Is it really July already? Summer has been flying by for us at the Pencil Factory in Greenpoint, and we hope you’ve all been enjoying the warmth. We’ve been hard at work finishing several new projects and putting lots of older items on sale, just for you.

Stop by our shop to check out some new sales on popular items; including 50% off both Vinyl is Forever Edition 05 and the 2010 Collection. Also pick up a ReFRAME or two, our glassless poster hanging solution, now 25% off in all colors and sizes.

While you’re there, check out the awesome new layout in our shop. Now more streamlined and easier to use and navigate, it features bigger product images and a simplified shopping experience. We hope you enjoy it.

Our newest book is for the kids, literally. Road to Rock is a hilarious coloring book, which follows a fictional 80’s hair metal band named Jet Vegas as they rise to the top of rock stardom. Measuring 12”x12” and filled with the exceptional illustrations of Hero Design Studio, Road to Rock also features a double cover, so each kid can color their own cover. We’re taking pre-orders now, and will be shipping in mid-August.

We are in the process of printing the latest installment in our Musician as Designer series, featuring the work of Jonsi and Alex. Jonsi of Sigur Ros has teamed up with his longtime musical partner Alex to bring you a limited edition design printed on organic, hand numbered garments. Keep a look out for the release of this newest design, as they won’t be reprinted and are sure to go fast.

Lastly, Justin Pearson of Three One G records, The Locust and All Leather (to name a few) will be releasing a book set of two short stories, each packaged with a flexi record. Yes, a flexi. Limited to 300, these sets are sure to go fast. We’ll keep you updated as we finish printing them and make them available. In the meantime, be sure to also check out his design for Musician as Designer series, Edition 11.

If you came out to our last warehouse sale, we thank you. If not, maybe we’ll see you next time. As always thank you for your support, and happy shopping!

As we gear up for summer here in Greenpoint, the longer days of sunlight are already bearing dividends, with tons of new items in the shop and a slew of great events to share with you.

The latest installment of the Musician as Designer series comes from the legendary Sonny Kay. In his already illustrious career, Sonny founded and ran the record label Gold Standard Laboratories (GSL) for over 14 years, all the while performing in iconic bands such as Angel Hair, The VSS and Year Future. The t-shirts feature an original digital collage, screen printed with 3 colors using water-based inks on organic black garments from Alternative Apparel. Only 60 shirts in edition, move fast risk missing out.

Speaking of selling out- the previous Musician as Designer T, by non other than LCD Soundsystem’s Nancy Whang have been selling quite fast. We are completely out of sizes medium and large, so if you are a XS, S, or XL, we recommend picking up your shirt now.

We’ve got great new items from our friends over at Chunklet Magazine.

The Indie Cred Test is “everything you need to know about knowing everything you need to know.” Yes, it is actually a test. And yes, it will educate you and prove to your friends how smart you really are.

Also from Chunklet, another genius piece of cultural insight (in t-shirt form). We’re strongly in support of this statement here at SSD HQ, quite simply: Vinyl is Killing the MP3 Industry.

Former collection bands Gang Gang Dance, Battles and Fucked Up are all releasing new albums this month. Gang Gang Dance dropped their new album Eye Contact on 5/10 on 4AD, Battles will release their newest album Gloss Drop on Warp Records in June, and Fucked Up’s album David Comes to Life (Matator Records) will also be released in June as well. The entire 2009 Collection on final closeout sale, with 70% off all remaining items.

For those of you in NYC, be sure to buy tickets to Joshua Light Show: Fulldome June 3rd-June 5th. In conjunction with Brain: The Inside Story, Josh White, one of the contributors to our Artist Music Journal series, will be putting on one of his amazing light shows in the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. Tickets are $40 and can be bought here. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity.

Cheers to a great summer!

It seems that spring has finally sprung here in Brooklyn, and along with its arrival we’ve got some great new items and exclusive deals that we don’t want you to miss out on.

