Sweet Sounds, Sweet Sleeve

All praise Milwaukee, the power pop capital of the world. Home of the Sugar Stems and the sound of their sweet sweet music. OK here we have LP jackets for Bachelor Records in Austria, also released in the U.S by Dusty Medical, Dream On in Japan put out the snazzy card gatefold sleeve. So a multi national release, no excuses for you not to pick up a copy. My daughters used this LP to soundtrack a food fight, yep it's that good!

Sweet Music

So you don't hear from a Wisconsinite for over a year then two come along at once, first the Gut Reactions, then The Sugar Stems! OK, I've got to admit that this is my fave piece of work I've done in a long while. Firstly I actually used a pencil to draw it, secondly it's FUN! Thirdly it's Jon E (ex Catholic Boys and all round power pal and tour buddy) and Drew (ex Leghounds!) And of course, last but not least, the band have been turned into a set of teeth that are having some serious fun, even with tooth decay. Great hooks abound in this fine release, available from Bachelor Records.

Gut Reactions~Bored

Jake (formerly of The Surf Ninjas) has a new-ish band, The Gut Reactions, who are hoicking up some fine punk rock 'n' roll splurge. I kindly got asked to do the front. So I photographed a rubbery alien that I'd picked up at a car boot sale a couple of years back. I liked it because it has a giant brain, a brain filled with BOREDOM! Sleeve done, this will be out on the Bachelor Records label.