"Look Who's Drawing" issue satisfies international appetites for the exciting and contemporary. A look into the designers behind ground-breaking title sequences wets the palate, and preps the taste buds for the main course. Then, the colorful, clean illustrators and designers...
expand review of a hurting Argentina impress you with their inspiring portfolios. This covers 34 pages of articles, interviews, and photos, and is definitely the meat you've been waiting for. The gloss prints in these pages adds that subtle touch which really makes the whole experience memorable. I suggest a white wine. If movies make the perfect compliment to a full plate, what better way to finish up than with an in-depth look into the characters and making of Chronicles of Narnia. After treats include an interactive DVD keeping you up to date with their articles, and a pull-out poster by artist Rinzen. A good look whether relaxing or on the go. -the Commish
Issue #16 of Re:Up features a cover and pull-out poster by the Little Friends of Printmaking, plus a feature on the late, great Hunter S. Thompson. Also includes profiles of Flying Lotus, Chico Mann, Booka Shade, Mapei, Portland's Ace Hotel, Crystal Castles...
expand review and others, plus the usual ace photography, fashion, book and record reviews you've come to expect from this mob. 80 pages. -Van Hammersly
#30 is "The Rock Issue" of WaxPo, an issue which editor-in-chief Andre Torres has been in the works for two years and which comes with a great juxtaposition of covers, featuring Bad Brains on one side and Elvis Presley on the other....
expand review In addition to features on those two icons, we get pieces on Detroit's soul-rock mainstays The Dirtbombs, Black Rock Coalition, The Rascals, Black Merda, Dave Bartholomew, Ernie Isley, Prince's early days and tributes to a number of recently-passed legends (Jimmy McGriff, Buddy Miles, Bo Diddley, Ike Turner). 128 pages. -Van Hammersly
Vapors does one for the bike massive with their 2 Wheel Issue. In addition to bits on Mash SF, Peddy Cash, London Fixed Gear, Mishka's Death Adders Road & Track (D.A.R.T.) team, expect all the usual attention to clothing, gear, games, goods...
expand review and music (Bun B, MURS, PPP, Cool Kids, Plantlife, Tokyo Police Club, etc.). They even have some ill customized soccer balls from Grotesk and other designers. 112 pages. -Chris Lemon-Red
This issue is special. Not like every issue isn't, but this one's feature articles on one of music's greatest superheroes, Herbie Hancock and one of rap's earliest self made men, Spoonie Gee. It even features and a special cover with Spoonie and...
expand review Herbie printed in gloss and the background in matte. You can also expect the usual dopeness with rare rap, funk, and disco record checks, interviews with Mamao from Azymuth and Otis Jackson Jr(Madlib), Freddy Fresh, Saxophonist Cedric Brooks, Jazz pianist Lalo Schiffrin, Lee Fields, Jazzman Sam Rivers, Interview with Pete Rock and more...128 pages of the realness. -C'mish
New Issue of ReUp magazine ya'll featuring Canada's most esteemed modern pop duo Chromeo. Also look out for Brooklyn's rising star Santogold, a spotlight on New Jack Swing, getting in the funk pocket with Budos Band, fresh designs by Miami's Freegums, and...
expand review New disco anchor Prins Thomas. Check it out... -C'mish
Another month, another quality issue of everyone's favorite music mag. Al Green and Q-Tip take the respective front and back covers this time; inside are features on Phil Ranelin, Flying Lotus, early James Brown accomplice J.C. Davis, Karriem Riggins, Dam-Funk, King Britt,...
expand review ?uestlove on the making of Al Green's Lay It Down, Estonian music, plus all the usual bells, whistles and drool-inducing rare record reviews you've come to expect from WaxPo. 128 pages. -Chris Lemon-Red
Vapors continues to fill you in on the goods. This month's issue covers the art of Skullphone, Anthony Lister, and Hacula, along with articles on Skateboarding's notorious stuntman Jamie Thomas and the girls behind the Pros, C.R.A.C.(which I just put on...
expand review the Daily), Them Jeans(LA, I see you), Atmosphere's new album, and much more. 111 pages. -C'mish
Between the great cover shots of Grandmaster Flash and Eddie Harris, the new issue of Wax Poetics features pieces on the Hot 8 Brass Band, Camp Lo, Build An Ark, Newcleus, S.O.U.L., Blue Note, Brownout, Cuba, Chuck Brown and more. The issue's...
expand review centerpiece is a collection of stunning photos from music journo / renaissance man Tom Terrell, including pics of Kurtis Blow, Rashaan Roland Kirk, Mississippi McDowell, Bob Marley, Funkadelic, Howlin' Wolf, Ras Michael and more. 138 pages. -Chris Lemon-Red
The first Vapors of '08 is pretty jam packed. Along with the cover feature on skater Keith Hufnagel, there's features on Peanut Butter Wolf, Arabian Prince, Damfunk, Prodigy talking about the NYPD Hip Hop Task Force, 10 Deep, 12 Bar, Yak Ballz,...
