Episodes

  • Pro Panel - Rating album covers with the pros

    Pro Panel - Rating album covers with the pros
    Jun 29 2024
    In this special episode of the Judged by the Cover podcast, we invite five music/entertainment industry professionals to put their expertise to the test. Join us as our guests blind judge a selection of album covers, rating each one out of 10 purely on visual appeal. But that's not all—they also take a shot at guessing the music genre behind each cover! The panel includes music producer Brent, local podcaster Iggy, artist Finding Zero, and band members Sydney and Brayden from In the Company of Wolves. Tune in for insightful critiques, surprising genre guesses, and a whole lot of fun as we explore the fascinating world of album art from a fresh perspective.
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Is this the most iconic album cover of all time...? Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

    Is this the most iconic album cover of all time...? Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
    Jun 14 2024
    In this episode of the Judged by the Cover podcast, hosts Josh and Phil dive into the world of Pink Floyd's legendary Dark Side of the Moon. With an iconic album cover like this, there is a lot to talk about. Josh also drops a hot take about Wolfgang Van Halen, and asks the question - Is he (Wolfgang) more talented than his father Eddie...? Check it out to hear our thoughts!!!
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    40 mins
  • Record Store Day 2024 @ Retro Vinyl Records

    Record Store Day 2024 @ Retro Vinyl Records
    Apr 26 2024
    To celebrate Record Store Day 2024 the guys stop in at Retro Vinyl Records, in Chattanooga, to hang out with Scott and talk all things music, vinyl records and album covers. We got a bonus interview with Scotts daughter Dala who is a huge Red Hot Chili Peppers fan, and her love of all things music.
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    43 mins
  • Look at this photograph - photos on album covers

    Look at this photograph - photos on album covers
    Mar 29 2024
    Unfortunately this is not an episode on your favorite Nickelback album, but we are looking at photographs on album covers. Join Josh & Phil as we talk about some of the best practices, and things to think about when using a photo on your album cover. In this episode we also revive our Near Miss segment where we discuss a genre that is a repeat offender in their use of photos that look like bad high school senior portraits. Grab your popcorn and settle in, we have a fun one for you today!!! Video Episode
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    49 mins
  • Music Discovery - Coming Home by the Dangerous Summer

    Music Discovery - Coming Home by the Dangerous Summer
    Feb 26 2024
    On todays episode of the Judged by the Cover podcast, we are doing a little music discovery. I (Josh) spent some time digging through crates of vinyl at my 3 favorite record stores in town, and picked up some albums based solely on the cover art. We are focusing on one of those albums today by the band The Dangerous Summer, and it's their album from 2022 called Coming Home. This was easily one of the most fun experiences I have had in discovering new music, and can’t wait for y’all to check it out! Youtube Video Digital Content
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    31 mins
  • Judged by the Cover - Best of 2023

    Judged by the Cover - Best of 2023
    Jan 26 2024
    Welcome to the first Judged by the Cover of 2024!! With a new year come big changes, so everyone give a warm welcome to our new co-host Phil Hyland! Phil has been on the show before as a guest, and he brings a totally different music perspective and energy to the show that I'm really excited about. Join us in this episode as we discuss some of our favorites of 2023 in album cover design, physical packaging, music and so much more!! Make sure to also check out the liner notes page using the link below to view all the digital content for this episode. Digital Content
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    46 mins
  • The Ugly Christmas Sweater Edition

    The Ugly Christmas Sweater Edition
    Dec 22 2023
    There is no shortage of interesting Christmas album covers, and in this episode of the Judged by the Cover podcast we take a look at 3 of the most unusual ones! Get ready to learn about some great Christmas albums with questionable album covers, and hopefully learn something about them you didn't know before. A link to the digital content will down below as usual. Have a merry Christmas and thanks for listening!! Digital Content
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    22 mins
  • I Never Knew - Brent Crowe Interview

    I Never Knew - Brent Crowe Interview
    Nov 10 2023
    We have finally reached our 10th episode!!! Today is another special interview episode of the Judged by the Cover podcast, and this time it is with a great friend of mine Brent Crowe! Brent is an amazing song writer, musician, producer and owner of the studio Backbeat Sound Design here in Chattanooga TN. The conversation ranges from song writing, to production and recording knowledge, and as always we discuss the importance of branding, album covers, and some of Brent's favorite album covers. We discuss one of my favorite cover art project I Never Knew, which is a song Brent wrote, and give you some behind the scene info in how that cover came to be. Brent has been a super supporter of me and what I'm doing with JW Creates and Judged by the Cover from the beginning, so it is really awesome to spotlight who Brent is. Digital Content
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    1 hr and 25 mins