Why Was The Grey Album Such a Big Deal 20 Years Ago?
The Drake's Revue: Christopher Fenimore
The headline "Underground Rap Producer Remixes The Beatles" might get 40 retweets in 2024. Why would we be interested in hearing a guy whose only claim to fame was a Jemini album chop up samples of the canonical greatest band of all time? We have AI for that! But 20 years ago it was a daring, bold proposition, especially when combined with some acappellas from Jay-Z's recently-released "final" album. (Inbox Infinity)
Conversations: Jean Dawson in LA
Artists “Make LA Graffiti History” by Painting on Abandoned High-Rises
How a Book Publisher Started an Olive Oil Empire: An Interview With Theopilos Constantinou
Skateboarding and Soccer With New York City’s Chinatown Soccer Club
Five Favourite Parts With Ben Kadow
Jean is a super inspiring person in my life & consistently makes me want to work harder. We always joke that most interviews musicians get to do follow a very cookie-cutter line of questioning like “How do you like tour?” or “what’s it like working with xyz artist?” so, before the show we sat down to do our own interview - hopefully to give a different perspective and opportunity to get to know Jean Dawson as a person a little better.
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Smorgasbord Records business card, Bobby Liebling, Saarinen, Stimulators. (SNAKE)
“Shit is a skyscraper playground,” said one artist who helped tag at least 27 stories of an unfinished luxury development. (Hyperallergic)
Remembrance, Loss, and Rhubarb at Gallerist Tony Cox’s New Playhouse
Tony Cox, the impresario behind the elusive Club Rhubarb, launches an ambitious satellite gallery that's just as hard to find (but worth it). (Artnet)
Art books? Olive oil? An unlikely pairing done with creative precision. (sabukaru)
Meet the club of skaters, artists and notable locals that have casually played soccer together for the last 20 years. (Jenkem)
Con Edison Banks: A History
The place we’ve come to call the Con Edison Banks is, as you may know, a famous skateboard spot located just outside the entrance to New York City's largest power plant facility at 31st St and 20th Ave in Astoria, Queens. (Village Psychic)
If you ever wondered what possesses someone to, say, 5050 the bench on the Houston median depicted above, or boardslide the knobbed rail on Forsyth Street while everyone else is hurling themselves down the stairs - you can rest assured that the answer is a crossroad between Anthony Pappalardo and Jason Byoun ;) (Quartersnacks)
The photographer on life on the North Fork, a special watch and how he spends a day in NYC. (Drake's)