expand review Jason Goldwatch, Steve Berra, Dante Ross, Nicolay & Kay and... Everlast. And of course you get the usual array of streetwear, kicks, gear, video games, DVDs and music reviews. All this, plus a surprise picture of Blu Jemz! 136 pages. -Larri Byrd
The annual "Now Issue" from the FADER, featuring loads of artists that most folks won't hear about 'til 2009. Brooklyn's own Santi White (of Santogold) and Timbo collaborator Keri Hilson grace the covers, and there's pieces on Sebastien Tellier, Teyana Taylor, Hercules...
expand review & Love Affair, Black Kids, Mexico City's rock scene, Alabama's Paper Route Recordz, White Flight and the Lawrence, KS scene. All this plus the standard party pics, music and alcohol reviews, etc. 144 pages. -Larri Byrd
Vapors has got your back once again for the latest in streetwear and skate culture. I'm not up on skaters really, but when Commish found out that Issue 44 had a cover feature on Chris Haslam he got all amped. Here is...
expand review what he had to say "Chris Haslam is the most rippingest skater, everybody knows it! His combination of old school burliness with new school tech capabilities truly sets him apart from everyone else." Dude must really be legit. On the music side of things - check articles and interviews with the likes of beat master DJ Krush, OG rasta-punkers Bad Brains, Percee P, and Keith Murray. For the gear and design heads check out interviews with Mark Ward of Graphiknonsense, the dudes of Twelvebar, In4mation and of course - tons of reviews and previews of the latest gear. -snackmaster
Special Sound edition of high-design periodical Visionaire. Visionaire is known for their elaborate, one of a kind editions, but this one might trump them all.
Packaged inside a specially produced domed case, this issue consists of five 12-inch picture disc records, that...
expand review together contain more than 100 minutes of sound content - from audio experiments to unreleased songs, samples and spoken word pieces.
Also included is a MINI Clubman "Vinyl Killer" record player: a battery-operated toy car, containing speakers and a needle. As the little car moves along a record's groove, it plays each track, acting as a fully portable record player and sound system.
Beyond all this, the issue also includes two CDs with all of the sound content gathered digitally, as well as a booklet of credits and instructions.
Contributors include: musicians David Byrne, Courtney Love, Michael Stipe, Adam Horowitz (Beastie Boys), Antony & the Johnsons, Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran), Karl Bartos (Kraftwerk), Andrew WK, Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Danger Mouse, Malcolm McLaren, Ruyuichi Sakamoto; artists Robert Wilson, Yoko Ono, Christian Marclay, Doug Aitken, Gary Hill, Sylvie Fleury, DJs Miss Kittin, Trevor Jackson, Towa Tei, Michel Gaubert; fashion designers Alexander McQueen, Helmut Lang; bands Littl'Ans, Fischerspooner, Unkle, Animal Collective, SunnO))) and many more. -the mgmnt
It's the Hip Hop Issue from WaxPo, as always comin' correct with the meticulously detailed articles and jewels of knowledge you won't read in any other mags. In addition to the usual vintage singles reviews and solid photography, there's a piece on...
expand review the life of Bobby Byrd, hip hop history with 9th Wonder, NYC public access talk with "Uncle Ralph" McDaniels, plus pieces on Just Blaze, Devin The Dude, Percee P, Alchemist, Evidence, Osaka Monaurail and more. Naturally, they squeeze some funk and soul in there too. Great front and back cover paintings from Zachariah O'Hora seal the deal. 138 pages. -Larri Byrd
This issue of Scratch has a cover story on Timbaland and 50 Cent, plus: a way skinny David Banner, Stones Throw's Egon discussing Turkish psych, MP3 ripping groups, the new look Irv Gotti, the history of Stax sampling, Soulja Boy, and contributions...
expand review from Just Blaze, DJ Camilo y mas. 106 pages. -Larri Byrd
T.I.P. and 'Clef grace the cover of Scratch this month, but the articles inside are the real draw. Check the history of "Triggerman," aka The Showboys, and how an 80s NYC rap record basically spawned the Dirty South movement. Or the in-depth...
expand review piece with Atlanta's DJ Toomp, beat supplier to Jeezy, T.I., Luda, and now Kanye. Or the other pieces on Yung Joc, Black Milk, Saigon, J.R. Rotem, Erick Sermon, and so on. 114 pages. -Chris Lemon-Red
New issue from the Knights of the Wax tables. Really have to give it up to these dudes for growing their wax nerdus empire to the level of respect they have now. I've even seen hot girls reading it in the...
