From the simpler hand drawn stickers to the more complicated arty pieces, I love Sticker-Art. I never actively went looking for them, until a few weeks ago when Bean and I were out for some errands. We came across a cool sticker, stuck to a wall in an alley, of the top half of a cute little monster face peaking out. I don’t actually know the little guy is a monster but I like to think he’s peaking out from the dark nether regions of the city. It made my day, and I started paying more attention to these forms of urban adornment. I mentioned to Bean that if I had the time and I wasn’t so lazy, I’d start a sticker-art site called ‘Decal On My Sticker’ after the perplexing Whirlwind Heat song.

A few years ago the Sympathetic Sounds Of Detroit compilation album introduced us to the cacophony of experimental rock band Whirlwind Heat. We’ve seen them play once when they supported The White Stripes back in 2003 and decided our tastes weren’t developed enough (yet?) to truly appreciate their sound. I do, however, enjoy “Decal On My Sticker” a whole lot. I may not always get the band, but, much like the stickers, I do appreciate their quirkiness and creativity. Their third album came out this summer, but what I really want is a copy of the EP they made with Lightspeed Champion last year as Lightspeed Heat – I find this collaboration utterly fascinating.

   Whirlwind Heat – Decal On My Sticker