Gig Posters Volume 1: Rock Show Art of the 21st Century
The Rock, Pop, Hip-Hop, Dance, Folk, Metal, Electronic, Indie Music Spectacular
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Here are more than 700 extraordinary posters from the archives of GigPosters.com€"the Internet€s premier destination for concert poster art. With the rising popularity of MP3 files and streaming digital music€"and the near-extinction of traditional album art€"concert posters have become the most important visual representation of contemporary music.
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Gig Posters Volume I celebrates this dynamic medium with contributions from 101 top designers€"including Rob Jones of Animal Rummy, Steve Walters, Jay Ryan, Gary Houston, Aesthetic Apparatus, Patent Pending Industries, and many more. Throughout the book, their voices offer fascinating commentary and behind-the-scenes information about the creation of gig posters.
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Readers will also discover 101 perforated and ready-to-frame posters promoting today€s most innovative and original bands€"including Radiohead, the White Stripes, Modest Mouse, Girl Talk, Queens of the Stone Age, Wilco, and many, many more.
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Complete with an introduction by founder and curator Clay Hayes, Gig Posters Volume I celebrates the most talented designers, artists, bands, and performers of the twenty-first century.