Category Archives: Designed By Peter Saville

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Ultravox Go There: “The Collection” In Ultrabox Form Coming In December ’25

Knock me over with a feather! When the Blank + Jones remix EP of “Love’s Great Adventure” manifested last month I mistakenly pegged it for the very last tracks to be issued from the “Lament” ultrabox campaign. What it really … Continue reading

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Andrew Krivine’s “Reversing Into The Future: New Wave Graphics 1977-1990” Covered The Often Fine Distinctions Between Punk, Post-Punk, And New Wave Design

Andrew Krivine: Reversing Into The Future – New Wave Graphics 1977-1990 – UK – hardcover [2021] Andrew Krivine laid the cards on the table. He had intended for a New Wave section in the “Too Fast To Live, Too Young … Continue reading

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Andrew Krivine’s “Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die: Punk + Post-Punk Graphics 1976-1986” Is A Weighty Tome Encompassing The Many Schools Of Design Attached To The Music Of The Period

Andrew Krivine: Too Fast To Live, Too Young To Die – Punk And Post-Punk Graphics 1976-1986 – UK – hardcover [2020] I had written about this book when I got wind of its imminent release in five years ago. While … Continue reading

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Torn Apart: Punk + New Wave Graphics, Fashion + Culture 1976-1986 @Orlando Museum Of Art

It was over a month ago when I found myself traveling to Orlando, Florida not for a roots check, but to visit the Orlando Museum of Art on the final [HELD OVER!] day of the third, and largest, exhibit of … Continue reading

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Ten Years Ago, The World Became A Little Less STRANGE [pt. 2]

Steve Harrington was a Welsh music fan swept up in the drama of Punk Rock sweeping across the UK, even in relatively quiet and bucolic Wales. Seeing the Sex Pistols in 1976 lit a fire, and he was soon booking … Continue reading

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Torn Apart: Punk + New Wave Graphics, Fashion & Culture, 1976 – 86 In Expanded Museum Show…HELD OVER!

Great Googley Moogley! Sometimes I am late to the game. I can’t know everything, in spite of my advanced age. And maybe I’m not on the A-list of certain PR firms. But when the lauded Andrew Kirvine archive of Punk … Continue reading

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2024: The Year In Buying Music [part 2]

[…continued from last post] 2024 BUYING STATS Total titles purchased: 185 [↑78% 2023]Total expenditures: $1201.55 [↑87% 2023]Average cost: $6.25/title [↑3.6% 2023] I spent a lot of money on music this year. More than I have in a while and more … Continue reading

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