Designer Helen Rabbitte’s work offers nostalgia with a contemporary twist
The designer and art director experiments with shape and type for music industry clients including Columbia Records, Universal Music and Peggy Gou
Ghetts on creating an album campaign during Covid
As Ghetts releases new album Conflict of Interest, we speak to the rapper, along with creative director Nathan Tettey and animator Ruffmercy, about adapting and innovating amid the uncertainty of the pandemic
Inside the surreal world of Slowthai
As Slowthai reveals his introspective side with new album Tyron, we speak to frequent collaborators Crowns & Owls about the album art’s attempt to crack the glossy veneer of fame, and why the Northampton-born rapper is still the voice of a generation
Miles Skarin directs creepy deepfake music video for Steve Wilson
The clip for Wilson’s latest track Self aims to explore identity and deception in the digital age and features famous faces including Joe Biden and David Bowie
Building the musical world of Bicep
As Bicep’s Andy Ferguson and Matt McBriar release their second album, Isles, the duo discuss the process of creating the artwork in tandem with the record itself, and how their muscle-flexing emblem has become one of dance music’s most recognisable symbols
New photo book Fanatics will make you long for the days of live music
James Marcus Haney collates a decade’s worth of imagery taken during his travels with musicians ranging from The Strokes to Elton John for his first book, which celebrates the special relationship between artists and their fans
The visual evolution of Bombay Bicycle Club
A decade on from the release of one of indie music’s seminal albums, I Had The Blues But I Shook Them Loose, we take a trip down memory lane with Bombay Bicyle Club frontman Jack Steadman and frequent collaborators Anna Ginsburg and Joe Prytherch
The best record sleeves of 2020
Our favourite album designs from the past year include intimate portraits, flammable record sleeves and the ‘Photoshop interface of the future’
Against all odds, Fact magazine returns to print
Despite a turbulent landscape for both music and publishing, the magazine has reprised its print format after 12 years, with longevity in mind. We take a closer look at the first issue and its new visual language
How concerts went virtual for Covid-19
We speak to Kate Moross and Rob Sinclair about bringing the concert experience into people’s homes for Kylie Minogue’s recent Infinite Disco show, and how everything from streams to video games are changing our perceptions of what live music can look like
Nightmares on Wax mark 25 years of Smoker’s Delight with new film
The entertaining short, created to celebrate the rerelease of the seminal album this year, was apparently inspired by a real dream of Nightmares on Wax’s George Evelyn
Enda Bowe’s images taken around Belfast’s peace walls go on show in Ireland
The photographer’s quiet series capturing young people in Belfast is the focus of a new exhibition in Dublin, which is accompanied by an evocative sound installation by music producer Max Cooper