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Step into the blacklight

Step into the blacklight

Fireflies, ocean phosphorescence, those glow-in-the-dark stars that stick to the ceiling: most of us learn as children that  glow in...

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New albums, classic visuals

New albums, classic visuals

The aesthetic of a band is is made of more than just the sounds on their album. It’s also encompasses their live...

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Andy Warhol: Art meets advertising

Andy Warhol: Art meets advertising

Long before The Factory, the $100 million sale of the “Eight Elvises” painting and the expression “fifteen minutes of fame,”...

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Who needs color?

Who needs color?

One of rock’s all-time icons turned 66 on January 8. And to celebrate, he stunned the world—rather than selling it...

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Art + Fashion

Art + Fashion

While I was in Paris last spring, I visited the exhibition White Drama at Les Docks Cité de la Mode...

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How Music & Art Shape Bond Films

How Music & Art Shape Bond Films

Adele’s win for “Skyfall” as Best Original Song at the Oscars in February was the latest success in a long line...

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The art of album liner notes

The art of album liner notes

The booklet that accompanies a CD is, at first glance, all about the words. Lyrics, acknowledgements and credits. But the...

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Less is More: Minimalist Album Art

Less is More: Minimalist Album Art

  In the same way that all movies don’t have to have car chases and explosions, all designs don’t have...

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Designer of the West Coast Punk Aesthetic: Raymond Pettibon

Designer of the West Coast Punk Aesthetic: Raymond Pettibon

  While his brother Greg Ginn was assaulting eardrums with his band Black Flag, Raymond Pettibon was defining the look...

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Ally of the Year Runner-Up Radtodeath

Ally of the Year Runner-Up Radtodeath

John Bailey (aka radtodeath) lives in Grand Rapids, Mich., which (this time of year) he describes as cold and gloomy....

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