Mavado, “War is in the Air (Israel Riddim)” MP3
- story Erin Hansen
If you don’t know dancehall, naming a riddim “Israel” to spite your arch nemesis and his “Gaza” empire might be so politically mind-boggling that you disregard it as a minor slap on the wrist. For those in the crossfire of the Gaza vs. Gully feud, the Alliance’s Israel Riddim is symptomatic of something much bigger bubbling underneath the dancehall scene’s surface and it’s emphasized best in Mavado’s track, which he earnestly calls “War is in the Air.” Despite this riddim’s dark forecast, it features a more than a few artists who’ve been making waves in the dancehall world, most outstandingly Fagan Fraternity’s Flexx, who popped up on the periphery with his heavy tone and a knack for clever tongue lashings that we can only hope keeps him heavy in the dancehall boxing ring. (via Dancehallzone)
Download: Mavado, “War is in the Air”
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posted on Nov 17, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS tags caribbean, dancehall, Gaza, Gully, Israel riddim, Mavado, The Alliance
Staff Affections
- story Erin Hansen
Every Wednesday, FADER style assistant Erin Hansen asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is at that exact moment. This week, we caught up with San Francisco’s Acrimony.
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Itemized: 8020 Platforms
- story Erin Hansen
Every week a different FADER staff member will pick a clothing item or accessory that he or she has lately been spending a lot of time with—or would like to—and write a little love letter to it. We would’ve done a column on who we’re dating but that seemed a little bit much. This week Erin writes about her sweet 8020 Sadie wedges and how her mom got jealous of them.
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Warriors of Radness
- story Erin Hansen
When we first came across Warriors of Radness we knew we’d entered into some sort of symbiotic relationship with our late-eighties surf brethren and their bleached stringy locks. The brand’s style revisits the beachbummie days of neon flare and faded pastels while modernizing the shape and updating the look with more beach-to-street garbs. We spoke with them back in our Spring Style issue, but since the hazy days of summer are in full effect and a continuous stream of beach trips is on the horizon, we reconnected with the brand to see what summer looks they’re plugging now. They didn’t disappoint and we’re definitely pining for those loose tanks in every faded color of the rainbow. Peep more looks and Eric Ducker’s story from FADER 60 after the jump. Read More
Bblessing Launches Library
- story Erin Hansen
The world of fashion journalism, if you didn’t already know, is pretty much filled with a bunch of pre-law grads who turned shopping into a philosophical journey to the center of aesthetics. This could be why most of us really love a good page-turner, and evidently the guys over at LES clothing store, Bblessing, are on the same wavelength because they’re launching an illustrated library collection in two volumes. Featuring classics from big wigs like Fitzgerald, Wilde, Kafka and James, the two books contain exclusive drawings, paintings and photographs from some of Bblessing’s favorite artists as they portray the stories through their own works. The launch party is happening later tonight at the store on Orchard and we’re anticipating a steady stream of fashion geeks who’ll be preening their brain muscles while we chill in the corner writhing over how The Most Dangerous Game really worked us over in seventh grade.
Staff Affections
- story Erin Hansen
Every Wednesday, FADER style assistant Erin Hansen asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is at that exact moment. This week, we caught up with Portland, Oregon’s Una.
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OAK Meet ‘n Greet
- story Erin Hansen
OAK—one of our main go-to’s for garbs—is having a good ol’ fashioned meet ‘n’ greet tonight for some of their most beloved jewelry designers. Featuring pieces by FADER favorites like Chris Habana and including Pamela Love, Anna Sheffeild, and Langoliers, the designers will be present and clinking glasses to celebrate their fall 09 collections. Just be forewarned of the overzealous credit card swiping that may take place after a few cups of bubbly.
OAK (Williamsburg)
208 N. 8th St.
6-9pm
Street Bullies Riddim MP3
- story Erin Hansen
Typically we’re not down with street bullies since until age twelve some of us felt the brunt of being tagged “pip squeak” by just about everyone under the sun. Regardless, this Street Bullies riddim has a lot more feel good then mash down to it, pitting a rather sexy-time Vybz Kartel banger against a more cashflow-focused Elephant Man. AND if you need a little pop controversy in your diet, sandwiched in between is a tribute to MK’s “They Don’t Care About Us,” which pretty much got the street bully beatdown when it was released in 1996. Still, check out the awesome colorways in the original video directed by Spike Lee here.
Download: Street Bullies Riddim (via Rhona Fox)
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posted on Jul 16, 2009 in MP3 / STREAMS, MUSIC tags caribbean, Elephant Man, Michael Jackson, Street Bullies riddim, Vybz Kartel
Staff Affections
- story Erin Hansen
Every Wednesday, FADER style assistant Erin Hansen asks employees and employers at our favorite shops around the world what their most cherished in-store item is at that exact moment. This week, we caught up with New York’s Opening Ceremony. Read More
Andrew WK Does Spoken Word
- story Erin Hansen
A while back we were introduced to Byron Kalet’s weird and eccentrically packaged Journal of Popular Noise, a biannual vinyl series featuring off-kilter music submissions from independent artists and musicians. This week, the Summer ‘09 issue dropped and it took a turn for the better into neverneverAndrewWKland, anthologizing spoken word tracks from Andrew WK, Ian Svenonius and the Felt Letters and more. We’re also completely mystified and unsettled by some girls called Walker + Cantrell whose spoken word submission spans from tween talk about Chuck Bass being sexy to a tale of some girl, literally, dying for attention—Heathers circa 2009. Since we missed the launch at Santo’s last Tuesday where we’re certain some awesome weirdness ensued, we’ll be sure to simulate our own weirdo experience by locking ourselves in a room with these records, a staticky mini-television and a Fisher Price record player. Get your own here. Read More
