SOUND ADVICE
Tinashe Made Us a Playlist for a Nasty Girl Summer
August 2, 2024
“Have fun with your friends, be hot, do whatever you want to do, go outside, and get some sun.”
SMOKE BREAK
“No Free Toes”: A Cigarette Break With Photographer Emilio Tamez
July 29, 2024
For this week’s Smoke Break, the photographer stepped outside with us at her downtown monograph launch to talk diamonds, couture, and chameleonic muses.
VOICE NOTES
“I’m Mental”: Live From Crackhead Barney’s Unhinged Presidential Debate
June 28, 2024
Downtown, the performance artist hosted an off-the-rails live version of the presidential debate, so we stopped by to hear from the candidates—or their alter egos.
SMOKE BREAK
We Chainsmoked With Fashion Icon Michèle Lamy at the Queendom Screening
June 27, 2024
In this edition of Smoke Break, we caught the fashion legend after a screening of “Queendom,” a new documentary by director Agniia Galdanova.
SMOKE BREAK
“I’m a Natural Exhibitionist”: A Quick Cig at Church With Writer Rayne Fisher-Quann
June 19, 2024
“We’re at church with our fans and we’re gossiping,” declared the literary it-girl at her sold-out Secrets reading last week. “It’s very Southern Baptist.”
RORSCHACH TEST
RXK Nephew on Whippets, WET Tanks, and the Trump Trial
June 3, 2024
To mark the release of his new album, “Till I’m Dead 2,” the rapper took the hot seat for this week’s Rorschach Test to sound off on terrorism, Telfar, and the Illuminati.
SOUND ADVICE
“Destiny, Blood, Ecstasy”: Meet Genesys, the Fashion Students Throwing Cyberpunk Raves
May 30, 2024
For this week’s Sound Advice, the London fashion students-turned-ravers made the euphoric cyberpunk trance playlist of our dreams.
SMOKE BREAK
“Twinks Are Persisting”: A Ten-Minute Cig With Club Rash Boss Jen Sillen
May 16, 2024
For this week’s edition of Smoke Break, we lit one up with the nightclub don diva who recently revived Bushwick hotspot Rash after an arson attack left the club in ruins.
SMOKE BREAK
“Explore Page Realness”: A Nine-Minute Cig With Artist Kiernan Francis
May 9, 2024
For our inaugural installation of Smoke Break, we caught up with artist and filmmaker Kiernan Francis at his raucous LES opening.
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“It’s Really Fucking Turnt”: Five Minutes With Teyana Taylor at Her Secret Burlesque Show
May 8, 2024
“It’s actually really fucking turnt,” said the singer and actor, who kiki’d with Interview on the dance floor at her secret pre-Met Gala party.
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Julia Fox on Dumpster Diving and Fashion Disasters
May 2, 2024
“Just, like, an erect penis on a hat.”
SOUND ADVICE
Shoegaze Princess Wisp Makes Us the Ultimate Grunge Playlist
April 19, 2024
In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, TikTok’s shoegaze princess opens up her Pandora’s box and tells us the songs that make her cry and what she’ll be wearing when the world ends.
tour diary
“Pray, Smoke, Take a Shot”: Anycia Takes Us Backstage at Her NYC Show
April 12, 2024
The Atlanta rapper called us from the hair-braiding salon to talk about falling in love with New York City on tour and tell us her backstage tequila of choice.
SOUND ADVICE
Live Coder DJ_Dave Is Logged In to the Algorave Afters
April 11, 2024
The producer and sound selector made us the ultimate futuristic fembot playlist, featuring Kelela and Charli XCX, and tells us who to fear when the machines take over.
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“We’re Always On Our Sexy Girly Shit”: Rico Nasty, in Conversation With Boys Noize
April 1, 2024
The sugar trap queen and the producer got together to discuss the cruise raves and late nights that led to their collaboration on Nasty’s new EP, “HARDC0RE DR3AMZ.”
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Santigold and Frank Ockenfels 3 Take Us Behind the Scenes of Their Spirituals Videos
March 26, 2024
“When I thought of this record, I thought of this idea of catching the spirit,” says Santigold, who enlisted Frank Ockenfels 3 to shoot a series of vignettes for her comeback album.
OPENING
“You Can’t Teach Sauce”: Allen-Golder Carpenter Examines Rap Culture at No Gallery
March 22, 2024
“If I really spoke and acted the way I wanted to, I’d scare all the money away,” says the artist, who walked us through their brand-new solo show at No Gallery downtown.
SEARCH HISTORY
The Beyond the Blinds Hosts Have Some Theories About Kate Middleton
March 19, 2024
For this week’s Search History, the hosts of the celebrity gossip podcast reveal their sordid browsing habits, from mukbang videos to JFK conspiracy theories.
fashion
Celine FW24 Honors Richard Avedon With Full ’60s Eleganza
March 12, 2024
“I love when a girl’s a lady. Elegance is something we cannot discard.”
tour diary
Bad Gyal Takes Us From Her Dressing Room to the Afters
March 12, 2024
“Usually I go party,” the Spanish singer says of her post-show routine. “I start smoking my cigarettes and drinking all the champagne.”