Logo #157: Offspring

Designed by Alan Forbes for Offspring in 2000. Not just another skull ready for inking on one's body, it's a subtle and knowing meditation on the force of one's intent; how deeply and brightly it can burn - and how easily snuffed out such schemes are when it comes to the ravages of time / life / fatigue (circle one or more). Designed for the band's "Conspiracy of One" LP, it points out that the cosmos of vengeance and lust for justice burning in one's head can be - without the support and reinforcement of like-minded individuals - doomed to failure if it's just one man tearing up the plans.

Thus, the Song of the Moment is "Friends" by Elton John.

Logo #94: The Black Crowes

About his black crows created for The Black Crowes, designer Alan Forbes reveals, "They first showed up in 1989. It was the band's idea - also, my first commercial job. At the time, the band and I wanted to make them as dirty as possible, I guess in a "'70s rock excess" kinda way. I think in the end it worked out to be a real nice logo. I have continued to work on and off since then, working it in and out of various designs." You can buy a numbered silkscreen of this particular image (done for the band's two nights of live action in Philadelphia in 1999) here for a paltry $50.