Source: Rich Fury / Getty Hip hop has definitely had its share of unlikely partnerships. Rappers especially go outside the box when it comes to the visuals for their music. Travis Scott and Quavo ‘s much anticipated joint album Huncho Jack, Jack Huncho dropped on Friday and it’s notable for its striking imagery. Turns out, the man behind the illustration is acclaimed illustrator Ralph Steadman . He has a history of making visuals for books like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , and he’s done album covers for folks like The Who and Frank Zappa . Now, it looks like he can add Travis and Quavo to his list. Travis shared a picture of the artist at work on Instagram. You can swipe through to check out more of Steadman’s art.
The music world has lost another great one. According to NPR reports : George Duke, the legendary jazz keyboardist, died on Monday, his publicist tells NPR. Duke’s career spanned five decades and he always straddled the line between disparate genres, collaborating with artists such as Miles Davis, Barry Manilow, Frank Zappa, George Clinton and some of Brazil’s top musicians. Here’s how NPR’s Felix Contreras describes him: “He was also a very successful record producer who worked with folks like Gladys Knight, The Pointer Sisters, Anita Baker, Rachelle Ferrell. “As an instrumentalist he started by working with Sonny Rollins and Dexter Gordon. But he made his mark in the jazz fusion vein, most notably with fellow fusion musicians Stanley Clarke and Billy Cobham. He had a series of respected fusion albums going back to the late 1970′s. “From the mid ’60s, he also worked as a member of Frank Zappa’s recording and touring band. Most recently he had been a big draw at jazz fests around the world that catered to the mix of R&B and jazz artists.” When Duke spoke to Weekend Edition in 2008, he told Scott Simon that he could not recall how many albums he’d put out. “I’m kinda like [John] McCain in that way: He doesn’t know how many houses he’s got; I don’t know how many albums I’ve got,” Duke joked. Duke was 67. His record label said he died after a battle with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. A little more than a year ago, Duke’s wife died of cancer. Duke was devastated and could not make music for months. But, earlier this month, Duke released “DreamWeaver,” which the AP’s Charles J. Gans says tied up Duke’s eclectic career in a lush tribute to his wife. “Duke expresses his love for his late wife on the tender, piano-driven ballad ‘Missing You,’ a romantic vocal duet with Rachelle Ferrell,” Gans wrote. “The album ends by turning the cowboy ballad ‘Happy Trails’ — Dale Evans’ closing theme to ‘The Roy Rogers Show’ — into a soulful, heartfelt farewell to his wife, made even more poignant by the sudden death of guitarist Jef Lee Johnson shortly after he recorded the fadeout guitar solo.” In a promotional interview released by his record label, Concord, Duke sounded excited about his new record. “I don’t want people to get the idea that this is a morbid record, because it’s more about celebration,” Duke said. Sad news, especially for us music lovers… We hope he and his wife are making sweet music together in heaven though.
1982 was the year Valley Girl , like, exploded from a SoCal dialect into an international cultural phenomenon thanks to Frank Zappa , and it was totally the year Michael Jackson sold about 18 gazillion copies of Thriller, but Mr. Skin fondly remembers it as the Year of the Teen Sex Comedy: Porky’s , Fast Times at Ridgemont High , and The Last American Virgin , all immortal classics of this most skinful of all genres, were all released in 1982. Join us after the jump for, like, more of Mr. Skin’s Favorite Nude Scenes of 1982 ! Bitchin’!
1982 was the year Valley Girl , like, exploded from a SoCal dialect into an international cultural phenomenon thanks to Frank Zappa , and it was totally the year Michael Jackson sold about 18 gazillion copies of Thriller, but Mr. Skin fondly remembers it as the Year of the Teen Sex Comedy: Porky’s , Fast Times at Ridgemont High , and The Last American Virgin , all immortal classics of this most skinful of all genres, were all released in 1982. Join us after the jump for, like, more of Mr. Skin’s Favorite Nude Scenes of 1982 ! Bitchin’!
Expect everything from Nirvana and Green Day to Miley Cyrus and classical. By Gil Kaufman Weezer Photo: Jason Merritt/ Getty Images Nirvana to Miley Cyrus
POLITICS BUZZ : The conservative columnist and pundit Robert Novak has died at age 78. Novak died after a year-long battle with cancer. Contribute: Add an image, link, video or comment
