The Guardian’s G2 section has another of my illustration’s this week. As with last week, the next part of Zoe William’s Anti-natal column is accompanied by my tired brush pen. Illustration below.

Drawing cute babies isn’t as easy as it looks but I think I’m starting to get the hang of it…

There’s an illustration by me in todays Guardian G2. It’s for Zoe Williams‘ Anti-natal column (read it online here). If you don’t get a chance to run out and buy a copy (because I know you’re all going to try…) the illustration is here:

Groenland records are releasing another Broadcast 2000 single in the wake of the success of ‘Get up and go‘. The track is called ‘Run’ and will be available via download only (listen to the track on the Broadcast 2000 myspace). I was asked to produce the artwork for the single - here it is:

Here’s a very small selection of concept ideas I’ve been commissioned to do recently. This sort of work is often produced in a short, very intense period of time so forgive the unfinished look of some of these. I won’t mention the clients or even the concept ideas the images are meant to convey as I’m not completely sure if I’m allowed at this point. Hopefully, you’ll just find the images faintly interesting.

Last night, Dan and I were interviewed about the My Fellow Americans book on Rhod Sharp’s ‘Up All Night‘ on BBC Five Live. The evening saw Obama secure his nomination as the democratic Presidential candidate, and also marked six months since the Iowa caucus, the first major event on the primary calendar.

The interview went well enough. However, through no fault of his own, Rhod had little knowledge of our book which led to us being asked more general questions about the election rather than anything specific about our trip and the grass-roots reporting.

Still, if you’re interested in hearing us blather on about the US election, or would just like to hear me stumble over my words and spend what feels like an eternity feeling around blindly for the right phrase - listen again to the show here. We’re interviewed about 3hrs 7mins in.

Download or listen to the mp3 of our interview here.

Organ Grinder records are releasing the new Left With Pictures EP (titled “Secretly”) in August and here is the artwork I provided for the CD. Very few people I know continue to buy CDs now so I’ve also tried to design an original and interesting package. If it all works well, I’ll post some pictures of the final product here - hopefully it’ll be a nice ‘thing’ that people just want to own. I’m convinced (but may be alone in this) that the success of downloads and torrent sites shouldn’t mean the death of CDs/Vinyl… it just means that the artwork has to try harder to convince the punter to part with their cash. Anyway, here’s the cover of the EP:

The back cover:

The tracklisting:

This is an early image for the cover:

Finally, a poster idea:

Thoughts? Criticism? Unending praise?

A quick reminder to those of you who haven’t already put it in your diary…

The My Fellow Americans book launch is tomorrow (Wednesday May 28th). Held at The Cross Kings, 126 York Way, Kings Cross, London N1 0AX (gmap). Doors open at 7pm (until 12am). Free entry all night.

Here’s the cover artwork for the book:

Four fantastic bands are playing on the night: Left With Pictures, Beacons, Plug, and Le Tetsuo. DJ sets from Nik Void and Word The Cat. Click on the links to hear their music on their myspace pages.

The first 50 copies of the book sold will come in a specially hand-printed envelope featuring this image:

All the original artwork and illustrations from the blog will be displayed and available to buy. I’ll also have a few copies of my comics there.

Here’s an American themed playlist to get you in the mood.

Hope to see you all there!

For those of you who followed the My Fellow Americans blog…

Dan Hancox and I are pleased to present My Fellow Americans, the book of the blog, and the first book published about the election, which will be available to buy for the first time on Wednesday 28 May at our launch party in The Cross Kings in (you guessed it) King’s Cross:

My Fellow Americans Book Launch
Wednesday 28th May from 7pm
The Cross Kings, 126 York Way, Kings Cross, London
Free entry
Live music from: Le Tetsuo, Plug, Beacons, Left With pictures
DJs: Nik Void, Word The Cat

Here’s the flyer I designed for the night:

Click here for a pdf of the flyer.

Click here for a pdf of the press release.

The book will be available to buy online from here and the My Fellow Americans blog after the launch party. Selected stores in the UK will also distribute the limited edition first printing but if you would like to pre-order and reserve a copy please contact us at press@myfellowamericans2008.com.

Here’s an illustration and flyer I recently produced for a band calling themselves Plug. Can’t recommend them enough so make sure you get down to the Lock Tavern this Thursday. They have a myspace with a couple of tracks but they really must be seen live…

Broadcast 2000’s debut single will no longer be ‘Don’t Weigh Me Down’ which I recently produced the artwork for. It will be released later this year. The debut single is now to be ‘Get Up and Go’ which I was asked to illustrate. Here’s the result…