http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:15:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/on-the-street-fake-fur-on-6th-avenue/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/on-the-street-fake-fur-on-6th-avenue/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:15:09 +0000 Kadeem Johnson http://www.thefader.com/?p=178278 We’ve been seeing loads of colorful, shaggy fake fur on the streets of New York, but it’s not an easy look and some ladies (and gents) pull it off better than others. This girl beats … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/on-the-street-fake-fur-on-6th-avenue/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/video-fortebowie-impala/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/video-fortebowie-impala/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:45:07 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=178429 “Impala,” from ForteBowie’s slept on 2011 album Something About #Bowie, can be downloaded at his website for free. The entire LP was an inspired blend of hip-hop and R&B that seemed to appreciate certain nuances … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/video-fortebowie-impala/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/stream-bj-the-chicago-kid-f-kendrick-lamar-the-world-is-a-ghetto/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/stream-bj-the-chicago-kid-f-kendrick-lamar-the-world-is-a-ghetto/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:15:46 +0000 Drew Millard http://www.thefader.com/?p=178333 When they get together, Kendrick Lamar and BJ the Chicago Kid are two complementary forces, taking the template of hip-hop and using it to create something more akin to bluesy, agitprop emo that just happens … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/stream-bj-the-chicago-kid-f-kendrick-lamar-the-world-is-a-ghetto/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/video-blondes-amber/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/video-blondes-amber/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:45:22 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=178342 This video has my name on it. Literally and figuratively. I can zone out pretty well and good just gazing at a prism in a sunny window (or a shady one, actually). But Blondes have … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/video-blondes-amber/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/videos-lil-b-real-hip-hop-2012-and-gods-father/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/videos-lil-b-real-hip-hop-2012-and-gods-father/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:15:48 +0000 Drew Millard http://www.thefader.com/?p=178334 On the spectrum of Lil B releases, the soon-to-be-released Gods Father is looking like it’s going to be sort of like Im Gay (Im Happy) or the Okayplayer-baiting Illusions of Grandeur, where Lil B silences … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/videos-lil-b-real-hip-hop-2012-and-gods-father/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/kido-yoji-call-a-romance-cosmonaut-grechko-version-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/kido-yoji-call-a-romance-cosmonaut-grechko-version-mp3/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:45:53 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=178233 Victor Klyuchnikov, the 20-year-old Russian producer known charmingly as Cosmonaut Grechko, has remixed Kido Yoji’s incredible disco song from last summer, “Call A Romance.” While the original made great use of thin, electro synths, Klyuchnikov … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/kido-yoji-call-a-romance-cosmonaut-grechko-version-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/lungu-lungu-swahili-renaissance/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/lungu-lungu-swahili-renaissance/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:15:06 +0000 Benjamin Lebrave http://www.thefader.com/?p=178058 Kenya keeps surprising me. The first shock came two and a half years ago when I discovered Just A Band. More recently I linked up with Anto, who in turn pointed me towards a young … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/lungu-lungu-swahili-renaissance/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/adele-flips-the-bird-at-the-brit-awards/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/adele-flips-the-bird-at-the-brit-awards/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:00:53 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=178380 At last night’s Brit Awards, Adele (who recently snagged six Grammys) collected trophies for Best British Female Solo Artist and Best Album of the Year. When she received Best Album, the show’s host, James Corden, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/adele-flips-the-bird-at-the-brit-awards/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/mirrorring-fell-sound-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/mirrorring-fell-sound-mp3/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:45:22 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=178288 Mirrorring is the collaborative project between Grouper and Tiny Vipers. If you care about either of those projects, you probably have a pretty great idea of how this sounds. The key here is that while … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/mirrorring-fell-sound-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/cassette-playas-armageddon-fashion/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/cassette-playas-armageddon-fashion/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:15:36 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=178134 Plenty of designers have been rummaging Tumblr memes and Hackers to find inspiration for their fall clothes, and there’s been debate about who does it authentically and who is just copying the cool kids. But … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/cassette-playas-armageddon-fashion/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/stream-doom-live-at-boiler-room/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/stream-doom-live-at-boiler-room/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:45:51 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=178289 Last night masked man DOOM (formerly MF Doom) DJ’d a set live at the Boiler Room and we’ve got the exclusive stream. DOOM was there putting out the word on the JJ DOOM record he’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/stream-doom-live-at-boiler-room/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/standard-fare-the-look-of-lust-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/standard-fare-the-look-of-lust-mp3/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:15:56 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=178175 Jangly with late-’80s indie pop guitars, Sheffield band Standard Fare’s “The Look of Lust” touches on a terribly destructive kind of insecurity: the failure of a semi-involved person to push back against being desired by … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/standard-fare-the-look-of-lust-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/stream-grimes-angel/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/stream-grimes-angel/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:45:40 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=178225 Gorilla vs. Bear points us to the bonus track of Grimes’ newly released Visions. And, true to its title, “Angel” definitely is a bonus—a nostalgic, airy little tip of the hat to a solid effort. