http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/open-bar-steve-gunn-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/open-bar-steve-gunn-2/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:15:51 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=171501 Steve Gunn is really good at guitar. We were first turned onto him this summer by a friend (NPR) and were stoked to have him over to Heathers for an Open Bar session. His LP … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/open-bar-steve-gunn-2/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/08/interview-2-chainz/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/08/interview-2-chainz/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:30:10 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=174143 Lovable goofball/secret studio rat 2 Chainz had a great week, signing with Def Jam and performing his first New York show. He stopped by the FADER office to talk about rapping in the ’90s, why … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/08/interview-2-chainz/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/06/live-blondes-at-moma/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/06/live-blondes-at-moma/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:02 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=173248 We sent our buddies Weird Days over to MoMa’s PopRally to film NY synth duo Blondes perform in a lazer-lit museum hall filled with beautiful people dancing and clapping. They played two of our favorites … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/06/live-blondes-at-moma/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/open-bar-cloud-nothings/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/open-bar-cloud-nothings/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:13 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=172406 We shot Cloud Nothings’ second Open Bar session at Veronica Peoples Club on a 50-degree day in the middle of this unseasonably warm winter. It’s been more than a year since principle songwriter Dylan Baldi … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/open-bar-cloud-nothings/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/interview-air/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/interview-air/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:00:48 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=169797 In 1902, Georges Méliès made a movie about traveling to the moon. Obviously, at that point, nobody had actually been there, and, for all anybody knew, there were magical mushrooms, mysterious lagoons and frog-like aliens … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/interview-air/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/interview-sean-paul/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/interview-sean-paul/#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:45:41 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=166567 Longtime dancehall star Sean Paul returned this year following an ACL injury and two-year hiatus from major recording projects. He stopped by the FADER FORT by FIAT to discuss his time off, home “cupboard” studio … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/09/interview-sean-paul/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/05/interview-bangladesh/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/05/interview-bangladesh/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:30:18 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=165697 Bangladesh just sounds like he is from Mars. One of the most consistently bizarre, joyous and hard producers in rap and pop, he has long been peerless. It takes a unique thinker to produce effective … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/05/interview-bangladesh/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/open-bar-g-side/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/open-bar-g-side/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:15:33 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=162289 ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova of Huntsville’s G-Side are the first rappers to have come through Veronica Peoples Club for one of our Open Bar sessions. They sipped on some orange juice then performed … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/open-bar-g-side/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/08/studio-time-peaking-lights/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/08/studio-time-peaking-lights/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:30:12 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=160948 Peaking Lights’ 936 is a gorgeously relaxing album, filled with deep layers of dub and ghostly vocals. It’s an album that we couldn’t stop coming back to this year, and although it wasn’t our introduction … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/08/studio-time-peaking-lights/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/07/interview-balam-acab/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/07/interview-balam-acab/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:37:38 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=160701 Dreamy bedroom producer Alex Koone bka Balam Acab, wrestled himself out of Mechanicsburg, PA to truck it all the way up to the Big Apple for a live show at Le Poisson Rouge. He took … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/07/interview-balam-acab/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/interview-don-trip-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/interview-don-trip-2/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 20:30:27 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=160198 We cover a lot of rap at The FADER, and while we certainly have an ear for who is going to be the next big thing, there’s also a lot of dudes that we write … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/interview-don-trip-2/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/at-home-with-the-lijadu-sisters/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/at-home-with-the-lijadu-sisters/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 16:15:10 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=159235 Taiwo and Kehinde Lijadu are identical twin sisters from Nigeria. Throughout the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s they performed and recorded as The Lijadu Sisters, fusing Western R&B, soul, reggae and funk, creating honest, politically-charged songs … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/at-home-with-the-lijadu-sisters/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/at-home-with-action-bronson/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/at-home-with-action-bronson/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:25 