• Under Cover: Darragh Nolan

    November 20, 2013 - By 

    Hi Darragh! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started? My name is Darragh Nolan, I studied Visual Communications in NCAD. I’ve always leaned towards the music side of things regardless of the medium I guess. I’m an artist (musically) myself so I guess it helps to be able to see an album cover from both sides, to be able to put myself in the shoes of the artist I’m creating for and wonder ‘what would fit?’. I’ve just naturally evolved into this area I think through knowing lots of musicians and the kind…

  • Under Cover: It Was All A Bit Black & White

    October 25, 2013 - By 

    Hey there! Can you tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started? We are a Galway based band called It Was All A Bit Black & White. We have together since the begining of 2011. We are a two piece experimental band that make music based on loop stations primarily. Matt Sutton (me) on guitars/synth and Mosey Byrne on drums. We started jamming when we met in art college four years ago. Why are you called ‘It Was All A Bit Black & White’ and how did it come about? There is 2 answers to this.…

  • Under Cover: Dorje de Burgh

    June 19, 2013 - By 

    In this week’s Under Cover, Loreana Rushe talks to Dorje de Burgh, the photographer behind I am the Cosmos debut album cover for Monochrome. He discusses his vast influences, along with writer and curator Padraic E. Moore’s involvement and how positive it is to be part of a thriving artistic community in Dublin. Hi Dorje. Tell us a little bit about yourself.  I take photographs, live and work in Dublin and despite having talked about moving away since I was 19 am currently enjoying it very much. Failed musician. Big reader. How did you create this album cover? I’m lucky enough…

  • Under Cover: M&E

    June 15, 2013 - By 

    In this special installment of Under Cover, Loreana Rushe chats to Matthew Bolger and Emelie Lidström AKA M&E on the eve of their first exhibition about their stunning artwork and how they create it. ‘Four Eyes’ is currently exhibiting  in Malmo and our photographer Ian Pearce was there to capture all the fun on the launch night. Hi Guys! Can you tell us a little bit about yourselves? We are an Irish/Swedish creative duo who inhabit a place between art and design. How long have you been working together? The first record cover we worked on together was Jape’s first album Cosmosphere, which…

  • Under Cover: Mark O’Brien

    May 17, 2013 - By 

    In the second of our weekly features on the importance of cover artwork, Loreana Rushe chats to Mark O’Brien. He’s the bassist in Enemies and the man behind the the beautiful artwork for their sophomore album, Embark, Embrace. Hi Mark! Tell us a little bit about yourself. Well, I’m 23 years old and living in lovely Greystones, Co. Wicklow. I graduated from IADT Dun Laoghaire with a degree in Visual Communications last year and have continued designing since. These days most of my work is coming from the music realm which is brilliant since art and music have always been…

  • Under Cover: Sonny Kay

    May 8, 2013 - By 

    In the first of our regular features on the importance of  cover artwork, Loreana Rushe talks to L.A based visual artist Sonny Kay about the work he did on Street Meat by No Spill Blood and gains some insight into his creative process and inspirations. Hi Sonny. Tell us about this cover. It’s a digital collage created in Photoshop from photos I found online as well as some textures I made on paper with india ink and water, which I then scanned. Can you describe the process?  I began with the frame since I knew I wanted something that felt…