{"id":3097,"date":"2014-12-10T05:06:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-10T05:06:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/?p=3097"},"modified":"2017-02-11T15:27:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-11T15:27:53","slug":"t-a-z-blog-lollapalooza-1993-a-look-back-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limitedruns.com\/blog\/rock-gig\/t-a-z-blog-lollapalooza-1993-a-look-back-2\/","title":{"rendered":"T.A.Z. BLOG
LOLLAPALOOZA 1993 – A Look Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s take a flannel-filled trip to the early \u201890s. A resplendent moment in time filled with Doc Martens, the invention of the Walkman and the inception of the internet, the release of Pearl Jam\u2019s second album, Vs., and, yes, hallelujah, the third incarnation of Perry Farrell\u2019s travelling music festival, the legendary LOLLAPALOOZA. Arguably one of the very best Lollapalooza line-ups ever,<\/a> according to both Jim Evans and SPIN Magazine, the 1993 concert included such 1990\u2019s phenom headliners as Dinosaur Jr., Alice in Chains, Primus, Tool, Rage Against the Machine, Front 242, and Arrested Development.<\/p>\n

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TAZ, working with Farrell, Marc Geiger (Lollapalooza co-founder, current head of William Morris Endeavor\u2019s music division and agent for the likes of David Byrne, Lady Gaga, and Jack White, among so many others) and Goldenvoice, created the 1993 concert\u2019s posters and art.<\/p>\n

TAZ not only created the poster (shown below), but also a series of giant cartoon panels as part of a traveling art show (shown below)– a comic story titled \u201cHot Rod to Hell,\u201d it conveyed the concept of Lollapalooza via graphics: \u201cCrazy kids living to a wild rock and roll beat\u201d and \u201cA circus with a scent of evil.\u201d In a recent interview with Primus guitarist Larry LaLonde in Alternative Nation<\/a>, he aptly and succinctly describes the Lollapalooza 1993: \u201cIt was just a crazy atmosphere\u2014Lollapalooza was kind of a new thing then . . . It was really like a traveling circus.\u201d
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L\u2019Imagerie Gallery, based in North Hollywood, had put together a TAZ booth displaying and selling some of the TAZ music posters to date – including Helmet, Porno for Pyros, and Superchunk, as well as the 40th<\/sup> poster TAZ produced, the 1993 Lollapalooza poster. The L\u2019Imagerie TAZ booth was manned by (at that time) upcoming and relatively unknown poster artist EMEK, now a close friend of Jim Evans\u2019s and a massively successful and celebrated artist EMEK, wearing a blue polo shirt and shades, can be seen smirking in the booth\u2019s background.
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Since these halcyon days of 1993, EMEK has become known as \u201cthe thinking man\u2019s poster artist,\u201d creating posters for the Beastie Boys, B.B. King, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, and so many other alternative and punk musicians, and, in 2007, had his work listed among Billboard\u2019s top 25 rock posters of all time.<\/p>\n

December 9, 2014<\/h6>\n
November 24, 2014
\n<\/em>The Story of SAW and TAZ
\nThe SAW and TAZ adventure is one that goes a decade deep.<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u00a0For this famously gruesome horror film, Jim Evans\/TAZ brought the iconic, devilishly cruel clown puppet to life in his chilling poster interpretation for the film\u2019s initial release back in 2004.\u00a0 From that day onward, this familiar, rather terrifying image of the SAW clown became enmeshed in pop culture – emblazoned across t-shirts, hoodies, tanks, and, of course, posters.<\/p>\n

Working with Lionsgate Films\u2019 ….. read more<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Jim Evans, founder of the T.A.Z. collaboration, which created hundreds of rock gig posters, record sleeves, and rock ephemera,\u00a0has been working on new posters including his recent double sided Limited Edition signed and numbered T.A.Z. Pearl Jam poster.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Read more about this…<\/a><\/p>\n

But Jim and T.A.Z. have been working behind the scenes creating unique posters for a number of film studios. \u00a0Here are a few that stand out:<\/p>\n

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles<\/strong>
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The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have always been a cool comic myth, and represent the kind of characters that an artist loves to have a chance at interpreting. When Paramount called and told me about their idea for the Legend of the Yokai, I got pretty excited. They wanted a number of different artists to visualize one of the more nobel aspects of the Turtles. \u00a0I choose brotherhood, and took the opportunity to pay homage to my favorite pop poster artist Tadanori Yokoo with a wild psychedelic design.<\/p>\n

Saw<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Lionsgate 10th anniversary release of the film Saw as designed by T.A.Z. \u00a0If you like Saw or if you’re a fan of horror films,\u00a0try these<\/a><\/p>\n

T.A.Z. works with Beck and L7<\/strong>
\n\"\"<\/a>T.A.Z. has worked with many great artist including Beck and L7.<\/p>\n

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Click here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to see the complete collection of T.A.Z. work<\/p>\n

Continue to follow this blog for updates on TAZ.<\/p>\n

Sign-up for our\u00a0newsletter<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>and get\u00a0news, updates and special offers<\/p>\n

For lovers of Vintage Posters, Photography and Art — Limited Runs!<\/em><\/h4>\n

Limited Runs, the premier destination for discovering and buying the best in original vintage posters, print art and fine art photography, continues to add new items to the site every day and each week we feature some of our latest additions of original vintage film, advertising and rock posters, art prints and photography.<\/p>\n

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