You know what that was? That was the Malevolent Melody book as illustrated by Matthieu Bessudo aka Mcbess. You know what else that was? That was the packaging for The Dead Pirates vinyl EP. You now what other thing that was? That was a sickening display of talent because not only is Mcbess an illustrator, he’s also in the flipping band!

The next time a music industry exec asks me why they’ve become a collective of fail merchants (and yes they ask me this all the time), I’m going to let them look at my copy of the Malevolent Melody book. How about creating something with care? Something considered that listeners will want to engage with, hold and collect.

"But kids today want to stuff their music into their iPods"

That’s true monkey boy but as with many new vinyl releases, digital copies of the songs found deep in the grooves are made freely available to those who purchase said vinyl. P-u-r-c-h-a-s-e.

Because you "get it" you’ll want to click over to Nobrow now and actually get it. And while you’re waiting for your purchase to be delivered by a human person (sort of like a download) why not grab a free Mcbess desktop image type thing or do like me and slip a Mcbess wallpaper into your iPhone.