In Pictures: Steve Gullick retrospective

Legendary rock photographer Steve Gullick has a retrospective at Manchester’s KRAAK Gallery running from March 12th til March 27th, featuring shots taken for NME and Melody Maker as well as his own publications Careless Talk Costs Lives and Loose Lips Sink Ships.

The exhibition includes photos of: Nirvana, The Jesus Lizard, Frank Black, Patti Smith, Björk, Beck, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Scout Niblett, Lou Reed, Mark E Smith, The Drones, Neil Young, Nick Cave, Richard Hawley, The Flaming Lips.

On Thursday March 11th there will be an opening party at The Bay Horse and on Saturday March 27th, Steve Gullick will give a guided talk around the exhibition. Places are extremely limited. Email stevegullick@live.com to put your name down or for more info.

Photo captions by Steve Gullick

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In Pictures: Best record covers 2009

Album art in this gallery was selected based on several simple traits: strong concept, fine graphics including creative typography and general lushness. The first three of ‘The Best Record Covers 2009’ are our top picks and include Losing Feeling by No Age, It’s Blitz! by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion.

Stay tuned for ‘The Worst Record Covers 2009’ coming shortly.

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In Pictures: Worst Record Covers of the Year

We have collected some truly heinous examples of recent album covers, from Empire Of The Sun’s Star Wars travesty to the banal evil that is Razorlight’s Slipway Fire. Discretionary caution is advised and we recommend looking at these highly disturbing images through closed fingers.

For emotional recovery check out our best record covers of 2009.

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In Pictures: Kap Bambino supporting Peaches

Peaches, Kap Bambino, Hanway Troof and Drums Of Death were playing at KOKO on the 13th of December. Artrocker loves Kap Bambino so much, we made a dedicated photo gallery. Check out Peaches pictures here!

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A gallery of photos from various gigs by artrocker.com favourites Pulled Apart By Horses. Photography by Tom Martin and Stephen McLeod

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