Artist: Members Only Title: Members Only Year: 1987 Label: Muse Photographer: Hugh Bell
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: ‘Members Only’
James Stafford
You Need To Write That Great Story
Many years ago I outlined a novel idea that I titled The Patriot. This was toward the beginning of the Tea Party movement, when the first signs of modern day hyper-patriotism emerged; […]
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: The Three Suns, ‘Warm and Tender’
Artist: The Three Suns Title: Warm and Tender Year: 1962 Label: RCA Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department
Who Dares To Tackle the Push-Up Challenge?
Need a New Year’s resolution? This is a good one.
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Bernadette Peters, ‘Now Playing’
Artist: Bernadette Peters Title: Now Playing Year: 1981 Label: MCA Front Cover Painting: Alberto Vargas Art Direction: George Osaki
Why We Always Rebuild
There’s a distinct cadence to every disaster, at least in the news. First, of course, is the breaking story with its mishmash of speculation, talking heads, cellphone footage, and shaky helicopter video. […]
Cheesecake Cover of the Week: Bert Kaempfert, ‘…Love That’
Artist: Bert Kaempfert and His Orchestra Title: …love that Year: 1967 Label: Decca Cover Artist/Designer/Photographer: Unknown, presumed in house art department
Hipgnosis Cover of the Week: Nazareth, ‘Close Enough For Rock ‘N’ Roll’
Artist: Nazareth Title: Close Enough For Rock ‘N’ Roll Year: 1976 Label: A&M For more great sleeves, visit the The Hipgnosis Album Cover Gallery.
Conjunction
Fiction Jose Carpintero had not seen his wife for one year, but the coyote promised that she would be delivered tonight. He assumed that the smuggler picked this, the longest night of […]
Cartoon Saturday: George Garabedian, ‘Tijuana Christmas, Volume Two’
Artist: The George Garabedian Players Title: Phillips 66 Presents Tijuana Christmas, Volume Two Year: 1968 Label: Mark56 Records Cover Artist: Unknown, presumed in-house art department
Why It Matters 