ALEX KATZ

Legendary painter Alex Katz photographed in his studio by Jeremy Liebman for KALEIDOSCOPE's FW23 issue. Read the full interview here.

SAINTÉ – TEA OVER HENNY

ARTHUR JAFA

Arthur Jafa feature in EPOCH 02.

KEY GLOCK – LET'S GO

Monday morning motivation music.

RIP HANS FEURER

Check out more of Hans Feurer's work here.

ERIC ELMS

An ode to Dante's Divine Comedy for Carhartt Milan’s store opening.

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Attention Deficit Disorder Prosthetic Memory Program 

ADDPMP is a shape-shifting encyclopaedia of cultural and cognitive human knowledge networks by ILL-STUDIO and GENERAL_INDEX. After Paris, Miami, Tokyo, Venice, London and Berlin, ADDPMP presented its latest instalment at Spazio Maiocchi, in Milan, featuring new installations and performances. With this new edition, it’s time to ask its founder Thomas Subreville of Ill-Studio some questions. (Slam Jam)

Is Skateboarding Still a Subculture?

GQ columnist Chris Black talks to Patrick O’Dell about the return of the great skate show Epicly Later’d and why we can no longer tell the jocks apart from the skaters. (GQ)

Riding the Subway With New York’s Most Wanted Train Surfers

We met up with some of NY’s notorious subway surfers to try and go beyond the cheap thrills and understand why they are literally risking it all. (Jenkem)

Elizabeth Goodspeed on Juergen Teller and How We Understand “Flawed” Images

When his shoots for W Magazine were released last week, one online viewer lamented: “Why is he employed?” Taking in history, technology and taste, our US editor-at-large explains the world’s most divisive photographer. (It’s Nice That)

Cheryl Dunn: 20 Year Issue

Cheryl Dunn is into keeping things. (Monster Children)

Militarie Gun Are Doing It Faster

Vocalist Ian Shelton catches his breath and seeks perspective on a plan coming together. (Alt Press)

Nine Songs: Evan Dando

Having seen everything from roadkill in Boston mosh pits to a new generation of pop star on Martha’s Vineyard, The Lemonheads chief manufacturer Evan Dando walks Will Yarbrough through one song for each of his nine lives. (The Line of Best Fit)

Favourite Rap, 2023

As previously promised, I will not be doing sprawling unannotated hundred song rap lists anymore but still I did listen to and enjoy several new rap songs in a year when many men my age tried to pretend that there were no new rap songs left for anyone to enjoy and I just wanted to make some messy notes on a few favourites before I forget about them forever. (Noz)

JASAYA NEAL

Artist Jasaya Neal photographed in his studio by Jesper Damsgaard Lund for issue three of Comfort magazine.

CHANCE LORD

Sticker collage by Chance Lord aka GUESS.

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Acting a Smoochie and Dressing in Frog Shoes: 8 Cool, Smart, and Interesting Friends Review 2023

From the best-dressed person of the year to the guiltiest of purchases, the brightest minds in the SSENSE network review 2023. (SSENSE)

The List of Lists 2023

Friends of the blog weigh in on a crazy year. (No Bells)

SNAKE Crew Top 10 of 2023 (SNAKE)

Visuals: Ted Barrow

Enjoy Ted’s musings on three choice moments that stretch from the early nineties to the cusp of the millennium, a collaborative board graphic with one of skateboarding’s true visionaries, and a bonus piece of art history… (Slam City Skates)

“We Have to Shoot in Colour or They’ll Kill Us”: The Day a Young Kate Moss Hit the Fashion Stratosphere

Fresh from Croydon, the model had a ball in 1990s New York. But the carefree images, which feature in a new book, got the photographer fired. (The Guardian)

Corinne Day’s Unconventional Photographic Style

Corinne Day was a self-taught photographer that grew into a fashion photography legend. Known for her intimate and candid portraits and anti-fashion approach to fashion photography, her work has pushed boundaries and paddled against the flow of fashion industry norms. (Goodhood)

Conor Murgatroyd

Bradford-born London-based painter Conor Murgatroyd is known for his surrealist paintings with underlying fun tones that often run parallel to every day British life. We caught up with Conor about making a living from art, being your authentic self, style inspiration from mob bosses, and more. (Goodhood)

Drunken, Youthful Poems Unearthed From the ’90s

The artist and former gallerist Aaron Rose had the coolest indie gallery in an era of creative explosion in downtown New York. A new book (of old work) captures that long-lost moment. (NYT)

In Conversation: Brendan Yates of Turnstile

Two and a half years after the release of Glow On, Brendan Yates reflects on an intense period of change, adaptation, and growth - all while protecting his sensitivity against the harsh glare. (Anti-Matter)

Tales of the Black Underworld Fuel Hip-Hop. His Feed Recounts Them.

ValTown, an account on X and other social media platforms, spotlights gangs and drug kingpins of the 1980s and 1990s – and how crime and celebrity often intersect. (NYT)

Mixtapes, T-Shirts and Even a Typeface Measure the Rise of Hip-Hop 

New books collecting objects central to rap’s physical history demonstrate the importance of celebrating these relics before they vanish. (NYT)

Tennis Films for Tennis Heads

Swap your racket for a remote, as we present a curated selection of films, pulled together to keep your head in the game during the off-season (and to distract from the festive chaos). (Palmes)

Possessed Magazine: The FIRSTS Issue

The FIRSTS issue, an issue that is all about things that happen, come, or otherwise occur first. (Satisfy Running)

Five Fits With: Noah Founder and J.Crew Men’s Creative Director Brendon Babenzien

A longtime advocate of dressing for your true self, the fashion industry veteran gives us a look at his own personal style. (Esquire)

JASON DILL’S PLAYLIST

Dill's “Jet Lagged in Japan” playlist from 2012 is a perfect soundtrack for a chilled (hungover) New Year's Day.

