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What We’re Reading: Alex Frank
Tired of reading the same recommended books from the usual sources? Just think of our weekly What We’re Reading column as your non-committal book club with The FADER and some of your favorite bands. For … read more »
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Musicians You Should Follow on Instagram
Following their billion-dollar takeover by Facebook, it seems like Instagram is all over the place. It’s one of the fastest growing social networks ever, attracting a borderline-obsessive following among its 50 million users. A lot … read more »
What We’re Reading: Sam Hockley-Smith
Farther Away by Jonathan Franzen: Through some weird, shitty magic, I always end up reading Jonathan Franzen at times of personal life crisis or change. I remember reading Freedom in Los Angeles on a particularly … read more »
Jamaica’s Love Affair With Clarks
Growing up in New York City, I remember seeing certain cool older girls rock Clarks Wallabees (Wu-Tang’s then footwear of choice) and thinking that if I only had a pair, I might be kind of … read more »
What We’re Reading: Amber Bravo
Tired of reading the same recommended books from the usual sources? Just think of our weekly What We’re Reading column as your non-committal book club with The FADER and some of your favorite bands. For … read more »
Bob Marley’s Daughter Weighs In on New Documentary
There have been many attempts to make a Bob Marley movie. At one point, Martin Scorsese was brought on for the job (because of scheduling conflicts, he pulled out). But Kevin Macdonald’s documentary Marley, out … read more »
Interview: Nick Haymes on Gabe Nevins
Gabe Nevins was a teenager when he was casted to star in Gus Van Sant’s 2007 movie Paranoid Park through an open call put out to local skate shops in Portland, OR. He’d thought he … read more »
Celebrating Graceland’s 25th Anniversary
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of his album, Graceland, Paul Simon’s label asked filmmaker Joe Berlinger to make a documentary. Under African Skies, which premiered this year at Sundance and will air on TV this … read more »
Michael K. Williams to Play Ol Dirty Bastard in Upcoming Film
Michael K. Williams of The Wire, Boardwalk Empire and Community will play the late Ol Dirty Bastard in upcoming film, Dirty White Boy. The movie is based on the true story of Jarred Weisfeld, the … read more »
Malick Sidibé’s Portraits of Mali
Out this month from Rizzoli is a curation of images from iconic photographer Malick Sidibé, who began documenting the country of Mali in the early 1960s after its break from the French colonial system. Taken … read more »