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/stream-grimes-angel/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/swizz-beats-promises-to-bring-k-pop-to-america/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/swizz-beats-promises-to-bring-k-pop-to-america/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:19:57 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=178111 At a press conference held Monday at Seoul’s Imperial Palace Hotel, Swizz Beatz announced a deal between his own production company and South Korea’s O.N. Media. The partnership is meant to produce collaborations between American … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/swizz-beats-promises-to-bring-k-pop-to-america/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/wiz-khalifa-morocco-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/wiz-khalifa-morocco-mp3/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:51:28 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=178202 Last night, Wiz Khalifa went on a free music spree, dropping just-mixed tracks from his upcoming Taylor Gang Allderdice mixtape. Download “Morocco,” a singing-heavy Wiz solo track about public perception and being yourself, below. For … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/wiz-khalifa-morocco-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/interview-schoolboy-q/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/interview-schoolboy-q/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:15:53 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=177812 Recently, Schoolboy Q stopped by the FADER office on the heels of his excellent sophomore album Habits and Contradictions. We spoke to him about unorthodox west coast rap flows, and the disjointed chronology of his … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/interview-schoolboy-q/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/interview-kendrick-lamar-and-jay-rock/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/interview-kendrick-lamar-and-jay-rock/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:00:56 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=177621 Kendrick Lamar and Jay Rock, 2/4 of Black Hippy, stopped by the FADER office just before Christmas. They talked about coming together at Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith’s studio, why all the members of Black Hippy … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/interview-kendrick-lamar-and-jay-rock/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/footnotes-black-hippy/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/footnotes-black-hippy/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:30:20 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=178003 Footnotes is the section in our magazine where we take a deeper look at the music surrounding our feature artists. Read Andrew Noz’ FADER #78 cover feature on LA rap crew Black Hippy here, and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/footnotes-black-hippy/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/video-french-montana-f-charlie-rock-diddy-and-rick-ross-shot-caller-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/video-french-montana-f-charlie-rock-diddy-and-rick-ross-shot-caller-remix/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:15:59 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=178096 It must feel great to be a New Yorker again. With “Shot Caller”, French Montana has become a presence in his own right, with help from rising star producer Harry Fraud. The track feels so … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/22/video-french-montana-f-charlie-rock-diddy-and-rick-ross-shot-caller-remix/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-tyler-the-creator-hodgy-beats-and-domo-genesis-rella/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-tyler-the-creator-hodgy-beats-and-domo-genesis-rella/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:07:57 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=177473 Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy Beats and Domo Genesis get extra weird in “Rella.” It’s the first video from volume 2 of Odd Future’s eponymous mixtape and marks the beginning of their spring takeover. The Wolf … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-tyler-the-creator-hodgy-beats-and-domo-genesis-rella/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/travis-porter-f-skooly-and-jose-guapo-all-about-a-sack-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/travis-porter-f-skooly-and-jose-guapo-all-about-a-sack-mp3/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:30:25 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=178052 Last week, Strap of the trio Travis Porter was caught with his namesake in an airport. Here’s hoping that incident doesn’t slow the group’s stride. While they haven’t had any hits as huge as “Make … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/travis-porter-f-skooly-and-jose-guapo-all-about-a-sack-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/gerlan-jeans-tribute-to-new-york-city/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/gerlan-jeans-tribute-to-new-york-city/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:00:23 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=177811 Gerlan Jeans’ F/W 2012 is such a breath of fresh air right after New York Fashion Week, which after several days occupying this city has just bled into the same hooplah in another town, London. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/gerlan-jeans-tribute-to-new-york-city/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/the-let-out-bleak-times/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/the-let-out-bleak-times/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:30:53 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=178013 Shit’s been bleak lately, don’t know why, exactly, but we feel like that little guy above, a cute elephant trapped in a hole. We’ve been locked up in our apartment, playing with weird cyborg iPhone … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/the-let-out-bleak-times/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/tashaki-miyaki-i-wonder-if-id-care-as-much-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/tashaki-miyaki-i-wonder-if-id-care-as-much-mp3/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:00:16 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=178050 Doing covers! Such a risky game. At this point, if you’re going to cover something, you’d better put your signature on it hard, or else people are going to just go on YouTube and listen … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/tashaki-miyaki-i-wonder-if-id-care-as-much-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-tree-50s/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-tree-50s/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:30:06 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=177976 The first single from Tree’s upcoming release Sunday School includes guns, drugs on scales and a Cadillac, but that’s about where the similarities to other rap songs end. Tree’s production is based around the melody … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-tree-50s/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/itemized-ursa-major-face-wash/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/itemized-ursa-major-face-wash/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 21:00:43 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=177591 Every week a different FADER staff member will pick a clothing item or accessory that he or she has lately been spending a lot of time with—or would like to—and write a little love letter … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/itemized-ursa-major-face-wash/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-rick-ross-high-definition/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-rick-ross-high-definition/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:33:39 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=178030 Another week, another video from Rick Ross’ tape, Rich Forever. This time, Rozay goes for a stately black and white clip with “High Definition.” He’s still hanging out with Timbaland, but Pharrell and Ross’ Maybach … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-rick-ross-high-definition/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/ceremony-adult-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/ceremony-adult-mp3/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:15:39 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=177933 Ceremony have been slowly shedding their skin of punishing sounds since their last album, Rohnert Park. “Adult” from their new album, Zoo, is still indebted to their hardcore roots but has lyrics like, we have … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/ceremony-adult-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/download-prodigys-hnic-3-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/download-prodigys-hnic-3-mixtape/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:45:47 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=177911 By far one of the more exciting things about Prodigy’s latest mixtape is the inclusion of producer Harry Fraud, who is excellent at making the sort of darkly lush music that New York rappers thrive … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/download-prodigys-hnic-3-mixtape/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/jim-e-stack-come-between-the-drum-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/jim-e-stack-come-between-the-drum-remix-mp3/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:15:03 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=177876 The-Drum‘s remix of Jim-E Stack’s already-excited, shuffling “Come Between” dabbles with atmospheric patience before going full-on frantic, out-chaosing the original with tom-happy, scattershot drum patterns inspired by sounds from The-Drum’s hometown, Chicago. Refined chaos, of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/jim-e-stack-come-between-the-drum-remix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/nina-simone-the-rebel/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/nina-simone-the-rebel/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:45:39 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=177524 We’re already hard at work on FADER #79, our annual Icon Issue. You’ll have to wait to see who we’ve chosen this year when the issue hits stands in May. But today, Nina Simone’s birthday, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/nina-simone-the-rebel/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/trend-report-the-puffer-skirt/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/trend-report-the-puffer-skirt/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:15:14 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=177550 We first saw a quilted, puffer skirt at Proenza Schouler’s show last Wednesday (pictured below) during New York Fashion Week, but the look has quite forcefully crossed the pond. J.W. Anderson, another one of our … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/trend-report-the-puffer-skirt/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/glc-angry-birds-prod-by-dj-ayres-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/glc-angry-birds-prod-by-dj-ayres-mp3/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:45:48 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=177792 “Angry Birds” is basically GLC’s version of R. Kelly’s “Real Talk,” a not totally rock solid defense of his relationship, where GLC consoles his girlfriend amid accusations from jealous women that he’s cheating. The genius … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/glc-angry-birds-prod-by-dj-ayres-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/by-the-numbers-sleigh-bells-reign-of-terror/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/by-the-numbers-sleigh-bells-reign-of-terror/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:08:26 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=177801 In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Sleigh Bells’ Reign of Terror. It’s the duo’s second … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/by-the-numbers-sleigh-bells-reign-of-terror/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/msn-fader-introduce-sound-discovery/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/msn-fader-introduce-sound-discovery/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:00:24 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=177486 It’s festival season, the warmest and weirdest time of the year. We’ve hooked up with MSN to launch Sound Discovery, a guide to four of the biggest gigs around the country—Noise Pop, Coachella, Ultra and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/msn-fader-introduce-sound-discovery/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-polica-amongster/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-polica-amongster/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:15:30 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=177810 Polica featuring David Attenborough! Just kidding, but kinda? This new video for Polica’s “Amongster” is about the human animal (or it’s a hi-def retelling of Genesis—not sure…) and how the planet is alive with