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New Creative Era - Podcast

Seven things we want from a new creative era

New Creative Era episode 11

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We’re all ears

We normally send an email out every Tuesday sharing what’s on our mind. But lately we’ve found ourselves talking so much, we’re more interested in hearing what someone else has to say. So we’re choosing to leave this space intentionally blank. Instead, we’d love to know what you’re thinking about. What’s interesting to you right now? What can you not stop thinking/worrying/wondering about? Reply or leave a comment and let us know. For a little extra inspiration, check out this piece we wrot

A conversation is the start of something

A new release from Metalabel Press on the creative life

The Creative Century

We’re now 25 years into the 21st century. A quarter of the way through. What will define it? The internet? Cell phones? AI? Sure. But there’s another one: creativity. Few ideas have reshaped our world more this century than creativity. We think of it as an eternal ideal that’s been with us forever. That’s not the case. The word “creativity” entered the dictionary in 1966. Yes, 1966. The concept was first developed in the 1940s by Defense Department researchers trying to identify independ

This is the beginning of a new world

0:00 /0:36 1× As part of our continued Spring/Summer celebration, we invited Metalabel visitors to tell us what they think: are we more DOOM or BLOOM? In the first week, the people of the internet have spoken: When people vote, they're invited to leave a comment. These two comments feel reflective of where each group stands: Both are true. The world is so big and chaotic it's all true. Which is why what we choose to see, believe in, and put our energy

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S/S 2025

Spring/Summer 2025 is the marker of a new chapter, a universe where Metalabel is all of ours together, to build and use and iterate on as we see fit. 34 artists are choosing to BLOOM with us, with new releases until August aggregated here.

6 releases

Collectives in action

A small selection of collectives shaping the new creative era.

12 releases

Curated by Molly Soda

Brooklyn-based internet performance artist Molly Soda—known for exploring the boundaries of reality, performance, and physical space—curates a series of releases for the Metalabel universe.

22 releases

Curated by Danielle Paterson

Danielle Paterson is an art tech curator, advisor, and researcher. She curates world-builders and transient creators who navigate subcultures, digital mythologies, and spiritual frameworks to envision alternate realities and collective futures.

6 releases

Curated by Josh Citarella

Artist and writer Josh Citarella curates new work across collectives and mediums for release on Metalabel.

20 releases

Conjugated forms

Artists from around the world translating their ideas across forms as creative exploration. Books becoming films becoming music becoming art becoming fashion becoming _______. A curated selection by the Metalabel Squad.

14 releases

Print isn't dead

In the face of major downsizing and consolidation across the industry, these young contemporary magazine and projects are trailblazing a new meaning of “in print”. A curated selection by the Metalabel Squad.

13 releases

$0 introductions

Sometimes, the perfect place to start is with an introduction. Free opens doors. Free helps people discover something new. A compilation of some of Metalabel Squad's favorite free or pay-what-you-wish releases to begin your collection.

17 releases