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/2012/02/03/video-po-po-teen-dreamzlets-get-away/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-po-po-teen-dreamzlets-get-away/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:20 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=173215 When Po Po first showed up on the Mad Decent roster, it was a serious WTF moment. It seemed kinda weird that Diplo felt the need to sign a bunch of lanky lo-fi scuzz rockers … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-po-po-teen-dreamzlets-get-away/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/10/diplowatch-2012-1-diplo-is-writing-a-book/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/10/diplowatch-2012-1-diplo-is-writing-a-book/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:15:53 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=167195 Diplo, Blackberry anthropologist and Vanity Fair culture columnist, has composed his first printed tome, a hefty book entitled 128 Beats Per Minute: Diplo’s Visual Guide to Music, Culture, and Everything in Between. The manual, driven … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/10/diplowatch-2012-1-diplo-is-writing-a-book/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/05/star-slinger-f-juicy-j-project-pat-and-reggie-b-chain-dumbin-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/05/star-slinger-f-juicy-j-project-pat-and-reggie-b-chain-dumbin-mp3/#comments Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:00:55 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=166196 Juicy J and Project Pat are the latest to give refresh Star Slinger and Reggie B.’s “Dumbin.” Stream the southern rap-tinged “Chain Dumbin” below, and download the track, as well Star Slinger’s original and the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/05/star-slinger-f-juicy-j-project-pat-and-reggie-b-chain-dumbin-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing-2/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:09:52 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=165258 Welcome back to your office, hope it smells like you remember! FADER takes a break for the holidays, but we’re now happily back in our office chairs. As you blink into your RSS feed, like … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/03/what-you-missed-over-the-holidays-everything-and-nothing-2/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/video-riff-raff-rice-out-prod-by-diplo-and-derek-allen/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/video-riff-raff-rice-out-prod-by-diplo-and-derek-allen/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:00:20 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=160358 When America’s rapper with the most interesting irises, Riff Raff, released his similarly titled “I Shoulda Brought The Rice Out” in May, he said that “‘bringing the rice out’ means that you push extremely hard … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/06/video-riff-raff-rice-out-prod-by-diplo-and-derek-allen/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/watch-beyonce-perform-end-of-time-at-roseland-ballroom/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/watch-beyonce-perform-end-of-time-at-roseland-ballroom/#comments Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:15:40 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=155892 Over the summer, Beyonce performed for a stretch of nights at New York’s Roseland Ballroom—a small venue for so much star power. Here is a mash-up of her performances of the Diplo-produced “End of Time” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/17/watch-beyonce-perform-end-of-time-at-roseland-ballroom/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/16/star-slinger-f-reggie-b-dumbin-diplo-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/16/star-slinger-f-reggie-b-dumbin-diplo-remix-mp3/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:02:22 +0000 Kiran Samuel http://www.thefader.com/?p=155747 With credit to Star Slinger‘s awesome original, Diplo’s rework of “Dumbin” is pretty incredible. The track was formerly fluid and playful, with chopped, tropical sounds that float in tandem with Reggie B vocals. Diplo’s manipulation … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/16/star-slinger-f-reggie-b-dumbin-diplo-remix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/around-the-world-with-a-trak-thankful-for-exceptional-people/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/around-the-world-with-a-trak-thankful-for-exceptional-people/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:55:48 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=155043 Hi internet! I feel like writing again. Will you humor me and read my musings? Even in this “click-through” age, can I still write more than 500 words? I hope so because it’s helping me … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/15/around-the-world-with-a-trak-thankful-for-exceptional-people/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/dollars-to-pounds-two-inch-punch/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/dollars-to-pounds-two-inch-punch/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 18:15:14 +0000 Kim Taylor Bennett http://www.thefader.com/?p=153311 Before Ben Ash graduated from The Brit Academy’s Trinity College, where he was studying music, he sent hundreds of letters to labels and