pop
“Are You Gay?”: John Early, in Conversation With Sky Ferreira
September 17, 2024
Over martinis, the comedian, actor, and now musician went deep with the singer-songwriter Sky Ferreira about Britney, Madonna, Barbra, Janet, and Kelis.
KNIGHT KNIGHT
Creative Director Genesis Webb Takes Us Inside Chappell Roan’s VMA Takeover
September 14, 2024
After the VMAs, we called up stylist Genesis Webb to find out how she turned Best New Artist winner Chappell Roan into our knight in shining armor.
SOUND ADVICE
Boiler Room’s Amar Ediriwira Made Us a Kind Of Fashion Week Playlist
September 12, 2024
How does the Creative Director of Boiler Room prep for the party? “An antihistamine and two shots of tequila,” he told us. “Then I throw some ketamine over my shoulder.”
SOUND ADVICE
Actress-Turned-Musician Sophie Thatcher Endorses Funky Monkey Fall
September 5, 2024
To prime us for the release of her debut EP “Pivot & Scrape,” the “Yellowjackets” star made us a blissed-out, end-of-summer playlist.
TOUR DIARY
“They’re All Here For Me”: Five Minutes Backstage with Shenseea
September 3, 2024
In this week’s Tour Diary, the dancehall sensation takes us backstage at her sold-out Webster Hall show and tells us why New York feels like her home away from home.
RORSCHACH TEST
Cash Cobain on Strip Clubs, Slizettes, and Sexy Drill
September 3, 2024
The 26-year-old Bronx native shows us why he’s taking over the city with his new album, “Play Cash Cobain.”
DROP
“We’re Like the Black Bruce Springsteen”: The Boys of Enumclaw Have Something to Say
August 30, 2024
“This feels like our first record,” says Aramis Johnson of the indie-rock quartet Enumclaw. “Like, I know the music is good and I feel proud of these songs.”
FREAK
Tinashe and Kaytranada on Viral Moments, Industry Plants, and Pop Girl Rivalries
August 28, 2024
After fighting for the spotlight for over ten years, the newly independent singer tells her friend and collaborator how she bent the industry to her will.
SOUND ADVICE
New York Indie Duo Patch + Have Money on Their Mind
August 26, 2024
“Imagine Patch + is a bar. We’re tending & You just got a free drink.”
SINGER
Beabadoobee Just Wants to Ride It Out
August 26, 2024
On her third album, the British musician expands on the sound that’s made her one of the U.K.’s brightest young performers. She also really loves her cats.
SUMMIT
Inside Artist Ryan Trecartin’s Aspen Art Week Ensemble
August 23, 2024
For Audience Plant 2024, artist and musician Ryan Trecartin gathered collaborators atop Aspen Mountain to premiere a newly composed score of electronic and orchestral music.
BALLET
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA Takes Alexis Ffrench Behind the Scenes Of His First Classical Album
August 22, 2024
Ahead of the release of his new classical album, “A Ballet Through Mud,” the Grammy-winning producer and founding member of Wu-Tang Clan talked to Alexis Ffrench about his lasting love of physical instruments, and how he keeps it Zen.
SEARCH HISTORY
TikTok Twins Sugar and Spice Take Us On a Hot-Girl Walk
August 22, 2024
In this week’s Search History, the drag world’s most famous set of twins explain the importance of “hot girl walks” and tell us which Bratz dolls they let hit it.
QUEEN
Chappell Roan and Bowen Yang on Queers, Fears, and Surviving Superstardom
August 19, 2024
To help her make sense of her very wild year, the pop sensation connected with Bowen Yang, who had some advice for navigating her new reality.
SOUND ADVICE
Manchester-Based DJ salute Tells Us What It Takes to Survive Festival Season
August 19, 2024
In this week’s Sound Advice, the DJ and producer made us a playlist to mark the release of their debut album, “True Magic,” and an upcoming North American tour.
SOUND ADVICE
Sound Advice: Mel Ottenberg Wants You to Stop Trimming Your Bush
August 16, 2024
To mark the dog days of summer, our editor-in-chief presents a frisky playlist fit to blast on the dunes of Provincetown—and tells us what the hell is going on with pubes.
TOUR DIARY
Hank Azaria’s Next Act? Becoming Bruce Springsteen.
August 14, 2024
In this week’s Tour Diary, we caught up with legendary voice actor at Le Poisson Rouge, where he performed as “Hank Azaria & The EZ Street Band.”
SOUND ADVICE
Malice K Made the Soundtrack to Your Mental Breakdown
August 12, 2024
“I was going for a vibe of a roller coaster of emotional distress,” says the skater-turned-punk rocker, who curated a playlist for us ahead of his debut album’s release.
SOUND ADVICE
The Boys of La Femme Made Us a Sexy, Olympics-Inspired Summer Playlist
August 8, 2024
Before setting off on their North American tour, Sacha Got and Marlon Magée of the psychedelic rock band made us a playlist full of funky French summer sounds.
SOUND ADVICE
Scout Willis Tells Us Her Favorite Musical Nepo Baby
August 6, 2024
In this week’s Sound Advice, the Hollywood lovechild and singer-songwriter makes us a playlist to mark the release of her buttery, blues-tinged single, “Over and Over”