I Was A Teenage Caveman

Here's the sleeve layout for the forthcoming Teenage Caveman Beat Gargantua 7" by veteran British horror rockers Zombina & The Skeletones. This will be a limited numbered edition of 250 copies and is the first silkscreen printed record sleeve of my career. Copies will be available just before Halloween. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Positively DOA

Poster art for the upcoming DOA show here in Winnipeg. These guys have been one of my fave punk combos since the very early '80s so it was a real wild kinda thrill to get to do a poster for 'em. We are doing a limited run of signed and numbered silkscreen posters of this one which should be pretty cool. Stay tuned for MORE TALK-ACTION=ZERO ACTION!

That's Cool, That's Trash

Here's the cover art for the upcoming LP by Argentinian one man band Trash Colapso. My idea for this one was to have it look like one of those weird, primitive religious albums you see in thrift stores. 'Cuz weird, primitive and religious are where it's at, Jack. Incidentally this is the first one man band I've done a sleeve for since the one I did for a Hasil Adkins record way back in 2001. More stuff comin' soon so... Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Birthday Blitz

New punk rock poster art for local hardcore sensations Everyone's Fired!!! This is sort of a sequel to a poster I did for 'em last year so dig around in the archives of this blog for that and...Stay tuned for MORE I'M TOO SEXY FOR MY CAT ACTION!

Sub-Mission

Spankin' new poster art for local garage rock heroines The Blowholes, premiering their debut CD amid the ever-dank confines of the Royal Albert later this month. These gals are my fave local band right now and I'm really looking forward to getting to hear their album. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Havana A Go Go

Here's the poster for an upcoming benefit fundraiser for Solidarity Rock, a project aimed at strengthening ties between the Cuban and Canadian punk rock scenes. I just did the illustration for this with the final design being masterminded by local punk rock graphic design maestro (and Kids On Fire drummer) Steve Hallick. The moshin' Castro drawing is of course an homage to Shawn Kerri's famous Skankman logo used by the Circle Jerks. I'm finishing up several projects right now so should have some more new stuff for ya real soon. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Big Drag

Here's another unpublished oldie from the vintage vault. This was supposed to be a 7" sleeve for speed-crazed Spanish garage punk combo Los Ass Draggers featuring a track spun offa their debut LP Abbey Roadkill. Jorge from Dr. Explosion was gonna put this out on his Thunderpussy Records label but that fell through for some reason and later there was some talk about Crypt Records puttin' it out but that never happened either so it is now making its grand debut right here in the Rubber Room. More cryptic crud comin' at you real soon so... Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Recycled Trash

Just finished putting together this sleeve design for a forthcoming 7" by trashy British punks The Unreleasables. This is actually an old drawing which I have updated and kustomized for this sleeve. You can find the original version in the archives of this blog if you care to dig around a bit. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Rock Madness!

I drew this poster back in 2002 for a benefit show featuring a bunch of Winnipeg's best rock'n'roll combos. Squareheads singer and local rock legend Anthony Bueno was the instigator of this madness, which included the debut performance by local heroines The Quiffs. A bunch of these bands appeared on the Winnipeg Riot! compilation so dig up a copy of that CD if you wanna get a taste of what these shows were like. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

From Hell They Came

This one was drawn back in 1998 as the poster for the first ever Misfits show here in Winnipeg. Due to a miscommunication between the promoter and myself the posters were never printed, though some photocopies of the art were made and given away at the show. Otherwise this has remained unseen until now, so here it is in a newly scanned and colored version. Also on the bill for this show were local legends The Horribles with their street-tough brand of horror punk. If I remember rightly the photo of singer Andy O. that's on the cover of the Horribles CD was taken at this show. Anyhow, keep an eye out for more regular posting here from now on and in the meantime and in between time... Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

She's My Vampire Girl

Here's yet another drawing I did for The Independents. This was the CD label art for the Live From Murder Beach album on Amp Records. This drawing started a tradition of Merinuk drawings of sexy monster girls which have appeared on most Independents CDs since this one came out in 2003. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

It's A Long Way Back To Germany

I thought I had posted this one long ago but apparently not. It's a poster I did a couple years back for one of the shows on Electric Frankenstein's 2008 German tour. My idea here was to combine rock poster art with comix, an approach that I plan to keep experimenting with. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Full Moon Arise

Here's the tray card art for the Full Moon Arise CD by The Independents. This one came out back in 2003 on the Fastmusic label. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

More Trash

Here's another logo/drawing for Ottawa blues/garage trashters The Middens. This one will be made into some snazzy buttons certain to add a touch of elegance to your choice of formal attire whether it be tuxedo, straitjacket or birthday suit. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Living Dead Girl

This one was drawn back in 2006 and was used as label art for a CD by The Independents. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Pantychrist

Here's the tray card art for the 2005 debut CD by Hamilton, Ontario grrl punkers Pantychrist. Drummer Patty currently pounds the skins in another savage all-grrl punk rock combo, Rackula. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Final Conflict

This was the poster for a planned Winnipeg show by venerable UK anarcho-punks Conflict. The whole Conflict tour was canceled and legendary locals The Unwanted ended up headlining the show. Stay tuned for MORE ANARCHISTIC ACTION!

Creepin' In The Cavern

Just finished this poster for a local show featuring heavy punk/metal veterans Big Trouble In Little China, messed up hardcore punks Everyone's Fired!!! and one of my fave local combos, The Blowholes with their sub-aquatic girls-in-the-garage sound. Should be a pretty cool show. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Pandemonium

This one was drawn back in 1993 as a logo for my French pal Phillipe's aggro/noise/punk label Pandemonium Records. The next year he used it as the cover for a comp CD of French bands which you can see below. The coloring and layout for the CD art was credited to "Sugar & Spice" (whoever that may be). Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!

Teenage Lifestyle

This one was used as the tray card art for Rocket To You!, the 1998 debut CD by Italian pop-punkers The Manges. They often had a '50s influence on their sleeve art and posters (although not in their straight up Ramones-inspired music), so I thought this portrait of a teenage rock'n'roll fan from that era would be appropriate for their album art. A photo of the band was added to the teevee screen in the printed version. The Manges are still rockin' after all these years so check 'em out. Stay tuned for MORE ACTION!