HARING CHRISTMAS

FAIRYTALE OF NEW YORK

From Michael McGregor.

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Brendon Babenzien and Yasi Salek Geek Out Over The Cure

“I’m not going to cry in front of you, but I could.” (Interview)

Unpacking Noah X The Cure With Friend of HIP Chris Black

To celebrate the launch of Noah’s collaboration with The Cure – writer, brand consultant and co-host of acclaimed podcast How Long Gone, Chris Black, wrote an exclusive article for HIP. (HIP)

TikTok Has Made Shoegaze Bigger Than Ever

How a genre short on hooks, memorable riffs, and magnetic personalities became a defining sound for Gen-Z rock fans. (Stereogum)

Hardcore Expanded Its Boundaries in 2023 – and the Scene Embraced It

How the warm reception to adventurous bands like Scowl, Militarie Gun, and Zulu signifies a new normal for the genre that’s long overdue. (Pitchfork)

Possessed Magazine: The MUSIC Issue

Welcome to the MUSIC issue of Possessed. What does music have to do with running? Not much if you don’t listen to music when you run. But for those of you who do, you’re gonna love this issue. It’s the MUSIC ISSUE!

(Satisfy Running)

Glen Luchford on His Legendary 1994 Love Letter to New York

New IDEA book Roseland brings never-seen-before photos of Kate Moss out of a dust-covered box and pays tribute to the grit and rawness of the city before rent skyrocketed and the streets were sanitised. (Dazed)

How Luke Fracher Went From Selling Pot to High-End Vintage (Interview)

Unified Goods

We paid a visit to Unified Goods’ studio in London Bridge and spoke with James Goodhead about culture, collecting, and the important of tangible objects. (Goodhood)

Mood Is Back

We’re very pleased to present a chat with our friend Calvin Waterman, someone we first connected with back in 2015(!), when we were very new to this whole thing and Calvin’s company Mood, one of our undisputed favourites at the time, was starting to take off. We sadly haven’t heard much about Mood in the past few years. That is, until we opened Instagram earlier this year. (Village Psychic)

Mike Mills: 20 Year Issue

Mike Mills is a graphic designer, a filmmaker, and one of our first features. (Monster Children)

P-RALLEL AT AIMÉ LEON DORE, LONDON

PHARRELL

Pharrell Williams photographed in 2002.

CHRISTOPHER WOOL ESSAY ARCHIVE

"I came across an archive of all of the essays and texts scanned from Christopher Wool’s books and publications. For fans of his work it’s an interesting reference that spans Wool’s entire career. Here it is compiled into a single chronological file. Enjoy, it is 197 pages!" - Eric Elms via OurGang News*letter

Download here

U WASN'T THERE W/ BEN SOLOMON

Ben Solomon aka King Solomon aka KSER IRAK on the New Models podcast earlier this year. Check it out here.

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The Near Death and Rebirth of Tremaine Emory

Last year, Tremaine Emory was one of the fashion world’s most prolific new superstars, juggling a high-profile position at Supreme with his own brand, Denim Tears, when a serious vascular event almost killed him. Now, the iconoclastic designer known for channeling powerful histories of the Black experience is finally telling his own story – and reuniting with the medical team who saved his life. (GQ)

Riding Dirty – A Guide to Southern Car Culture 

Car culture and hip-hop have been inherently entwined since the birth of the genre when hip-hop originators DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, and the Sugarhill Gang flexed their aspirations for automobiles. (One Block Down)

Label Feature: NTS 

“Don’t assume” – borrowed from a jazz record by Maggie Nicols and Peter Nu, the tagline has come to encompass NTS’ many charms and idiosyncrasies – qualities that have fuelled its success as an independent station in a matter of twelve years, and a record label in just four. (Carhartt WIP)

Artist Spotlight: Reaper (AFTR PRTY)

Más Tiempo: Why Skepta and Jammer Are Embracing House Music

When Skepta and Jammer stepped into the booth of Ibiza’s legendary DC-10 club for the soft launch of a new project Más Tiempo, they surprised many – but the UK rap icons’ relationship with DJing and house music runs deeper than you might realise. (Mixmag)

Exploring the Spectacular Chaos of Mutiny in Heaven: The Birthday Party

No band’s legacy hovers as menacingly over the Aussie music scene, in a more incendiary or frenetic fashion than The Birthday Party, the cult Melbourne-born, post-punk noise band that savaged crowds during its explosive tenure between 1977 and 1983. (Monster Children)

Music Map

The closer two names are, the greater the probability people will like both artists. (Music Map via Public Announcement)

Whippets: What Went Down During the Making of Kids 

Equally idolised and villainised, the movie Kids directed by Larry Clark plays out like a hedonist's fever dream or one of the most accurate snapshots of the Lower East Side's skate scene during the mid-90s. (office)

Strange, Unusual, Forever Cool: 20 Years of Friendship With Winona Ryder

Robert Rich discusses his new photography book with the formidable actor at her most candid, 90s New York, and whether Winona’s kind of cool can still even exist. (Dazed)

The How Long Gone Guide to Holiday Dos and Don’ts

“I won’t do a mulled wine – that’s a little too medieval for me.” (W Magazine)