Discwoman: Power In Numbers
Through infiltrating the industry and lifting up those around them, the Brooklyn-based collective are helping shift the scales for women in nightlife
Jus-Ed
A seamless voyage from squelchy techno to airy house from the New York City OG
Orlando – The Tide That Moves Me
Brooklyn producer Orlando flaunts dancehall daringness with a palette of synth sounds. However, his latest EP suggests his vision is yet to be perfected
Volvox
Rolling electro, tunnellistic techno and caustic acid from the Discwoman lynchpin
Don’t Call It A Comeback: LCD Soundsystem preview new music at Brooklyn residency show
Wall-to-wall hits played on home turf? Nick Boyd finds plenty to love as the resurrected NYC band take up residency at Brooklyn Steel
Anthony Naples
The dancefloor polymath brings together a wide range of deep cuts from different worlds – but never loses focus
Sign a petition to repeal New York’s anti-dancing law
The Cabaret Law was put to action in the ’20s to crack down on black jazz clubs and it’s still on the books
Mister Saturday Night launch Kickstarter for Brooklyn venue
Mister Saturday Night, the iconic New York City party and label founded by Justin Carter…
Sex and the Pity: Lydia Lunch meets Pissed Jeans
Pissed Jeans’ Matt Korvette and no-wave hero Lydia Lunch train their gunsights on dead rockstars, fragile masculinity and the horror show that is US politics
New venue Schimanski to open in place of Brooklyn’s Verboten
Tiger & Woods, Jacques Renault, Breakbot and more all feature on the club’s first poster…
In GIFs: Princess Nokia in Bristol
Joseph Hayes documents the NYC rapper’s recent Bristol visit
Watch Radiohead play OK Computer classic, Let Down
The band played the song for the first time in a decade last night at…
Blood Orange releases Augustine video
The visuals for the new track accompany the surprise announcement of his new album Freetown…
Frankie Cosmos:
Dear Diary
Through 40 albums and a number of celestial aliases, Greta Kline maps out microcosms of teenage anxiety
Havoc & The Alchemist’s latest continues Mobb Deep’s legacy
Havoc’s voice and paranoid principles are still standing on new album The Silent Partner
John Cale:
Tear Into Your Fear
As a key player for countless classic records, the founding Velvet Underground member will only revisit the past to pull the narrative apart. He speaks to Davy Reed about fellow countercultural icons, orchestrating drones and hip-hop’s sonic progression
DFA’s headquarters up for sale, take a look inside
The birth place of seminal records by The Juan McClean, LCD Soundsystem and The Rapture…
Parquet Courts – Human Performance
Parquet Courts’ return offers a richer, broader sonic palette and – on occasion – deeper lyrical subject matter
Larry Levan – Genius Of Time
This compilation is a DJ’s dream
Deep dive into NYC’s all-female DJ scene with an immersive new mini-doc
In the first episode of their new series, Tribes, Smirnoff Sound Collective delve deep into the…
Pusha T
Never Felt Better
Pusha T continues to stay one step ahead of the rap game. Jeff Ihaza takes a trip through Midtown Manhattan with the G.O.O.D Music boss
Aesthetic:
Honey Dijon
Honey Dijon is the subject of this month’s Aesthetic shoot. She tells us about her passion for unearthing the unknown
!!!‘s top 5 headphone moments
California’s !!! (Chk Chk Chk) are one of the most revered dance-punk outfits on the planet
Expander – Volta Forte (Vatican Shadow remix)
The Vatican Shadow remix of ‘Volta Forte’ is a 16-minute synthesis of crunching bass and distortion
Watch Björk’s MoMA-premiered video for Black Lake
After a three-month exhibition at MoMA, Black Lake is now available on YouTube Directed by…
Tei Shi:
unanchored melody
The emerging pop siren is defying expectation
Nothing Changes: Raw Sound Transgression
Of all Red Bull Music Academy’s diverse programming across its May-long festival spread across the…
Show Me The Body
Only-in-NY no wave meets sludge
Show Me The Body share video for Space Faithful
The Ratking associates have shared a new clip Letter Racer, the label and art collective…
Mykki Blanco:
going in for the kill
Meeting the globe trotting, gender warrior-queen