Releases we love
Stars in the sky remind us of death (Editor's Picks — Feb 26, 2025)
(Editor's Picks — Feb 26, 2025)
Yancey Strickler
Metalabel Director
Creative practices
No permission needed
The long game is the real game
Podcast
New Creative Era Episode 02: How to tell the story of your work
A conversation about how to have a conversation about what you creatively do
Releases we love
Be the timeline where you follow through (Editor's Picks — Feb 19, 2025)
(Editor's Picks — Feb 19, 2025)
Podcast
New Creative Era Episode 01: How to create context and release your work
The first episode of a new podcast from Joshua Citarella, Yancey Strickler, and Metalabel
Creative practices
The economics of self-publishing a book on Metalabel
A deep dive into the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet
Q&As
Q&A: Collector Seb Chan on supporting creative networks
COLLECTORS WHO GET IT
Collector: Seb Chan
Metalabel Collection Size: 11 and counting
Latest Collect: LORE by Future Commerce
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Releases we love
Is it a rose or an arrow? (Editor's Picks — Feb 5, 2025)
Editor's Picks (Feb 5, 2025)
Creative practices
Chappell Roan’s Grammy speech and the need for creative agency
The right comment from the right person in the right venue can completely change a conversation.
That’s what’s
Releases we love
A phone of the artist as a young brutalist (Editor's Picks — Jan 29, 2025)
Editor's Picks (Jan 29, 2025)
Releases we love
Ceiling cat surprises you. You are now paralyzed. (Editor's Picks — Jan 22, 2025)
Editor's Picks (Jan 22, 2025)
Releases we love
In praise of wet-book e-angels
Editor's Picks (Jan 15, 2025)
Creative practices
Stop posting, start releasing: The 2025 Creative Playbook
In December, an artist on Metalabel sold out an entire collection of NYC garbage — literal trash from the streets of
About Metalabel
The Metalabel rabbit hole
Want to understand where this project is coming from and going? A good place to start.
Creative practices
What we want in 2025
New year, new dreams
Releases we love
The best things come to those who egg
Editor's Picks (Dec 18, 2025)
Creative practices
Creative work is changing in ways you can feel good about
The power of releasing, why small is beautiful, and the advantages of cooperation
Releases we love
On finding your garbage
Editor's Picks (Dec 11, 2025)
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