After a couple weeks off, I’m back on the Contrarians live show tonight to talk about…what, exactly?

The idea here is to find 10 albums covers that send the wrong message musically.  Maybe it’s a heavy album that looks too soft, or vice-versa.  Maybe it’s a studio album that looks like a compilation.  Perhaps it’s a record that looks like it’s from another genre.  Join the usual suspects tonight to have a look at our picks!

THE CONTRARIANS – Huh?!? Album Covers that Send the Wrong Message – Wednesday June 18 –  7:00 PM EST

My Contrarians appearances to date:

1. Nicknamed Album Covers
2. Minimalist cover art
3. Brown album covers
4. Yellow album covers
5. Albums with Fire and Explosions
6. Spaceships! Aliens! Robots!
7. This Album Cover is Hell!
8. Toys & Games
9. Dreaming in Stereo:  Beds & Sleep on album covers
10. Favourite Bands…WORST Album Covers
11. They Swapped Covers!
12. Great Album Covers From Bands We Despise
13. Top 10 NWOBHM Covers
14. It’s A Piece of Art!
15. Compilation Kaos!
16. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Hipgnosis!
17. Amped Up!
18. Packaging Fails
19. Where’s the Band?
20. Slippery When Wet
21. Greetings From New York
22. Done With Mirrors
23. Eyes Without A Face
24. Rock Out With Your Clock Out!
25. Album Covers You Can Hear
26. Album Covers You Can Smell
27. Huh?!? Album Covers that Send the Wrong Message

SCRATCH AND SNIFF!

This will likely be the last Contrarians show for me for a few weeks, as we have some house renovations coming that will make recording and streaming difficult.

From the mind of Martin!  Album Covers Your Can Smell?  Can we act like adults tonight?  Let’s hope there’s no Herbie Mann this time.

THE CONTRARIANS – Album Covers You Can Smell! – Wednesday May 28 –  7:00 PM EST

My Contrarians appearances to date:

1. Nicknamed Album Covers
2. Minimalist cover art
3. Brown album covers
4. Yellow album covers
5. Albums with Fire and Explosions
6. Spaceships! Aliens! Robots!
7. This Album Cover is Hell!
8. Toys & Games
9. Dreaming in Stereo:  Beds & Sleep on album covers
10. Favourite Bands…WORST Album Covers
11. They Swapped Covers!
12. Great Album Covers From Bands We Despise
13. Top 10 NWOBHM Covers
14. It’s A Piece of Art!
15. Compilation Kaos!
16. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Hipgnosis!
17. Amped Up!
18. Packaging Fails
19. Where’s the Band?
20. Slippery When Wet
21. Greetings From New York
22. Done With Mirrors
23. Eyes Without A Face
24. Rock Out With Your Clock Out!
25. Album Covers You Can Hear
26. Album Covers You Can Smell

We have a busy week here at Grab A Stack of Rock HQ, and it all starts tonight with my 25th appearance on the Contrarians!

From the mind of Martin comes “You Can Hear This Cover!”  Album covers that feel like you can actually hear what’s going on.  There are a variety of albums from many genres that you will hear all about on tonight’s live show.

Then tomorrow, John Snow and I have an epic interview to record, that we can’t tell you about…

Friday we’re going live with 50 Years of Iron Maiden…from the cottage!

And Saturday we’re recording with Tim’s Vinyl Confessions!

It all starts tonight.  Don’t miss any of it!

THE CONTRARIANS – Turn It Down! Album Covers You Can Hear! – Wednesday May 21 –  7:00 PM EST

My Contrarians appearances to date:

1. Nicknamed Album Covers
2. Minimalist cover art
3. Brown album covers
4. Yellow album covers
5. Albums with Fire and Explosions
6. Spaceships! Aliens! Robots!
7. This Album Cover is Hell!
8. Toys & Games
9. Dreaming in Stereo:  Beds & Sleep on album covers
10. Favourite Bands…WORST Album Covers
11. They Swapped Covers!
12. Great Album Covers From Bands We Despise
13. Top 10 NWOBHM Covers
14. It’s A Piece of Art!
15. Compilation Kaos!
16. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Hipgnosis!
17. Amped Up!
18. Packaging Fails
19. Where’s the Band?
20. Slippery When Wet
21. Greetings From New York
22. Done With Mirrors
23. Eyes Without A Face
24. Rock Out With Your Clock Out!
25. Album Covers You Can Hear
26. Album Covers You Can Smell

G’day,

No show tonight, as Martin is off and the rest of us need a break.

Having these shows on Wednesdays all winter really did me a lot of good.  It gave me something to look forward to in the middle of the week during the cold dark months.  Now that summer is arriving, I cannot say what my involvement will be in the future.  We haven’t discussed a topic for next week yet, and there is the question of how many more album cover topics there are, that are both interesting and allow for a large panel.  We’re also losing a couple cast members for the coming weeks, as John Clauser is on hiatus and another is taking a break.

Stay tuned… we’ll see what next week brings!  In the meantime, why not check out one of these cool subjects below?

My Contrarians appearances to date:

1. Nicknamed Album Covers
2. Minimalist cover art
3. Brown album covers
4. Yellow album covers
5. Albums with Fire and Explosions
6. Spaceships! Aliens! Robots!
7. This Album Cover is Hell!
8. Toys & Games
9. Dreaming in Stereo:  Beds & Sleep on album covers
10. Favourite Bands…WORST Album Covers
11. They Swapped Covers!
12. Great Album Covers From Bands We Despise
13. Top 10 NWOBHM Covers
14. It’s A Piece of Art!
15. Compilation Kaos!
16. I Can’t Believe It’s Not Hipgnosis!
17. Amped Up!
18. Packaging Fails
19. Where’s the Band?
20. Slippery When Wet
21. Greetings From New York
22. Done With Mirrors
23. Eyes Without A Face
24. Rock Out With Your Clock Out!