creative companies offering up his services as a songwriter for free. Only … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/10/dollars-to-pounds-two-inch-punch/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/stream-doom-thom-yorke-and-jonny-greenwood-retarded-fren/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/stream-doom-thom-yorke-and-jonny-greenwood-retarded-fren/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:22:15 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=151637 At the height of MF Doom mania, I attempted to see the masked rapper live close to six times, without him ever actually showing up for any of them. He was also releasing albums almost … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/stream-doom-thom-yorke-and-jonny-greenwood-retarded-fren/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/stream-wale-f-big-sean-slight-work-prod-diplo/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/stream-wale-f-big-sean-slight-work-prod-diplo/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:43:44 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=149017 The promo train’s in motion for Wale, with the release of his sophomore album, Ambition, less than a week away. It’s the first for-sale solo effort from Maybach Music’s 2011 recruitment class, and Wale’s biggest … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/26/stream-wale-f-big-sean-slight-work-prod-diplo/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/13/diplos-triple-j-radio-mix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/13/diplos-triple-j-radio-mix-mp3/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:00:55 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=145532 Diplo‘s Mad Decent World Wide Radio mix for Australian radio station Triple J, who we’ve bizarrely posted about twice today, is the mix of a dude no stranger to blending into Ciara’s “Ride.” In the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/13/diplos-triple-j-radio-mix-mp3/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/diplowatch-2011-14-new-major-lazer/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/diplowatch-2011-14-new-major-lazer/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:06:24 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=145265 In an interview with GQ’s Sean Fennessy, published on their website earlier this month, Diplo said, “I feel like I’m a snowball.” He’s working with Radiohead, Beyonce, No Doubt and Shakira, going to anger management … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/12/diplowatch-2011-14-new-major-lazer/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/05/stream-julianna-barwick-vow-diplo-and-lunice-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/05/stream-julianna-barwick-vow-diplo-and-lunice-remix/#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:15:49 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=143630 Julianna Barwick’s original “Vow,” from 2011′s The Magic Place, is made from a million layers of her voice that as a cocktail sound like one big aaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh. It’s a shower-clean, drumless palate for magic-duo Diplo … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/10/05/stream-julianna-barwick-vow-diplo-and-lunice-remix/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/22/diplowatch-2011-13-diplo-models-turtlenecks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/22/diplowatch-2011-13-diplo-models-turtlenecks/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 23:50:58 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=140481 Diplo, budding fashionisto, appears this month in GQ in a six-page spread all about turtlenecks. In 1996, Tom Junod wrote a National Magazine Award-nominated piece for GQ called My Father’s Fashion Tips. In it, he … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/22/diplowatch-2011-13-diplo-models-turtlenecks/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/20/stream-mavado-delilah-diplo-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/20/stream-mavado-delilah-diplo-remix/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 21:15:17 +0000 Jasmine Zhu http://www.thefader.com/?p=127381 The bombastically insistent back-beat of Mavado’s “Delilah,” remixed by Diplo, while not exactly ideal for easy listening, is perfect club fodder. Diplo’s version takes a decidedly more aggressive approach, reworking the original by adding layers … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/20/stream-mavado-delilah-diplo-remix/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/20/diplowatch-2011-12-is-diplos-new-dj-mix-technology-cool/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/20/diplowatch-2011-12-is-diplos-new-dj-mix-technology-cool/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 16:55:38 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=127168 Diplo is selling a new 40-minute mix, called Mad Legit, via a recently developed platform that allows DJs to circumvent the expensive, laborious process of clearing samples. The technology, called Legitmix, allows beatsmiths to legally … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/20/diplowatch-2011-12-is-diplos-new-dj-mix-technology-cool/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/30/stream-major-lazer-german-elephant-killer/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/30/stream-major-lazer-german-elephant-killer/#comments