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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 »
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Video: Macklemore on Basquiat
On May 15th, Christies will auction Dustheads, a 1982 painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, the artist name-dropped by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Pharrell, Rick Ross, Danny Brown and Mackelmore, the latter of whom raps I love Basquiat, … read more »
Our Father: Life in the Source Family
Isis Aquarian remembers life in the Source Family. When she was in her late twenties, Charlene Peters grew her hair long, changed her name to Isis Aquarian and moved in with the Source Family, a … read more »
Interview: Moshin Hamid
The only way reading Mohsin Hamid’s new novel, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia, on the subway could be any more embarrassing is if he’d tacked on “For Dummies” to the end of … read more »
Watch Miguel on Saturday Night Live
This evening, dressed to the nines, Miguel performed Kaleidoscope Dream cuts “Adorn” and “Too Many Drinks” on Saturday Night Live. Read Duncan Cooper’s FADER #84 Cover Story on the Los Angeles singer here.
Just Before Music: Lonnie Holley’s Knotty Life
As he tells it, Lonnie Holley’s story of growing up poor in the south is nearly impossible to fathom, marked again and—almost routinely—again by trauma. But then, too, by art, as he built a career … read more »
Interview: Christian Mungiu, Director of Beyond the Hills
For anyone familiar with Cristian Mungiu’s film 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and 2 Days, the Romanian director’s current feature, Beyond the Hills, will echo like a déjà vu. Again we find two female best friends, … read more »
The Old Spice Ad Guru Talks Super Bowl Commercials
Of the millions of commercials you’ve seen over your lifetime, probably few stand out as memorably as the 2010 Old Spice ad, “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like.” It was smart, funny, slick, mystifying, … read more »
Preview Tough Bond, A Documentary on Street Kids in Kenya Scored by The Very Best and Seye
Tough Bond, named after a commonly huffed adhesive, is a new documentary about four homeless children in Kenya who band together in a family. It looks devastating. The film was shot, directed and edited by … read more »
Look: Ruvan Wijesooriya’s Seven-Year Portrait of LCD Soundsystem
From 2004 until the day LCD Soundsystem quit being a band, Ruvan Wijesooriya followed the group, first as a fan, and then as their adopted resident photographer. This month, powerHouse Books is releasing a monograph … read more »
