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/2012/02/07/j-dilla-shine-on/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/j-dilla-shine-on/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:30:44 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=173792 In this 2006 feature from FADER #42, collaborators and family tell the stories behind some of the late J Dilla’s great productions. Think twice, youngbloods, precocious hoodrats, beatbox prodigies. Somewhere in the fine print of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/j-dilla-shine-on/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/big-boi-general-pattons-prayer/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/big-boi-general-pattons-prayer/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:00:26 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=172708 With the golden era of the Dungeon Family gone, Big Boi’s riding on with his new label Purple Ribbon. But is there a lane for a second generation of Atlanta’s “weirdo type funk shit?” I … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/big-boi-general-pattons-prayer/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/new-york-rap-state-of-the-empire/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/new-york-rap-state-of-the-empire/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:45:30 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=170777 A group of young New York rappers tries to bring hip hop home. Far Rockaway, Queens MC Stack Bundles has a song called, “Temper, Temper” in which he says of the state of New York … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/new-york-rap-state-of-the-empire/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/prime-numbers-seven-easy-pieces-for-dressing-in-the-new-year/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/prime-numbers-seven-easy-pieces-for-dressing-in-the-new-year/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:30:53 +0000 Mobolaji Dawodu http://www.thefader.com/?p=168172 Styling: Mobolaji Dawodu Stylist’s Assistants: Deidre Dyer, Elsa Lam and Nick Spain. Makeup: Marcela Alcala for Smashbox cosmetics. Models: Koné from Red Model Management, Brenda, Danny and Jeremy from Request Models, Samantha and Valentyna from … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/prime-numbers-seven-easy-pieces-for-dressing-in-the-new-year/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/04/bloc-party-ring-the-alarm/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/04/bloc-party-ring-the-alarm/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:33:29 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=165482 In a New London, Bloc Party are ready to detonate. On a Monday night at Dublin’s Whelans, emotion hangs in the air, dripping off the Celtic knots painted on the walls, seeping out onto the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/04/bloc-party-ring-the-alarm/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/02/four-on-the-floor-electronic-labels/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/02/four-on-the-floor-electronic-labels/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:29:27 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=164561 Everything goes in cycles, and right now we’re currently somewhere in the late-middle period of a heavy electronic music resurgence. Everyone involved is obsessed with talking about the textures of their music, and even more … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/02/four-on-the-floor-electronic-labels/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/16/memphis-rap-parting-the-dark-clouds/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/16/memphis-rap-parting-the-dark-clouds/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:20:04 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=163114 Can Memphis rappers reclaim the sound of their city and still find success? Memphis can feel pretty barren to the uninitiated. Locals tend to herd visitors instinctively, if not to Graceland then to its eerily … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/16/memphis-rap-parting-the-dark-clouds/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/future-dungeons-and-dragons/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/future-dungeons-and-dragons/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:04:51 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=162193 Future has the streets of Atlanta in the palm of his hands while the city’s history pumps through his veins. Though Future is from Atlanta, his St. Louis show at the club Amnesia, billed as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/future-dungeons-and-dragons/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/cass-mccombs-scorpio-rising/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/cass-mccombs-scorpio-rising/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:27:07 +0000 Daniel Arnold http://www.thefader.com/?p=159921 Cass McCombs is riding high on a dark horse. Death is an LA hippie with sandy Jesus hair and an Eagle Rock area code. Usually he makes you wait, but tonight, at the Gaylord Apartments … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/05/cass-mccombs-scorpio-rising/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/feature-bon-iver-the-son-and-the-earth/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/feature-bon-iver-the-son-and-the-earth/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:00:30 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thefader.com/?p=20679 Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon returns home to the Wisconsin town that raised him. Walk into The Joynt in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, at happy hour and a beer will set you back just 30 cents. Signs … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/01/feature-bon-iver-the-son-and-the-earth/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/exurbia-adrift-in-eastern-pennsylvania/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/exurbia-adrift-in-eastern-pennsylvania/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:00:15 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=154166 Styling: Mobolaji Dawodu Stylist’s Assistant: Elsa Lam Model: Rae at Muse NYC]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/11/exurbia-adrift-in-eastern-pennsylvania/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/03/wale-and-tabi-bonney-new-slang/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/03/wale-and-tabi-bonney-new-slang/#comments Thu, 03 Nov 2011 21:30:05 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=152266 Raised on Reaganomics, go-go, and the neverending pursuit of freshness, Wale and Tabi Bonney rap for the capitol. Wale is picking at some french fries in a burger spot on Georgia Ave in Washington DC, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/03/wale-and-tabi-bonney-new-slang/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/reflexive-lens-carolyn-drake-and-andres-gonzalez/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/reflexive-lens-carolyn-drake-and-andres-gonzalez/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:15:28 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=147793 A couple of photographers talk about the art of being a couple. Carolyn Drake and Andres Gonzalez met eight years ago in graduate school at Ohio University, where both were pursuing MFAs in photojournalism. They’ve … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/reflexive-lens-carolyn-drake-and-andres-gonzalez/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/dominic-nahr-perfect-imperfect/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/dominic-nahr-perfect-imperfect/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:14:39 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=147657 Twelve hours after the earthquake hit this March, Dominic Nahr arrived in Japan. Soon after, he got aboard the USS Ronald Reagan, an aircraft carrier there to deliver relief. As he often is, Nahr was … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/21/dominic-nahr-perfect-imperfect/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/20/mike-brodie-a-period-of-juvenile-prosperity/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/20/mike-brodie-a-period-of-juvenile-prosperity/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:19:18 +0000 Daniel Arnold http://www.thefader.com/?p=147219 Mike Brodie is settled in the sense that he rents a room that has a closet with clothes hung up, a bookshelf and a radio, but his mind is always moving. The Pensacola kid who … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/20/mike-brodie-a-period-of-juvenile-prosperity/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/jim-korpi-settling/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/jim-korpi-settling/#comments Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:10:39 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=146298 I grew up on a farm. The stone wall snaked the boundaries of my family’s fields and the neighbor’s tree line. I remember monkeying my way to the highest limb in the crabapple tree by … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/19/jim-korpi-settling/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/13/noah-40-shebib-best-he-ever-had/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/13/noah-40-shebib-best-he-ever-had/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:00:17 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=145135 Toronto’s 
Noah “40” Shebib 
is the one producer Drake can’t do 
without. If you want a laugh, pull up the music video for Drake’s “Replacement Girl.” It’s 2007. The Toronto rapper is wearing a leather … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/13/noah-40-shebib-best-he-ever-had/feed/ 44 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/real-estate-jams/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/real-estate-jams/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 14:00:20 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=144655 How interesting do you need to be to be good? As if to cut off any criticism at the knees, Alex Bleeker says, “We’re a Brooklyn band now, how boring is that?” Before that, Real … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/real-estate-jams/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/03/zola-jesus-the-ice-queen/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/03/zola-jesus-the-ice-queen/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 14:33:51 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=142834 Zola Jesus is poised to melt hearts. By the time I get to Nika Danilova’s West Hollywood apartment, she’s been branded ankle-to-knee in Xs, her skin having absorbed the imprint of hours spent cinched into … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/03/zola-jesus-the-ice-queen/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/23/young-dro-wild-horses/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/23/young-dro-wild-horses/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:45:23 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=140715 Young Dro is swagged, tagged and ready to take off. Young Dro is the immediate future of TI’s Grand Hustle record label and characterizes his swagger with one very weighted yet very empty phrase. “Everybody’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/23/young-dro-wild-horses/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/a-little-light-walking-through-the-19-districts-of-ho-chi-minh-city/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/a-little-light-walking-through-the-19-districts-of-ho-chi-minh-city/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:00:06 +0000 