EAST BROADWAY BREAKDOWN

Christopher Wool’s book East Broadway Breakdown consists of 160 black and white photographs, all taken at night on his walk between his home in Chinatown and studio in the East Village of NYC over a two year period (1994 to 1995).

(Via Leo Fitzpatrick)

KEHINDE WILEY

A selection of images from artist Kehinde Wiley's 2009 book Black Light, featuring models wearing aNYthing product.

Check out more of Wiley's large, vibrant, highly patterned paintings here.

DENZEL CURRY – ZATOICHI (FEAT. SLOWTHAI)

Drum ‘n’ bass rap is back!

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The Annotated jeen-yuhs: The Stories Behind Part 3 of Netflix's Kanye Doc 

The final act features a fractured, distant view of Kanye that can be downright alarming at times. (GQ)

Vince Staples Makes Magic 

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)

The Last Crates: Numero Group's Rob Sevier

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)

Sam Keller on His Humorous Artworks Made From Fast Food 

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)

Digital Piss

Artist Tyrrell Winston on Throwing Fits. (Spotify)

Perfectly Imperfect #157: Patrik Sandberg 

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)

Meta Memphis

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!)

How the Podcast Dewy Dudes Took the Training Wheels off Men’s Skin Care 

Beauty is no longer just about looking pretty – it’s about expressing an identity, even if that identity is a gigantic dirtbag. (GQ)

ALAIN LEVITT

Dive into some early aughts NYC nostalgia courtesy of Alain Levitt. 

PEDAL

"Pedal is a high-octane slab of visual adrenaline from photographer Peter Sutherland. It documents a daredevil group of bike couriers in New York City as they weave through traffic, dodge absent-minded pedestrians, mug off coppers and avoid the wrath of bloodthirsty taxi drivers, chasing highs and delivering parcels along the way."

(Via Oi Polloi)

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The Annotated jeen-yuhs: The Stories Behind Part 2 of Netflix's Kanye Doc 

Or as it should be subtitled, the making-of The College Dropout. (GQ)

Dweller Festival Is Forging the Future of Black Electronic Music 

The New York fest’s founder talks about setting music history straight, fighting against tokenism, and the power of Black joy. (Pitchfork)

Stepping Into Character With Dijon

The artist on jokes, love stories, and making a monster of his voice. (SSENSE)

Listen to a Pulverising Face Mix From Varg²™

The Swedish artist merges trance, trap and jungle ahead of his tour with Drain Gang. (The Face)

Photographs of British Nightlife Culture Before Camera Phones 

In his new photobook While You Were Sleeping, Ewen Spencer captures the era of Northern Soul, grime and garage. (i-D)

Through the Magpie Eye 

Maggie Hopp’s sleazy snaps of Times Square. (Oi Polloi)

Ready to Articulate 

Mark Gonzales’ bright and playful return to Los Angeles. (Juxtapoz)

Learning to Feel: How Tan Gillies Transformed Pain Into Art 

Jackson Payne and Jack Layfield’s new short film tells the powerful story of artist Tan Gillies who, against all odds, beat drug addiction, domestic violence and a mental health nightmare. (The Face)

Why the ‘Sophomore Slump’ of Adulthood Hits So Hard 

Year one of a job or other major life milestone can feel thrilling. Why does it get so gruelling, so quickly? (BBC via [SIC] Weekly)

The Murky Business of Fashion’s Cash Cow: The Logoed T-Shirt 

Today, a logoed tee is many things; an instant billboard that telegraphs your financial status (real or perceived) and a cultural signifier that lets people judge whether you’re in the know or not. Most of all, the t-shirt has become a vehicle for democratizing fashion – until it’s not. (Highsnobiety via [SIC] Weekly)

We Talked to a Sneaker Botter About the State of Reselling 

We tried to understand one of the most obnoxious new hustles. (Jenkem)

Supreme Appoints Tremaine Emory as Creative Director 

The Denim Tears founder is giving the anonymous collective a recognisable face. (Dazed)

Supreme Athletics

With an emphasis on all aspects of sport, we dug through the Supreme archives to showcase some of the standout accessories from seasons past. (Weed Sport)

STÜSSY PARIS

Stüssy Paris will open this Friday. More info here.

LEON DORE INSTALLMENT II

Some of the best looks from the second instalment of Leon Dore. More here.

DIJON – ABSOLUTELY

The 25-minute video is the visual companion to Dijon’s debut album of the same name.

EARSNOT FOR KROOKED SKATEBOARDS

"In this short documentary by KROOKED Skateboards, Kunle Martins talks about his studio, the place he lives and how it plays a role in his art-making process. Martins also goes into detail about how IRAK was born, how skateboarding has influenced his career and how a serendipitous mis-read of "earshot" in SLAP Magazine birthed the legendary moniker, EARSNOT."

(Via Juxtapoz)

SUPREME 'MONSTER' TEE

Weirdo Dave's classic 'Monster' tee is given the Supreme treatment for Fall 2021. A Knowledge Jewels favourite!

Available here.

CARHARTT WIP BY LUCAS PRICE

Carhartt WIP has enlisted artist Lucas Price to create a series of photorealistic oil paintings as part of its Autumn/Winter 2021 campaign. Check out more here.

DIJON – MANY TIMES

Dijon returns with 'Many Times'. The track is set to appear on the singer-songwriter's upcoming debut album.

(Via The FADER)

THE UNTOLD STORY OF IRAK

"They were a syndicate of street artists who became a family, and a revolutionary force in the world below 14th Street. Since their late-90s heyday, some members became famous. Some died. And one, Kunle Martins, endured years of struggle - homelessness, addiction, jail time - to finally get the acclaim he always deserved."

Read Noah Johnson's amazing profile of EARSNOT and the legendary IRAK crew here.

MOMENTS LIKE THIS NEVER LAST

Check out the trailer for the upcoming Dash Snow documentary Moments Like This Never Last. More here.

SNS RADIO – IRAK NYC

SNS sat down with Kunle Martins, Ben Solomon, and Mike IRAK to discuss formative meetings, formative T's and of course graffiti. Listen here.