http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:54:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/gorillaz-announce-collaboration-with-james-murphy-and-andre-3000/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/gorillaz-announce-collaboration-with-james-murphy-and-andre-3000/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:33:18 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=174703 Damon Albarn, James Murphy and Andre 3000 will release a collaborative track, called “Do Ya Thing,” on February 23rd. The release is the latest in Converse’s Three Artists One Song series, previously featuring artists like … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/gorillaz-announce-collaboration-with-james-murphy-and-andre-3000/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/gorillaz-announce-new-music-and-shoes/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/gorillaz-announce-new-music-and-shoes/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:23:07 +0000 Drew Millard http://www.thefader.com/?p=172794 Murdoc Niccals, cartoon mouthpiece of Damon Albarn’s Gorillaz project, recently took to the internet to announce that Gorillaz would be collaborating with Converse on a new track (featuring a pair of as-of-now unnamed high-profile guests) … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/gorillaz-announce-new-music-and-shoes/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/three-artists-tackle-one-wall-for-mymusicrx/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/three-artists-tackle-one-wall-for-mymusicrx/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:00:21 +0000 Parker Bruce http://www.thefader.com/?p=158355 Converse used their creative juices to come up with a cool fundraiser for the Children’s Cancer Association in which they got three street artists—Brooklyn’s VIZIE, Pejman Azma and El Kamino—to make a piece of graffiti … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/29/three-artists-tackle-one-wall-for-mymusicrx/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/17/matt-kim-soulja-boy-and-andrew-w-k-im-a-goner-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/17/matt-kim-soulja-boy-and-andrew-w-k-im-a-goner-mp3/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:23:58 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=133013 Today, Converse released “I’m A Goner,” the latest addition to their growing archive of Three Artists, One Song collaborations. Matt & Kim wrote the song’s base, aiming, “to make a song people can party to,” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/17/matt-kim-soulja-boy-and-andrew-w-k-im-a-goner-mp3/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/12/four-ways-to-wear-summer-sweat-shorts/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/12/four-ways-to-wear-summer-sweat-shorts/#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:34:54 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=125291 For FADER #74, a handful of FADER interns illustrated how to rock summer sweat shorts by Shades of Grey by Micah Cohen. Click through to see four takes on the unisex summer staple.]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/12/four-ways-to-wear-summer-sweat-shorts/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/aloha-rag-and-converse-collaborate/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/aloha-rag-and-converse-collaborate/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:30:58 +0000 Eda Lam http://www.thefader.com/?p=92330 Aloha Rag & Converse brought their A-game for this collaboration. Inspired by the original, nostalgic Jack Purcell look with the off-white rubber toe and mid-soles, Aloha Rag added some attitude, a knowing grin black streak … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/aloha-rag-and-converse-collaborate/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/17/this-video-from-telfar-teaches-us-how-to-layer-creeps-us-out/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/17/this-video-from-telfar-teaches-us-how-to-layer-creeps-us-out/#comments Thu, 17 Feb 2011 21:30:15 +0000 Deidre Dyer http://www.thefader.com/?p=90415 For his fall/winter 2011 collection, Telfar focuses on the functional necessity of clothes and how and why we use them to keep our asses warm. In this video entitled “Extreme Layers,” Telfar walks us through … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/17/this-video-from-telfar-teaches-us-how-to-layer-creeps-us-out/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/17/video-hot-chip-bernard-sumner-and-hot-city-i-didnt-know-what-love-was/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/17/video-hot-chip-bernard-sumner-and-hot-city-i-didnt-know-what-love-was/#comments Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:30:06 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=78778 To create this dance heater, Converse helped Alexis Taylor and Joe Goddard of Hot Chip get together with British dance duo Hot City and dreamy guru/founding member of Joy Division and New Order Bernard Sumner. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/17/video-hot-chip-bernard-sumner-and-hot-city-i-didnt-know-what-love-was/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/16/interview-with-twista/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/16/interview-with-twista/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:00:57 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=78355 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/16/interview-with-twista/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/12/rehearsal-with-jim-jones-and-the-dipset-crew/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/12/rehearsal-with-jim-jones-and-the-dipset-crew/#comments Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:00:13 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=77685 When we arrived at the Hell’s Kitchen rehearsal studio of Jim Jones, we assumed we’d catch him in the arduous process of recording his new album, Capo. After all, it’s due out in January. But … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/12/rehearsal-with-jim-jones-and-the-dipset-crew/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/22/jim-jones-at-the-band-of-ballers-tournament/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/22/jim-jones-at-the-band-of-ballers-tournament/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:30:06 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=74815 