u/Slammajadingdong69

When I look at old album covers from the 1950s and earlier, there’s a relatively basic photo of the artist(s) dressed nicely, smiling (or, sometimes not).

Fast forward to the 1970s, and now many album covers feature some psychedelic artwork that looks like it was created by someone on acid.

Was there a particular watershed moment or album that inspired other musicians to say, “Hey, we should put some cool shit besides our faces on our next album like those guys!”

I worked a gig at The Lighthouse Studios, which used to be the post office at Venice Circle. In my opinion, nothing typifies the gentrification of Venice more than this. Taking what was once a beloved historical public space, and transforming it into a bougie members-only wannabe WeWork for content creators that costs almost $6000 a year to join (not including hourly rates to actually rent certain facilities) is fucking gross.

Don’t get me wrong - it’s a cool space, but as a native Westsider who has seen said Westside split into the haves who claim to be jUsT LiKe yOuGuYzZ, and people struggling to cling to what their rent controlled apartments and homeless have-nots, this “creative space” typifies the chasm that has grown here over the last few decades.

What’s next? Charging admission to walk the Venice pier?