sex, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-polica-amongster/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-lower-dens-brains/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-lower-dens-brains/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:30:35 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=177778 Tristan Patterson, who made the wonderful and gnarly film Dragonslayer, directed Jana Hunter in the video for “Brains,” a screen test portrait made to look like it was shot on a security cam. She’s a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/video-lower-dens-brains/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/jay-z-and-kanye-west-announce-european-tour/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/jay-z-and-kanye-west-announce-european-tour/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 15:05:22 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=177781 Working dad Jay-Z and Throne partner Kanye West will tour Europe starting in May. They’ve announced 12 dates so far—tickets go on sale this Friday, February 24th. The Throne European Tour 2012: 05/20 – London, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/21/jay-z-and-kanye-west-announce-european-tour/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/black-hippy-a-view-from-the-center/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/black-hippy-a-view-from-the-center/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:02:05 +0000 Andrew Noz http://www.thefader.com/?p=177211 As Black Hippy, Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul, Jay Rock and Schoolboy Q rewrite rap’s future. The inauspicious nerve center for Los Angeles’ most promising hip-hop movement is the back room of a residential home at the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/black-hippy-a-view-from-the-center/feed/ 47 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/chris-brown-and-rihanna-release-collaborations/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/chris-brown-and-rihanna-release-collaborations/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:35:26 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=177719 As promised, Rihanna and Chris Brown have collaborated on two tracks, a remix of Brown’s song, “Turn Up the Music” and an extended version of “Birthday Cake” from Rihanna’s album, Talk That Talk. Stream “Turn … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/chris-brown-and-rihanna-release-collaborations/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/danny-brown-coming-from-behind/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/danny-brown-coming-from-behind/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:22 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=177179 Danny Brown is hip hop’s most unique rapper and most promising underdog. Danny Brown smokes back-to-back Newports the moment he steps outside the lobby of New York’s Dream Hotel. He tucks his hair discreetly under … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/danny-brown-coming-from-behind/feed/ 18 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/fiend-mardi-gras-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/fiend-mardi-gras-mp3/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:57:29 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=177641 Since tomorrow is Fat Tuesday (that’s Latin for “Mardi Gras”), it’s only appropriate to party with New Orleans-born rapper Fiend. Fiend’s evolution into his composed, relatively-restrained International Jones persona is very much evident here, an … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/fiend-mardi-gras-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/colleen-green-goldmine-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/colleen-green-goldmine-mp3/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:30:03 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=177607 Sunny California pop punk will never really get old as long as the songs are this good. Colleen Green is putting out a record on Art Fag, which has also put out releases from Best … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/colleen-green-goldmine-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-safes-ghost-record-demos/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-safes-ghost-record-demos/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:00:23 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=177578 Chris F. Edley and Jesse Hadden are Bay Area duo SAFE. Their Oakland studio’s computer—a “hackintosh” built last fall from what Edley calls “discount Shenzen parts”—just caught fire, burning up their forthcoming full-length debut. What’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-safes-ghost-record-demos/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/xiu-xiu-beauty-towne-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/xiu-xiu-beauty-towne-mp3/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:30:27 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=177076 Man, Xiu Xiu has been a thing for ten years! That’s crazy! In that decade, Jamie Stewart and whoever he might be working with at the time to make up Xiu Xiu, have tried a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/xiu-xiu-beauty-towne-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/the-fader-is-on-pinterest/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/the-fader-is-on-pinterest/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:00:35 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=175133 Ladies (and dudes)! FADER is now on Pinterest. For those of you who aren’t familiar, Pinterest is a social bookmarking site slash vision board, where people share great-looking stuff. We’ll be regularly posting new music, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/the-fader-is-on-pinterest/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/video-unknown-mortal-orchestra-strangers-are-strange/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/video-unknown-mortal-orchestra-strangers-are-strange/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:45:33 +0000 Frances Capell http://www.thefader.com/?p=177539 It feels like this is what would’ve happened if everyone showed up to the set of Beastie Boys’ “Sabotage” video way too stoned to pull off the fast-paced chase scenes and car stunts. Unknown Mortal … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/video-unknown-mortal-orchestra-strangers-are-strange/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/video-boldy-james-long-runoptional/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/video-boldy-james-long-runoptional/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:30:16 +0000 David Drake http://www.thefader.com/?p=177307 Last week we premiered the]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/video-boldy-james-long-runoptional/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-gang-colours-the-keychain-collection/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-gang-colours-the-keychain-collection/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:06:40 