Right on the coattails of LCD Soundsystem’s final show (of which we are still reveling in the epicness of the show while simultaneously sincerely sad to see them go), we released the latest Musician as Designer shirt (Edition 13) by the lovely Nancy Whang. Nancy not only plays in LCD Soundsystem, but also the long time SSD faves Juan MacLean. There are only 60 in this series, featuring her original watercolor illustration digitally (yes, digitally) printed on organic Alternative Apparel garments. Get them now or forever regret missing out.

We’ve also got some great sales going on in our shop. Musician as Designer shirts by Sadie Laska and Lucky Dragons have been added to the sale this week, at 30% off. Our 2010 Collection oversized totes are still only $10/each, and all 12 installments in Volume One of the Artist Music Journals series are only $8 each. We would be bad friends if we didn’t warn you that the low stock that remains for the Daniel Higgs, Brian Roettinger (+ No Age), and EYE installments.

After an awesome pop up shop at Giant Robot LA in March we were able to get back some previously sold out items, including VIF ED 04 Crew T in Medium, the Beach House Hoodie in Medium from our 2010 Collection, and the Health Crew T in both Small and Medium. Make sure to check out our store to see what’s popped up!

For all of you in NYC, this Friday (April 22nd), Pantha du Prince is performing at Good Units / Hudson Hotel. We will have all of his 2010 Collection designs on sale, designed by the infamous Hisham Bharoocha, so be sure to stop by and say hi. Doors are at 10 pm.

Also for those in NYC, the talented Musician as Designer alum Tim Cohen will be performing with his band The Fresh and Onlys on Saturday (April 23rd) at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Tickets are still available, and we hope to see you there.

Last but not least, be sure to sign up for the brand new RCRD Deals. Soundscreen Design will have an exclusive discounted package available next week. Head over to RCRD Deals for more info.

We’ve been hard at work here in frosty, snow covered Greenpoint on an abundance of new products, collaborations and projects that we’re excited to share with you. Make sure to sign up for our monthly newsletter to stay updated on all our new endeavors, as well as the occasional exclusive sales just for our subscribers.

Record Messenger Bag

We’re super psyched to introduce our Record Messenger Bag. Practical and spacious, the bag not only stands up to the demands of the most intense rider, but also safely protects up to 10 LPs in a fortified interior. No more ruining the corners and jackets of your records when attempting to bike home from your local shop. But why stop there? To boot, each bag has a unique recycled vinyl lining sourced from highway billboard advertisements and reflective outer printing to keep you safe at night.

With only 150 produced in our first run, get yours today from our shop.

Artist Music Journal 12: Yamantaka Eye (of Boredoms)

Yamantaka Eye’s Artist Music Journal is available now and is not to be missed. Eye’s is the twelfth and final edition of Volume 1, and we could not think of a more fitting artist to close out the series. Eye used his journal as an opportunity to design for dozens of imaginary bands, including original album art and vinyl details. One of our very favorite releases in the series, AMJ 12 is available now, and as always, limited to 1000 copies.

Vinyl is Forever Edition 05 Still in Stock

We’ve just discovered a few “lost boxes” in our warehouse, which contained desperately needed stock on all styles and sizes for the Vinyl is Forever Edition 05. In case you haven’t heard, VIF ED 05 was designed by Chicago-based design collective The Post Family. This will be the final collection for the Vinyl is Forever line, so make sure to grab one before they’re gone. This collection will not be reprinted.

Musician as Designer
Justin Pearson’s (Three One G Records, The Locust, All Leather, Swing Kids, Retox, and about 1,000 other amazing bands) Musician as Designer t-shirts are still available online.

They will be followed up shortly by an installment from San Francisco’s Tim Cohen (Fresh and Onlys), who’s newest solo record can be purchased here, and whose online portfolio can be viewed here.

We’ll have other upcoming Musician as Designer t-shirts in the works from artists such as Richard McGuire of Liquid Liquid, Sonny Kay, and many more exciting artists. Installments range in size from 60 – 84 shirts, we recommend not dilly dallying.