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=158511 Action Bronson lives in the apartment he’s lived in his whole life, at the southern edge of Flushing, Queens. Before he started rapping, Bronson dropped out of Bayside High School and cooked at his father’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/30/at-home-with-action-bronson/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/14/interview-dr-dre/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/14/interview-dr-dre/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:55 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=154312 There was a big delicious-looking cake shaped like headphones at the grand opening of the first ever Beats by Dre store in SoHo. FADER style guru Mobolaji Dawodu spoke with Dr. Dre about the company’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/14/interview-dr-dre/feed/ 71 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/09/at-home-with-mr-muthafuckin-exquire/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/09/at-home-with-mr-muthafuckin-exquire/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 16:30:12 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=153303 Head busting, joke-cracking everyman Mr. Muthafuckin eXquire still lives in his childhood home. He’s redecorated the upstairs apartment in Crown Heights’ Kingsborough Houses since his mom left a couple years ago, filling it with sentimental … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/09/at-home-with-mr-muthafuckin-exquire/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/open-bar-psychic-ills/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/open-bar-psychic-ills/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:30:43 +0000 James Rathbone http://www.thefader.com/?p=150902 Recently at Veronica Peoples Club in Greenpoint, Psychic Ills drank beer and talked about moving from Berlin to New York. The band has a new record out on Sacred Bones called Hazed Dream. They played … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/open-bar-psychic-ills/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/brooklyn-bound-zola-jesus-interview-at-4th-state-metals/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/brooklyn-bound-zola-jesus-interview-at-4th-state-metals/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:30:03 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=149016 There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/brooklyn-bound-zola-jesus-interview-at-4th-state-metals/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/25/brooklyn-bound-zola-jesus-live-at-converse-rubber-tracks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/25/brooklyn-bound-zola-jesus-live-at-converse-rubber-tracks/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:30:07 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=148223 There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/25/brooklyn-bound-zola-jesus-live-at-converse-rubber-tracks/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/18/interview-santigold/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/18/interview-santigold/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:39:49 +0000 Deidre Dyer http://www.thefader.com/?p=146671 Last week, Uniqlo held a mega-sized bash to christen their new mega-sized 5th Avenue flagship store. Shiny fixtures, tons of gleaming glass and a Pantone color wheel of cashmere sweaters welcomed revelers. To our surprise, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/18/interview-santigold/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/interview-future-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/interview-future-2/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:00:02 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=145717 Future—Dungeon Family producer/songwriter Rico Wade’s baby cousin—is the best rapper you don’t already love. He’s had a great year, bolstered by a string of runaway hit club singles in Atlanta which made it to radio. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/14/interview-future-2/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/13/at-home-with-real-estate/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/13/at-home-with-real-estate/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:00:16 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=144377 Two of the three members of Real Estate live across the street from each other. Alex Bleeker’s house is definitely the crash pad, where the band recently gathered to discuss the finer points of Blink-182 … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/13/at-home-with-real-estate/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/30/live-boubacar-traore/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/30/live-boubacar-traore/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:15:23 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=142524 Earlier this week, Malian bluesman Boubacar Traoré came to play in New York City. His records vary from peppy to melancholy, all anchored by his luxe voice. He has found a way to sing without … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/30/live-boubacar-traore/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/27/open-bar-big-troubles/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/27/open-bar-big-troubles/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:30:54 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=141618 You could say the New Jersey boys of Big Troubles are true comedians at heart, or comedians and musicians, simultaneously. Last week, after multiple viewings of their new “Sad Girls” clip and an Open Bar … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/27/open-bar-big-troubles/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/26/interview-girls/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/26/interview-girls/#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:30:13 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=141276 Girls graced New York with their California sunshine for three days, playing one in-store performance at Other Music and two nights at Bowery Ballroom. We chatted backstage at Bowery with Christopher Owens and JR White … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/26/interview-girls/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/08/interview-asap-rocky/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/08/interview-asap-rocky/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:30:55 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=137033 Last year, ASAP Rocky left Manhattan and moved to Elmwood Park, New Jersey with his mom