Goldenvoice’s sixth Pasadena edition put The Strokes and LCD Soundsystem on the same field, hid a full-blown dance party in the corner, and dared you to leave before curfew Written by Eric…
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There’s a lot more happening in Brisbane than outsiders give the city credit for. For OZ Polo, that’s not a theory—it’s something he’s been actively building. Part artist, part promoter, part cultural…
Long before grime went global, Simon Wheatley was documenting its raw beginnings on the streets of London. His images capture the energy and attitude that helped define a generation, and ahead of…
Yasi is joined by skater, photographer, and Sci-Fi Fantasy proprietor Jerry Hsu to break down how music has shaped skate videos, from their DIY, skit-filled ’80s roots to today’s high-budget, cinematic productions.…
Written by Eric B. Thornton If you came up on late-2000s festival culture, you know the exact feeling of a Pretty Lights track dropping: that dusty, soul-sampled glitch-hop that basically soundtracked a…
The West Coast took center stage on July 23 for Compton Forever—a monumental VERZUZ matchup between YG and The Game. From The Game’s two-decade catalog of timeless hits (“Hate It or Love…
Written by Eric B. Thornton San Francisco’s premier dance festival returns to Pier 80 for year five. There are just too many music festivals happening in every major city around the world…
Goldenvoice’s indie time machine lands at the Rose Bowl on August 22 — here are the ten acts worth showing up early for. Written by Eric B. Thornton Summer is still going…
From Baltimore warehouses to the vocal throughline of Dirtybird’s Flock Tapes Vol. 1, Life On Planets talks Flight Week, “Spiraling,” and closing out Campout x Northern Nights. Written by Eric B. Thornton…
When a young DJ Premier moved from Houston to New York to join Guru in Gang Starr, he was still learning how to make records, but their partnership would help him create…