expand review city! Anyways, this months turn your attention to Herman Histon's Psychedelic Soul, James Brown collectible tour posters, NY DJ legend Eddie Cheba (Cheba-Cheba ya'll), Brazil's Marcos Valle, a full back story and interview with Brooklyn's own musical treasure, Mandrill. Awesome and thorough as usual. Don't miss. -C'mish
New issue of Vapors, and the cover goes to David Flores! I remember this guy from back in 2000. He used to do all the drum n' bass flyers for this ill club called Ecclectic in SF. Good to see he's gettin'...
expand review his. If it's not obvious, the cover portraits are of KRS-One, Madlib, and Jazzy Jeff, which are featured inside. Keep up with those cats, plus Chris Pastras, Slick, Blu, Polyrhythm Addicts, Zeph and Azeem, Nando Costa, and the designers of the clothing company, The Hundreds. Keep on it. -C'mish
Lil Wayne and DJ Khaled take the cover for the 18th issue of Scratch. I don't know about Khaled, but Weezy is everywhere these days! Get the details on his upcoming album "The Carter 3" and the inside scoop on why Khaled...
expand review is Miami's biggest hip-hop DJ/producer at the moment. Also features an interviews with Cash Money Millionaire turned Def Jam affiliate Mannie Fresh, a lengthy article with Snoop on how he's trying to put down the mic and step up to the production game, DukeDaGod on how he uses myspace to find hit records, DJ Quik and AMG on their new group the Fixxers, Marley Marl modelling gear, and mad production tips and tactics. This magazine keeps getting better and better with each release. -snackmaster
Damn, I miss an issue and am like, "Wow, rim companies have skate teams?" Yeah, and it's got Terry Kennedy and Stevie Williams on it, too. That's page 48. Also check in with skater Jimmy Gorecki rippin' out in Philly. On the...
expand review music side, check out Fishbone's return (is this the return of ska?), Pharoahe Monch, Egon and the future of funk, Devin The Dude and Lifesavas. On the art side, London Police is still piecing and Mike Giant gets as clean as ever. That's only the tip. Keep up the intensity, there's a lot to digest. -C'mish
It's Re-Up time once again, and for issue 13 Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth fame takes the cover (and a lengthy article). As usual, the gang at Re-Up has delivered another awesome issue, exploding with good content from the most relevant artists...
expand review of today. Check the table of contents: Huge interview with PBW on the 10 year anniversary of Stones Throw records, Parisian crunksters TTC drop knowledge on Lil Wayne and Serge Gainsbourg, Brooklyn's own Ratatat on redefining electronic rock, getting to know Bay Area rapper Kirby Dominant, why people in France don't know Air, the ins and outs of the music business with Ruthless Records honcho Jerry Heller, Chk Chk Chk, One Self, and lots more. Get up on it. -snackmaster
Scratch #17 gets you behind the scenes with the hottest producers and rappers running the game right now. This one features new pieces with Young Jeezy, The Runners (the producers behind "Hustlin"), Danja, 9th Wonder, Rich Boy, Swizz Beatz, G-Unit's Sha Money...
expand review XL and Bone Thugs (on the comeback!), as well as a comprehensive look into the works of the late Disco D. Keep up. -C'mish
Time to be blessed once again by the record afficianados at Wax Po. This issue features an entrancing article on Betty Davis, ex-wife and muse of Miles Davis, and a new interview with the west coast's OG hustler, Too Short. Also includes...
expand review detailed pieces on Brazil's Jao Donato, Ornette Coleman, Pharoah Monch, Marva Whitney, Kon and Amir, portraits of the people of Sao Paolo by B+ and much more. The info is so densely packed, it's pretty much a must-have issue for any music fanatic. -C'mish
This one goes out to the Godfather of Soul himself: his family, his legacy and the impact that he had on modern music. Full of great pictures (as WaxPo always is) and great angles (peep the never-before-published James Brown interview, it gets...
expand review deep). Other highlights include features on singer Minnie Ripperton, the exposed disco funk of Banbarra (whose track "Shack Up" was the impetus for Certain Ratio's cover) and a look into "Planet Rock" and the many electro pop percussions that followed. As always with WP, there is so much more, but I won't give away all the surprises. -C'mish
By the epic movie-like cover of Will.I.Am, Game and Nas, with "Life After Death" written below them, you can tell this trio means business. Resurrecting hip hop aint easy, and these giants spill the beans on production and the industry. ...
expand review Other features include a producers spotlight on Polow Da Don, what's the deal with Chad Hugo, the rise of Pimp C, and a retrospective on the Godfather of Soul, James Brown. As always, you'll find it stuffed with 'nuff inside tips, equipment reviews, and celebrity shittalking. Holla. -C'mish
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