Music

Debbie Millman|Audio

David Lee Roth

On this epsiode Debbie talks to David Lee Roth about his childhood, about his long career and his new skincare business, and about how he has avoided crashing, like so many other rock stars. “To be perfectly fair, I’ve had my …

Steven Heller|Reviews

The Rolling Thunder Revue Unreview

Steven Heller on the power artists and designers have to move us.

Michael Bierut|Audio

S5E12: Dmitri Siegel

Dmitri Siegel is vice president of global brand at Sonos.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Shirley Manson

Debbie talks to singer-songwriter Shirley Manson about her career, her music, and the long road that got her where she is today.

Michael Bierut|Audio

Episode 85: Midsummer Music

Musical theater, soundtracks, Bach’s Goldberg Variations, Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in D Minor, and more.

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Paul Moore

“Streaming has shocked new life into the music industry and the vinyl we all hold dear to our hearts. Now the platform is finding a new generation of ardent fans. As designers, that’s where we can influence a movement.”

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Emily Batson

“A key part of my job is collaboration. I enjoy the negotiation of finding a concept that truly works.”

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Frank Ockenfels 3

“I am a true believer of creating in the moment.”

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Lawrence Azerrad

It‘s June, and you know what that means—the unofficial kick-off of summer concert season. This month, we examine design and music, and why fans everywhere benefit when these creative industries work in concert.

Debbie Millman|Audio

Erin McKeown

Debbie talks to muscian, playwright, and activist Erin McKeown about the ups and downs in her career, and about writing a musical for the first time.

Jessica Barness|Essays

Dancin’ to a New Tune: The Subversive, Entrepreneurial Flexi Disc

The story of the flexi disc vinyl record is an intertwining of manufacturing, form, content, and publication.

Lilly Smith|Interviews

Chain Letters: Julian Alexander

What made Julian Alexander become a designer, and what was it like working with 50 Cent during the start of his career?