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fromHyperallergic
19 hours ago

Genesis P-Orridge's Subversive Mail-Art Goes on View

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge's mail art from the 1970s is showcased in a focused exhibition at Art Metropole, highlighting their early career and subversive practices.
London music
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 days ago

Add to playlist: the sweaty, unvarnished electropop of Punchbag and the week's best new tracks

Punchbag's music blends 90s rave and electropop, evolving from chaotic energy to darker themes in their latest EPs.
fromPitchfork
4 days ago

undrcvr / hunnakay: "flee"

"Jit tryna steal something off my pay, I'm cuttin' off his fuckin' knuckles," he spits. "Ain't stopping for no lights, I'll cheat the jakes, can't go to jail today."
Music production
#squarepusher
Berlin music
fromSPIN
1 week ago

It's Hip to Be Squarepusher - SPIN

Squarepusher's album Kammerkonzert showcases a modernist classical style with a unique blend of instruments and unconventional rhythms.
Berlin music
fromSPIN
1 week ago

It's Hip to Be Squarepusher - SPIN

Squarepusher's album Kammerkonzert showcases a modernist classical style with a unique blend of instruments and unconventional rhythms.
Music production
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 week ago

Electric Euphoria Unleashed: Stresshead, Ancona & Eddie Caine Drop 'Grab Me Water' - KALTBLUT Magazine

'Grab Me Water' is a high-energy dance anthem by Stresshead, Ancona, and Eddie Caine, capturing the essence of nightlife and club culture.
Music production
fromPitchfork
1 week ago

How Hardtekk Became the Cursed Soundtrack of Looksmaxxing

New hardtekk artists blend music with looksmaxxing culture, using specific lingo and visuals to attract audiences on platforms like TikTok.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 weeks ago

Rare Rauschenberg Experimental Dance Revived at Brooklyn Roller Rink

The Trisha Brown Dance Company is reviving Robert Rauschenberg's 1963 dance 'Pelican' for the first time in 60 years at a Brooklyn event.
NYC music
fromPitchfork
3 weeks ago

I Went to a Hip-Hop Streamer Convention and All I Got Was This Piece of Content

Twitch streamer Tylil James captivates fans at MVP Arena with viral dance performances, showcasing the intersection of online fame and live entertainment.
Music
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Fab 5 Freddy recalls how he brought underground art forms mainstream respect

Fred Brathwaite, known as Fab 5 Freddy, significantly influenced the emergence of hip-hop culture and street art in New York City.
Music production
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Ring the alarm! Wake up! Be human!': Aurora and Tom Rowlands on their new dance-pop duo Tomora

Tomora's debut album blends structured dance and chaotic pop, reflecting the contrasting approaches of its members, Tom Rowlands and Aurora.
Music production
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

Digital Underground's MC Was Secretly a Genius Illustrator

Shock G was a multifaceted artist whose contributions to rap and visual art influenced future generations of musicians.
Music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

KITSCHKRIEG ZWEI: Dive into the Electric Wave of 'Sommerregen' ft. Domiziana & MilleniumKid! - KALTBLUT Magazine

KITSCHKRIEG ZWEI reimagines pop music for the rave scene, blending nostalgic roots with innovative electronic production and contemporary collaborations.
Berlin music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

fka.m4a Unleashes Club Anthem 'Handbag Ho' - KALTBLUT Magazine

Berlin-based DJ and producer fka.m4a releases garage club track 'Handbag Ho' on March 12th via HE.SHE.THEY., marking a significant moment in their rising career across Europe's club scene.
Music production
fromArtforum
1 month ago

Forever Acid

Artistic forms cycle through development and regression rather than progressing linearly, requiring artists to revisit primitive techniques when sophistication becomes decadent.
#visual-art
Photography
fromdesignyoutrust.com
1 month ago

Amazing Vaporwave-esque Reels Where Hesitant Signals Reveal Neon Distortions And Found-footage Glitches At Precise GPS Coordinates

Diverse striking visual projects and photography span street art, surreal AI images, social interventions, illustration, and creative design explorations.
fromWIRED
2 months ago

These Hackers Are Turning Dead Vapes Into Musical Synthesizers

We started from a very silly place,
Gadgets
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

