Music
Skepta's stock is rising in New York
...and grime is finally about to break through in America — With his thrilling set at Fool's Gold Day Off, Skepta showed that America is ready to accept grime's unique vision, unlikely as that may once have seemed.
Written by: Alex Robert Ross
Tribe NYC are breathing fresh life into ’90s hip hop culture
Bass, boomboxes and big hair — Brooklyn-based art and music collective Tribe NYC are surfing a revival of old skool hip hop culture - and showing everyone else how it should be done.
Written by: Alex King
Inside the only company that never stopped believing in cassette tapes
Analogue rewind — National Audio Company were too stubborn to give up on tapes. Now they’re surfing a resurgence of the much-loved analogue format.
Written by: Alex King
Destroyer’s Dan Bejar on longevity and the curse of the hype machine
Poison Season — Dan Bejar explains how he’s steered his ramshackle, free-flowing collective Destroyer through two decades with no hit singles and no major awards.
Written by: George Kafka
Is dancehall music misogynist? A female DJ explores sexism in the carnival sound
In defence of slackness — As dancehall DJ Why Delila, Siobhan Jones brings her beloved party music to the masses of East London. Here, she muses on how gender, race and sexuality simmer on the surface of summer’s carnival sound.
Written by: Siobhan Jones
A video guide to being a top carnival MC
By Bonkaz, Bushkin, Mighty Moe and more. — Energy, stage presence, crowd interaction and killer catchphrases are all essential parts of being a great MC at a carnival soundsystem.
Selfies, rehab, porn and teleportation: getting to know Zac Carper of LA punk band FIDLAR
New album: Too — We ask frontman Zac Carper of LA punk band FIDLAR a question inspired by every track on their new album Too.
Written by: Shelley Jones
For emerging musicians, the internet is not all it’s cracked up to be
Small fish, big pond — Gilles Peterson and Brownswood’s Future Bubblers project is going offline and outside the M25 to find innovative new talent across England.
Written by: Alex King
Christopher Owens' upbringing in radical Christian cult Children of God
A new testament — From San Francisco surf rock to solo records soaked in gospel, musician Christopher Owens’ religious backstory is more radical than most.
Written by: Tom Fenwick
Our favourite music videos of the week
Sound and vision — It’s Friday! Here are some awesome, end-of-the-week friendly music videos. Including Beirut, Tame Impala, Dam-Funk, a rad Kim Gordon cameo and more.
Written by: Alex King