Thu, 30 Jun 2011 15:47:44 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=123248 In an almost inexcusable act of social networking sychophancy, Major Lazer made us “like” their song before we even listened to it. How else could we tell you, the discerning public, to go check it … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/30/stream-major-lazer-german-elephant-killer/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/beastie-boys-f-santigold-dont-play-no-game-that-i-cant-win-major-lazer-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/beastie-boys-f-santigold-dont-play-no-game-that-i-cant-win-major-lazer-remix-mp3/#comments Mon, 20 Jun 2011 22:50:27 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=120950 Major Lazer’s remix of the Beastie Boys/Santigold collab “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win” finds Diplo and Switch playing true to form. They pick up the pace of the original track, giving it … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/20/beastie-boys-f-santigold-dont-play-no-game-that-i-cant-win-major-lazer-remix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/12/this-week-in-the-fader-june-12-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/12/this-week-in-the-fader-june-12-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 12 Jun 2011 15:53:46 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=119496 ** Beyonce, Kanye and Andre 3000 begged us to relax with their effortless jam “Party.” ** We welcomed back The Rapture and their new single “How Deep is Your Love?” ** With his new teaser … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/12/this-week-in-the-fader-june-12-2011-edition/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/10/diplowatch-2011-11-major-lazer-preview-their-new-album-in-jamaica/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/10/diplowatch-2011-11-major-lazer-preview-their-new-album-in-jamaica/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 18:00:36 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=119423 Diplo and Switch, reporting live from paradise, reveal some facts about trees and snippets of their upcoming Major Lazer sophomore LP. That’s Jahdan Blakkamoore on the video’s first track, Vybz Kartel killing the second, and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/10/diplowatch-2011-11-major-lazer-preview-their-new-album-in-jamaica/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/05/this-week-in-the-fader-june-5-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/05/this-week-in-the-fader-june-5-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:30:24 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=117919 ** Zomby‘s hugely anticipated 4AD debut, Dedication, may be his masterpiece. Stream the entire album here. ** Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean released their pantie-sniffing video for “She.” It’s a love story worthy of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/05/this-week-in-the-fader-june-5-2011-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/diplowatch-2011-10-get-seasick-with-diplo/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/diplowatch-2011-10-get-seasick-with-diplo/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 15:49:42 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=117417 In 1996, storied writer David Foster Wallace wrote an essay for Harpers magazine about the nearly-lethal luxury of megaship cruises. He spent a week on deck, whining and wondering why being cloistered with thousands of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/02/diplowatch-2011-10-get-seasick-with-diplo/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/01/diplo-f-douster-on-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/01/diplo-f-douster-on-mp3/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 17:30:37 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=117039 Diplo and Douster love to turn us on, and the way they extend and isolate John Lennon uttering those exact words in “A Day in the Life,” gives you a sense of just how much. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/01/diplo-f-douster-on-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/15/this-week-in-the-fader-may-15-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/15/this-week-in-the-fader-may-15-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 15 May 2011 15:00:55 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=112811 ** Tyler, the Creator released his second album Goblin. In By the Numbers, we broke it down into basic digits and primary colors. At midweek, Tyler was on pace to sell 40-45k copies of the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/15/this-week-in-the-fader-may-15-2011-edition/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/diplowatch-2011-9-diplo-is-not-friends-with-mia-anymore-has-a-kid-named-locket/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/diplowatch-2011-9-diplo-is-not-friends-with-mia-anymore-has-a-kid-named-locket/#comments Fri, 13 May 2011 23:00:12 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=112561 Jessica Iredale wrote about Diplo in yesterday’s WWD. She describes him as an aspirational dude who’s newly into fashion and glad to fly business instead of coach. Before breaking the news that Diplo has