Wednesday 30 March 2022
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD
Monday 28 March 2022
Friday 25 March 2022
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From podcasts brimming with everyday scandals to entire investigative news stories, the banal and downright dreary has become the internet's favourite flavour of tea - always lukewarm, never piping hot. (The Face)
The designer has come a long way since his debut ‘Free Tulisa’ cult t-shirt - and his ravey show caused a commotion at London Fashion Week. Joe Bromley meets the man behind the mayhem. (Evening Standard)
On the record and off the tracks with the world’s favourite trainspotter... (Gentleman's Journal)
Talking prized possessions with the multi-talented engineer turned Vitsoe planner. (SSENSE)
Chantelle Fiddy, one of the first writers to document grime in mainstream music and style press, celebrates the lasting impact of the genre, and asks: where does the scene go next? (TRENCH)
13 years into his career, Joy Orbison feels like he's just getting started. The London DJ/producer on dealing with hype, coming into his own as an artist, and pushing things forward. (Mixmag)
In an advertisement for Arby’s, the rapper takes aim at the Filet-O-Fish with the explosive 'Spicy Fish Diss'. (The Guardian)
Does your friend know far too much about sous vide, Japanese knives and the hottest small plate restaurants in town for their own good? (VICE)
The main reason for the superiority of konbinis is the fact that they elevate the mere notion of convenience. (sabukaru)
Thrasher’s 2021 Skater of the Year is perfectly suited to reveal skating’s relationship to writing, history, and embodied practices. (032c)
In advance of Beyond the Edge, the all-time stopper talked to CBS Sports about his playing days, his coaching career and more. (CBS Sports)
According to experts, it’s unlike any word, in any language. (Atlas Obscura via 1440 Daily Digest)
By modifying old hardware with modern - and often more colourful - components, listeners create their dream iPods and kick their Spotify habits. (Wired)
If you could see your thoughts as colours, what hue would they be? (Monster Children)
Tuesday 22 March 2022
HASSAN RAHIM
Friday 18 March 2022
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In ode to the late fashion trailblazer’s genius, we asked four collectives touched by Abloh’s vision to pick one of his strategic hacks and tell us what it means to them. (Dazed)
Skiifall on Growing up in Montreal and Virgil Abloh’s Lasting Influence
The 20-year-old rapper was listening to Selena Gomez and One Direction before discovering hip-hop. (i-D)
Harajuku Street Camo: The History of WTAPS
The Japanese fashion world has always been different from the rest, starting from the concepts of its origin to the birth of the various brands. (sabukaru)
How a traditional tie maker became the tailor for today. (FT)
Collaboration is fashion’s new normal, but few moments of brand synergy are as compelling as Dapper Dan’s partnership with the Gap. (Vogue)
A dive into the history of Jacob Arabo, an émigré from Soviet Uzbekistan who conquered the New York Diamond District. (Highsnobiety)
Twenty-five years ago, Biggie Smalls was killed in Los Angeles, marking the end of the most violent chapter in hip-hop’s history. For the writers and editors who covered his and Tupac’s lives and music, the tragedies stick with them to this day. (The Ringer)
The Search Continues: Reflecting on 20 Years of N.E.R.D.’s Debut Album
Two decades after the release of the U.S. version of N.E.R.D.’s classic In Search of... (aka the better-known second version of the album) we revisit its unique creation process and lasting legacy with Chad Hugo, former managers, and other players involved in the genre-dodging classic.
(Pigeons & Planes)
Brandy’s Third Album, Full Moon, Inspired a Generation of R&B Experimentalists
In 2002, Full Moon was released to a mixed, critical reception. Twenty years on, we look at how the album influenced artists such as Rihanna to Jessie J, Kehlani and Jennifer Hudson. (Crack)
What Lies Beneath Hip-Hop's Swagger
Hip-hop's battle-ready swagger is thrilling and joyous. What sits behind it is more complex. (NYT)
We’ve collected ten examples of when Rick Rubin was unable to elevate albums to be anything but mediocre. (Far Out)
All together now: UNCUT JAAAAAAAHMS. (Thrillest)
Wednesday 16 March 2022
MICHAEL C. THORPE
More here.
