When they reach a certain level of stardom it’s commonplace for Main Pop Girls to commission a cover painted by a fine artist. Here, Gary Grimes argues they’re more than a pretty picture – they solidify said stars’ relevance in ‘high culture’ circles. (It’s Nice That)
Olivia Rodrigo: Blood on the Tracks
If you want to be a pop star, there’s the right way, the wrong way, and the way Olivia does it. The singer-songwriter is following her heart and squeezing every last drop of it into her songs. (Pitchfork)
Tay Keith Remembered With Memphis Memorial
Gunna, Sexyy Red, and hundreds more gathered to honour the Memphis hip-hop icon’s life and legacy. (The FADER)
8 Essential Songs Produced by Tay Keith
The Memphis-born producer, who died in June at 29, brought deceptively soulful moodiness to some of the biggest rap hits of the past decade. (NYT)
On the heels of his New York-centric LP, Ancient History, we had Wiki, one of the city’s best rappers, break down his 10 favourites from the home of hip-hop. (Pigeons & Planes)
A Day in the Park with Wiki
The influential New York rapper soaks in the city’s greenery while talking about growing up without aging out, his struggles with sobriety, and crafting his lush new album, Ancient History. (Hearing Things)
From jungle and garage to lover’s rock and grime, many celebrations of our genres have stirred emotion and education in equal measure… Well, almost every genre. (TRENCH)
It’s a bold move to call your first project in over a decade Best In The Game, but for Roll Deep, the title feels less like a boast than a statement of fact – one the crew have spent the past twenty-five years earning. (TRENCH)
For Eera, There’s No Such Thing as Overrated
In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the Surf Gang co-founder made us a playlist to celebrate his upcoming album, Just Keep Holding On. (Interview)
Brutalismus 3000 Dreamt in American
The duo’s aggressive new album Harmony turns anxiety, contradiction, and collective release into something refreshingly hopeful. (SSENSE)
Iceage: Boys Keep Swinging
Iceage’s latest album, For Love of Grace & the Hereafter, sees them rediscover an intensity and urgency as only they can. (Crack)
Isaac Brock Is Still Trying to Grow Up
At 50, the unruly, unpredictable Modest Mouse singer is confronting his own mortality on his best album in two decades, and doing what he can to settle down. (GQ)
WOLVES: Winter Vandenbrink’s New Photo Book Documents Packs of Youths
Shot on the streets of Europe’s cities, the photographer’s latest book traces the formations and collective behaviour of adolescent groups. (Dazed)
Ryan McGinley and Daniel Arnold on the Addiction They’ll Never Kick
For Night Shift, his new exhibition at Jeffrey Deitch, Ryan McGinley traded his usual bedtime for a self-imposed graveyard shift, roaming all five boroughs between nightfall and sunrise. (Interview)
Tyrell Hampton and Paloma Elsesser Are Still Two Downtown Rats
The longtime friends discuss Hampton’s new photobook, Last Call, and why the best creative communities begin with curiosity. (Interview)
Hjalte Halberg Is a Photographer
Not just a skater. (Monster Children)
“I've never purposefully pissed people off, I just want to look and do different.” (Jenkem)
Who Is the Most Stylish Tennis Player of All Time?
Ace author Sunita Kumar Nair tells T&C what tennis players have in common with Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy – and how the sport’s relationship with fashion has evolved over the years. (Town & Country)
How Wimbledon Stays Elite, but Not Elitist
Wimbledon Court is the AELTC’s effort to give New Yorkers the chance to play on a rare surface in the city’s backyard. It’s also part of a larger effort to broaden the tennis fanbase to the next generation. (Racquet)
Chanel Is Buying the World’s Oldest Shirt Maker
The French luxury group is acquiring Charvet, a Parisian brand that dates to the 1830s, in a bid to add some men’s wear savoir-faire to its portfolio.
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The Inspiration Behind Sophie Bille Brahe’s First High Jewellery Collection
To mark the launch of Tangerine Sky, her debut high jewellery collection, Danish designer Sophie Bille Brahe talks Cy Twombly, Roman marble and making diamonds feel weightless. (AnOther)
In Copenhagen, a Pioneering Shop Owner Marks Her Next Chapter
The owner of the Apartment, which introduced the concept of residential retail, invited friends for a dinner in her new gallery and guesthouse. (NYT)
“I Wish I’d Left the Party a Little Sooner…” the Bright, Dark Nights of Jay McInerney
The author of the excellent new See You on the Other Side on literary celebrity, almost dying, and New York in the 1980s. (Gentleman’s Journal)