Rinse FM at 30: An Oral History of the Notorious London Radio Station
From illegal pirate radio to one of the most important musical institutions in the UK, we look back at some of Rinse FM’s key moments. (Dazed)
Turning Classic Skate Soundtracks Into an NTS Radio Show
Gianluca Quagliano’s episodes, centred around different skate themes, give you a musical deep dive found nowhere else. (Jenkem)
Youth Crew
Long live HxC and hanging out. (Catchdubs)
Following the release of her sophomore album Romanticism, we had a quickfire conversation with the musician about aliens, memes, and why she has “eternal war” in her heart. (Dazed)
Dehd Centres Community on Their Road to Success
Dehd tells Laura David how intuition and human connection helped the Chicago trio create their fifth album Poetry. (The Line of Best Fit)
In the Bus With bar italia
bar italia is officially in the limelight, but their sound remains in the dark as ever. We join the British band on tour - over shitty reception - not to find out more about their sound or start, but to explore the nothingness sandwiched between the stage and the van, the lighthearted and serious, and any cunnilingus (they don't discriminate). (office)
Martin Kanja, AKA Lord Spikeheart, covers everything from colonialism to his grandmother in music that mixes African culture with metal. He hopes to help more artists like him break through. (The Guardian)
At home in Atlanta and on the Coachella circuit with the Auto-Tune auteur, who embraced his inner geek and found he's more beloved than ever.
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ESG's Infinite Influence: How the South Bronx Sisters Shaped Hip-Hop and House
When the South Bronx dance-punk outfit ESG released their Martin Hannett-produced debut EP in 1981, they had no idea how pivotal their stripped-back, funk-fueled sound would be on the evolution of hip-hop and house music: ‘UFO’ has been sampled over 500 times; ‘Moody’ was a staple in Larry Levan’s Paradise Garage sets. Four decades later, Daniel Dylan Wray tells their story. (DJ Mag)
Exploring Irving Penn’s Subversive Approach to Photography
A new exhibition showcases the artist’s revolutionary seven-decade career, including groundbreaking series “The Incredibles”. (Huck)
Half a Century of American Culture Through the Lens of One Photographer
James Hamilton’s career conveniently mirrors the changing fortunes of journalism as an industry. (Hyperallergic)
Streetwear’s Black history raconteur survived Kanye, Supreme and a near-death experience. But can he survive the internet? (NYT)
The writers behind Hate Reads, a pop-up newsletter for airing grievances and pet peeves, got up on their soap boxes. (NYT)
No. 36: Cobey Arner
Hotel Costes mixes, Kings of Leon's live performances, a Dallas Cowboys T-Shirt, the Plum Blossom incense and Souen. (Affection Archives)