a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/13/diplowatch-2011-9-diplo-is-not-friends-with-mia-anymore-has-a-kid-named-locket/feed/ 17 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/03/young-l-embarks-on-a-ridiculous-project/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/03/young-l-embarks-on-a-ridiculous-project/#comments Tue, 03 May 2011 16:25:17 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=109211 Kinda a chicken or the egg situation here, right? Diplo’s beat for Chris Brown’s “Look at me Now” always had echoes of Young L’s production in it. Harsh synth drops that sound like nothing even … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/03/young-l-embarks-on-a-ridiculous-project/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/01/this-week-in-the-fader-may-1-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/01/this-week-in-the-fader-may-1-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 01 May 2011 14:02:17 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=108740 ** Diddy and his Dirty Money girls performed last Friday at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC. After, Diddy’s camp paid the NYPD to escort his car to Jersey, where he got paid a ton for a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/01/this-week-in-the-fader-may-1-2011-edition/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/diplowatch-2011-8-interview-diplo-on-pre-digital-dancehall/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/diplowatch-2011-8-interview-diplo-on-pre-digital-dancehall/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:30:25 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=107659 In 2007, legendary Jamaican label Greensleeves released a two-disc telling of their history, guiding listeners from “Wa Do Dem” through “Twice My Age” to “Oh Carolina.” This winter, Greensleeves solicited Diplo to select from their … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/diplowatch-2011-8-interview-diplo-on-pre-digital-dancehall/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/19/new-beyonce-arrives-prematurely-girls-who-run-the-world/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/19/new-beyonce-arrives-prematurely-girls-who-run-the-world/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:03:48 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=106343 If/since Beyonce can do anything, could she return with better than an attempt to mainstream Diplo and Switch‘s experimental dance/humper freakout “Pon De Floor” ? She did it with their blessing—the Major Lazer boys re-tailored … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/19/new-beyonce-arrives-prematurely-girls-who-run-the-world/feed/ 12 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/03/this-week-in-the-fader-april-3-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/03/this-week-in-the-fader-april-3-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 03 Apr 2011 13:14:13 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=103125 ** #relevant #radical #goddes Venus Iceberg X, Ghe20 G0th1k and Diplo went in real hard on each other on twitter. Review their whole discourse on race, appropriation, hardstyle, inspiration, Hot Topic, the Smashing Pumpkins and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/03/this-week-in-the-fader-april-3-2011-edition/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/01/ghetto-palms-135-murlo-tvotr-x-xxxchange-hungry-dawg-riddim/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/01/ghetto-palms-135-murlo-tvotr-x-xxxchange-hungry-dawg-riddim/#comments Fri, 01 Apr 2011 17:30:28 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=102908 Since the last time we spoke, radiation from Japan blew over the Caribbean and Bunji Garlin cut off his dreads. Dutty Artz dropped this excellent LP from Atropolis and Diplo got simultaneously vilified in hardstyle … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/01/ghetto-palms-135-murlo-tvotr-x-xxxchange-hungry-dawg-riddim/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/diplowatch-2011-7-diplo-vs-venus-iceberg-x-and-ghe20-goth1k/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/diplowatch-2011-7-diplo-vs-venus-iceberg-x-and-ghe20-goth1k/#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:00:06 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=101959 Last Saturday, some time between waking up kind of drunk still, eating cookies with the weed delivery dude and when my phone died, #relevant #radical #goddess Venus Iceberg X and her Ghe20 Goth1k crew went … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/29/diplowatch-2011-7-diplo-vs-venus-iceberg-x-and-ghe20-goth1k/feed/ 32 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/22/video-alex-clare-too-close-produced-by-diplo-and-switch/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/22/video-alex-clare-too-close-produced-by-diplo-and-switch/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:00:32 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=101127 The most thumbs-upped comment on Alex Clare‘s latest, produced again by Diplo and Switch, puts the pause on Clare’s lyric, But there’s something inside that I need to release. But the second most popular comment … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/22/video-alex-clare-too-close-produced-by-diplo-and-switch/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/15/diplowatch-2011-6-diplo-got-a-manatee-with-a-machine-gun-tattooed-on-his-ribs/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/15/diplowatch-2011-6-diplo-got-a-manatee-with-a-machine-gun-tattooed-on-his-ribs/#comments