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/2011/07/29/ghetto-palms-catching-up-with-the-very-best-yalira-douster-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/29/ghetto-palms-catching-up-with-the-very-best-yalira-douster-remix-mp3/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:15:26 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=129310 Time flies. It seems like, not yesterday, but definitely not four years ago, that I found myself sharing some sort of faux-Arabic pizza device with Johan Hugo and Etienne Tron of Radioclit, the three of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/29/ghetto-palms-catching-up-with-the-very-best-yalira-douster-remix-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/09/the-very-bests-super-mom-mixtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/09/the-very-bests-super-mom-mixtape/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 16:20:25 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=111111 Not sure if anyone talked about it on the internet at all, but yesterday was Mother’s Day, also known as “the best possible day to mention how much you appreciate your mom on Twitter.” So … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/05/09/the-very-bests-super-mom-mixtape/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/14/ghetto-palms-118-deevani-tvb-busy-bunji-skinny-fabulous/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/14/ghetto-palms-118-deevani-tvb-busy-bunji-skinny-fabulous/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 22:45:15 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=73954 In every Ghetto Palms sector there are certain artists who are my go-to artists, the standard-bearers of the sound, always right at the cutlass-edge of their respective genres. These are them: Fuego f. Deevani and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/10/14/ghetto-palms-118-deevani-tvb-busy-bunji-skinny-fabulous/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/13/video-the-very-best-f-mo-laudi-angonde-johan-hugo-rmx/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/13/video-the-very-best-f-mo-laudi-angonde-johan-hugo-rmx/#comments Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:00:34 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=69172 We randomly met Mo Laudi this weekend at our issue release party (starring his friend Spoek Mathambo), but he apparently forgot to tell us that he’s the new MC in The Very Best. Then he … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/13/video-the-very-best-f-mo-laudi-angonde-johan-hugo-rmx/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/01/ghetto-palms-112-busy-signal-vybz-kartel-so-shifty-douster-the-very-best-exclusives/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/01/ghetto-palms-112-busy-signal-vybz-kartel-so-shifty-douster-the-very-best-exclusives/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:00:26 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=42462 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/09/01/ghetto-palms-112-busy-signal-vybz-kartel-so-shifty-douster-the-very-best-exclusives/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/26/stream-the-very-best-nsokoto-renaissance-man-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/26/stream-the-very-best-nsokoto-renaissance-man-remix/#comments Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:41:32 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=41628 Finland’s finest, Renaissance Man, meets, yeah, some guys from different parts of the world who make pop. Peace out America, we’re going to live inside whatever continent is producing shit this weirdly awesome. Which is … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/26/stream-the-very-best-nsokoto-renaissance-man-remix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/23/the-very-best-tengazako-live-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/23/the-very-best-tengazako-live-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 14:12:28 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=41041 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/23/the-very-best-tengazako-live-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/11/ghetto-palms-110-theophilus-highlife-el-guincho-indie-trop/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/11/ghetto-palms-110-theophilus-highlife-el-guincho-indie-trop/#comments Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:45:26 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=39684 This column was never just about dancehall, but it has maybe failed to touch on one of the most exciting things about the whole field of tropical music that I’ve been romping about in. Namely, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/11/ghetto-palms-110-theophilus-highlife-el-guincho-indie-trop/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/15/the-very-bests-daytrotter-session-mp3s/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/15/the-very-bests-daytrotter-session-mp3s/#comments Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:29:26 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=36864 These live songs, “Julia” and “Warm Heart of Africa,” recorded live for Daytrotter, are reminding us of SXSW a couple years ago when, wandering through some alley, we heard the sounds of The Very Best … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/15/the-very-bests-daytrotter-session-mp3s/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/16/interview-with-the-very-best-at-the-levi%e2%80%99s%c2%ae-fader-fort/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/16/interview-with-the-very-best-at-the-levi%e2%80%99s%c2%ae-fader-fort/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:13:14 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=33558 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/16/interview-with-the-very-best-at-the-levi%e2%80%99s%c2%ae-fader-fort/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/ghetto-palms-100-refix-special-2-the-very-best-los-rakas-busy-signal-bunji-garlin-chief-boima/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/ghetto-palms-100-refix-special-2-the-very-best-los-rakas-busy-signal-bunji-garlin-chief-boima/#comments Wed, 05 May 2010 15:30:19 +0000 Eddie "Stats" Houghton http://www.thefader.com/?p=28346 There’s been so much damn genre-splicing going on around here that I was literally forced, gun to my head, to record a refix special edition part II—plus I had too much fun doing the first … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/05/ghetto-palms-100-refix-special-2-the-very-best-los-rakas-busy-signal-bunji-garlin-chief-boima/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/we-just-listened-to-radio-secousse-for-24-hours-in-a-row/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/we-just-listened-to-radio-secousse-for-24-hours-in-a-row/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:15:31 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=24295 Secousse is the monthly party run by Johan and Etienne of Radioclit/The Very Best in cities all over the world but based at London’s Notting Hill Arts Club. If you go to it, you should … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/01/we-just-listened-to-radio-secousse-for-24-hours-in-a-row/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/the-very-best-tengazako-live-at-the-levis-fader-fort/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/the-very-best-tengazako-live-at-the-levis-fader-fort/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:07:45 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=33233 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/the-very-best-tengazako-live-at-the-levis-fader-fort/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/the-very-best-tengazako-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/the-very-best-tengazako-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:36:26 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=23695 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/25/the-very-best-tengazako-at-the-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/19/levi%e2%80%99s%c2%aefader-fort-line-up-day-3-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/19/levi%e2%80%99s%c2%aefader-fort-line-up-day-3-2/#comments Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:37:02 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=23394 Halfway through the Levi’s/FADER Fort