Music

Debbie Millman|Audio

John Flansburgh

John Flansburgh on being the son of a modernist architect, designing album covers for They Might Be Giants and of course, making music.

Rick Poynor|Essays

On My Shelf: Continuum’s 33 1/3 Series

The 33 1/3 books about classic albums are a perfect example of how design can help focus an editorial idea.

Michael Bierut|Essays

At the Movies with Javier Mariscal

Chico & Rita is a new animated film by Spanish designer Javier Mariscal and director Fernando Trueba.

Adrian Shaughnessy|Essays

Minotaurs in Suburban England

English designer Vaughan Oliver met Adrian Shaughnessy to show him preliminary work on a deluxe Pixies box set called Minotaur.

Rob Walker|Essays

Hearing Things

I have seen the future of rock and roll, and it’s merch. Of course, band-branded merchandise has been a major part of the music business, big and small, for years.

Rob Walker|Essays

The Song Decoders

Pandora, is convinced it can guide you, to music that you like. The premise is that your favorite songs can be stripped to parts and reverse-engineered.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Icon Review: Attila

At the Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Attila, the applause starts before the curtain rises.

Rob Walker|Essays

Hitting Rewind on the Cassette Tape

The romance associated with vinyl seems to apply to its longtime analog rival, the cassette.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Trip Down Memory Lane

In my ongoing project to give my son as much of a 1970s childhood as possible, we recently ran across all of the 1968 animated film, Yellow Submarine.

Rick Poynor|Exposure

Exposure: Luigi Russolo’s Noise Machines

Sonic conjurors of experimental music

Debbie Millman|Audio

Kaki King

Debbie talks to musician Kaki King about her collaborations, her career, and performing and composing.

Steven Heller|Essays

Command Records’ Design Distinction

Command Records covers are striking for the graphic and branding power of the abstract format.