(This Is Not A) Mixtape for the End of the World

Download or read book (This Is Not A) Mixtape for the End of the World written by Daniel M. Shapiro and published by bd-studios.com. This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Daniel M. Shapiro’s (This Is Not A) Mixtape for the End of the World is a collection of prose poems inspired by the heyday of MTV pop music videos. The poems distill the juxtaposition of sunny materialism and Cold War trepidation that define so many music videos of the 1980s. Shapiro chips away at nostalgia while clinging to what makes his source material so catchy. A series of artworks by Stephen Tornero accompanies the poems. Much like the period’s music, the bold excess, bright colors, and festive abstractions stand in contrast to the decade’s underbelly.