That bird
January 18, 2006 on 11:06 pm | In Uncategorized |Has anyone else noticed that graffiti drawing of a bird with the word ‘Listen’ beside it around Edmonton, particularly the Strathcona area? I seem to be seeing this everywhere, walls, newspaper boxes, buildings, and other. I haven’t gone to check it out for sure, but I seem to remember that this sybmol is that of Blackbird Music on Whyte Ave. And if it is their symbol, is it store employees going around painting the town with birds? Is this some kind of modern advertising stunt where companies pay off kids to go gleefully into the streets with spray paint in hand? Actually, some seem to have been done with a paintbrush, rather than spray paint. Quite a curious matter.
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I keep hearing that its a promotional/advertising thing by listen records
Comment by allan — January 19, 2006 #
Yes, it is listen records, not Blackbyrd. I’m convinced that it has to be an intentional advertising campaign, and not just some guy who likes the store. There are just too many of them for it not to be advertising.
“Here’s $50, go tag our logo all over town, okay?”
Comment by adam — January 21, 2006 #
Well thanks for clearing that up for me guys.
Comment by Andrew — January 24, 2006 #
it has nothing to do with either.
he is just a grafitti artist that is promoiting “beautification”
he was heard on CJSR clearifing that he is working for neither listen or blackbird, or the fact that his message has anything to do with music.
personally i think he is trying to tell everyone to stop and just listen. I think that his listen birds (the larger works) are placed in very stratigic location to give you the optimum urban cross nature sound escape. Try it out under the highlevel bridge.
v.
Comment by vasyl — January 25, 2006 #