This Asian City Is the 'Cyberpunk Capital of the World'-and Its Mind-bending Architecture Is Going Viral on Social Media

In central southwest China where the Yangtze and Jialing rivers meet, is a city that feels like it's been ripped out of a game of Q*Bert meets Chutes and Ladders. One moment you're strolling along the ground-floor of a massive square, only to find that you're actually standing dozens of floors above another tier. This otherworldly metropolis is Chongqing. While it may not have the same name recognition as other Chinese cities such as Shanghai,
Travel
SF LGBT
from48 hills
2 months ago

Party Radar: 'Heated Rivalry' rave rivalry heats up! - 48 hills

Heated Rivalry inspires seven themed San Francisco parties celebrating queer hockey romance, nightlife, drag performance, and LGBTQ-inclusive sports community.
Silicon Valley food
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

A dance party, but with caffeine: Inside the coffee rave trend

Daytime coffee and matcha raves are emerging as popular social events throughout the Bay Area, offering music, dancing, and community connection without alcohol.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

It's the underground Met Gala of concrete murderzone design': welcome to the Quake Brutalist Game Jam

Quake Brutalist Jam is a community game-mapping event that produced 77 brutalist-themed Quake maps with new enemies and weapons during a six-week session.
SF music
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

City-sprawling music fest takes over 21 Bay Area venues

Noise Pop Festival spans two weeks across 21 Bay Area venues, featuring indie acts and established artists in a city-wide celebration of diverse music genres.
San Jose Sharks
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

A dance party, but with caffeine: Inside the coffee rave trend

Daytime coffee-fueled DJ events are emerging as popular sober-curious alternatives to traditional nightlife, particularly among Gen Z attendees seeking social connection and entertainment.
Marketing tech
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Dazed Media wants to know how 'cerebral content' propagates across the web

Dazed Media analyzes how cerebral aesthetic content spreads across platforms to inform advertisers and shape editorial-led sponsored storytelling.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The music could not stop for three days': how Sirat went on a road trip to the dark heart of rave

Sirat elevates rave culture into the film's central metaphysical subject by using real ravers and continuous music to adapt cinema to reality.
Music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Dive into the Uncharted: personne Unveils New EP "attention economy" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Swiss trio personne debuts with 'attention economy' EP, critiquing digital culture through warm, analogue sound and exploring identity beyond visibility.
SF music
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Electric Bump: House + Techno Party (Monarch)

Electric Bump is Soma's monthly first Thursday party at Monarch featuring house, techno, and disco across two levels with local and international DJs.
NYC music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

17 Songs You Should Listen to Now: This Week's Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Pitchfork staff curates a weekly playlist of new music tracks they're actively listening to and would recommend to friends.
Music
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

Luci4 Unleashed a Generation of Glitchy Underground Rap

Luci4, an underground rapper who died at 23, pioneered a distinctive nightcore-influenced sound that shaped the underground music landscape during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SF music
fromKqed
2 months ago

Five Bay Area Artists Not to Miss at Noise Pop 2026 | KQED

Noise Pop features diverse Bay Area and touring artists delivering energetic electronic, funk-forward hip-hop, experimental rap, and introspective indie performances.
Arts
fromArtnet News
2 months ago

Rauschenberg Returns With a Masterpiece of Postmodern Dance

Set and Reset, Rauschenberg's collaborative performance with Trisha Brown and Laurie Anderson, returns to BAM with his scenography, films, and silkscreened costumes.
Music
fromKALTBLUT Magazine
2 months ago

Choosing the Artificial Over the Real in Dash Hammerstein's "Noise Machine" - KALTBLUT Magazine

Dash Hammerstein blends Americana songwriting and filmmaking to create intimate, melody-driven songs and film scores that mix folk-pop sensibility with subtle production flourishes.
Music production
from48 hills
1 month ago

Under the Stars: Goldie's 'Timeless'-and what it meant for 1990s Bay Area drum and bass - 48 hills

Goldie's Timeless album from 1995 catalyzed the drum and bass boom in the Bay Area and remains a pivotal electronic music work that transcended genre boundaries through accessible, jazzy production.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Hyperpop, poetry, BDSM or a Moroccan rave allegory? Choose your own cinematic adventure

