
Yung Lean’s ‘Stardust’ sees rapper exploring new style
In terms of both his artistry and personal life, Swedish rapper Yung Lean’s career has been a tumultuous one. Starting out as a cloud rapper in 2013 with plenty of…
By Massimo Tarridas – 2 years ago
In terms of both his artistry and personal life, Swedish rapper Yung Lean’s career has been a tumultuous one. Starting out as a cloud rapper in 2013 with plenty of…
By Massimo Tarridas – 2 years ago
Drain Gang—a collective formed in 2013 by rappers Bladee, Ecco2k and Thaiboy Digital, along with producers Whitearmor and Yung Sherman—announced their 2022 World Tour in October of last year, immediately…
By Massimo Tarridas – 2 years ago
Part of the joy of superhero films lies in the mutable foundation of their source material, which allows for endless reinterpretation. As much as reboots are generally hated for pandering…
By Massimo Tarridas – 2 years ago
Last semester, members from Vassar’s photography club PHOCUS approached the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center with a proposal for an exhibit of student work that would accompany the last stretch…
By Massimo Tarridas – 2 years ago
It’s rare that an artist’s passing is accompanied by a release of their own work. This is the case with Virgil Abloh, perhaps the most important fashion designer of the…
By Massimo Tarridas – 2 years ago
Sematary is a rapper. He’s also his own executive producer, merch designer, music video director and sole founder of the micro-label Haunted Mound; in other words, he plays all the…
By Massimo Tarridas – 2 years ago
Takahiro Miyashita – TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. Spring Summer 2022 “PAUSE≒PLAY” Takahiro Miyashita has always been more obsessed with music than with fashion. The label that brought him fame was Number (N)ine, a…
By Massimo Tarridas – 2 years ago
After last year’s series of experimental releases, Bladee has returned to deliver the most blissful of victory laps. “The Fool” is a happy, straightforward release that reverts to a style…
By Massimo Tarridas – 3 years ago
Either you love Bladee or you hate Bladee. I don’t know many other musicians for whom this statement is more applicable, and with good reason. In strictly technical terms he…
By Massimo Tarridas – 3 years ago
For their 100th anniversary, Gucci did what no other luxury fashion brand has done before—collaborate with their competition, Demna Gvasalia’s Balenciaga. This merger is perhaps the most covered and publicized…