avant-garde
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“Another Dimension” is his answer to the years of rejection, pain and incandescent ire, but transmuted into a vibrant, avant-garde, genre-defying gaping wound found within 11 tight tracks.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Elon Musk’s rocket company has spent $131 million on the avant-garde truck.
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
He spoke to The Times about L.A.’s tense climate for avant-garde nightlife, what Gen Z wants from extreme noise and how to be a good custodian of underground music history.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Perec was a member of Oulipo, an avant-garde circle of writers and mathematicians who believed that arbitrary rules imposed in advance of writing were the path to creative discovery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
The more difficult the mountain was to climb, the more avant-garde, the better, they believed.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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