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=177498 It’s unsurprising that Southampton-based producer Will Ozanne bka Gang Colours says he’s “always been drawn to the slower song.” His debut LP, The Keychain Collection, is like a collective extraction of all the most mellow, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-gang-colours-the-keychain-collection/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-santigold-disparate-youth/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-santigold-disparate-youth/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:45:46 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=177586 Santigold upholds her passion for animation with this preview of “Disparate Youth” from her upcoming album Master of My Make-Believe. Instead of the usual static image that accompanies a YouTube stream, the single’s artwork plunges … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-santigold-disparate-youth/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/on-the-street-chelsea-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/on-the-street-chelsea-2/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:00:37 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=177269 We snapped this dude partly for his floral scarf (could be by The Hill-Side?), partly for the perfect cut of his suit, but mostly for how well he’s rocking a pair of athletic sneakers as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/on-the-street-chelsea-2/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/video-kate-wax-dust-collision/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/video-kate-wax-dust-collision/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 19:00:14 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=177492 Here’s a video for Kate Wax’s excellent “Dust Collision,” which owes quite a bit to The Knife’s more accessible moments. That shouldn’t be seen as a negative thing though! There’s plenty of unexplored territory in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/video-kate-wax-dust-collision/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-jessie-ware-running-disclosure-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-jessie-ware-running-disclosure-remix/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:30:31 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=177456 Jessie Ware’s subdued killer, “Running,” has received a major pick-me-up from the young Disclosure brothers, always dance history-wise beyond their years. Sped-up and delicately processed over a sharp house groove, Ware’s vocals are completely transformed, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-jessie-ware-running-disclosure-remix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/daniel-palilos-monstrous-new-collection/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/daniel-palilos-monstrous-new-collection/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:00:30 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=177325 Daniel Palilo kind of got his famous Simpsons look jocked at Jeremy Scott’s runway show last week, but it’s no huge deal because Palilo has already moved away from Matt Groening and on to bigger … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/daniel-palilos-monstrous-new-collection/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-shlohmo-rained-the-whole-time-nicolas-jaar-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-shlohmo-rained-the-whole-time-nicolas-jaar-remix/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:30:02 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=177374 The 12-inch version of Shlohmo’s Vacation EP (out February 28th via Friends of Friends) comes replete with some super stellar remixes, like Slava’s take on “wen uuu” and this super smooth and water-logged Nicolas Jaar … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/stream-shlohmo-rained-the-whole-time-nicolas-jaar-remix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/open-bar-blouse/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/open-bar-blouse/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:15:08 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=177163 Heartfelt Portland new-wavers Blouse played dark synths and primordial bass during their recent Open Bar session at Veronica Peoples Club. Check out their slow and sinister version of “They Always Fly Away” from their self-titled … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/open-bar-blouse/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/download-dean-blunts-the-narcissist-ii-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/download-dean-blunts-the-narcissist-ii-mix/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:45:30 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=177367 Dean Blunt of Hype Williams fame has released 30 mixed minutes of new (solo) music, presumably in preparation for his forthcoming LP with Hype Williams-mate Inga Copeland. Though Blunt is totally affecting on his own, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/download-dean-blunts-the-narcissist-ii-mix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/black-mountain-mary-lou-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/black-mountain-mary-lou-mp3/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:15:13 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=177174 At the end of last week, Black Mountain released “Mary Lou” an eight minute stoner rock epic that’s probably about something, but we ended up just riding that eternally hypnotic bassline and thinking about how … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/black-mountain-mary-lou-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/world-premiere-the-fader-78-featuring-kendrick-lamar-and-danny-brown/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/world-premiere-the-fader-78-featuring-kendrick-lamar-and-danny-brown/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 15:00:06 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=177279 Kendrick Lamar and Danny Brown are very different rappers. Lamar is quiet, mostly modest, nobly contemplative. Brown is brash and gross, mesmerized equally by his own penis and the destruction of a mind through drug … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/world-premiere-the-fader-78-featuring-kendrick-lamar-and-danny-brown/feed/ 24 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/watch-a-vintage-nicki-minaj-freestyle/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/watch-a-vintage-nicki-minaj-freestyle/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:00:37 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=177370 Before signing to Young Money, Nicki Minaj was rapping her ass off in Southside Jamaica Queens. This recently unearthed throwback clip from mixtape-by-way-of-DVD series The Come Up follows Minaj through one minute of standard issue … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/20/watch-a-vintage-nicki-minaj-freestyle/feed/ 2