Winter Sales
A few big sales happening on our site for a limited time:
- 2009 Collection Clearance - 70% off the entire 2009 Collection. Yes, 70%.
- Musician as Designer Clearance - 30% off select Musician as Designer tees by Jeremy Earl, Eddie Argos, John Wiese and Shawn Reed
- Tote Bag Sale - 50% off all 2010 Tote Bags (Animal Collective, Atlas Sound, Band of Horses, Chairlift, HEALTH, Pantha du Prince, TV on the Radio and Yeah Yeah Yeahs)

Upcoming Events
Soundscreen Design Presents: Seriously Ecstatic: Joshua White at the Fillmore East, 1968–70.
Issue Project Room
February 17th @ 8:00 pm

Please join us to help celebrate the release of our eleventh Artist Music Journal with Dan Nadel (Picturebox) and Joshua White (Joshua Light Show). Dan Nadel will conduct a Q&A with Joshua White preceding the live performance, featuring a musical collaboration with Gary Panter, Ross Goldstein and Devin Flynn.

Soundscreen Design @ Giant Robot
March 1-31
GR2

This pop-up will feature a wide range of products, including pop-up exclusives, our messenger bag with fortified vinyl LP pocket and the last installment of the Vinyl is Forever apparel line. Come and check us out!

In The Future
While we’re are hard at work with new artists and musicians for our 2011 Collection, we’ll also be curating the Fall ’11 Collection for LA-based fashion brand Blood is the New Black, whose t’s we wear almost everyday. We’ll have more information soon, but in the meantime you can check out their amazing collection of artists and apparel here.

Stay warm friends and thanks for your continued support!

Happy New Years to all friends and family of Soundscreen Design! We hope 2011 brings you happiness and success, for without your support we would not be where we are today. Thank you for your continued loyalty and encouragement, and we’re excited to share with you some of the new projects we’ve been developing.

Record Messenger Bag

Here in Brooklyn we’re big fans of bikes. But to be fair, who isn’t a fan of bikes? We use them to get around the city, run errands, and of course to visit our favorite record shops. So it makes sense then that we’ve designed a Messenger Bag with a fortified vinyl pocket to keep your records unharmed while traveling. Each bag has a unique recycled vinyl lining (sourced from highway billboard advertisements). Only 150 will be made in our first production run and will be available only through our web shop on February 1st.

Artist Music Journal 12 - Yamantaka Eye (of Boredoms)

It’s finally here…almost! The twelfth and final edition of our Artist Music Journal series, featuring the work of Eye, known primarily as the vocalist for the Japanese band Boredoms and also for his prolific visual art portfolio. He used this project as an opportunity to design for dozens of imaginary bands, including original album art and vinyl details. One of our very favorite and most original releases in the series! AMJ 12 from Eye will be available January 15th.

Musician as Designer

Our Musician as Designer collection is still going strong, with our tenth release by the talented Sadie Laska of Growing. They say “sex sells,” in which case this edition of 60 shouldn’t last long. Grab one before they’re all gone.

Also out now is our newest design by the inimitable Justin Pearson of Locust, All Leather, and Retox (among others) and also the founder of Three One G records. The design is Justin’s original flyer from a show at USCD in January 1997 with 3 Mile Pilot, Dragon Rojo, Day Called Zero, The Crimson Curse and The Audience. If we’d been in San Diego, we would have been at this show.

All Musician as Designer T’s are printed on organic garments from Alternative Apparel.

Road to Rock Kid’s Coloring Book

We’ll also be releasing our first kid’s coloring book, Road to Rock, which is the story of a fictional 80’s hair metal band and their rise to fame. Illustrated by Buffalo’s finest, Hero Design, if you like the Rockin’ Alphabet series you’ll be sure to love Road to Rock. We are targeting an early spring release.

