September 30th, 2013

Kelela once again breathes new life into the phrase “R&B vocalist” with a title track whose romance is so damn familiar yet so damn uncomfortable. From the call to arms of first leak, “Enemy” to the call to calm of follow-up “Keep It Cool,” it’s clear Kelela’s mixtape CUT 4 ME that drops tomorrow will be a deeply stirring body of work.

Out tomorrow, October 1st, on Fade to Mind! Sign up here to get the download link: fadetomind.net/kelela/

NIGHT SLUGS & FADE TO MIND PARTY

Night Slugs & Fade To Mind just announced a last minute party tonight at 285 Kent Avenue in Brooklyn. $10 Entry, 10pm-5am. Check out the Facebook event page here, and the line up for tonight below.

September 27th, 2013

by Sewa Adekoya

DIS week: B*tch don’t kill my vibe

You better work b*tch: Meet Yulia Viktorovna Vins, the Russian teenager with the face of a barbie, and the body of an action figure. The 17-year-old competitive powerlifter says she started working out to build her self confidence – and that she did, along with inspiring me to actually use that Equinox membership I bought the day after Thanksgiving. It’s Britney b*tch: Britney posted a sneak peak of her music video for “Work Bitch” on her Instagram last night.… [read more »]

September 27th, 2013

by Sewa Adekoya

Nina Ricci, a “Fashion Dictaterror”

Paris Fashion Week highlight #2! Model Hollie-May Saker was totally irritated by the two FEMEN ‘Sextremists’ that stormed by her on the Nina Ricci runway and held up her hand in uninvited solidarity. Post-show, she tweeted “Have fun scrubbing that shit off your body silly bitch.” But despite Hollie-May’s “#karmascoming” threat, FEMEN was a much needed addition to the otherwise unmentionable Nina Ricci Spring collection. For just a moment they were able to perfectly disable… [read more »]

September 26th, 2013

by DIS Magazine

Under the BQE

Here you go New York. Here is your living underground, your young artists squatting—occupying!—that mythic zone the city is said to have once possessed. Declaring a guerilla gallery under the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, Marie Karlberg and Lena Henke are giving you what you want: a Skulptur Projekte Münster of new art set amid syringes, take-out containers, broken strollers, human shit. Raw and cold-pressed, art looks good when it comes from dirty places. And it’s into… [read more »]

September 26th, 2013

by Sewa Adekoya

DIScuss | Rick Owens #SS14 #PFW

I was in a dour mood this morning after viewing Alexander Wang’s third effort for Balenciaga. Though mildly pleasant the collection was hollow, void of any real design muscle and totally reliant on his predecessors’ old work. Far from what you would expect from a great design house. It made me a bit pessimistic about the standards and fate of the industry and its ability to not just produce beautiful clothes but make any kind… [read more »]

September 26th, 2013

by Leigh Bonwit

Rochas Cleaning Products

For Spring 2014 Rochas replaced the Roomba with full on feather-dusting, floor-mopping footwear. These sanitizing #PFW #RTW heels go day to evening, if you plan to never leave your house.

September 25th, 2013

by DIS Magazine

DIScuss | Fresh Hell

Sam McKinniss is an artist in New York and adjunct faculty member of the NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. Alex Da Corte’s 1 0 0 0 I S L A N D Joe Sheftel Gallery, 24A Orchard Street, New York, NY On view: Sept 8 – Oct 15, 2013. Animator of the inanimate, elegant and ridiculous, Alex Da Corte is a dysphoric sadomasochist, stalked and bemused by popular dread. Everyone is… [read more »]

September 25th, 2013

by Sam McKinniss

DIS week: Isn’t It Lonely at the Top?

A 2013 Self Portrait: @MRPIMPGOODGAME takes the selfie game to the next. fucking. level. Beautiful? Terrifying? Moving? Genius? You can decide. RIP iOS6: If you don’t live under a rock, you should already know that the iOS7 update was released Wednesday afternoon. While most people are complaining about the crazy long download times, we’ve found that 12 hours is the perfect amount of time to build our new ‘blocked contacts’ list – byeeeeee. H8rs gonna H8: A bunch… [read more »]

September 20th, 2013

by Sewa Adekoya

ENEMY – Kelela

Giving you a little Missy at times (no shade, no pun), this alarm call to Kelela’s upcoming release, CUT 4 ME, has us awake and living for it’s October 1st release date (see tracklist below). This song is and should be playing everywhere/anywhere, so here’s our contribution. Track listing: 01. Guns & Synths [Prod. Bok Bok, Napolian, Tariq & Garfield] 02. Enemy [Prod. Nguzunguzu] 03. Floor Show [Prod. Girl Unit] 04. Do It Again [Prod.… [read more »]

September 18th, 2013