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Sun Ra and Ayé Aton’s Afrofuturistic Murals Unveiled In New Book
Sun Ra was as much philosopher as he was experimental Free Jazz composer, and his principles about race, basically the precedent to Afrofuturism, inspired countless artists and musicians. A new book called Space, Interiors and … read more »
Ghostface Killah: The Balladeer
May 2013: Today, on Ghostface Killah’s 43rd birthday, we take a look back at his 2006 FADER #37 cover story, which coincided with the release of his album, Fishscale. April 2006: All Ghostface Killahc can … read more »
GEN F: Young Thug
Stretched out on a leather couch in a small Midtown Atlanta apartment, Young Thug sips a pink smoothie as he describes the housing projects he grew up in. “Anything you see wrong with me came … read more »
Earl Sweatshirt: Bless This Mess
Earl Sweatshirt comes home. Earl Sweatshirt’s apartment is a nightmare—four laundry baskets, seven video game controllers, Budweiser empties, potato chip shrapnel, blunt guts, skateboards and dust bunny warrens galore. There’s a paper towel magneted to … read more »
Footnotes: Earl Sweatshirt
Every great artist needs a great team, whether in the form of producers and session guitarists or simply friends offering support. In Footnotes, we ask some of those invaluable assisters to look back at tracks, … read more »
On the Street: It’s All in the Details
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 best and most interesting … read more »
Download The FADER #85 Podcast
FADER #85 cover star Juicy J’s brother Project Pat, who has enjoyed his own long career, opens this issue’s podcast with some advice: “In the music business, as long as you ain’t getting high all … read more »
Stream Vampire Weekend’s Album Modern Vampires Of The City
Vampire Weekend’s third studio album, the heavily anticipated Modern Vampires of the City, is now streaming in its entirety on iTunes. The album will be available for purchase May 14th, a week from today. Give … read more »
Live: The National Play “Sorrow” for Six Hours at MoMA PS1
Sheltered in the big top of MoMA PS1’s VW Dome on Sunday afternoon, The National played for six hours. While that’s a fairly long gig even by Bruce Springsteen standards, the event was made especially … read more »
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Like a lot of people, I freaked out when I heard about the murder of Hadiya Pendleton. In January, Pendleton, a 15-year old girl, was killed by crossfire in Chicago while hanging out in a … read more »
