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Recent Posts by John Foster

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Live DC: English Beat/Fishbone @930
Live DC: English Beat/Fishbone @930

by John Foster

I see you but you certainly don't see me. You are lost in the moment - but also enveloped in ...

(5) | 9:41am | In Live DC

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Live DC: Story/Stereo featuring J. Robbins @ The Writer’s Center
Live DC: Story/Stereo featuring J. Robbins @ The Writer’s Center

by John Foster

Staring into the crisp night, listening to the hum of late Friday traffic, my hand reaches for my car keys. ...

(2) | 11:45am | In Live DC

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Film Burn by Design: Kyle Cooper of Prologue Films
Film Burn by Design: Kyle Cooper of Prologue Films

by John Foster

There are few true originators in the land of Hollywood, but the iconic Kyle Cooper, designer of innovative titles for ...

(0) | 3:00pm | In Art/Design

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

“Socks In Odd Places” We Were Promised Jetpacks – A BYT Interview
“Socks In Odd Places” We Were Promised Jetpacks – A BYT Interview

by John Foster

When we last saw the brazen young guitars of We Were Promised Jetpacks, they were stealing the thunder of some ...

(2) | 9:00am | In Music

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Judging A Cover By Its Cover: The Wedding Present “Bizarro”
Judging A Cover By Its Cover: The Wedding Present “Bizarro”

by John Foster

Volume please: This band changed my life (period) and as they are touring in the spring, playing this album in ...

(2) | 2:00pm | In Art/Design

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Sagmeister: The Smell of Bananas – A BYT Interview
Sagmeister: The Smell of Bananas – A BYT Interview

by John Foster

The last twenty years of graphic design have seen its share of amazing work. Time will have to tell as ...

(0) | 9:00am | In Art/Design

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Judging A Cover By Its Cover: Sagmeister
Judging A Cover By Its Cover: Sagmeister

by John Foster

If you don’t know already (and how could you not???) The one and only Stefan Sagmeister will be coming ...

(3) | 10:40am | In Art/Design

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: 2009’s WORST Music Packaging Review
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: 2009’s WORST Music Packaging Review

by John Foster

Looking forward as our Judging A Cover By Its Cover column continues to offer it’s weekly joy (keep those letters ...

(18) | 10:30am | In Art/Design

Monday, December 21st, 2009

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: 2009’s BEST Music Packaging Review
The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: 2009’s BEST Music Packaging Review

by John Foster

Looking forward as our Judging A Cover By Its Cover column continues to offer it’s weekly joy (keep those letters ...

(13) | 10:15am | In Art/Design

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009

Pop Art Icon James Rosenquist: The BYT Interview
Pop Art Icon James Rosenquist: The BYT Interview

by John Foster

James Rosenquist is not only one of the most important American painters of the last hundred years: he is also ...

(3) | 9:00am | In Art/Design

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Judging A Cover By Its Cover: Pixies “Doolittle”
Judging A Cover By Its Cover: Pixies “Doolittle”

by John Foster

Volume please: Certainly it would have made more sense to have done this in anticipation of the band’s visit to ...

(14) | 10:35am | In Art/Design

Friday, December 4th, 2009

Judging A Cover By Its Cover: The Big Pink “A Brief History of Love”
Judging A Cover By Its Cover: The Big Pink “A Brief History of Love”

by John Foster

Fuck I am old.  ...

(8) | 1:40pm | In Art/Design

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009

Judging A Cover By Its Cover: Roofwalkers “s/t”
Judging A Cover By Its Cover: Roofwalkers “s/t”

by John Foster

Volume please: Immediately one is taken with the big sound for a band that is so often hushed on record. ...

(3) | 2:45pm | In Art/Design