Rock n Roll Coloring Books
by Brian Brooks
The series began as part of the Paul McCartney Art Club: a purposeful indulgence in making self-indulgent fan zines that were proudly out of touch and out of step with the fine art education I was receiving at the time. The subject matter was “brain dead,” culturally speaking—on purpose—but the obsession and dedication were completely sincere. This lead to cease-and-desist from Paul McCartney’s lawyers after I sent them copies. [Link]
This series then opened up to my other obsessions of the times, and soon gained traction on fan sites of some of the bands I was riffing on., leading to a SF Weekly write up that accurately captures a productive 27-year-old Brian.
Paul McCartney Art Club
Paul McCartney Songs 4/95
Paul McCartneys Right Eye 7/95
Paul McCartney Plays Sports 10/96
1997
4/21 The Rutles Exercise Coloring Book
5/6 Grateful Dead California Gold Rush Coloring Book
5/29 The Residents Medieval Coloring Book
7/13 Frank Zappa Does Sports Coloring Book
10/9 Yoko Ono Drives Trucks Coloring Book
1999
2/12 The Baatles: Baa Ewe Sheep Is Lamb
3/2 Earn Enough For Us: XTC Supplementing Their Income, 1993-1998
8/24 Morrissey Gets a Job
11/2 This Is My Book By David Byrne by Brian Brooks
11/21 David Bowie’s Lamest Halloween Costumes