Get To Know: Deft
Deft is the alias of Yip Wong. Born in Croydon, he has a talent for loping, sophisticated beats which, if you didn’t know otherwise, might trick you into lumping him …
Ani DiFranco on Her Memoir, Hadestown and Reckoning With the 1990s
Less than two minutes into our interview, Ani DiFranco says the word fuck for the first time, and it sounds like music. The f is fricative and percussive, much like …
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Mr. G: How I Play Live
From a DJ addicted to digging, to a stripped-back, captivating live performer, Mr. G’s career has had only one constant: quality. His perfectionist approach to soulful house and driving rhythms …
On Cue: Logos
Logos is, by his own admission, not the most prolific producer. The London-based artist, otherwise known as James Parker, still works a dayjob, and in the near-six years since the …
So the National, Alicia Vikander, and Mike Mills Made a Movie Together …
1. The filmmaker meets the band … Looking for some inspiration after finishing 20th Century Women, writer-director Mike Mills reached out to the National’s Matt Berninger about doing a video …
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All Your Questions About Britney Spears’s Latest Mental-Health Crisis, Answered
Much of the public has long made a cruel joke out of Britney Spears’s mental health since her well-documented breakdown in 2007. But in recent years a shift toward genuine …
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When Genre Becomes a Prison
Billboard giveth, and Billboard taketh away. The 80-year-old chart authority moves in mysterious ways sometimes, but the secrecy of its processes has rarely endured as much outraged criticism as it …
How Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’s Creators Gave Rebecca Bunch Her Happy Ending
Rebecca Bunch is in love. After four ambitious, often moving, and covertly filthy seasons at The CW, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend has reached its end, and its protagonist (Rachel Bloom) has evolved …
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This Week in Rap: The Case for Why Boosie Badazz Still Matters
Every week, Vulture runs through the best, most interesting, and sometimes most confusing rap releases. In this installment: The case for why you should still check for Boosie Badazz, Mach-Hommy hits you …
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A Brief Guide to the Music of Nipsey Hussle
Yesterday, rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed in front of the Marathon, a store he owned in the Los Angeles neighborhood Hyde Park. He was 33 years old. Nipsey, besides being …