MINOR AT HEART
Phase 2's bold 1970s-era hip hop flyers
At AIGA's Eye on Design, writer Jerome Harris looks at the history and range of influences that led to unsung graphic designer PHASE 2’s hand-distributed photocopied flyers for pivotal proto-hip hop parties in ‘70s-era Bronx.
A homecoming for the Queen of Soul
Film critic Melissa Anderson writes about the release of Amazing Grace, a "long-delayed" documentary concert film chronicling two widely revered 1972-era Aretha Franklin performances that comprise a live album of the same name.
Tapes of everything
Discovery grounds the black and white debut graphic memoir from cartoonist Summer Pierre and has the artist examining music's role in pivotal life moments that unfurled during her 20s and earlier.
About
Dominic Umile lives, writes, and drinks in Brooklyn, NY. His criticism and features have appeared in The Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Reader, Hyperallergic, and more. Send him an email.