We speak to our good friend Ms. Junko Shimada, owner of the Tokyo gallery, Gallery Side 2. She represents a strong roster of predominantly Japanese artists, and is an avid bon vivant of life. She has contributed to one of our favorite, 'Music Is Playing' playlists, and is always a great host and conversation, every time we meet.
We check in with our good friend, Nicolò Talignani, co-founder of the Italian brand, Waxman Brothers to make sure he is good, and see how they have responded to the Covid-19 epidemic.
Eff Yoo just dropped and it was made during his Covid-19 lockdown in Peru. We took the opportunity to talk to him about this relevant experience while reviewing, 'Spicaso On Lockdown.' Keeping with our theme during the pandemic era our 'takeaways' from the EP are cut into the interview itself.
As soon as "Dirty Rice: Deux" hits, it's charged up! Noah-O sounds hella hungry on this, jumpin' out the gate with, 'Pop shots like the 4th of July, Deserve a max contract like Kawhi!'. "Dirty Rice: Deux" is a 10 song project from MC Noah-O and producer Fan Ran coming outta Richmond, Virginia, to get you up to speed. We were first introduced to the lyrical stylings of Noah-O by Jordan C., in our JULY TOP 10EN 'FLESH OF MY FLESH' EDITION.
Ever felt the need for a Chanel jacket in your wardrobe? Well gender-fluid Hong Kong brand, DEMO likes to work in a tweed that is very visually similar. Why not? It's not like it's the sole provision of Coco's either! It's cool to see the various iterations that Derek Chan, the designer of DEMO has put it through, and we finally had the opportunity to sit down for a short Q&A with him!