For your weekend reading and event-going (if you live in, or are visiting, the Chapel Hill, NC area): 1) To celebrate 25 years of album cover art on Merge Records, the label and the Light Art + Design organization will launch an exhibition tonight (running thru August 9 at Greenbridge on Rosemary St.) titled Unbelievable Things: 25 Years of Art on Merge Records. Tonights show opening event will include a live performance by Shark Quest. The label has been the home to acts including Arcade Fire, Neutral Milk Hotel, Spoon and Superchunk and its focus on memorable album art has resulted in many memorable covers. The Daily Tar Heels Sarah Vassello gives you the rest of the details in her article, available via the link - dailytarheel/article/2014/07/record-label-merges-music-with-art 2) The rock band KISS continues to impress with the licensing deals they sign that help extend the bands imagery onto many items for your home, office and memorabilia collections, and this new example will help bring the bands formidable and memorable visuals to a whole new generation. Via their new deals secured by their Epic Rights group (as reported in License! Magazine), three toy companies - Bif Bang Pow!, Figures Toy Company and K’Nex - a new range of items, including action figures, nesting dolls, drinkware and an entire build-able stage set (including band members and road crew) - will soon be available via major toy retailers and specialty shops. Parents, please be careful NOT to let your kids set any of these on fire....licensemag/license-global/epic-rights-signs-kiss-toys-deals
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:55:04 +0000
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