Tuesday 15 March 2022
THEY HATE CHANGE - FROM THE FLOOR
Read an interview with the Tampa rap duo here, courtesy of The Line of Best Fit.
Monday 14 March 2022
Saturday 12 March 2022
THEE ALMIGHTY & INSANE
Friday 11 March 2022
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Making memes was once a fun way for fans to make light of artists and cultural trends, but it’s turned into a focal point of marketing rollouts for almost every rapper and pop star. (Complex)
A Guide to Drake's Library
If you're not up on what Drake's reading, it's too late. (GQ)
With his latest Quicksand album Distant Populations out now on Epitaph, we asked Walter to curate a special playlist of some of his favourite songs. (Drake's)
How to Produce a Killer Fashion Show Soundtrack
The Autumn/Winter 2022 shows featured a host of great music and original soundtracks. Vogue Business lifts the lid on some of fashion’s leading music directors. (Vogue Business)
Spring/Summer 2022 - The World's Borough (Aimé Leon Dore)
Aimé Leon Dore released their new spring/summer lookbook yesterday. Many of the shots look oddly familiar, such as how they dressed Big Body Bes in a black velour tracksuit. “Hmm,” I thought. “That looks like something George Costanza would wear.” (Put This On)
The international collective, led by Bill Strobeck, represents an evolution in skateboarding. (i-D)
The Melbourne-based publication investigates the multi-faceted place of sport in society, seeking to create and disseminate new dialogues. (It's Nice That)
How the team behind Winning Time brought prestige TV and basketball together to retell the glitzy, highly dramatic tale of the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s. (The Ringer)
While all platforms are far from healthy, one in particular is being examined for its impact on the mental health of our youth: TikTok. (Paper)
Fabergé eggs, bright yellow cars, monogrammed airplanes, the list goes on. (Novara)
Deloitte’s artificial intelligence tool is watching design infringements for some of luxury’s top brands. (Vogue Business)
Under the leadership of the founder’s grandsons, the company has become a big financial backer of efforts to loosen government restrictions on illegal drugs. (NYT)
Thursday 10 March 2022
EAST BROADWAY BREAKDOWN
(Via Leo Fitzpatrick)
Tuesday 8 March 2022
Monday 7 March 2022
Friday 4 March 2022
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The final act features a fractured, distant view of Kanye that can be downright alarming at times. (GQ)
If Vince Staples wasn’t an artist, he’d be a boxer. He weaves his way through conversations with gentle jabs at the industry and its obligations, then lands haymakers about trusting his intuition. (032c)
Dweller: Forever and Always
The New York City festival's revelatory third edition signaled its nationwide reputation as an essential meeting point for anyone invested in Black electronic music's past, present and future. (Resident Advisor)
From Emmylou Harris to Moodymann to recordings of the Rarámuri, his picks and the stories behind them are deep, vast, and fun. (Ghostly)
The Photographer Celebrating London’s Council Houses
From Brutalist blocks to Modernist towers, Jack Young’s new book featuring portraits of 68 of the capital’s most revered council house schemes recasts these buildings in a new light. (Huck)
Zora J. Murff Is Using Photography as a Tool for Liberation
True Colors, the photographer's expansive new monograph, is a personal exploration of Blackness in America. (i-D)
The Red Clay of Central Africa
This week, a dispatch from Our Man in West Africa. (Racquet)
The New York-based artist has built sculptures out of Cheetos and the White House made entirely out of McDonald’s french fries. (It's Nice That)
Mike Mills, Self-Archivist
Tyler Watamanuk on Mike Mills as a careful cataloger of his own wide-ranging oeuvre. (Dirt)
Artist Tyrrell Winston on Throwing Fits. (Spotify)
Patrik Sandberg drops in to tell us about shoegaze anti-hits, Hollywood tell-alls, his 1999 BMW 323i convertible in black, and more. (Perfectly Imperfect)
The little known story of Memphis’s second coming. (Pin-Up)
Six New Brands I’ve Been Watching
For the past few years, I’ve been doing annual roundups on new brands I find to be interesting. To be sure, not all of them are new - many have been around for years - but they’re new to me. (Die, Workwear!)
Beauty is no longer just about looking pretty - it’s about expressing an identity, even if that identity is a gigantic dirtbag. (GQ)
Tuesday 1 March 2022
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