Saturday, 12 March 2022
THEE ALMIGHTY & INSANE
Friday, 11 March 2022
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Making memes was once a fun way for fans to make light of artists and cultural trends, but it’s turned into a focal point of marketing rollouts for almost every rapper and pop star. (Complex)
A Guide to Drake’s Library
If you're not up on what Drake’s reading, it’s too late. (GQ)
With his latest Quicksand album Distant Populations out now on Epitaph, we asked Walter to curate a special playlist of some of his favourite songs. (Drake’s)
How to Produce a Killer Fashion Show Soundtrack
The Autumn/Winter 2022 shows featured a host of great music and original soundtracks. Vogue Business lifts the lid on some of fashion’s leading music directors. (Vogue Business)
Spring/Summer 2022 – The World’s Borough (Aimé Leon Dore)
Aimé Leon Dore released their new spring/summer lookbook yesterday. Many of the shots look oddly familiar, such as how they dressed Big Body Bes in a black velour tracksuit. “Hmm,” I thought. “That looks like something George Costanza would wear.” (Put This On)
The international collective, led by Bill Strobeck, represents an evolution in skateboarding. (i-D)
The Melbourne-based publication investigates the multi-faceted place of sport in society, seeking to create and disseminate new dialogues. (It's Nice That)
How the team behind Winning Time brought prestige TV and basketball together to retell the glitzy, highly dramatic tale of the Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s. (The Ringer)
While all platforms are far from healthy, one in particular is being examined for its impact on the mental health of our youth: TikTok. (Paper)
Fabergé eggs, bright yellow cars, monogrammed airplanes, the list goes on. (Novara)
Deloitte’s artificial intelligence tool is watching design infringements for some of luxury’s top brands. (Vogue Business)
Under the leadership of the founder’s grandsons, the company has become a big financial backer of efforts to loosen government restrictions on illegal drugs. (NYT)
Thursday, 10 March 2022
EAST BROADWAY BREAKDOWN
(Via Leo Fitzpatrick)
Tuesday, 8 March 2022
Monday, 7 March 2022
Friday, 4 March 2022
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The final act features a fractured, distant view of Kanye that can be downright alarming at times. (GQ)
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)
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)
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)
Artist Tyrrell Winston on Throwing Fits. (Spotify)
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)
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!)
Beauty is no longer just about looking pretty – it’s about expressing an identity, even if that identity is a gigantic dirtbag. (GQ)
Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Monday, 28 February 2022
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)
Friday, 25 February 2022
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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)
The artist on jokes, love stories, and making a monster of his voice. (SSENSE)
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
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)
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)
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)
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
Monday, 7 February 2022
Monday, 3 January 2022
DIJON – ABSOLUTELY
The 25-minute video is the visual companion to Dijon’s debut album of the same name.
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