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Died Young, Stayed Pretty

“Died Young, Stayed Pretty” considers a subculture acutely aware of its own obsolescence: artists committed to the design, hand printing and stapled-to-a-telephone-pole distribution of rock posters. They are, by and large, an odd bunch, predictably geeky in their enthusiasms (“Star Trek” action figures, 1970s pornography) and resigned to their marginalization in a culture where the cutting edge of marketing — and music — has mostly gone digital.

The old-school rock-poster scene thrives on an ethos of authenticity and embraces its outsider status. This leads to some naïve political talk, a lot of nostalgia and numerous sexually graphic designs featuring Elvis, Jesus and assorted Republicans.