Mobolaji Dawodu http://www.thefader.com/?p=137755 ]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/12/a-little-light-walking-through-the-19-districts-of-ho-chi-minh-city/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/25/aaliyah-angel-so-fly-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/25/aaliyah-angel-so-fly-2/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 23:00:16 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=131637 Baby Girl, better known as Aaliyah, conjured the future between the beats. She was as enigmatic and cutting edge as R&B, pop and the rest of the music world may ever see. We glimpse the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/25/aaliyah-angel-so-fly-2/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/24/austin-texas-the-city-that-always-sleeps/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/24/austin-texas-the-city-that-always-sleeps/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:03:17 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=134131 Nate Grace was an ex-hardcore kid living in a shack in the outskirts of Austin when his door got kicked in while he was on the road for his job cataloging book stock in chain … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/24/austin-texas-the-city-that-always-sleeps/feed/ 34 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/the-rapture-is-risen/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/the-rapture-is-risen/#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:36:16 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=133261 Icons of an era call us back to the floor. In the days leading up to May 21, 2011, countless commutes were buoyed (or burdened) by the promise of sublimation. New York City’s subways, like … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/18/the-rapture-is-risen/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/16/frank-ocean-cruise-control/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/16/frank-ocean-cruise-control/#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 23:00:26 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=132454 Can Frank Ocean and his meticulous songwriting revive a flagging genre? When he was nine, Frank Ocean’s godfather subscribed him to Robb Report, a magazine for the ultra-rich. Less interested in fiduciary smarts, it’s a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/16/frank-ocean-cruise-control/feed/ 25 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/09/wearing-the-pants-four-women-from-around-the-world-have-new-ideas-for-menswear/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/09/wearing-the-pants-four-women-from-around-the-world-have-new-ideas-for-menswear/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2011 13:20:45 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=131305 Though it seems all feminine, fabulous tulle, the fashion universe can be as much a man’s world as any other profession. In 2008’s documentary The Last Emperor, Valentino Garavani, one of the 20th century’s archetypical … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/09/wearing-the-pants-four-women-from-around-the-world-have-new-ideas-for-menswear/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/jerry-garcia-american-beauty/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/jerry-garcia-american-beauty/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 23:00:07 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=129826 At the helm of the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia was a magnetic guitarist, singer and songwriter—one of the most beloved, enigmatic figures of the American 1960s. Yet Garcia’s life was as complex as one of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/01/jerry-garcia-american-beauty/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/22/bone-thugs-n-harmony-the-spiritualists/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/22/bone-thugs-n-harmony-the-spiritualists/#comments Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:15:15 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=127978 April Love met Bone Thugs-N-Harmony out in LA in ’94 and started doing their hair shortly thereafter. Her first gig was a music video whose name she can’t remember, but based on the vague details … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/22/bone-thugs-n-harmony-the-spiritualists/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/waka-flocka-flame-builds-up-his-brick-squad-monopoly/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/waka-flocka-flame-builds-up-his-brick-squad-monopoly/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:50:22 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=127791 For most, the biggest surprise of Waka Flocka Flame’s late 2010 debut Flockaveli wasn’t that his brand of lyrically inept, adrenaline-fed rap could sustain an entire album, but more that Waka played such a minor … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/21/waka-flocka-flame-builds-up-his-brick-squad-monopoly/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/14/jenny-lewis-songs-you-know-by-heart/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/14/jenny-lewis-songs-you-know-by-heart/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 17:25:41 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=125912 With a raw, reflective solo album, Jenny Lewis starts to open up. Philippe’s Original sits on a corner a few blocks over from Dodger Stadium in downtown Los Angeles. It’s a deli counter restaurant old-school … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/14/jenny-lewis-songs-you-know-by-heart/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/07/face-time-the-next-generation-of-new-yorks-legendary-vogue-scene/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/07/face-time-the-next-generation-of-new-yorks-legendary-vogue-scene/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 