Tue, 15 Mar 2011 14:15:42 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=99334 Twitter ‘came out’ at #SXSWi (SXSW’s Interactive week, for dorks!) in 2007. Yesterday, Diplo was in Austin, TX tweeting and making money as a DJ: Early in the day, he mentioned seizing the slow pace … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/15/diplowatch-2011-6-diplo-got-a-manatee-with-a-machine-gun-tattooed-on-his-ribs/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/13/this-week-in-the-fader-march-13-2011-edition/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/13/this-week-in-the-fader-march-13-2011-edition/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:00:04 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=98953 ** Lil B appeared without his Vans on, collaborated with himself and released a new mixtape. ** We announced the full lineup of the 2011 FADER FORT by FIAT in Austin. OMG are you COMING? … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/13/this-week-in-the-fader-march-13-2011-edition/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/diplowatch-2011-5-diplos-guide-to-jetsetting-the-world-and-writing-haikus/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/diplowatch-2011-5-diplos-guide-to-jetsetting-the-world-and-writing-haikus/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 22:00:25 +0000 Lizzy Shramko http://www.thefader.com/?p=98588 This week, man-about-the globe Diplo was asked to compile a list of travel essentials for GQ. Wes’ recommendations aren’t shocking—tips like carting around your own stash of green tea and bringing fx units that pump … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/diplowatch-2011-5-diplos-guide-to-jetsetting-the-world-and-writing-haikus/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/schnippers-slept-on-tyondai-braxton-lincoln-center-classical-problems/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/schnippers-slept-on-tyondai-braxton-lincoln-center-classical-problems/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 23:38:55 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=98169 Each Tuesday, FADER editor Matthew Schnipper highlights an underappreciated release he thinks we need to know about. This week it’s Tyondai Braxton’s Central Market. Watch an interview with Braxton about the piece, buy it and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/schnippers-slept-on-tyondai-braxton-lincoln-center-classical-problems/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/kelly-rowland-f-lil-wayne-motivation-diplo-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/kelly-rowland-f-lil-wayne-motivation-diplo-remix/#comments Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:30:46 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=97996 From its start, Diplo‘s dancier take on Kelly Rowland‘s week-old “Motivation” teases the full-on bass wobble alluded to but never really unleashed in the Jim Jonsin-produced original, little zaps and sharp snares bouncing left-to-right through … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/08/kelly-rowland-f-lil-wayne-motivation-diplo-remix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/02/diplowatch-2011-4-diplo-cannot-keep-you-out-of-the-poorhouse/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/02/diplowatch-2011-4-diplo-cannot-keep-you-out-of-the-poorhouse/#comments Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:00:01 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=96371 A couple years ago, Diplo met Maluca (bka Nathalie Yepez) at a karaoke night at 205 Club in New York. They dated for a while, and when they broke up she played him the music … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/02/diplowatch-2011-4-diplo-cannot-keep-you-out-of-the-poorhouse/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/diplowatch-2011-3-almost-all-boobs-which-is-a-good-start/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/diplowatch-2011-3-almost-all-boobs-which-is-a-good-start/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:00:18 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=91608 When Diplo posted his top 50 hot girl Tumblrs last November, he said “win” a lot, and that “the mostly graphic ones are the bests because my brain doesn’t even like to read anymore it … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/diplowatch-2011-3-almost-all-boobs-which-is-a-good-start/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/14/diplowatch-2011-2-diplo-could-give-a-shit-about-a-grammy-should-still-have-some-more/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/14/diplowatch-2011-2-diplo-could-give-a-shit-about-a-grammy-should-still-have-some-more/#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:10:23 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=91159 Before the manorexia and even before dating Jennifer Love Hewitt, the most intriguing thing about Carson Daly was that he was just some dude that really liked to golf and spent a lot of time … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/14/diplowatch-2011-2-diplo-could-give-a-shit-about-a-grammy-should-still-have-some-more/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/diplowatch-2011-1-diplo-looks-awesome-in-luxury-hoodie/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/diplowatch-2011-1-diplo-looks-awesome-in-luxury-hoodie/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:00:09 