PRINTED MATTER: GRAPHIC NOVEL AS AFRO-PUNK MEMOIR IS A TOUR DE FORCE!

If there’s only one graphic novel you buy this year, “The High Desert: Black, Punk, Nowhere” should be it. It’s … More

SMELLS LIKE LAWSUIT SPIRIT: “NIRVANA BABY” SUES ICONIC GRUNGE-ERA BAND!

The guy who was the baby on the iconic cover of Nirvana’s”Nevermind” album is suing the influential Seattle grunge pioneers. … More

ADVENTURES IN AUDIO: NEW AMBIENT CHILL-OUT MUSIC BY ALOHA DEATH

We produced a new original piece of music for Aloha Death. The song is called “Gallery Meditation” and is a … More

WHAT DA FUNK? FAMOUSLY UN-FAMOUS FRENCH DUO DAFT PUNK SPLIT UP!

. . . . . Daft Punk has split up. Has ended things. Called it quits. Called it a day. … More

IT’S HERE! THE “ALOHA DEATH” PLAYLIST!

Yup, by popular demand we’ve finally set up a proper playlist for GlobalGraphica’s indie-rock-electronic soundtrack music project “Aloha Death.” AND … More

MUSIC: OUR NEW WINTER 2020-21 PLAYLIST IS HERE!!!

Our new Spotify playlist for Winter 2020-21 is here with lots of new tunes, lots of favorites and some obscure … More

MEDIA DIET: WHAT WE’RE WATCHING, READING, AND LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW!

In a new installment of “media Diet” here we’re sharing some of what we’ve been consuming across the cultural landscape. … More

LOVIN’ IT: TRAVIS SCOTT AND MCDONALDS JOIN FORCES IN LIMITED-TIME COLLABO!

. . . . . For the past two years the tune “Sicko Mode” by rapper Travis Scott has occupied … More

BEATS: HOW 9TH WONDER MAKES BEATS FOR KENDRICK LAMAR!

. . . . . We like to think we’ve got a dab hand at music production, and have recorded … More

WATCH: SLOW-MO VIDEO OF DINNERWARE GETTING SMASHED TO BITS TO BACH SOUNDTRACK

. . . Well, this is brilliant, mesmerizing, exciting, destructive, beautiful and the highlight of our day. Yes, it’s a … More

NEW TUNE BY THE BAND ALOHA DEATH!

That’s us! Our electronic music project — and now band — Aloha Death have just a released a new tune. … More

APPROPRIATION: CLOTHING STORE MINES ‘80s L.A. SURF CULTURE TO HELP SELL DENIM

Junk Food Clothing and Levi’s, the iconic purveyor of denim jeans, had collaborated on a pop-up concept store in Venice, … More

PROJECTS: OUR BAND ALOHA DEATH HAS A NEW TUNE CALLED “SHIBUYA”

One of our current projects here at Global Graphic is a music collaboration turned band called Aloha Death. We’ve just released … More

SIDE HUSTLE: WE’RE IN A BAND CALLED “ALOHA DEATH”

The cat’s out of the bag! It’s true, some of the Global Graphica squad are musicians. In fact, they (we) … More

BROMANCE: THAT TIME WHEN MICHAEL AND BUBBLES WERE BESTIES

In 1988, the artist Jeff Koons created the brilliant porcelain sculptural object “Michael and Bubbles,” a kitschy, super-sized 3D depiction … More

LUST: A VISIT TO “LONE WOLFS’” LOS ANGELES MUSIC STUDIO

The hyper-aesthetically single-minded and stylistically dialed-in guys who started Lone Wolfs (sic), a surf shop and brand in Los Angeles, … More

LOST & FOUND: TOY FIGURES OF ANGRY EDM DJs

During our annual Mew Year’s House-cleaning ritual we uncovered these two toy mini-figures of DJs. We love (and are slightly … More

NOSTALGIA: STREET ART HAS NO SHAME FOR MEMORY LANE

The British jazz-pop singer Sade can be counted in the Pantheon of 1980s music icons. Her music videos for songs … More

On the Scene … At the Painting of the Beastie Boys “Paul’s Boutique” Mural, New York

Pix here at the scene of artists putting the final spray-paint touches on a mural honoring punky New York hip-hop … More

Urban Life … Mexican “Mariachi” Band at Rooftop Cinco de Mayo Party, New York

In celebration of the annual Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo, our ad agency threw a rooftop party complete with … More

On the Scene … The Swedish Band I Break Horses’ Show at Rough Trade New York

This past Friday we went out to Rough Trade New York in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for a performance by Swedish indie-electronic … More

On the Scene … Chet Faker Performing at Our Agency Office

Electronic-indie musician Chet Faker put in a short live performance set of his beautiful songs at our NYC agency’s offices. … More

On the Scene … Andrew Wyatt of Miike Snow Performing at Our Agency Offices

Design … Framed Classic Roots Reggae Album Covers at Miss Lily’s

The restroom at Miss Lily’s — a Jamaican-and-reggae-themed cafe and shop in downtown New York City — is decorated with … More

NYC Street Art … Selena Gomez “Sin Fronteras”

Here’s another one of those street art wheat-paste-ups of actress and singer Selena Gomez. There are a bunch of variations … More

At the Juicebox Show at Rockwood

At the Leftover Cuties Show in New York

We went to see Shirli perform with her Los Angeles-based band the Leftover Cuties last weekend during their New York … More

The Beautiful Balcony Bar at Bowery Ballroom

One of our favorite haunts in New York City is the Bowery Ballroom, a live music venue in the Lower … More

Jake Shimabukuro Visits Our Office

Hawaiian-bred musician and ukelele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro stopped by our office while in New York on his tour for a … More

Video Projection of Kanye West’s “New Slaves”

Back in May, in New York’s Meat Packing District, there was a massive video projection of Kanye West’s minimalist music … More

Glitch Maestro Yasunao Tone at Issue Project Room

Fort Wax at the Hester Street Fair … NYC

The Fort Wax DJ tent at the the popular Hester Street Fair in New York’s Lower East Side.

Monogold Performing at Our New York Agency’s Offices

The Brooklyn, New York-based indie band Monogold stop by our offices at the Ogilvy & Mather ad agency building in … More

In Tokyo … “Bad Noise” Band Poster

“Bad Noise” poster at the Ruby Room, a small music venue on a narrow hillside lane in Shibuya, Tokyo.

In Tokyo … Bathing Ape 20th Anniversary Design Exhibition

A Bathing Ape (or BAPE), the global Japanese clothing and lifestyle brand started by creator and Tokyo music producer Nigo, … More

The Band Free Energy Perform at Ad Agency Office in New York City

The Wonderful Minimal Design of David Byrne’s “How Music Works”

Club, Concert and Music Advertising Posters … Berlin

Lots and lots of wheat-pasted poster-bill advertisements for some clubs, concerts and music releases on a construction hoarding on Kastanienallee … More