18:50:07 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=124218 ]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/07/face-time-the-next-generation-of-new-yorks-legendary-vogue-scene/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/woods-until-the-morning-comes/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/woods-until-the-morning-comes/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:00:57 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=122739 Woods check out, zone in and make beautifully intimate music for the dark moments worth remembering. Rocketing over potholes torn into the road by relentless rain, it seems like Woods frontman Jeremy Earl has a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/06/woods-until-the-morning-comes/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/04/dj-harvey-another-day-another-disco/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/04/dj-harvey-another-day-another-disco/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 14:00:31 +0000 Caroline McCloskey http://www.thefader.com/?p=122720 Living proof that good times are all you need to sustain a great life, DJ Harvey is cresting the wave of his legendary career into an endlessly golden sunset. “I think I’m supposed to be … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/04/dj-harvey-another-day-another-disco/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/vybz-kartel-beyond-the-pale/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/vybz-kartel-beyond-the-pale/#comments Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:00:01 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=122595 Vybz Kartel is dancehall’s biggest star and most beloved folk hero. He’s also its newest face. Bleaching, in Jamaica, can mean one of two things. 1. Applying prescription-only steroid cream for extremely off-label use, leaching … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/28/vybz-kartel-beyond-the-pale/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/21/soulja-boy-forever-young/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/21/soulja-boy-forever-young/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:33:52 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=121351 After six years of hits, Soulja Boy is releasing the best music of his career. He’s got a million bucks in the bank, a legion of fans and a steady supply of downers. Freshly 21, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/21/soulja-boy-forever-young/feed/ 11 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/feature-kanye-wests-time-has-come/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/feature-kanye-wests-time-has-come/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2011 21:00:45 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=118980 Now that it’s time to come out as a solo artist, Kanye West is fixed on getting at as many people as possible. And although his early fans may be enthralled with his alignment with … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/08/feature-kanye-wests-time-has-come/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/feature-gang-gang-dance-is-slowly-closing-in-on-the-perfect-global-beat/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/feature-gang-gang-dance-is-slowly-closing-in-on-the-perfect-global-beat/#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 22:00:58 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=116358 Not too long ago, a self-styled downtown New York legend was quoted in the New York Times Magazine in an article about streetwear as saying, “I’m so downtown I don’t go above Canal Street.” It … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/26/feature-gang-gang-dance-is-slowly-closing-in-on-the-perfect-global-beat/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/25/how-ya-livin-biggie-smalls/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/25/how-ya-livin-biggie-smalls/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 16:00:42 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=115355 226 St. James Place in Brooklyn, Biggie’s childhood home I bumped into Big and realized we lived two blocks away from each other. We started hanging out regularly. His house was on the way to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/25/how-ya-livin-biggie-smalls/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/24/feature-angel-haze-has-got-talent-and-a-whole-lot-of-issues/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/24/feature-angel-haze-has-got-talent-and-a-whole-lot-of-issues/#comments Tue, 24 May 2011 22:00:59 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=110398 To say that no other rapper was, is or will be like Notorious BIG is obvious. But it’s like saying no tree is as beautiful as an oak, or that film is better than digital. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/24/feature-angel-haze-has-got-talent-and-a-whole-lot-of-issues/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/feature-fred-the-godson-is-the-chubby-workhorse-on-the-tip-of-new-york%e2%80%99s-tongue/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/feature-fred-the-godson-is-the-chubby-workhorse-on-the-tip-of-new-york%e2%80%99s-tongue/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 18:15:40 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=110436 To say that no other rapper was, is or will be like Notorious BIG is obvious. But it’s like saying no tree is as beautiful as an oak, or that film is better than digital. