Category Archives: Film and Music

Animation straight from the sketchbook

By Toby | Published: April 10, 2013

The forthcoming title Animation Sketchbooks takes readers inside the private sketchbooks of some of the world’s most inventive, innovative and admired contemporary animators. In this article, author Laura Heit profiles a selection of artists from the book and reveals the final fruits of their work. ‘It is a rare thing that you get to see [...]

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The Rolling Stones 50 book hits the eBookshelf!

By Toby | Published: October 23, 2012

Following this summer’s incredible worldwide success of The Rolling Stones 50, the only official 50th anniversary book of the greatest rock’n’roll band in the world, Thames & Hudson is delighted to announce the release of the enhanced eBook, one which is set to shape things to come in the world of digital publishing. Created and [...]

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A trip down memory lane

By Toby | Published: July 31, 2012

Here is Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood taking a look at the official book of The Rolling Stones 50th anniversary, The Rolling Stones 50, and chatting about the good old days, from Ronnie’s first gig on the back of a flatbed truck to the massive A Bigger Bang stage. The Rolling Stones 50, published by [...]

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Somerset House exhibition celebrates 50 years of The Rolling Stones

By Toby | Published: July 31, 2012

As part of the celebrations marking fifty years of the Rolling Stones, including the launch of the official anniversary book The Rolling Stones 50, Somerset House is hosting a major exhibition of iconic photographs of the band throughout the years. Thames & Hudson was invited to the East Wing Gallery of Somerset House to get [...]

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Creating The Rolling Stones 50 window display

By Toby | Published: July 16, 2012

To celebrate the launch of The Rolling Stones 50, Thames & Hudson has created a special window display at Foyles on Charing Cross Road, London, UK. Check out this short video for a behind-the-scenes look at how it all came together. The Rolling Stones 50 is available from our website for £29.95. Music: ‘Baby, Please [...]

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The Rolling Stones 50 video: On the press

By Toby | Published: July 3, 2012

Thames & Hudson Production Manager Ginny Liggit went to China to oversee the production of The Rolling Stones 50. Watch this video for a behind-the-scenes look at how a book gets made, and download the transcript of Ginny’s narration here. Tweet

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The Rolling Stones 50: The Making of the Cover

By Toby | Published: April 18, 2012

The cover of our new book, The Rolling Stones: 50, was realised through a collaborative effort between artist Ian Wright and the art direction team at Studio Fury. Here is the story behind it. Ian and Stephen Kennedy (creative director at Studio Fury) first worked together on album art for Ian Brown’s ‘Golden Greats’. When [...]