and little sister. He’s been rapping more or less seriously since he got his GED four years ago and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/08/interview-asap-rocky/feed/ 12 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/07/at-home-with-erika-spring/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/07/at-home-with-erika-spring/#comments Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:45:15 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=136794 Last week we had the pleasure of spending some time with the lovely Erika Spring in her Greenpoint, Brooklyn one-bedroom. She played her new track “Six More Weeks” and then we all drank water out … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/07/at-home-with-erika-spring/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/24/open-bar-high-places/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/24/open-bar-high-places/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:15:41 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=134467 High Places stopped by Heathers Bar one sunny afternoon and blasted out the neighborhood with their semi-spooky “Year Off.” They look great, though and seem like they’re genuinely having a good time, which gives the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/24/open-bar-high-places/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/09/interview-keri-hilson/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/09/interview-keri-hilson/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:00:34 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=131562 When Zone 4 princess Keri Hilson graced the cover of FADER #51, she was working as a songwriter, earning her keep crafting futurist computer love jams for Timbaland, Britney Spears, Mary J. Blige and Ciara. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/09/interview-keri-hilson/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/08/live-ciara-promise-at-the-south-street-seaport/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/08/live-ciara-promise-at-the-south-street-seaport/#comments Mon, 08 Aug 2011 18:48:47 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=131344 Ciara has had a rough couple of years. There’s famously been problems with her record label and an album, Basic Instinct, that performed worse on the charts than any other she’s put out. But try … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/08/live-ciara-promise-at-the-south-street-seaport/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/04/body-conscious-best-coast/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/04/body-conscious-best-coast/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 20:30:44 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=130836 Staying physically and mentally fit is the young person’s holy grail, but there’s simply no one right way to do it. In our Body Conscious series, we’ll explore how some people protect their minds and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/04/body-conscious-best-coast/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/03/interview-grimes/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/03/interview-grimes/#comments Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:45:19 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=130547 What a pleasant surprise to actually talk to Grimes after she came down from the ethereal electro haze of her performance at the FADER/vitaminwater Capsule event. We half expected her to speak in some strange … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/03/interview-grimes/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/phone-tap-hugo-marie/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/phone-tap-hugo-marie/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:55:04 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=125943 Phone Tap is a new FADER TV mini-series hosted by Kam Tambini that looks into the daily grind of some of our favorite musicians, artists, personalities, and overall interesting people living in New York City. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/phone-tap-hugo-marie/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/video-wu-lyf-live-at-knitting-factory/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/video-wu-lyf-live-at-knitting-factory/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 15:36:53 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=128882 Wu Lyf singer Ellery Roberts is an excitable mushmouth, spitting gibberish at shows often first in denim and then shirtless. He, like the rest of the group, is a pasty fellow, evidence of the sun … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/28/video-wu-lyf-live-at-knitting-factory/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/27/open-bar-hooray-for-earth/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/27/open-bar-hooray-for-earth/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:00:04 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=128982 When we asked Heathers Bar, he responded with, “well, I usually play on the floor.” So that’s what he did, despite whatever New York bar cooties had to be crawling around down there. Missing one … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/27/open-bar-hooray-for-earth/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/26/interview-soulja-boy-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/26/interview-soulja-boy-2/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 02:40:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=128586 Just before Soulja Boy came through the FADER office, he cut his hair. We were excited to see the cut from the cover of his Juice mixtape, but a role in a film in Connecticut … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/26/interview-soulja-boy-2/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/19/open-air-wild-beasts/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/19/open-air-wild-beasts/#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 19:30:43 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=127006 There’s an old episode of Glee where Finn discourages the blond kid (forgot his name) from doing a duet with Kurt. Later on in the season, Finn bucks up, changes his tune and decides to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/19/open-air-wild-beasts/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/14/interview-jdavey-and-elevator-fight/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/14/interview-jdavey-and-elevator-fight/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:38:31 +0000 Deidre Dyer http://www.thefader.com/?p=125939 On the first night of their New Designer Drug Tour, we chatted it up backstage with J*Davey