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/23/feature-fred-the-godson-is-the-chubby-workhorse-on-the-tip-of-new-york%e2%80%99s-tongue/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/feature-rick-ross-straight-to-the-pros/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/feature-rick-ross-straight-to-the-pros/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 22:20:19 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=114306 The concept for the video of Rick Ross’s menacing breakout hit “Hustlin’” is not subtle—it goes like this: there are two sides to Miami. The clip’s introduction starts out on Collins Ave, with generic Cuban … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/feature-rick-ross-straight-to-the-pros/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/feature-detroit%e2%80%99s-native-son-danny-brown-blooms-neon-from-the-pavement/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/feature-detroit%e2%80%99s-native-son-danny-brown-blooms-neon-from-the-pavement/#comments Thu, 19 May 2011 19:00:52 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=110390 To say that no other rapper was, is or will be like Notorious BIG is obvious. But it’s like saying no tree is as beautiful as an oak, or that film is better than digital. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/19/feature-detroit%e2%80%99s-native-son-danny-brown-blooms-neon-from-the-pavement/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/feature-puffy-on-life-after-biggie/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/feature-puffy-on-life-after-biggie/#comments Wed, 11 May 2011 18:45:28 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=110351 The world knows Notorious BIG because of Sean “Puff Daddy” Combs. As a young record executive, Puff sought out and molded one of Brooklyn’s finest rappers into one of hip-hop’s greatest artists. From good business … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/11/feature-puffy-on-life-after-biggie/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/29/feature-david-byrne-the-artist-on-an-adventure-he-knows-will-last-forever/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/29/feature-david-byrne-the-artist-on-an-adventure-he-knows-will-last-forever/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:15:30 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=21500 David Byrne is a catalyst and a conduit for nearly two generations of musicians, artists and culture mongers—including those collected over the following pages. Here, we asked celebrated journalist and downtown mainstay Vivien Goldman, who … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/29/feature-david-byrne-the-artist-on-an-adventure-he-knows-will-last-forever/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/20/feature-stay-low-and-keep-firing/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/20/feature-stay-low-and-keep-firing/#comments Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:40:18 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=106524 Despite being mythologized and simplified as fat, cockeyed, dark skinned and draped in Coogi, Notorious BIG’s best-known alter ego was a play on a Christopher Walken character. Christening himself Black Frank White, Big gave a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/20/feature-stay-low-and-keep-firing/feed/ 34 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/05/feature-kurt-cobains-freedom-now/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/05/feature-kurt-cobains-freedom-now/#comments Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:55:42 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=103536 On April 8, 1994 I was sitting behind my desk at WFNX-FM in Boston. Around 11 AM one of the station’s disc jockeys walked into my office and said that something had just come over … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/05/feature-kurt-cobains-freedom-now/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/11/feature-casely-hayfords-inherited-resistance/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/11/feature-casely-hayfords-inherited-resistance/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:30:50 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=98712 Joe Casely-Hayford and his son Charlie share a small two-floor studio in the Shoreditch section of London. The top floor is clean as a whistle, a showroom for their menswear brand, where each season’s clothes … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/11/feature-casely-hayfords-inherited-resistance/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/09/feature-james-blake-finds-his-voice-as-a-reluctant-man/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/09/feature-james-blake-finds-his-voice-as-a-reluctant-man/#comments Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:30:44 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=98320 James Blake is winding his way through the crowd at Hammersmith Apollo to get a good view of Drake. He’s been invited to one of the pop star’s three sold out nights in London by … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/09/feature-james-blake-finds-his-voice-as-a-reluctant-man/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/feature-the-stoned-cold-business-of-being-wiz-khalifa/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/feature-the-stoned-cold-business-of-being-wiz-khalifa/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 17:34:16 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=97924 If there was ever a question about Wiz Khalifa’s affinity for marijuana, the series of mixtapes he released while in major label limbo should put that to rest. Grow Season, Flight School, How Fly (with … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/feature-the-stoned-cold-business-of-being-wiz-khalifa/feed/ 17 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/feature-new-york-rock-in-the-years-to-be-hated/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/feature-new-york-rock-in-the-years-to-be-hated/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 20:00:59 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=90361 Squabbles and footnotes aside, in the pages of history books and The