Sales & Low Inventory

If you haven’t placed your orders for 2010 Collection items, now is the time. We’re running extremely low on many sizes/styles, especially for Band of Horses by Slow and Steady Wins the Race and Animal Collective by Rob Carmichael/SEEN. Sold out items have been removed from the shop, and we recommend you grab your sizes while they are still available (remember, we do not reprint). In the same vein, only a limited amount of our earlier Musician as Designer tees remain, many of which are on sale now. Also check out the special Artist Music Journal bundle, editions 07-10 for only $50 (4 for the price of 3).

Last but not least, we’d love to see you on February 17th at Issue Project Room for our belated AMJ 11 release party with Dan Nadel, Joshua White and featuring a performance by Gary Panter and Devin Flynn. Issue Project Room is located at 232 3rd Street in Gowanus, Brooklyn.

Thank you again for your continued support and looking forward to sharing more exciting news in 2011!

Lots going on here at Soundscreen Design, including a new Vinyl is Forever edition, the complete 2010 Collection of designer band apparel, a limited edition Touchable Sound bundle, Artist Music Journal back issue discounts, and, of course, a few exciting projects in the works.

Vinyl is Forever

Our fifth (and final!) edition in the Vinyl is Forever series is out now, designed by the always incredibly Post Family. The Post Family began with seven guys living in Chicago who liked to make art, however over the past two years the collective has grown into a blog, gallery, performance space, working design studio, and resources for the Chicago community they intend to serve. The design for this edition is featured on crew neck t’s (natural and black), a heather black ¾ sleeve henley, and a grey pullover hoodie. As always, the design is limited edition and printed on soft and comfy organic garments. Order yours here!

Touchable Sound

We are thrilled and very thankful for the incredible turn out at our past events for our new book, Touchable Sound: A Collection of 7-inch Records from the USA. Events celebrating its release (thus far) included a special presentation at Family (LA), a DJ night featuring exclusively records from the book at Heathers (NYC), a special Man or Astroman? 7”/book bundle for their first Athens’ show in 11 years, at 40 Watt Club, and a panel and presentation at Criminal Records (Atlanta). Thank you for everyone that came out for these events!

As we mentioned, we made a special bundle for the Georgia events. Along with the book’s introduction writer and Mr. Man About Town Henry Owings (Chunklet), we teamed up with Man or Astroman? for a limited edition (300 copies) one-of-a-kind 7”, specially packaged for sale with Touchable Sound. The record comes in a static shield bag, complete with a (very real) circuit board, and features two unreleased songs ‘Earth Station Radio’ and ‘Updated Theme to Supercar.’ We only have a few left, and if you were not able to make the show you may purchase one of these special bundles by paypaling $39 to mike@soundscreendesign.com, while supplies last of course.

If you haven’t been to an event yet (or want to come to another one!) please make sure to check out our upcoming installation of 60 records featured in Touchable Sound at the John Varvatos store in NYC (in the old CBGB’s). The 3-month installation starts November 23rd.

Artist Music Journals
Both the 10th and 11th editions in our first volume of Artist Music Journals are still available and shipping now. The 10th edition, with Brian Roettinger, comes with an exclusive 10” record featuring a collaboration between No Age and Brian with three exclusive tracks. Brian also did the album artwork of No Age’s new album, Everything In Between, released in September.

The 11th edition, brought to us by Dan Nadel (Picturebox), features Josh White and the legendary Joshua Light Show. There’s currently an exhibition at London’s Welcome Collection, featuring a recreation of the visually mind-blowing Joshua Light Show.

Everyone likes a good deal – and that’s why we’re doing a sale bundle of 4 AMJs (editions 7-10) for the price of 3. Save big bucks on your AMJs and get your sale bundle here.

2010 Collection

Our entire 2010 collection is out and shipping now! The collection, featuring 5 renowned design studios / fashion designers and designs for 10 supremely talented and influential bands, is just what you’ve come to expect from us – one-of-a-kind designs printed on quality, limited edition garments. The bands and designers featured are:

Samantha Pleet for Chairlift / The Hundred In The Hands.
Patent Pending for Beach House / HEALTH.
Rob Carmichael for Animal Collective / Atlas Sound.
Hisham Bharoocha for Pantha du Prince / Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
Slow and Steady Wins the Race for TV on the Radio / Band of Horses.

