Clik here to view.
When You Love Juiceboxxx So Much You Write A Book About Him
There are two etymologies for the word "fan." The first is as a diminutive for "fanatic," as in, "intense, uncritical devotion." The second is a shortening of "fancier," a word used to merely describe...
View ArticleClik here to view.
From Barf Bags to Custom Dildos: Test Your Knowledge of the Priciest Band...
With the release of his book The Sick Bag Song this week, Nick Cave enters the rarified air of artists who’ve charged exorbitant prices for inexplicable merch. True to its name, the book includes a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Invisible Hits: Decades of Dead - Garage-Psych in ‘67
I've spent the last few summers digging deep into the Grateful Dead's vast live archive, listening to one show for every year of the band's existence—1965-1995. The project isn't wildly original, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
An Interview with JoJo Zarur, Young Thug's Stylist
Photo via Joanna ZarurLike many 23-year-olds in 2015, Joanna "JoJo" Zarur doesn’t work in the field she went to school for. Under pressure from her parents, she studied pre-law and economics at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Op-Ed: Should the Black Artistic Class Go On Strike?
Photo via TwitterPaying attention to mainstream media’s take on police killings and the protests that followed over the past year has been a sobering affair. It has reinforced to me that the effort...
View ArticleClik here to view.
So Un-Pretty: Pop's Rejection of Beauty
"So you’re like, really pretty."- Regina George, Mean Girls (2004)Iggy Azalea and Britney Spears want us to think they’re pretty. More importantly, they want us to know that they think they’re pretty....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Martin Sorrondeguy on Los Crudos' Reissues and Latino Punk History
Photo by Mateus Mondini"In the early 1980s, I got really into b-boy culture. I spun on my head and all of that shit." Martin Sorrondeguy, the documentarian and Los Crudos vocalist is reclining in his...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Weeknd's East African Roots
At the end of May, the Weeknd (née Abel Tesfaye) released the visuals for his most recent single, "The Hills", a dark, almost discordant meditation on lust, drugs, and fame. The track, with its grating...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Active Child, Prince, and the Science of the Male Falsetto
"People joke all the time about castrati this or that," says Pat Grossi, "but I promise you all is intact." Given the ethereal, even otherworldly nature of Grossi’s music—he’s the soprano-range singer,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Looking at 20 Years of Mogwai
Photo by Shannon McCleanLater this month Mogwai will celebrate their 20th anniversary with shows at Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom and London’s Roundhouse. That the Scottish quintet has held on for this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Kanye West Is Going to Brick and It's Going to Hurt
Kanye West’s seventh studio album remains a mystery. No one knows if it is finished, if he’s scrapped several versions of it, if he’s still tinkering with it, or if it’s been sitting somewhere, done,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Consumer Goods and Bads: Laying On will.i.am.'s Recycled Plastic Sheets
When people complain about celebrities it’s always about the wrong things—sure, celebrity culture is making us ever more shallow and narcissistic, but what we should be irate about is the tangible,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Our Reporter's Report From Porto
Nos Primavera Sound is a festival that takes place in the beautiful Portuguese coastal town of Porto. It’s got a smaller lineup than the Barcelona festival that takes place the week before, but there...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Invisible Hits: Decades of the Dead II - Outer Limits in '74
Last week, we took a listen to the Grateful Dead in their so-called "primal" stage. We’ll pick up the thread seven years later, to find the group climbing to an experimental, unclassifiable plateau. In...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What the Failure of Troy Ave Tells Us About The Industry of Hip Hop
When NYC rapper and 50 Cent doppelganger Troy Ave was profiled for his spot on the 2014 XXL Freshmen list, he seemed to overestimate his own status: "I thought the Freshmen cover was going to make it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
We All Destroyed Amy Winehouse
I never actually met Amy Winehouse, but I met her side-eye once.It was May 9, 2007, and Amy was performing at the Highline Ballroom in New York City. This was before the Highline threw V.I.P.’s and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Fear of A Metal Planet
Earlier this month, Taylor Swift launched her 1989 World Tour, her largest and most elaborate spectacle yet. Tens of thousands of Swifties will pack the arenas and baseball stadiums of these United...
View ArticleClik here to view.
I’m 15, and I Took My Dad to Bonnaroo: This Is My Story
This past weekend we sent 15 year-old photographer Dorothy Dark to cover Bonnaroo, in tandem with her dad, Pitchfork contributor David Dark. This is their report of the experience.David: "People have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Op-Ed: Does the Struggle of Making Art in America Make for Better Art?
Growing up as part of a classically trained, musical family in Denmark was a privilege. Honestly, my upbringing in this setting probably afforded me the best possible opportunity to become a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Adjust Tracking: Cyndi Lauper’s "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and Wrestling’s...
Though the songs themselves are sonically worlds apart, the recently released videos for indie rockers the Mountain Goats’ "The Legend of Chavo Guerrero" and Canada’s DJ crew A Tribe Called Red’s...
View Article