FADER, New York rock in the 21st century began with the Strokes. Of course the Strokes always evoked New York rock of the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/09/feature-new-york-rock-in-the-years-to-be-hated/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/cat-power-feature/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/cat-power-feature/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 22:00:00 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/cat-power/ read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/08/cat-power-feature/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/feature-the-white-stripes-want-truth-romance-and-beauty-for-a-fallen-america/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/feature-the-white-stripes-want-truth-romance-and-beauty-for-a-fallen-america/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 22:00:22 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=89426 My first real look at Jack White when I arrived in Detroit was, really, no kind of look at all. Out there in some office-park nether-exit off I-696, I stepped into the hallway adjacent to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/feature-the-white-stripes-want-truth-romance-and-beauty-for-a-fallen-america/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/feature-destroyers-battle-hymns-for-the-republics/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/feature-destroyers-battle-hymns-for-the-republics/#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 22:00:24 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=86982 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/18/feature-destroyers-battle-hymns-for-the-republics/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/reheater-cti-records-and-the-re-rebirth-of-cool/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/reheater-cti-records-and-the-re-rebirth-of-cool/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:00:03 +0000 Brian Shimkovitz http://www.thefader.com/?p=86172 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/reheater-cti-records-and-the-re-rebirth-of-cool/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/11/feature-wavves-interview/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/11/feature-wavves-interview/#comments Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:30:14 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=85999 Earlier this year, Nathan Williams went to Oxford, Mississippi, the site of Ole Miss and numerous Faulkner tragedies, to record King of the Beach, his third LP in two years as Wavves. Oxford is distinctly … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/11/feature-wavves-interview/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/17/feature-jamie-xx-might-have-something-to-say/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/17/feature-jamie-xx-might-have-something-to-say/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 16:38:38 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=83633 Sometime around 3AM in rainy Boston, the girlfriend of the guy who let us have an after party in his apartment gets curious enough to ask what band we are in. JB says, “The XX,” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/17/feature-jamie-xx-might-have-something-to-say/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/15/feature-lil-b-young-l-and-odd-future-are-the-teen-wolves-of-california-eating-raps-guts/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/15/feature-lil-b-young-l-and-odd-future-are-the-teen-wolves-of-california-eating-raps-guts/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 16:30:01 +0000 Caroline McCloskey http://www.thefader.com/?p=83257 Admission to the fame party‚ that 24/7 bacchanal of tangled limbs, free shit, Schedule IV drugs, paparazzi strobe, chlamydia, tiger pets, emotional illiteracy, macchiatos and mug shots‚ always follows its own inscrutable metric. It’s available … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/15/feature-lil-b-young-l-and-odd-future-are-the-teen-wolves-of-california-eating-raps-guts/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/13/feature-getting-to-the-heart-of-lykke-li/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/13/feature-getting-to-the-heart-of-lykke-li/#comments Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:24:32 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=82805 Lykke Li has been in Stockholm almost nine months, her longest stay in years, and she’s dying to get out. She’s been working here on her second album with Bjorn Yttling, of Peter Bjorn and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/13/feature-getting-to-the-heart-of-lykke-li/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/feature-brazils-madcap-post-tropicalista-tom-ze-is-still-making-the-avant-garde-go-pop/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/feature-brazils-madcap-post-tropicalista-tom-ze-is-still-making-the-avant-garde-go-pop/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:00:33 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=80379 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/feature-brazils-madcap-post-tropicalista-tom-ze-is-still-making-the-avant-garde-go-pop/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/feature-looking-to-the-future-gil-scott-heron-rejoins-the-present/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/feature-looking-to-the-future-gil-scott-heron-rejoins-the-present/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:26:56 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=80123 It is quite possible that Gil Scott-Heron’s voice sounds so rich because he has the world’s biggest Adam’s Apple. It is giant, the size of an actual apple, shellacked with thin skin and dappled with … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/30/feature-looking-to-the-future-gil-scott-heron-rejoins-the-present/feed/ 0