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Rick Poynor|Essays
The Art of Punk and the Punk Aesthetic
Punk has two graphic histories: Punk: An Aesthetic and The Art of Punk. What conclusions do they draw?
Jessica Helfand|Essays
The Karaoke Effect
The illusory bubble populated by thousands of fame-seekers who fervently believe in their own righteous, if highly fictional talent.
Debbie Millman|Audio
Nico Muhly
Debbie talks to composer Nico Muhly about his music and about the musicians who interpret it.
Adrian Shaughnessy|Essays
Innovation in banality
Searching the stacks of "library music"
Debbie Millman|Audio
Amanda Palmer
Debbie talks to Amanda about her wild and wandering path to the rock stage, and about how behind her artistic ambitions is the drive to feel real.
Adrian Shaughnessy|Essays
Music by the Numbers
Listening in the Digital Age
Rob Walker|Essays
An Album-Packaging Feast
A delicious viral tribute to a gut-bomb ZZ Top album-packaging image from the vinyl era
Rick Poynor|Exposure
Exposure: Cabaret de l'Enfer by Harry C. Ellis
The ghoulish cavern in the villa of Ormen
Rick Poynor|Exposure
Exposure: Grace Jones by Jean-Paul Goude
Beauty, androgyny, and threat
Debbie Millman|Audio
Morley
On this episode of Design Matters Debbie Millman talks to Morley about her songs of social change.
Rob Walker|Essays
The Music Video, Rebooted
How digital-era aesthetics are making music videos worth watching again
John Foster|Accidental Mysteries
Blues, Baptisms, and Prison Farms: The Lomax Snapshots of 1934-1950
Blues, Baptisms, and Prison Farms: The Lomax Snapshots of 1934-1950
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