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by Sound of Fractures, jade, and 43 more
Collector #24
Network Archives 001: A Directory of Inspiration, is the inaugural drop from the Network Archives label. This release is a curated collection of creative experiments, writings, and reflections by a diverse community of creators, listeners, thinkers and collectors from around the globe drawn together through a love of music.
by IY, Yancey Strickler, and 1 more
Collector #421
Economic precarity is up. Market demands are too. People are drowning in digital overload. Political threats loom. The second Anonymous Creative Futures survey shares what 300+ anon artists and creators feel about this moment, their words 100%.
by International Documentary Association, Sonya Vseliubska, and 6 more
Collector #5
Cover: Petra Costa (Apocalypse in the Tropics). Features: Mstyslav Chernov on 2000 Meters to Adriivka, Brent and Craig Renaud, San Quentin Film Festival, David Osit on Predators. Festivals: Tribeca 2025, BlackStar 2025. Columns: Producer's Diary (In Waves and War), Screen Time.
by Abby Sun, Sonya Vseliubska, and 13 more
Collector #9
Cover: Brittany Shyne (Seeds). Features: Sugar Studios, The Perfect Neighbor, Caribbean documentaries, nuclear documentaries, Julie Goldman, Impact Partners. Festivals: DOK Leipzig 2025, Ji.hlava 2025. Columns: Screen Time.
by IY, Severin Matusek, and 3 more
Collector #419
Will we still be asking people to like and subscribe in 10 years? "After The Creator Economy" explores constructive alternatives for the ways we produce, distribute, and monetize creative work online. Co-edited by Austin Robey (Metalabel) and Severin Matusek (co—matter), this release preserves and digitally reissues the zine.
by Yancey Strickler, and Joshua Citarella
Collector #62
Artist Joshua Citarella and writer Yancey Strickler spoke weekly about their creative practices for the "New Creative Era" podcast. This book edits those discussions into a collection offering a new perspective on the creative life. Available July 1.
by Yancey Strickler, Erin, and 7 more
Collector #158
The original essay, ideas, and research that inspired Metalabel, including: — Unpublished research and thinking from May 2021 — The initial manifesto, first published in February 2022 — Further research, first published in October 2022 Preserved and collectible as a new media archive.
by Sara
Collector #11
The World is Yours is a zine by Ambessa that brings together the most optimistic and brilliant minds we know, from educators to artists and designers, to reflect on education and agency. 100 limited hardcover die-cut copies on Metalabel.