Two Lismore men have banded together to compile one of the regions most comprehensive collections of band poster art in a 327 page full-colour book titled 'Stick 'Em Up'.

Local drummer Ned Cain said the project came about from a love of collecting band art since childhood.

"My Dad was very DIY and made his own printing press where he'd screen print all his own band's posters in Sydney in the '70s,"

"I started gigging around '08 but have always saved the band poster's from all the gig's around the area," 

Together with Matt Mason the two musicians have painstakingly assembled and published a book brimming with the best band poster art from across the Northern Rivers.

"Matt came back from the 50th anniversary Jazz Fest in New Orleans with memorabilia and poster books and we got talking about producing something like that here,"

Ned already had a sound collection of band art and gig posters from 2008 - 2020.

"Matt had posters from the '70s and '80s so we've put them all together in the one book," 

For the next eighteen months the men complied the posters to deliver them in an historic keepsake.

Featuring over 400 posters and more than 500 bands, 'Stick 'Em Up' captures a significant piece of the Northern River's music scene. 

"It's a snapshot of Lismore’s amazing music history and its evolution and resilience over the past four decades with posters from 1977 up until 2020," Mr Cain said.

Owner of Northern Rivers Collectables Adam Bailey said they've gone through a box already within the first week of it being released.

"We're blown away, so many people, of all ages have come in looking for it because they either played in a band or know someone that did,"

"We've had people in their 20s up to folks in their 70s come in and buy one," 

"We've got another box coming in next week."

Get your copy in Lismore from The BunnyHole, Northern Rivers Collectables and The Audio Room or online at https://nedlandstudio.com/shop/stickemup