and their opening act Elevator Fight. Heading out on a multi-city tour stateside and overseas, Miss J*Davey and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/14/interview-jdavey-and-elevator-fight/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/13/live-bill-callahan-one-fine-morning/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/13/live-bill-callahan-one-fine-morning/#comments Wed, 13 Jul 2011 21:29:21 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=125711 In “One Fine Morning” Bill Callahan sings Yeah, one fine morning/ I’m gonna ride out/ Just me and the skeleton crew/ We’re gonna ride out in a country kind of silence… Callahan performed last night … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/13/live-bill-callahan-one-fine-morning/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/11/interview-katy-b/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/11/interview-katy-b/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:31:36 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=124955 The day after seeing soon-to-be-more-famous South Londoner Katy B‘s first US performance at Le Bain, we met Katy on the High Line to talk about life after her debut album On A Mission. In March, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/11/interview-katy-b/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/interview-trae-tha-truth-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/interview-trae-tha-truth-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:30:57 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=122877 Even in normal daylight, Trae’s eyes stay in the shade, always cloaked in the perpetual darkness that fills his grittiest music. He’s quick to smile, though, happily flashing his grill about his kids, about another … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/interview-trae-tha-truth-2/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/29/interview-dj-quik/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/29/interview-dj-quik/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:00:45 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=122706 Not too long ago, DJ Quik released The Book of David. It’s an excellent record that finds Quik taking a step back from the more experimental music he was producing on ’09’s Kurupt collaboration BlaQKout, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/29/interview-dj-quik/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/phone-tap-jonathan-mannion/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/phone-tap-jonathan-mannion/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:00:09 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=122003 Phone Tap is a new FADER TV mini-series hosted by Kam Tambini that looks into the daily grind of some of our favorite musicians, artists, personalities, and overall interesting people living in New York City. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/phone-tap-jonathan-mannion/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/interview-drake/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/interview-drake/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 22:30:35 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.thefader.com/?p=121871 On Tuesday night, we were pleasantly surprised to bump into Drake. He was at Southpaw in Brooklyn, watching Zoe Kravitz’s band Elevator Fight. Evidently, he’s a fan. We talked about The Weeknd, singing and rapping. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/interview-drake/feed/ 39 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/open-bar-love-inks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/open-bar-love-inks/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:30:18 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=121942 Love Inks are a great rock ’n’ roll band from Austin, Texas. Their debut album is filled with heavy, beautiful moments, tender love songs and depressive jags. Singer Sherry LeBlanc’s voice is so rich, but … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/open-bar-love-inks/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/22/live-ariel-pinks-haunted-graffiti-at-santos-party-house/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/22/live-ariel-pinks-haunted-graffiti-at-santos-party-house/#comments Wed, 22 Jun 2011 20:00:12 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=121577 Ariel Pink played a surprise show in the basement of Santos Party House as part of the Spencer’s Gifts party series (not your favorite mall chain store), and we were lucky enough to attend alongside … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/22/live-ariel-pinks-haunted-graffiti-at-santos-party-house/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/interview-best-coast/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/interview-best-coast/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 17:45:10 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=120988 Last Thursday, Best Coast played a show to benefit the Planned Parenthood of New York City Action Fund. Before sound check, band diva Bethany Cosentino told us she’s never been a super-politico, but chose to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/interview-best-coast/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/16/phone-tap-lizzy-okpo-designer-of-william-okpo/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/16/phone-tap-lizzy-okpo-designer-of-william-okpo/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:00:55 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=120242 Phone Tap is a new FADER TV mini-series hosted by Kam Tambini that looks into the daily grind of some of our favorite musicians, artists, personalities, and overall interesting people living in New York City. