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The Daily Heller: The Blues in Black & White
Tony was interviewed by New York Times art director and author Steven Heller
Severed: The True Story of the Black Dahlia
Tony has written a new Afterword to Severed, John Gilmore’s landmark true-crime book on the Black Dahlia, available now from Amok Books
Mississippi Delta Blues Museum
The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records Illustrated by Tony Mostrom
Visit Artwork on this site to see Anthony Mostrom’s original drawings for sale
Here’s a first-look opportunity to experience an historic Grammy award winning collaboration between Jack White’s Third Man and John Fahey’s Revenant: ‘The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records Volume 1, 1917-27.’ Both volumes won Grammy awards for ‘Best Historical Box Set’ and for Art Direction.
Calling this a boxed set would be like calling the Grand Canyon a hole in the ground. It is a 2-volume omnibus of words, images and music – including books, LPs, a proprietary app and more – all housed in a cabinet-of-wonder handcrafted from oak that tells the curious tale of Paramount Records. The label, founded by the Wisconsin Chair company, amassed one of the most potent archives of American music. Volume 2 was released in Nov 2014.
Paramount Records Discussion on Charlie Rose:
Other Paramount Records links on YouTube:
Links from Jack White’s Thirdman Records:
The NY Times ran an in-depth feature in the Sunday Arts section, calling it “spectacular,” and Rolling Stone has deemed it “unprecedented.”
The Wall Street Journal and The LA Times ran pieces as well.