and still Friday is a doozy. We met the guys from Harlem at The Fort last year, so it’s exciting to see them playing this afternoon. We’ll probably be eating … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/19/levi%e2%80%99s%c2%aefader-fort-line-up-day-3-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/15/theophilus-londons-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort-preview-show-on-east-village-radio/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/15/theophilus-londons-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort-preview-show-on-east-village-radio/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:16:08 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=23240 We are getting deeply amped about the Levi’s®/FADER Fort in Austin this week. It kicks off on Wednesday and the line-up is, as usual, bananas, plus our pals at East Village Radio are once again … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/15/theophilus-londons-levis%c2%ae-fader-fort-preview-show-on-east-village-radio/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/11/contest-win-tickets-to-one-step-beyond-with-the-very-best-theophilus-london-ninjasonik-and-the-activaire-djs/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/11/contest-win-tickets-to-one-step-beyond-with-the-very-best-theophilus-london-ninjasonik-and-the-activaire-djs/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:59:40 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=23144 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/11/contest-win-tickets-to-one-step-beyond-with-the-very-best-theophilus-london-ninjasonik-and-the-activaire-djs/feed/ 18 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/08/nyc-one-step-beyond-featuring-the-very-best-theophilus-london-ninjasonik-and-the-activaire-djs/ 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http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/11/premiere-yeasayer-ambling-alp-the-very-best-mulomo-remix-mp3/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:59:59 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=22259 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/02/11/premiere-yeasayer-ambling-alp-the-very-best-mulomo-remix-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/janka-nabay-eh-congo-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/janka-nabay-eh-congo-mp3/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:54:38 +0000 Chioma Nnadi http://www.thefader.com/?p=21833 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/27/janka-nabay-eh-congo-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/19/ezra-koenig-and-esau-mwamwaya-live-blog-their-new-video-wear-flannel-in-african-heat/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/19/ezra-koenig-and-esau-mwamwaya-live-blog-their-new-video-wear-flannel-in-african-heat/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:59:42 +0000 Adam Daniels http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=32451 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/01/19/ezra-koenig-and-esau-mwamwaya-live-blog-their-new-video-wear-flannel-in-african-heat/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/the-very-best-warm-heart-of-africa-violens-remix-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/the-very-best-warm-heart-of-africa-violens-remix-mp3/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:38:02 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=17780 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/the-very-best-warm-heart-of-africa-violens-remix-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/the-absolut-fader-visionary-podcast-6-%e2%80%94-exceptional/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/the-absolut-fader-visionary-podcast-6-%e2%80%94-exceptional/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:14:16 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=16265 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/09/the-absolut-fader-visionary-podcast-6-%e2%80%94-exceptional/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/31/jeremy-scotts-cartoon-savannah/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/31/jeremy-scotts-cartoon-savannah/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:40:31 +0000 Julianne Escobedo Shepherd http://www.thefader.com/?p=13635 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/31/jeremy-scotts-cartoon-savannah/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/24/premiere-the-very-best-f-mia-rain-dance-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/24/premiere-the-very-best-f-mia-rain-dance-mp3/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:45:28 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=13072 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/24/premiere-the-very-best-f-mia-rain-dance-mp3/feed/ 7 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/19/initial-cmj-lineup-announced/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/19/initial-cmj-lineup-announced/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:26:53 +0000 Gracie Remington http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=28579 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/19/initial-cmj-lineup-announced/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/18/the-very-best-warm-heart-of-africa-yalira-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/18/the-very-best-warm-heart-of-africa-yalira-mp3/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:46:18 +0000 Peter Macia http://www.thefader.com/?p=12536 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/08/18/the-very-best-warm-heart-of-africa-yalira-mp3/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/22/video-the-jesus-lizard-brightens-up-pitchfork-music-festival/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/22/video-the-jesus-lizard-brightens-up-pitchfork-music-festival/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:08:57 +0000 Rosemary Simon http://www.thefader.com/?p=10062 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/22/video-the-jesus-lizard-brightens-up-pitchfork-music-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/21/fader-tv-esau-mwamwaya-radioclit-bring-the-very-best-to-nyc/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/21/fader-tv-esau-mwamwaya-radioclit-bring-the-very-best-to-nyc/#comments Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:52:03 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=9950 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/21/fader-tv-esau-mwamwaya-radioclit-bring-the-very-best-to-nyc/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/25/freeload-the-very-best-f-ezra-koenig-of-vampire-weekend-warm-heart-of-africa-theophilus-london-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/25/freeload-the-very-best-f-ezra-koenig-of-vampire-weekend-warm-heart-of-africa-theophilus-london-remix/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:25:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/25/freeload-the-very-best-f-ezra-koenig-of-vampire-weekend-warm-heart-of-africa-theophilus-london-remix/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/17/stream-the-very-best-esau-mwamwaya-radioclit-ntende-uli/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/17/stream-the-very-best-esau-mwamwaya-radioclit-ntende-uli/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:08:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/17/stream-the-very-best-esau-mwamwaya-radioclit-ntende-uli/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/06/video-the-very-best-esau-mwamwaya-radioclit-kamphopo/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/06/video-the-very-best-esau-mwamwaya-radioclit-kamphopo/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:30:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/01/06/video-the-very-best-esau-mwamwaya-radioclit-kamphopo/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/02/fader-52-esau-mwamwaya-feature/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/02/fader-52-esau-mwamwaya-feature/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:15:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/02/fader-52-esau-mwamwaya-feature/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/02/freeload-the-very-best-sampler/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/02/freeload-the-very-best-sampler/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/10/02/freeload-the-very-best-sampler/feed/ 0