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/16/phone-tap-lizzy-okpo-designer-of-william-okpo/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/open-bar-austra/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/open-bar-austra/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:30:08 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=120101 Austra came through Veronica Peoples Club in Brooklyn to haunt the small patch of garden they found outside and sing a couple tunes for us, including their cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock.” Check that out … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/open-bar-austra/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/studio-time-benny-blanco/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/studio-time-benny-blanco/#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 20:45:20 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=119997 We visited Benny Blanco at BMI’s Building-the-Beat workshop, where he spoke with upcoming producers, giving tutelage. Thing is, Benny’s pretty young himself, having been a pretty much teen phenomenon, working with folks like Spank Rock … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/14/studio-time-benny-blanco/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/09/interview-kreayshawn/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/09/interview-kreayshawn/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 18:18:04 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=119152 Before releasing her insta-smash “Gucci Gucci,” pint size Oakland native Kreayshawn was an Ikea employee, prolific film school dropout and most famous for smoking weed with Soulja Boy. Now she’s a conversation piece and, whether … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/09/interview-kreayshawn/feed/ 27 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/live-hair-affair-by-rashaad-newsome/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/live-hair-affair-by-rashaad-newsome/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:00:46 +0000 Deidre Dyer http://www.thefader.com/?p=118258 To celebrate the annual Book Expo America conference, ArtBook/D.A.P. threw a delightful springtime party atop the Mondrian Soho hotel. The breezy evening climaxed with the debut performance of Hair Affair, a contemplation on the acrobatics … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/live-hair-affair-by-rashaad-newsome/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/03/phone-tap-heather-millstone-of-heathers-bar-veronica-peoples-club/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/03/phone-tap-heather-millstone-of-heathers-bar-veronica-peoples-club/#comments Fri, 03 Jun 2011 17:00:53 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=117300 Phone Tap is a new FADER TV mini-series hosted by Kam Tambini that looks into the daily grind of some of our favorite musicians, artists, personalities, and overall interesting people living in New York City. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/03/phone-tap-heather-millstone-of-heathers-bar-veronica-peoples-club/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/interview-ricky-blaze/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/interview-ricky-blaze/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 18:30:12 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=117257 Often, when dancehall hits arrive in New York, they’ve already spent months fermenting in the West Indies. That wasn’t the case for “Hold Yuh, the ping and snare mega-track voiced by Jamaican loveman Gyptian that … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/interview-ricky-blaze/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/phone-tap-brenmar/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/phone-tap-brenmar/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 15:30:10 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=115182 Phone Tap is a new FADER TV mini-series hosted by Kam Tambini that looks into the daily grind of some of our favorite musicians, artists, personalities, and overall interesting people living in New York City. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/phone-tap-brenmar/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/20/live-hauschka-radar-live-at-joes-pub/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/20/live-hauschka-radar-live-at-joes-pub/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 20:30:27 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=113594 German composer Hauschka is just as comfortable with using drum machines for percussion as he is with Tic Tacs. But his new recordings certainly take a cue from the backbone of the former, melding his … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/20/live-hauschka-radar-live-at-joes-pub/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/16/interview-john-maus/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/16/interview-john-maus/#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 19:05:51 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=112972 Last week John Maus played a drenched live show at The Glasslands Gallery with Gary War and Holy Shit. We cozied into the dank-ness with Maus and video-maker Jimi Patterson to talk about his forthcoming … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/16/interview-john-maus/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/12/live-big-boi-atliens-at-room-service-nyc/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/12/live-big-boi-atliens-at-room-service-nyc/#comments Thu, 12 May 2011 18:30:46 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=112330 We jam-packed into Room Service in NYC last night to catch Big Boi kick off his The Crown Life campaign with a set of old and new hits. The sound system was beyond loud, filling … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/12/live-big-boi-atliens-at-room-service-nyc/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/05/video-notorious-big-throws-a-water-bottle-at-dj-big-kap-live-in-san-francisco-1995/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/05/video-notorious-big-throws-a-water-bottle-at-dj-big-kap-live-in-san-francisco-1995/#comments Thu, 05 May 2011 19:30:21 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=110200 You know what made Big Kap a great DJ? A major fuck up. Or at least that’s how he tells it. In the summer of ’95 Kap headed out to San Francisco with Biggie and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/05/video-notorious-big-throws-a-water-bottle-at-dj-big-kap-live-in-san-francisco-1995/feed/ 31 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/27/interview-diddy/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/27/interview-diddy/#comments Wed, 27 Apr 2011 23:00:53 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=107975 This past Friday, FADER style maven Mobolaji Dawodu caught up with Diddy during his Dirty Money tour. He talked with audience members, saw the show and then trailed Puff backstage for long enough they rode … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/27/interview-diddy/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/25/interview-tinie-tempah/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/25/interview-tinie-tempah/#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:30:08 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=107529 After Tinie Tempah‘s bustling set at the FADER FORT by FIAT, we got to follow up with him over some Shake Shack takeaway. Turns out a lot has happened since the FORT—including a collaboration with … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/25/interview-tinie-tempah/feed/ 1