Check out the complete amazing collection and order here!

Upcoming Projects
There are several new projects in the works at SSD to keep your eye out for. The first is our new, uniquely designed messenger bag- featuring a fortified vinyl pocket to protect your records while you transport them.

We’ll also be publishing a children’s coloring book, ‘Road to Rock,’ telling the epic rise to fame of imaginary 80’s metal giants, Jet Vegas. The book, illustrated by the legendary Hero Design studio of Buffalo, NY, will be out this winter.

As it finally cools down for fall, we have a bunch of exciting new things ready to go and in the works for you here at Soundscreen Design.

2010 Collection

We’re thrilled to announce that the second installment of our 2010 Collection is now available for pre-order, featuring exclusive designs from Slow and Steady Wins the Race for Band of Horses and TV on the Radio. As always, the collection features all original designs, is extremely limited edition, and is unique to Soundscreen Design. Pre-order the second installment here, ready to ship 9.28.

And remember, still to come in the collection in the upcoming months is the talented Samantha Pleet for Chairlift and The Hundred in the Hands, as well as the always exceptional Patent Pending for Beach House and HEALTH.

The initial installment in the 2010 Collection is still available, with exclusive designs by Hisham Bharoocha for Pantha Du Prince and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, as well as Rob Carmichael for Animal Collective and Atlas Sound.

Touchable Sound

Now available for pre-order is Soundscreen’s latest book, Touchable Sound: A Collection of 7-inch Records from the USA.

In an era that advocates streamlined product, and music at the click of a mouse, Touchable Sound celebrates those independent-minded bands and labels that make their own records and relish the opportunity to produce labor-intensive one-off artifacts. As Henry H. Owings puts it in his introduction, the book honors “those who invest countless hours of themselves to further their art. It’s about having an attention to detail and a disinterest in the bottom line.”

Organized by region, Touchable Sound focuses on unique, exquisite examples of American 7-inch-record packaging. Spanning nearly 25 years, it lovingly documents the obscure and the hard-to-find with help from musicians, artists, and label owners. Many of these records-by bands as diverse as the Locust, Olivia Tremor Control, Angel Hair, Stereolab, Los Crudos, the Melvins, and more—have never before been seen by a wide audience, and were originally pressed in extremely limited editions.

Curated by Brian Roettinger, Mike Treff, and Diego Hadis, the book features over 300 records and 600 bands that have set the bar for record packaging and design. Learn more about Touchable Sound here. The official release is set for October 5th, but make sure you reserve your copy by pre-ordering.

Come help us celebrate the release of Touchable Sound at Family Bookstore in L.A.

Event Details: October 4th, 7 p.m.
Family, 436 N. Fairfax Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

Artist Music Journals

Lots of exciting pre-orders up, including the 11th edition in our first volume of Artist Music Journals, featuring Dan Nadel’s (founder of Picturebox) account of the renowned Joshua Light Show at the Fillmore East in New York City (1968-1970), written and compiled in collaboration with Josh White himself. Featuring rare visuals of the psychedelic liquid light show, which backed live performances in the 60’s and 70’s of many of the greats, including The Doors, Janis Joplin, and Jimi Hendrix, this book offers a snapshot into what some consider the height of psychedelia.

Pre-order the AMJ here, ready to ship 9.23.

Quantities are beginning to get low on a couple of previously released AMJ’s, including Daniel Higgs and Brian Roettinger + No Age, so get yours today before it’s too late.

Musician as Designer

This month, the always-exceptional John Wiese contributed the latest design in our ongoing Musician as Designer T series. Wiese is a talented and multifaceted artist and composer from Los Angeles, California. He has worked with many diverse artists such as Sunn 0))), Wolf Eyes, Merzbow, Evan Parker, Smegma, Kevin Drumm, Cattle Decapitation, and C. Spencer Yeh (Burning Star Core). His touring has taken him through Europe, Scandinavia, Australia, the U.K., and the U.S. Wiese recently performed in the 52nd Venice Biennale with artist Nico Vascellari.