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/22/jim-jones-at-the-band-of-ballers-tournament/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/video-bethany-cosentino-rostam-batmanglij-and-kid-cudi-are-the-summer-squad/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/video-bethany-cosentino-rostam-batmanglij-and-kid-cudi-are-the-summer-squad/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 21:32:40 +0000 admin http://www.suite903.com/?p=6548 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/22/video-bethany-cosentino-rostam-batmanglij-and-kid-cudi-are-the-summer-squad/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/21/fader-tv-kid-cudi-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-perform-together/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/21/fader-tv-kid-cudi-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-perform-together/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 17:15:45 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=37480 We all know that music is fragmented these days—a different venue, CD, subculture, genre for every type of person in the world. And we definitely know that that those different musical worlds don’t often collide … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/21/fader-tv-kid-cudi-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-perform-together/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/14/video-kid-cudi-rostam-batmanglij-of-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-%e2%80%9call-summer%e2%80%9d/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/14/video-kid-cudi-rostam-batmanglij-of-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-%e2%80%9call-summer%e2%80%9d/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 17:51:51 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=6431 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/14/video-kid-cudi-rostam-batmanglij-of-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-%e2%80%9call-summer%e2%80%9d/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/stream-kid-cudi-rostam-batmanglij-of-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-all-summer-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/stream-kid-cudi-rostam-batmanglij-of-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-all-summer-mp3/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 16:50:52 +0000 Judnick Mayard http://www.suite903.com/?p=6376 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/08/stream-kid-cudi-rostam-batmanglij-of-vampire-weekend-and-best-coast-all-summer-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/30/vampy-weeks-rostam-batmanglij-shows-you-how-to-write-a-song/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/30/vampy-weeks-rostam-batmanglij-shows-you-how-to-write-a-song/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 18:09:39 +0000 David Bevan http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=34194 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/30/vampy-weeks-rostam-batmanglij-shows-you-how-to-write-a-song/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-jim-jones/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-jim-jones/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:48:56 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=32991 Rapper Jim Jones has a history of being one of Harlem’s finest, so it was no surprise when his team, The Jones Family, championed the Converse Band of Ballers tournament for a second year in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-jim-jones/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-jay-electronica/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-jay-electronica/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:45:33 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=32902 New Orleans-born producer/rapper Jay Electronica’s biography reads unlike any other hip-hop artist’s. In 2007, he made an interesting mark by unfurling a rap opus based on the score from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/11/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-jay-electronica/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-black-lips/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-black-lips/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:22:46 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=32764 Self-proclaimed “flower punk” band Black Lips formed in nearby Dunwoody after splitting from their respective bands. Since then, they’ve become notorious for their on-stage antics: making out with each other and/or urinating on each other. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-black-lips/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-pill/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-pill/#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:07:46 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=32754 Atlanta rapper Pill came up as a member of Killer Mike’s Grind Time Rap Gang. In early 2009, he hit the national radar with his mixtape 4180: The Prescription and it’s breakout single “Trap Going … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/10/sponsored-content-band-of-ballers-artist-profile-pill/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/the-selby-shoots-our-favorite-designers-for-converse/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/the-selby-shoots-our-favorite-designers-for-converse/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:00:39 +0000 Chioma Nnadi http://www.thefader.com/?p=25431 To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the iconic Jack Purcell smiley face, Converse enlisted the help of photographer Todd Selby, who in turn Selby’d the homes and working spaces of some our favorite people. Harry … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/12/the-selby-shoots-our-favorite-designers-for-converse/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/12/crushfanzine-pop-up-shop-at-the-ace-hotel/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/12/crushfanzine-pop-up-shop-at-the-ace-hotel/#comments Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:35:09 +0000 Chioma Nnadi http://www.thefader.com/?p=19638 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/12/crushfanzine-pop-up-shop-at-the-ace-hotel/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/17/style-converse-1hund-red-conversations/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/17/style-converse-1hund-red-conversations/#comments Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:45:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/17/style-converse-1hund-red-conversations/feed/ 0