Releases we love
Personal mini-zines and a photography collection (Editor's Picks — March 5, 2025)
Editor's Picks (March 5, 2025)
Yancey Strickler
Metalabel Director
Creative practices
How do I promote my art?
Yesterday morning we woke up to an email from a creator we’d supported on Metalabel: Lavisha Jain, who recently released a series of digital marks and prints. Their email read: This email is a form of thanking you for buying my art pieces. This keeps me motivated to create
Podcast
New Creative Era Episode 03: Why collaboration should feel like a conspiracy
This week in New Creative Era, Josh and Yancey dive into the topic of collaboration. What have we learned about collaboration? How have we become part of collaborative projects? What went well? What didn’t? Why do the best ones feel like a conspiracy? Listen here, Apple, Spotify, or wherever
Releases we love
Stars in the sky remind us of death (Editor's Picks — Feb 26, 2025)
(Editor's Picks — Feb 26, 2025)
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 THE STORY From running underground electronic music events in Sydney to leading major cultural institutions like ACMI and the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt, Seb Chan has dedicated his career to supporting creative
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 happened this week when pop star Chappell Roan did something unexpected during her Grammy’s speech on Sunday: she told an uncomfortable truth. I told myself if I ever won