Aaliyah, various cities in Wyoming, Massachusetts and Missouri,
1996-2001.(GP: APPENDIX: IN MEMORIAM: FADER FAM SHARE THEIR PERS
I spent a lot of my youth doing running mans in sequined leotards
at NCAA halftimes, performing in a dance crew where the second most
important thing after popping killer moves was getting my . . .
GP: stockists: where to buy the looks you love.(Brief
article)
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ATL
AIR JORDAN jumpman23.com ALEXIS BITTAR alexisbittar.com BETSEY
JOHNSON betseyjohnson.com CONVERSE converse.com DEENER deenerdenim.com
DKNY JEANS dknyjeans.com FRED . . .
French Rabbit Merlot.(GP: MIXTAPE: DRANKY DRANKS)(Brief
article)
Let's say you're the child of two borderline box-winos.
And you're a soy-swilling vegan. And you want your parents to live
forever and you wish they would start chugging soymilk on the . . .
The Vines The Best of the Vines (Capitol).(GP: MIXTAPE:
MUSICS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
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What does it mean when a band with only three studio albums under
its belt decides to release a "Best of" record? It means that
the noises you're hearing are probably the . . .
Ellen Allien Boogy Bytes Vol 4 (Bpitch Control).(GP: MIXTAPE:
MUSICS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
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I appreciate Ellen Allien for the artists she's released on
her pro-chica Berlin techno imprint BPitch Control. I appreciate her for
being an excellent producer and DJ . . .
Aaliyah, every house party, city honors high school, class of
1999, Buffalo NY.(GP: APPENDIX: IN MEMORIAM: FADER FAM SHARE THEIR
Aaliyah and I share the same birthday: January 16th. It's
Sade's birthday, too, but she's older and I didn't check
for Sade records when I was in junior high. I've listened to
Aaliyah, though, ever . . .
GP: events: ace in the hole: BLK JKS invade New York City.(Brief
article)
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For FADER 52, some of us traveled around Africa, photographing and
writing. But for the issue's release party, we got a little piece
of Johannesburg to come to us, in the . . .
Ardbeg Whiskey.(GP: MIXTAPE: DRANKY DRANKS)(Brief
article)
I like to pretend that I am a whiskey connoisseur, but really I
just drink what is given to me until I start to like it. Last night I
sat down with a glass of Ardbeg and watched No Reservations . . .
Four Tet Ringer EP (Domino).(GP: MIXTAPE: MUSICS)(Sound recording
review)(Brief article)
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Oscillators + planetariums = symbols of humanity's great
advances in technology. Four Tet has apparently gone future perfect, aka
been watching some serious Tron, and . . .
The VSS Nervous Circuits (Hydra Head).(GP: MIXTAPE: MUSICS)(Sound
recording review)(Brief article)
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Has it really been a decade since these Golden State warriors first
terrorized my tender teenage brainspace? The VSS were the most visceral
punk band of their day, foaming . . .
Aaliyah, FADER Office, August 2001-forever.(GP: APPENDIX: IN
MEMORIAM: FADER FAM SHARE THEIR PERSONAL HISTORIES WITH AALIYAH)(Br
True story: Someone at work asked me the other day, "Who was
the Aaliyah before Aaliyah?" and I thought, Exactly. There was no
Aaliyah before Aaliyah. I watch chicks in videos these . . .
Pommery Pop Champagne.(GP: MIXTAPE: DRANKY DRANKS)(Brief
article)
This mini bottle of dry champagne is the booze of choice at various
fashion-y events around town, but I only drink them in private after a
scarring experience at the opening of a high-end French . . .
GP: sleeves: another universe: Matt Leines' hirsute
he-men.
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As a kid, whenever cartoons would come on TV, I'd be laying on
the floor with a pad and markers and crayons. I would draw whatever was
going on--He-Man and stuff like that. . . .
Various Artists Nigeria 70: Lagos Jump (Strut).(GP: MIXTAPE:
MUSICS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
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Along with a hyper-colored collection of Nigerian and Ghanaian
records from the '60s and '70s, my dad has a ton of stories
about teenage road trips across Nigeria to Ghana . . .
Sally Shapiro Remix Romance Vol 1 & 2 (Paper Bag).(GP:
MIXTAPE: MUSICS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
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For all I know, Sally Shapiro might not actually exist. Shy and
mysterious to the point of abstraction, Shapiro could very well be the
nom de plume of of my co-workers here . . .
Aaliyah, "One in a Million" 12-inch, Schnipper's
A-Z issue one, 2005.(GP: APPENDIX: IN MEMORIAM: FADER FAM SHARE THEIR
PERSONAL
When I started a zine about records, one for each letter of the
alphabet, the first entry of the first issue was the Aaliyah "One
in a Million" 12-inch. The story was about a presentation I did . . .
GP: events: Texas two-step: the FADER goes south for the
winter.(Brief article)
How lovely it was to escape from New York to Austin and hang out at
the LEVI'S[R]/FADER FORT. Our March gallivant in the sun was helped
along with equal servings of Bass Ale and Lykke Li, Sparks . . .
Parisian Popper.(GP: MIXTAPE: DRANKY DRANKS)(Brief
article)
For the past year, Heathers (a bar named after Heather, the
proprietress) has basically been my own private Cheers. It's kinda
shocking (given the amount of time I spend drinking there) that it . . .
These Are Powers Taro Tarot EP (Hoss).(GP: MIXTAPE: MUSICS)(Sound
recording review)(Brief article)
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This was produced by Jeremy Scott. I'm assuming this is not
the same Jeremy Scott as the designer who makes scarves with french
fries on them. But that would be cool. I . . .
Animal Collective Water Curses EP (Domino).(GP: MIXTAPE:
MUSICS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
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Strawberry Jam was my jam (ha!) but Person Pitch was even better,
and this EP meets in the middle, which is pretty ideal. "Water
Curses" is the most upbeat of the four . . .
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