At least once per year, SPIN magazine justifies the $9.95 I pay to renew it each year. A few years back it was the review of the reissue African Roots from the Black Ark (although in fairness that may have been Rolling Stone but more importantly, pick up this deep-underground masterpiece! TRUST me; also, the amazon.com link above is selling it for a hell of a lot cheaper than I paid for it earlier this decade); this year it’s the review of the intriguing new release Gig Posters, Volume One. This book is the brainchild of the amazing site gigposters.com and it looks like a must-have. If you don’t want to buy the book, at least check out the site (be prepared to do two things: devote a lot of time and bookmark that baby).
Check out what just a quick sample tour yielded. This is a treasure trove and proves that the semi-lost art of the concert poster is alive and well.
Did you order African Roots from the Black Ark yet? Check out the sample, below. If you don’t dig it, don’t worry: you aren’t worthy of this music.
