AtomicPopMonkey

BREAKING MUSIC!

I'm so excited to finally share a project I've been working on since Feb of this year. I was asked to design the cover and packaging for this brand new LP from The Cramps!

Preorder link, video, website, merch and more info at:

https://linktr.ee/thecramps

Chris Stamey has a new digital single out via - "Hey Bulldog" a cover of the Beatles tune - from his forthcoming new album "Modernism".

This track also features Jody Stephens of Big Star.

I had the honor of working with Chris on the DSP singles and album art.

"Hey Bulldog" is streaming now on Spotify, YouTube and other services

https://open.spotify.com/track/0edo30P6ViwEw6QVWx2Vs8

Fans of The Cramps ... be sure to follow and bookmark https://thecramps.com ...

There's some exciting news coming down soon! I've been working on this secret project for a few months now and will be able to share more info very soon!

Huge thank yous to Larry Hardy and Henry Rollins for having me be part of this ... it's gonna blow fan's minds!

Hot off the presses! I got to do the packaging design for this new release from In The Red / 2.13.61! I had a great time working with Larry Hardy and Henry Rollins on this one!

In The Red is proud to announce another collaboration with Henry Rollins’ 2.13.61. This four song 12” is a ripper! It comes in two alternate color covers with vinyl to match.

On June 16, 2025, I saw this UK Subs multi-track demo tape for sale on eBay, of all places. I got it and sent a photo of the front cover of the tape box, which informs the back cover of this 12” to Pete Davies to see what he might remember. He said it looked legit. I took the tape to Infrasonic Sound, a great studio in Nashville, Tennessee and asked engineer Pete Lyman if he could transfer the tape. Days later, he sent Ian MacKaye and I a rough mix of the session. I was stoked to hear that three of the four tracks were unreleased. I contacted Ian and suggested we take the tracks to Don Zientara’s Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia (where we made our first records decades ago) to mix them. On September 30 there we were with Don. Due to the tracks being so well recorded, and the band playing so incredibly, our first mix began to take shape very quickly. Part way into the session, Eddie Janney (Untouchables, Faith, Rites Of Spring, One Last Wish, Happy Go Licky, Skewbald) arrived to sit in and we had another Subs fan in attendance. Together, we finished mixing the last two tracks. We brought the mixes to Pete Lyman for mastering. I wrote Charlie and asked his permission to unleash the tracks and he said go ahead. So, here we are with three unreleased UK Subs tunes and a new mix of Same Thing. Studio kicks, indeed! These songs are finally where they should be—with you. – Henry Rollins

Tracks:
Brand New Age
Kicks
Emotional Blackmail Pt. 1
Same Thing

Get yours now at:
https://intheredrecords.com

The news is out! Flatiron Recordings will be releasing a new album by Chris Stamey this June! It's called Modernism.
I had a really fun and creative time working with Chris on the cover and packaging design / layout.
Here's some information about it:

https://wildfiremusic.net/2026/04/05/chris-stamey-returns-with-radio-loving-modernism-celebrating-the-60s-and-70s/

Though it hasn't been formally announced, I did the design work for a new 7" single from Chris Stamey (The dB's, Big Star and more ...) which is a brilliant and lovely cover of Waterloo Sunset by the Kinks.

It's available for pre-order from a bunch of places like , and more! Release date is early May.

We started work on this in Sept. of last year, and life being the funny thing it is, The Kinks are currently trending due to some silly comment Moby made about their song "Lola."

Having done a couple of tour posters and t-shirt designs for Dave Davis - it just all seems amusing to me as far as the odd timing of it all.

I actually did some web work for a Moby related project over a decade ago – so in a freaky way - I'm somehow connected to every point of this pop music trifecta controversy.

I'm definitely team Kinks and Chris on this one!

Life can be a weird random connect the dots sometimes!