Isaac Muk
Iceland’s music scene is erupting, and the world should listen
Spaces Between the Beats — Set a few hours from Europe and the USA, the once remote, barely populated island has cultivated one of the world’s most fertile avant-garde sonic playgrounds. We head to Reykjavík for Iceland Airwaves to find out how.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Memories of Seattle’s ’90s & ’00s musical underground
MAKiNG iT — In the wake of the grunge explosion, a new scene began to bubble in the Pacific Northwest, as indie, emo and alt-rock blossomed. Bootsy Holler was one of its key documentarians, photographing the likes of Modest Mouse, Death Cab for Cutie and Fleet Foxes on the ascent, and her debut photobook is a nostalgic trip to the past.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Races, revving and revelry: 20 years of US motorcycling in photos
American Motorcycling Culture — Photographer Jack Lueders-Booth has had a lifetime obsession with two wheelers, and the wider culture surrounding them. His new photobook explores his archive between 1980 and 2000, taken at road meets, track races and more.
Written by: Isaac Muk
MØ: “I don’t think it’s good if only people with money succeed”
Plæygirl — From her roots in activist squats to singing on the most streamed track ever, the Danish singer has led a life. We catch some wisdom from her in our monthly interview newsletter ahead of her USA tour.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Analogue Appreciation: PVA
Enough — In an ever more digital, online world, we ask our favourite artists about their most cherished pieces of physical culture. Today, London-based electronic trio PVA.
Written by: PVA
For trans surfer Alice Barbosa, rediscovering her stoke is an act of resistance
Alice — Gabriel Novis’s new film focuses on one of his old family friends, who had drifted away from the sea after facing prejudice in their local scene in Maceió, Brazil. We caught up with the filmmaker ahead of its UK premiere at the London Surf / Film Festival this weekend.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Defiant, sensuous portraits of the transmasc & non-binary community
t-fags — When perusing photobooks in queer bookshops, El Hardwick and Orion Isaacs realised that none of the people or experiences they found in among the pages represented them. Their new project, which they are crowdfunding to turn into a book, aims to fills that gap.
Written by: Isaac Muk
Meet the London charity using art and music to tackle youth violence
Art Against Knives — For 15 years, the group has been inspiring Barnet’s young people through creativity and possibility. Following their recent win at the Youth Music Awards, we caught up with Katy Dawe and Rickardo Stewart to hear about their story.
Written by: Isaac Muk
New billboard featuring Freddie Mercury celebrates migrant influence in the UK
Thank God for Immigrants — Created by art and activism crew Everyone Hates Elon, it’s displayed in Liverpool, where Queen first played together as a band.
Written by: Isaac Muk
“Skateboarding is the best culture”: JJ Villard on his boardriding past, animation’s future and his new Volcom collection
Freak Family — As the latest to helm Volcom’s Featured Artist series, the award-winning animator and illustrator drops a macabre, Halloween-themed capsule collection. We caught up with the cult-favourite cartoonist to hear about it, his skateboarding background and creating in the age of AI.
Written by: Isaac Muk
