Author Archives
Art Show: NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star
Though it snuck up on us, 1993 was 20 years ago. The New Museum, in their show NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, are positing that that year was a pivot point … read more »
GEN F: Laura Mvula
As a student in composition, British singer Laura Mvula found herself dissatisfied with the ugly dissonance of the modern classical canon. A lover of beautiful sounds, she found nothing to admire in a lack of … read more »
Staff Selects Playlist: Nails and Fast Drums
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 »
Video: inc., “Black Wings” (Live)
A nice denouement to seeing inc. play this week in New York City is this live session, filmed by Yours Truly. In an air room, the Aged brothers perform no world standout, “Black Wings.” Read … read more »
Stream: Bookworms and Steve Summers, “Unknown Number”
NYC wizards Steve Summers and Bookworms have both released a host of records on their own, notably for L.I.E.S., but for their new collaboration, Summers’ inaugurates his own label, Confused House. The opening track on … read more »
Interview: inc.
The Aged brothers are thoughtful and quiet. Though they seem to prefer to let inc. speak for itself, we lured them into an LA park to discuss their album no world, out today. They celebrate … read more »
Art Show: Jaimie Warren
For Jaimie Warren’s recent show, The Whoas of Female Tragedy II, at The Hole gallery in New York, she took photos of herself dressed as Lasanga Del Rey and Jon Beignet Ramsey, as Yoda and … read more »
Stream inc.’s Album no world
Inc. made a powerful album. Not much of no world is particularly aggressive, and much of it is subtle and slow, but they have harnessing the sultry creep of modern R&B and paired it with … read more »
Who Cares About the Grammys?
Two years ago, Steve Stoute, music industry mogul and owner of the Translation advertising agency, bought space in the New York Times to run an open letter to NARAS, who runs the Grammys, taking them … read more »
Download Om’Mas Keith’s City Pulse Album
Om’Mas Keith is something of a sage, whose name comes up as a key factor in the LA music scene the more you investigate. A member of Sa-Ra Creative Partners, Keith had a big hand … read more »
