TEES OUT NOW
TEES OUT NOW
In many ways, the idea of raging against the machine is more than just a great concept for an iconic ‘90s band, especially in these times of always-on machine learning and AI. The next great virtual artist can learn from every lyric, chord progression, and 808-pattern ever produced, but it can’t just rip off any specific creative expression.
Whether it’s Rakim, Slick Rick, Run DMC, The Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Too Short, Nas, Jay-Z, DMX, Outkast, Three 6 Mafia, E-40, Eminem, Kanye West, Lil’ Wayne, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Future, or Migos - you can’t copyright flow. I’m talking about the style and method when our favorite artists deliver what makes them great. Sometimes it's smooth, off-kilter, emotional, monotone, melodic, conversational, sped up, slowed down, in triplets, rhythmic, metaphorical, and always versatile.
Before New York was “New York,” it was the block.
Kids outside. Stoops full. Music through open windows. Cookouts that fed the whole neighborhood. Basketball courts that felt like stadiums. Fire hydrants open in the summer heat. That’s where the culture actually started.
Black New Yorkers turned everyday life into something bigger—style, music, language, movement, all of it. From Harlem to the Bronx to Brooklyn and Queens, nothing came from nowhere.
One of the coolest streetwear scenes coming out of Asia. And NO! Not in Japan or Korea. It’s coming straight out of South East Asia — specifically, Indonesia. All thanks to the trailblazer shop/collective Kape Mart — the creative hub for the culture. Repping for independent brands, designers, zine makers, and anybody in between from the local and global scenes. They’re tapped into this new blend of DIY zine/streetwear culture that has started popping off. This shit is real and very alive no matter how many people want to say that “streetwear is dead”. Kape Mart is a testament to that.
NYC has always been a cultural melting pot, making it a trailblazer when it comes to the music industry. For a while though, it seems like there’s been an absence of energy from the underground rock space. But somethings kinda brewing in the big apple again. Amongst the new kids on the block there is one band that is igniting the scene on fire.. Cab Ellis. Their performances are chaotic, manic, and unhinged. People get black eyes and busted lips moshing to a fucking sax and trombone. This shit is different.
Julia Fox is actually cool asf. She isn’t just another celebrity. She was first a brutally raw and honest artist documenting her traumatic life experiences.