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Aug 30
The Rapture, Kanon Summer style
With Summer quickly coming to a close, this weekend Say Mayday took a little road trip out to sleepy Sag Harbor for one last go poolside. Kanon Vodka was kind enough to host. GrandLifeNYC added the requisite charm. The Rapture playing live for the intimate crowd of downtown hustlers was clearly the icing on the [...]
Aug 30
The Wilderness Downtown
Could Arcade Fire be any hotter right now? I mean, we’re all for pushing the boundaries of music and multimedia…but seriously, could you leave some creative projects for the rest of us? YOU’RE MAKING US LOOK BAD. Earlier this month the crew from Montreal were busy selling out Madison Square Garden and bringing on Terry [...]
Aug 26
The taste of Brooklyn, part two
Well, part three to be exact. The team at The L Magazine wrapped up their stellar series of Summer parties in honor of Absolut Vodka’s latest annual offering, Absolut Brooklyn (if you can believe it, New Orleans, Los Angeles and Boston all preceded everyone’s favorite borough!) Tanlines kicked things off, with Memory Tapes rounding out [...]
Aug 26
Shangaan music
The last time African “club” music popped up on our radar was 10 years ago with the emergence Kwaito, South Africa’s answer to house music. It pretty much just sounded like a pitched down Masters at Work record and wasn’t particularly memorable. Enter, Shangaan. Rooted in the ancestral dances of the Shangaan peoples of Mozambique and [...]
Aug 25
Pax Americana
The Library of Congress maintains some stunning visual records of Depression-era America. Thumbing through these Kodachrome prints is like taking a step back in time. It evokes a uniquely American nostalgia for a place and time you never knew. Enjoy. Share
Aug 24
Favela on Blast!
Well, it’s here! Diplo’s long awaited documentary on Rio’s Baile Funk scene just dropped today. Mad Decent done did it again. We’ve only gotten a chance to peep the trailer, but can’t imagine this thing disappoints. You can cop the full version here. We first got put on to the Baile Funk phenomenon back in [...]
Aug 23
Man on Wire, revisited
Jake Davis is a filmmaker with a lengthy resume and deep industry connections. Philip Petit is a tightrope walker with big dreams and bigger balls. Together they just cranked out a clean little number for perennial streetwear favorite Supreme to accompany their Fall look book. It’s simple and clean, and nothing mind-blowing. But sometimes clean [...]
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