Vintage Textbook Illustration #3

'Life Through The Ages' published by Harper & Row,1963. Front and back cover art by Harold Price.

Julian House Interview at The Quietus

A fascinating talk with artist, musician, and Ghost Box co-founder Julian House at The Quietus.

'The Fireman' -- An Audio Project inspired by the film 'Fahrenheit 451'

'THE FIREMAN' is an audio project I've been working on for some time now. It's a suite of musical settings inspired by the 1969 film 'Fahrenheit 451', directed by Francois Truffaut from the novel by Ray Bradbury. 'The Fireman' is a musical-mini-meta-headphone-movie -- an alternative universe version of the film. (It is more directly inspired by the film than Bradbury's novel.) It's a 29-minute audio daydream of a movie that's now almost fifty years old. You can hear it by clicking here. (Note: no dialog, music or sound effects are sampled from the film,)

Empty Avenues - John Foxx and The Belbury Circle

Fahrenheit 451 - Oskar Werner as Montag

A sketch I did while watching the Truffaut film for about the millionth time. I absolutely love Oskar Werner's portrayal of Montag.

Sir Donald Tovey - 'The Mainstream of Music & Other Essays'

A while back, I posted the cover of the book on the left, which I liked for its elegant cover. I found another book by Tovey last week, and was equally impressed by the cover of this one. It was published by Meridian Books in 1959.

'Arrythmia' by The Fucked Up Beat