Hugh Syme
The Best Album Covers: 100 Pioneering Record Designs
From indelible images to perfect portraits, the 100 greatest album covers provoke and awe just as much as the contents inside.
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Features3 months ago‘A Farewell To Kings’: How Rush Became Prog Rock Royalty
Released at the height of punk, ‘A Farewell To Kings’ nevertheless proved that Rush could make music on their own terms, and take it into the charts.
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Features1 year ago
Branding The Band: The Rise Of Logos In Music
From Chicago’s Coca-Cola inspired logo to The Rolling Stones’ iconic lips and the mascots of metal, great logos can embody the very essence of a band.
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News1 year ago
Designer Hugh Syme Tells The Story Behind Rush’s ‘Permanent Waves’
The Canadian rockers’ landmark album, and its iconic cover, turn 40 this year.
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Features1 year ago
Hugh ‘Starman’ Syme Talks His Iconic Covers For Rush
Hugh Syme has been synonymous with Rush since 1975. He shares his memories of working with “a band that dared to deviate from the norm.”
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News3 years ago
40th Anniversary Rush Celebrations Continue With Deluxe ‘Hemispheres’
The band's classic sixth album from 1978 reappears in multiple formats with countless extras.
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Features5 years ago
‘Starman’ High Syme’s Best Of Rush
The stand-out tracks from Rush’s studio albums, exclusively picked for uDiscover by designer Hugh Syme, the creator of the band’s iconic ‘Starman’ emblem.