Stay tuned for more MAD designs: Shawn Reed of Wet Hair in October and Sadie Laska of Growing in November.

Sales
Last, but of course not least, we have two great sales for you to take advantage of with some favorite Soundscreen Products.

Buy both VIF Edition 02/03 T’s together for $30 (sale pricing available while quantities last).

Also, get a bundle of the first 6 AMJs, (Editions 1-6), for $72. Usually $102, it’s a $30 savings - can’t beat that.

Rock Paper Show Event - Chicago Release Party

The latest in the Rock Paper Show release events across the country is this week at Chicago’s Renegade Handmade. Come join us to celebrate, get your own copy and have it signed by a multitude of the talented artists and designers in town for Flatstock 26 (at Pitchfork).

Event Details:
July 15th
Renegade Handmade
1924 W Division Street, Chicago, IL
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

SSD at Pitchfork

While in Chiacgo we’ll be attending Pitchfork Music Festival, where we’ll be on site selling merchandise July 16th-18th . We’ll have our own booth there, stocked with deluxe editions of Rock Paper Show, ReFRAMEs for all the posters you buy at Flatstock, and a selection of our favorite SSD apparel, as well as a few surprises, all with special weekend discounts.

Pitchfork Music Festival Details:
July 16th-18th
Union Park 1501 W Randolph St, Chicago, IL

New Musician as Designer T-Shirt - Nick Zinner

If you haven’t yet, make sure to check out the latest installment in our Musician as Designer series. The new t-shirt, printed on organic Alternative Apparel garments, features Nick Zinner as designer. Zinner, who lives in New York City, is a founding member of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Head Wound City, as well as an accomplished photographer. There are only 84 pieces in this (very) limited edition, so be sure to get one before they’re out.

Stay Tuned for these Upcoming Projects at SSD:

The 10th edition of our Artist Music Journals series is arriving shortly, featuring designer Brian Roettinger. Founder of the design studio/record label Hand Held Heart, Roettinger has received the highest praises for his album art and design for No Age and Liars. Speaking of No Age, Brian’s installment in the ongoing series is extra-special - the book comes with a one-sided 10″ record, featuring 3 exclusive tracks from No Age and Brian, who collaborated to present the musical accompaniment to Brian’s visual journal. Pre-orders will be available within the next 3 weeks.

We’re also really excited to start production this week on Touchable Sound: A Collection of 7-inch Records from the USA. The upcoming book features over 300 records from the past 25 years, essays from figures as talented and diverse as Justin Pearson (Three One G / Locust), Sam McPheeters (Vermiform / Born Against), Tom Hazelmyer (Amphetamine Reptile), Kristin Thompson (Simple Machines), and more, as well an introduction by Henry H. Owings (Chunklet Magazine). Each record was photographed, researched, and documented in this homage to labor intensive, artistically driven, exceptionally packaged 7’s, which continue to influence and define modern record packaging design.

Last but not least, stay on the look out for our 2010 Collection. It will feature five talented designers and ten amazing bands. The first release will feature Animal Collective and Atlas Sound, as designed by the talented Rob Carmichael/Seen Studio, as well as Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Pantha du Prince, as designed by the incredible Hisham Bharoocha. More info and pre-orders coming soon. In the meantime, stock up on the remaining designs from the 2009 Collection, all at 40% off.

To celebrate the release of both Bjorn’s Musician as Designer t-shirt and Artist Music Journal, we are offering a package deal of the two at a discounted price, 20% off. Available for a limited time and while quantities last exclusively in our shop.

We found a box of Vinyl is Forever Edition 01 (designed by Human Empire) V Neck T’s, in XL. There were 6 shirts in the box. We put them back on sale just for you. We also have 2 XS V’s left, in case you are not of the XL variety.