If there was an Opulent Bible, it would be a compiled back-catalogue of THE FADER magazine, and we would refer to it as "The Good Book of All That is Good". THE FADER falls into the realm of a music-culture-lifestyle magazine, but with a marked difference. Rather than waiting for an artist to get discovered or a fashion label to break, they go out and find them.
**This has seen their journalists fly to Jamaica to tap into the violent, gun-talk dance hall scene, venture deep into the slums of Rio in search of authentic Baile Funk and delve into the trippy world of South African psych-rock. Couple this proclivity for the left-of-centre with the beautiful photography of Andrew Dosunmu and you have a formidable magazine that digs deep beneath the surface of current trends and arts – often revealing what you will be listening to six months from now.
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Martha Marcy May MarleneWriter-director Sean Durkin’s debut feature is subtly, almost perfectly calibrated between idyllic and terrifying, all the way to its chillingly...
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WeekendThough it’s a small film, Weekend grabs at a lot of big ideas that will needle you long after it ends. Writer/director Andrew Haigh crafts...
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An interview with OFWGKTAComplete this sentence: If Odd Future were elected president, we would… Tyler – Make skateboarding legal and have a national titty...
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Tinker Tailor Soldier SpyWhere Ian Fleming’s espionage is flip and glamorous, John Le Carré’s is dreary and cynical; George Smiley is the anti-James Bond. Still,...
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Woollen Kits, ‘Woollen Kits’ ...If it was early nineties Spin magazine would no doubt be calling this ‘slacker’ rock and yes it has a loose and relaxed feel but...
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Poolside Boners: an owner’s manual ...Most of the men who read this publication are well through puberty, but not so far through it they’ve forgotten the sheer humiliation that...