Jam records and works for Kevin Gates, Nas and Young Jeezy in episode 1.. Tavon's work ethic is like nothing else I have encount...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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38:14
S3E03 - Alex Haldi (Bon Jovi, Common, Kayne West)
Alex and Josh discuss some of the more recent designs Alex has created including Bon Jovi, Kanye West, Jay-Z and Armani White.
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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1:06:47
S3E02 - Alex Haldi (J Cole, Nas, Wu-Massacre, Rhianna)
Part 2 of our chat with Alex Haldi has just talking about working on Rhianna albums as she rose to the top of the music world, Wu-Massacre, the legendary relationship Alex has with J Cole and Nas.
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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45:01
S3E01 - Alex Haldi (Freeway, LL Cool J)
We delve into the creative mind of Alex Haldi and discuss his origins, working at Def Jam and working on albums by J Cole, Rhianna, Bon Jovi, Nas, Wu-Massacre and many more. This first episode is all about Alex's journey to Def Jam, working on Fre...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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43:55