44 Rockstars

An ongoing typographic alphabet of musical artists, as depicted with various bits of wood, metal, food, flowers, and other detritus or treasures at hand.

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A is for ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead

A is for Joseph Arthur.

A is for Arcade Fire.

B is for Badly Drawn Boy.

B is for Benny Goodman.

B is for David Bowie.

C is for Cat Power.

C is for Charlie Parker.

D is for Duke Ellington.

E is for Ennio Morricone.

E is for Elf Power.

E is for Erik Satie.

F is for Fiery Furnaces.

F is for Fever Ray

F is for Flaming Lips.

F is for Franz Ferdinand.

G is for Grandaddy.

G is for Glenn Gould.

H is for Herb Alpert

H is for Herbie Hancock.

J is for James

J is for Jack Johnson.

J is for J.M. Long

J is for J.M. Long II

K is for Kings of Leon.

K is for Kimya Dawson.

L is for Leonard Cohen.

L is for LCD Soundsystem.

L is for Lucinda Williams.

L is for Luna.

M is for Muse.

M is for J.M. Long

N is for Nancy Sinatra.

N is for Neko Case.

N is for Neutral Milk Hotel.

O is for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.

P is for Pink Martini.

P is for Pixies.

P is for Pixies II.

R is for Radiohead.

R is for the Raveonettes.

S is for Sia.

S is for Nina Simone.

S is for System of a Down.

T is for Thelonius Monk.

T is for They Might Be Giants.

U is for U2.

U is for Velvet Underground

V is for Townes Van Zandt.

W is for Tom Waits

X is for Xavier Rudd.

X is for Roxy Music.

Z is for Led Zeppelin.

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