Research leads - to start you off.....

                                         

                                       Research Links

                                            Magazines

The Wire: experimetnal music mag http://www.hbo.com/the-wire/index.html

Mojo: Archival etc http://www.mojo4music.com/blog/

Spin: Rock... http://www.spin.com/magazine

NME - www.nme.com

also look at Kerrang, Metal Hammer, Rock Sound, Rolling Stone, Dazed and Confused Uncut...

                                  Album Artwork web pages

http://www.flickr.com/photos/albumartworkman1

http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/acquistion_archives.htm

http://www.veign.com/blog/2006/02/18/album-art-archive/

                         Video Directors and Album Cover Artists

Spike Jonze: NMDb page, videography http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005069/

Chris Cunningham: Director File http://www.director-file.com/cunningham/

Tracy Maurice: Album Artwork for Archade Fire http://tinyshowcase.com/archive.php

Chris Milk: http://www.chrismilk.com/

Michel Gondry: worked with Beck, The White Stripes, The Vines, Bjork, Chemical Brothers, Radiohead, Daft Punk etc, and also directed Sunshine of the spotless mind, Science of sleep etc (worth looking at a clip of Science of sleep, idea generator) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40nvcGCyKh0)

http://www.michelgondry.com/ and http://www.director-file.com/gondry/index.html

                                              Festivals

Leeds/Reading

Glastonbury

V festival

Download

Cambridge Rock Fest, Bearded Theory, Summer Festival, The Big Chill,

Summer Sundae weekend etc.....

                                                 Video links

White Stripes: The Hardest Button to Button http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7h7ViExB68

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Y Control http://vodpod.com/watch/105885-yeah-yeah-yeahs-y-control

Bjork: All is full of love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjAoBKagWQA

Radiohead: Karma  Police http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYWYWPc9HU

Radiohead: No Surprises http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgzeqwhNTDk

Flamethrower Vs Extinguisher: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTMcPXNreis

Unkle: Rabbit... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cud_k9f6tqk

 A derby based band that were small time but have just gone over to LA to record with a top producer etcwww.lostalone.com

Also a little humour wont go a miss,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qv1DhdPAS8

Plus your favourite band, artist, website and all associated links from a normal internet search.

TATE SHOTS  :

HOW WE ARE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOAdsxnfadc&feature=related

Creative Review;Stamp Albums

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/cr-blog/2009/november/stamp-albums

Peter Saville (Record cover designer) Joy Devission, New Order

http://tosq.com/petersaville/

JUNEAU PROJECTS

http://www.juneauprojects.co.uk/

http://www.wysingartscentre.org/news/218

The Tate: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-U8Fl45-DFw&feature=related

Brian Duffy (artist)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJQB_FnJJqoModified Toy Orchestra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erkV7gOv09M&feature=related

Pierre Schaffer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13D1YY_BvWU&feature=related

Luke Jarram (Artist)

http://www.lukejerram.com/

Play Me, I’m Yours

http://www.lukejerram.com/projects/play_me_im_yours

http://www.streetpianos.com/

Sky Orchestra

http://www.lukejerram.com/projects/sky_orchestra

Plant Orchestra

http://www.lukejerram.com/projects/plant_orchestra

Film, sound and photography

La Jetee-Chris Marker (1962)

Sophie Calle (Artist)

1.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLC_pVhLYek

2.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jgAx8b3rgM&feature=related

CUT - UPS

William Burroughs and Brian Gibson, David Bowie, Julian Hughes

John Smith ( Film Maker) ,

Girl Chewing Gum,http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upHAWrEj1qY

(Voiceover possibilities).

Suky Best (artist)

www.sukybest.com

http://www.animateprojects.org/films/by_artist/b/s_best

(Graphic design / audio recordings linked project).

Gered Mankowitz - www.mankowitz.com

From Jimmi Hendrix to the present day.

Daniel Boud – Festivals band shoots NME, fashion - www.boudist.com

Annie Liebovitz – fashion , portraits, celebrity, rolling stone magazine

Lee Friedlander – In the 1950s, Lee Friedlander became a photographer for Atlantic Records and produced many renowned album covers / jazz musicians.

Jaques L’Affrique - These photographs of Jacques L'Affrique (aka David Porter) were gathered during the 1970s when he worked as a music photojournalist, capturing on film musical heroes such as Elton John and Jethro Tull alongside cultural icons such as Germaine Greer.

Jill Greenberg - www.manipulator.com/Commissions/photos