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=89370 We’ve reached the moment in this year’s moon-cycle where we’re most depleted of the sun’s Vitamin D and pained by the lack of pigment in our faces when we look in the mirror. Our coat … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/diplowatch-2011-1-diplo-looks-awesome-in-luxury-hoodie/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/free-gucci-2-the-burrrtish-edition-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/free-gucci-2-the-burrrtish-edition-mp3/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 15:30:22 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=89062 The first Free Gucci mixtape boiled our bass brains and swallowed our car stereos last winter, but the world is very different now. After hearing Zomby crush Gucci’s “Boi” with a Dig Dug arcade console, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/01/free-gucci-2-the-burrrtish-edition-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/chris-brown-f-lil-wayne-and-twista-look-at-me-now-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/chris-brown-f-lil-wayne-and-twista-look-at-me-now-remix-mp3/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:29:56 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=88029 Twista hops on Diplo and Afrojack’s minimalist wheeze, replacing Busta Rhymes on the original, and saying “Now let a track go past like this and Twista not fuck with it? Ya’ll done lost your mind.” … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/chris-brown-f-lil-wayne-and-twista-look-at-me-now-remix-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/sleigh-bells-tell-%e2%80%99em-diplo-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/sleigh-bells-tell-%e2%80%99em-diplo-remix-mp3/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:00:28 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=87832 When we rolled up to the Skins premiere party that MTV threw at a giant warehouse on Manhattan’s West Side Highway the first thing we saw was a teenager getting arrested. In the sense that … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/24/sleigh-bells-tell-%e2%80%99em-diplo-remix-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/14/live-lil-b-at-the-highline-ballroom-last-night/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/14/live-lil-b-at-the-highline-ballroom-last-night/#comments Fri, 14 Jan 2011 16:40:34 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=86596 Let it be documented that on Thursday, January 13, 2011, in the Highline Ballroom in New York City, Lil B, of Berkeley, California, knighted several dudes in the audience at his show while Diplo watched … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/14/live-lil-b-at-the-highline-ballroom-last-night/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/07/the-streets-going-through-hell-diplo-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/07/the-streets-going-through-hell-diplo-remix-mp3/#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 22:30:19 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=81881 The giant Streets audio saga aka Mike Skinner rapping about his entire life continues with this remix of “Going Through Hell,” remixed by Diplo sounds like a robot farting in your face and then turning … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/07/the-streets-going-through-hell-diplo-remix-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/02/diplowatch-2010-4-diplo-did-not-get-nominated-for-a-grammy-this-year/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/02/diplowatch-2010-4-diplo-did-not-get-nominated-for-a-grammy-this-year/#comments Thu, 02 Dec 2010 15:30:43 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=80731 Last year Diplo got nominated for the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences’ favorite Record of the Year. He lost to Alison Kraus and Robert Plant, but looked real good in a gray suit … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/02/diplowatch-2010-4-diplo-did-not-get-nominated-for-a-grammy-this-year/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/29/video-robyn-dancehall-queen/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/29/video-robyn-dancehall-queen/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:30:19 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=80177 During last week’s holiday break we went ice skating for the first time since we were Girl Scouts. The rink was dead icy silent so we cozied up to the kiddy-grizzly hockey dude in the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/29/video-robyn-dancehall-queen/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/24/diplowatch-2010-3-diplo-rates-hot-girl-tumblrs/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/24/diplowatch-2010-3-diplo-rates-hot-girl-tumblrs/#comments Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:57:07 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=79892 “Diplo’s Top 50 Hot Girl Tumblrs” is the reason the internet exists. If someone introduced Al Gore and Diplo the Large Haldron Collider would probably start working. A few of our favorite comments: -real lif … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/24/diplowatch-2010-3-diplo-rates-hot-girl-tumblrs/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/10/video-alex-clare-up-all-night/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/10/video-alex-clare-up-all-night/#comments Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:30:40 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=77586 Diplo and Switch produced this first single by British singer Alex Clare—as we said when posted the stream last month—and it has the feel of a serious follow through of their punk desires teased with … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/10/video-alex-clare-up-all-night/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/04/interview-diplo/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/04/interview-diplo/#comments Thu, 04 Nov 2010 14:00:12 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=76675 A few years ago, Diplo put a picture of his passport on the internet, his Angolan visa stapled to it. He went there to collaborate with DJ Znobia and other kuduro producers, putting in the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/04/interview-diplo/feed/ 11 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/major-lazer-who-run-de-floor-on-halloween-animalstatus-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/major-lazer-who-run-de-floor-on-halloween-animalstatus-rmx-mp3/#comments Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:00:20 +0000 John McShane http://www.thefader.com/?p=75788 Halloween probably deserves a better tradition of music than it’s historically gotten. It probably has nearly as many movies devoted to it as Christmas, but you never see bands recording Halloween albums as placeholders to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/28/major-lazer-who-run-de-floor-on-halloween-animalstatus-rmx-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/27/video-deerhunter-helicopter-diplo-lunice-rmx/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/27/video-deerhunter-helicopter-diplo-lunice-rmx/#comments Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:00:10 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=75696 Said it before: Diplo and Lunice fucking murdered this remix. They obliterated it beautifully and we’ve listened to it about 33,000 times. It’s on another plane of mega-gorgeous. We die. The images in the KiD-directed … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/27/video-deerhunter-helicopter-diplo-lunice-rmx/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/video-diplo-f-lil-jon-u-dont-like-me/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/video-diplo-f-lil-jon-u-dont-like-me/#comments Mon, 25 Oct 2010 20:45:58 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=75332 These dudes K.O.’ing it out in animation form is probably the best video we’ve seen in weeks—Diplo not only yields himself to a merciless beating, but he allows himself to be animated doing uprocks in … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/25/video-diplo-f-lil-jon-u-dont-like-me/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/01/stream-alex-clare-up-all-night-produced-by-diplo-switch/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/01/stream-alex-clare-up-all-night-produced-by-diplo-switch/#comments Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:15:49 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=72062 The Major Lazer cronies put some serious Major Lazerness on Alex Clare’s windswept vocals—beefy Nirvana style guitars with a hint of surf, thin sirens and a little bit of dembow in the beat. That said, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/01/stream-alex-clare-up-all-night-produced-by-diplo-switch/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/29/deerhunter-helicopter-diplo-lunice-rmx-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/29/deerhunter-helicopter-diplo-lunice-rmx-mp3/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:45:06 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=71828 Whoa. Did Diplo fall in love? Did Diplo and Lunice fall in love with each other? This is perhaps the most breathless, swooning and swept-up remix we’ve ever heard from the Mad Decent don, and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/29/deerhunter-helicopter-diplo-lunice-rmx-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/mia-vs-diplo-sup-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/mia-vs-diplo-sup-mp3/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:00:40 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=70987 Diplo tweeted this “lost/new/crazy” demo last night from Singapore, just 11 hours before washing his hair in a strip club. His assessment: “also that song has more sick lyrics and its classic mia vibe all … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/23/mia-vs-diplo-sup-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/06/ceci-bastida-f-nina-dios-empieza-a-amanecer/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/06/ceci-bastida-f-nina-dios-empieza-a-amanecer/#comments Fri, 06 Aug 2010 18:00:11 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=39256 Mexican super-pop star Ceci Bastida just dropped her new album Veo La Marea in her home country, and features beats from dudes you might know like Diplo and XXXChange. While it won’t hit the States … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/06/ceci-bastida-f-nina-dios-empieza-a-amanecer/feed/ 2