Friday 15 September 2023

LINKED UP 045

The singer and songwriter takes Josh Mosh to his favourite secret haunt, Landmark Diner. (Byline)

Who Deserves to Eat at Noma?
A visit to the hus that René built presents 18 meticulous plates of food, with a few lingering questions to wash it all down. (TASTE)

For Tennis Star Reilly Opelka, Art Collecting Is a Sport
The Guston-collecting, Margiela-wearing, McEnroe-dialing 26-year-old explains why he shuns art advisors (“I don't respect the profession”) and shows no emotion during studio visits. (GQ)

Fergus Purcell Interview
Fergus Purcell is an old friend of ours who designed the Slam x Rough trade T-Shirts we just released. Fergus has deep ties to the shop and this interview celebrates times past, his personal history, and the upstairs, downstairs nature of our evolving relationship as businesses, while also recognising the magic both shops retain for anyone walking through the door for the first time. (Slam City Skates)

Lichen Is Not Just a Furniture Store
The duo behind New York's coolest design incubator and studio wants you to know they do more than sell home goods. (Byline)

Cat Power’s 20 Greatest Tracks - Ranked!
As she announces an album version of her recreation of Bob Dylan’s 1966 Royal Albert Hall concert, and her classic Moon Pix turns 25, we appraise one of the alt scene’s finest voices. (The Guardian)

Victory Lap Is Broadcasting the UK Rap Scene’s Fresh Energy
First-gen grime pioneers honed their craft through MC clashes in youth clubs and on pirate stations. Now, Victory Lap is bringing back raw radio sessions for the new wave of underground talent. (The Face)

Record & Tape Exchange: Atlanta Hood Historian
The brains behind AHH, Kodakk, shares nine selections essential to Atlanta, the number one exporter of contemporary rap music. (BRICK)

Frozen in Carbonite Presents: Song of the Summer X Video Part of the Summer 2023 
This year we detected a phenomenon in the zeitgeist: women killing it in the rap game like never before. So in the interest of switching things up for the thirteenth instalment of this series: it’s Ladies’ Nite. (Quartersnacks)

September Radio + Mood (Corridor)