When Nathan Fake emerged in the early 2000s, he was part of a small, upstart crew making splotchy, rough-hewn dance music, a volatile amalgam of techno, trance, and IDM that sounded little like anything else in […]
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Ben Sloan: muted colors
Ben Sloan is a percussionist whose touch is so light and musical that it melts the border between beat and melody. In his collaborations with other artists, from the National and Moses Sumney to producers like Mouse on […]
New York Red Bulls Player Accused of Using ‘Racist Remark’ to ‘Step Away’
Dante Vanzeir, the New York Red Bulls player accused of using a “racist remark” during the club’s match against the San Jose Earthquakes over the weekend, will “step away” from the team indefinitely. “Dante Vanzeir […]
‘He Didn’t Deserve It’: Widow of Murdered BLM Protester Speaks Out
For Whitney Mitchell, the evening of July 25, 2020, replays in her mind over and over. It’s the day her husband Garrett Foster was shot and killed in front of her during a protest against […]
Brittney Griner to Write Memoir About ‘Harrowing Experience’ in Russian Prison
Her Experience “Readers will hear my story and understand why I’m so thankful for the outpouring of support from people across the world,” the basketball player said Britteny Griner is ready to tell her story. […]
MrBeast’s Chris Tyson Went On Hormones. Then Came Transphobic Conspiracy Theories
You don’t rack up 140 million YouTube subscribers without winning yourself some toxic fans. Jimmy Donaldson — a.k.a. MrBeast — has his share despite a personal brand built around positivity, as well as goofy, expensive […]
Thomas Bangalter: Mythologies
Even before Daft Punk announced their retirement in 2021, fresh updates from the duo were often old news: the release of bonus tracks, archival concert footage, album reissues. It was a welcome surprise, then, when Thomas Bangalter […]
Tim Hecker: No Highs
Ambient music is in crisis. Passive listening is no longer an alternative or fringe idea but the model on which the entire streaming industry is built. YouTube radio stations guarantee hours of chilled-out, challenge-free audio, and albums […]
Dionne Warwick: The Complete Scepter Singles 1962-1973
Dionne Warwick had a rocky start at Scepter Records. As a child in New Jersey, she sang with her family’s gospel band, which also included her aunt, Cissy Houston; as a teenager, she recorded back-up […]
Marta & Tricky: When It’s Going Wrong
In 2017, on the opening night of his European tour, the British trip-hop veteran Tricky quickly needed someone to fill in on vocals. A promoter suggested Marta Złakowska, who was then working at a bar in […]
‘Sickening’: Loved Ones, Colleagues Mourn Victims of Louisville Bank Shooting
On Monday, the town of Louisville, Kentucky, was left reeling from the tragedy of a mass shooting that killed four people at a local bank. The community is mourning the loss of the victims who […]
Al Jaffe, ‘Mad’ Magazine Cartoonist Who Created the ‘Fold-In,’ Dead at 102
Al Jaffe, the storied cartoonist who created two staple features of Mad magazine, the “Fold-In” and “Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions,” died Monday, April 10, The New York Times reports. He was 102. Jaffee’s granddaughter, […]