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Stream: Earl Sweatshirt f. Mac Miller, “Guild”
Mac Miller and Earl Sweatshirt pitch their voices down an octave for “Guild,” a deliciously muddy track Earl’s been performing since March. (It’s taken from his upcoming LP Doris, which still has no set release … read more »
On The Street: Cartoon Prints
Parisian fashion shows are cool and all, but a lot of the best style comes straight from the sidewalk. For our On The Street column, we take a peek around town for the most interesting … read more »
Staff Selects Playlist: Free World Boss
Every week, a different FADER editor compiles a playlist to highlight a new release and give you a guide to that artist’s web of influences and peers. These Staff Selects live in our Spotify app, … read more »
Lungu Lungu: Instilling African Confidence
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he wrote about Mo Laudi, a South African DJ … read more »
Video: Theodore Grams, “Dogtown”
“Dogtown” is a nickname for the Germantown neighborhood in Philadelphia that Theodore Grams hails from. You can see some of it in the video above, but maybe more importantly, you can see Grams in glow … read more »
Stream: Disclosure, “When A Fire Starts to Burn”
Here’s the new single from Disclosure’s Settle, out June 4th via Cherrytree/Interscope). “When A Fire Starts to Burn” is a superclean throwback with a sassy hook that clocks in at a radio-friendly four minutes. It … read more »
LIZ, “Horoscope” MP3
LIZ is a millennial newcomer from Tarzana, CA, making what a PR bio calls “tasteful post-ratchet lollipop sounds.” Echoing other ’90s babies enamored with the music released around their 10th birthdays—see Charli XCX’s
See Buddhist Monk, A New Character from Gorillaz Jamie Hewlett’s Opera, Monkey: Journey to the West
This July, Gorillaz animator Jamie Hewlett will stage his opera, Monkey: Journey to the West, at New York City’s Lincoln Center. The acrobatic show features music by Damon Albarn. Created with director Chen Shi-zheng, it … read more »
Japanese Juke: Picnic Women
On a whim, I recently set out to find some good Japanese juke, or at least juke-inflected beat work. Big surprise: there’s some great shit. Over the next week, I’ll do a short series about … read more »
MoMA PS1 Warm Up 2013 Lineup
It must be summer, because the lineups for 2013′s MoMA PS1 Warm Up, New York City’s hands-down best warm weather party, are here. Returning this year for an extended run of 11 Saturdays from June … read more »
Stream: Nate Young, “When Nothing Works”
Try to tap your foot to the elephant-stomp-like, reverberating bass note that kicks in about halfway through “When Nothing Works,” and you’ll get a sense of just how eager Wolf Eyes‘ member Nate Young is … read more »
Stream: Saa, “Your Sword Is Your Silence”
After appearing in February with a trio of songs, Saa took all their tracks off Soundcloud and it seemed that’d be that. They’re back, thankfully, with a release planned on July 8th via Left Blank. … read more »
Black Hippy, “U.O.E.N.O. (Remix)” MP3
Confirming rumors started by Rocko in March, Kendrick Lamar jumps onto “U.O.E.N.O.,” the glorious track that helped sink Rick Ross’ Reebok contract and has now outlived it. Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock add verses … read more »
Lil B Inspires Senior Fashion Thesis Collection
Parsons, the prestigious and well-venerated fashion school in New York, counts the likes of Marc Jacobs (class of 1984) and Jack McCollough and Hernandez Lazaro of Proenza Schouler (class of 2002) among its alumni, so … read more »
Documentary: Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era’s Beast Coastal Tour
After a whirlwind SXSW, Joey Bada$$ and his Pro Era crew kept traveling, touring the US and Canada. We joined them and support acts Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers for the Best Coastal tour’s last … read more »
Video: Mykki Blanco, “Feeling Special (Live at Glasslands)
Onstage at a sardine-packed Glasslands during her recent Red Bull Music Academy spotlight with Le1f and Laurel Halo, Mykki Blanco delivered a fiery, sweat-slicked rendition of “Feeling Special,” the druggy, Matrixxman-produced lead single from her … read more »
Stream: Ciara f. Nicki Minaj, “I’m Out”
Here’s the girls-night-out opener of Ciara’s upcoming fifth LP, Ciara. You gon play me? On Instagram bitch tryna shade me? taunts Minaj, after firing this vague shot, perhaps aimed at Ciara rival Rihanna or just … read more »
Video: Joey Fatts, “Picture Me Rolling”
The barbecue scenes in Joey Fatts‘ “Picture Me Rolling” video are something east coast residents have been looking forward to for months now and just might finally get a taste of this Memorial Day weekend. … read more »
Paris Hilton Signs to Cash Money
According to Huffington Post, hotel heiress and “That’s Hot” trademarker Paris Hilton has signed with Cash Money (or CM imprint Young Money—it’s still unclear) to release her second album, reportedly out this summer. Which is … read more »