Charli XCX stars in The Moment, a hyperpop faux documentary examining fame and commercialization; Alexander Skarsgård appears in both comedic and BDSM-romantic roles.
Music
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Korg Phase8 Is a Cyberpunk Kalimba for Producers Who Are Bored of Regular Synths - Yanko Design

Korg Phase8 is a tactile tabletop instrument using electromagnetic hammers and acoustic pickups to enable 'Acoustic Synthesis' and encourage physical interaction to shape sound.
Arts
fromColossal
1 month ago

Playful Patterns Emerge from Kinetic Systems in Pinaffo & Pluvinage's Vibrant Installations

Pinaffo & Pluvinage create interactive kinetic sculptures using colored wood, electronics, and textiles that invite public participation across various settings.
Music
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Hip hop faces its midlife crisis

Hip hop's cultural dominance has sharply declined, losing 24% sales share and 19% streaming share since 2023, with few emerging artists capable of sustaining mainstream relevance after Kendrick Lamar's 2024 peak.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
2 months ago

Art Movements: New Leaders Everywhere

Jean Cooney will become executive director of Creative Time; major museum leadership changes include Sally Tallant leaving Queens Museum, Yasha Grobman in Jerusalem, and Amy Sherald signing with CAA.
fromSPIN
2 months ago

Ragger Take Ragtime to the Warp Zone - SPIN

"Many found the music offensive, the dancing objectionable, and the popularity of both with young people verging on a mental health crisis." So writes music historian Susan C. Cook about ragtime, the heavily syncopated ancestor of jazz that arose in the late 1800s. Like all things, ragtime's subversiveness faded over time, and, a century later, the works of Scott Joplin and other practitioners had been relegated to carnivals and fairs, their jaunty piano melodies now evoking quaint notions of old-timey fun.
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fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

An Artist Layers Synthwave Glow And Surreal Dreams Into Vibrant Worlds Celebrating Neurodivergence And Inner Strength

A diverse collection of provocative visual works spans dark mortality themes, surreal and conceptual art, tattoos, social commentary, and popular-culture phenomena like NFTs.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Add to playlist: the seance-worthy dancefloor music of Miles J Paralysis and the week's best new tracks

Bradford producer Miles J Paralysis blends dark dub, northern folklore and gothic tropes into hypnotic electronic music; EP Don't Forget the Ritual releases 28 February.
Arts
fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

Artist Builds Epic Scifi Worlds: Dystopian Cities, Ruined Castles And Alien Megastructures In Cinematic Detail

Contemporary creatives span surrealism, illustration, installations, concept design, and craft to reimagine everyday objects, nostalgia, folklore, social commentary, and dreamlike worlds.
Music
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Legendary composer Laurie Spiegel on the difference between algorithmic music and 'AI'

Laurie Spiegel's 1986 Music Mouse, an 'intelligent instrument' enabling algorithmic music via an XY mouse grid, is being revived for modern machines with Eventide.
fromPitchfork
1 month ago

PinkPantheress Drops Four Tet Remix of "Illegal"

Last year, Four Tet started dropping a remix of 'Illegal'-the breakaway hit from PinkPantheress' 2025 mixtape -during his sets. As of today, Kieran Hebden's take on the track is now on streaming.
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fromKALTBLUT Magazine
1 month ago

Sibling Harmony: Mackeeper's Rock Candy EP Redefines Indie-Pop - KALTBLUT Magazine

Indie-pop duo Mackeeper releases debut EP Rock Candy, blending nostalgic storytelling with innovative production while gaining recognition from industry tastemakers.
Music
fromPitchfork
2 months ago

Danny L Harle: Cerulean

Danny L Harle's Cerulean pursues prog-sized ambitions, trading hyperpop irony for formal, classical-referenced compositions inspired by ocean and heartbreak.
Music
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Add to playlist: the Regency-styled 80s synth-pop revivalism of Haute & Freddy and the week's best new tracks

Haute & Freddy revive mid-80s synth-pop with maximalist, theatrical sad-pop bangers and Regency-styled visuals ahead of debut album Big Disgrace.
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