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In Conversation With The Weeknd and Jenna Ortega
When Abel Tesfaye lost his voice at SoFi Stadium, it was the perfect storm.Though The Weeknd lost his on-stage “superpower,” something that’s never failed him before, Tesfaye found just the inspiration he was searching for to close out his After Hours and Dawn FM trilogy. He always wanted to wrap up the saga with something “really personal,” and here it was. “I wanted the audience to feel and see what I was going through subjectively,” he shared with Hypebeast. “And I felt an album wasn’t enough.”After closing out the sonic aspect of the trilogy with the Hurry Up Tomorrow album back in January, the album’s companion film of the same name is now just days away from its global premiere.Directed by Trey Edward Schults and starring Tesfaye himself alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, Hurr...
Fuerza Regida Is Manifesting With ‘111XPANTIA’
Regional Mexican band Fuerza Regida is manifesting global domination with its ninth studio album, 111XPANTIA. Formed in 2015 by Jesús Ortíz Paz, Samuel Jáimez, Khrystian Ramos, José "Pelón" García, and Moisés López, Fuerza Regida marks their 10th anniversary by returning to their roots and optimistically looking towards the future. 111XPANTIA is the next step for Fuerza Regida, seeing the group manifest chart-topping success. The album has already made history on Billboard 200, landing at No. 2 alongside Bad Bunny and marking the first time two Spanish-language albums lead the chart. From working with KidSuper to design an all-seeing album cover to experimenting "with banjo, heavier drums, and a whole new energy," 111XPANTIA is a reflection of Fuerza Regida's distinct vision. After launchi...
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2 Navigates the Moral Minefield of a Broken World
WARNING: Mild spoilers ahead.Over the past few years, Hollywood has been scouring the world of video games for its next big hit. Finding success in an adaptation isn't an easy feat, and nobody has discovered the exact formula to create a franchise that appeals to both its original fanbase and the wider audience.Enter Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, the duo that struck gold with Max's adaptation of Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic video game franchise The Last of Us. The first season was already critically and commercially acclaimed, but moreover, it opened up the franchise to those who have never even touched the video game before. Its ability to walk the fine line between creating a carbon copy and straying too far from the source material spurred on a resurgence for a video game series tha...
The Rehearsal’s Newest Episode Continues Nathan Fielder’s Fascination with Romance
Season 2 Episode 4 once again finds Fielder attempting to understand the nuances of relationships, with help from Captain Kissme. The Rehearsal’s Newest Episode Continues Nathan Fielder’s Fascination with Romance Jonah Krueger
Best New Tracks: MIKE x Tony Seltzer, Kali Uchis, Kid Cudi, and More
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the best projects for the latest installment of Best New Tracks.This time around, longform releases include albums from MIKE x Tony Seltzer, Kali Uchis, billy woods, and Provoker, with an EP coming from André 3000 and a mixtape coming from PinkPantheress.Singles, on the other hand, stem from Kid Cudi, Ovrkast, Miley Cyrus and Kacy Hill with a remix of The Weeknd x Playboi Carti's "Timeless" coming from Doechii.MIKE x Tony Seltzer – Pinball IIBack from the underground arrives rapper/producer duo MIKE and Tony Seltzer with the follow-up to last year's Pinball. The project's successor, Pinball II, spans 17 tracks and sees return features from Niontay and Earl Sweatshirt, as well as contributions from Sideshow and Lunchbox.Spotif...
Provoker Invites You to Enter the ‘Mausoleum’
Jonathon Lopez started Provoker as a solo effort, designing scores for sci-fi and horror films. Vocalist and songwriter Christian Crow Petty and bassist Wil Palacios later joined Lopez, creating the beloved synth pop trio that Provoker is today. They assembled Body Jumper -- an exploration of virtual worlds -- as their first studio album in 2021, following it with the fantasy-inspired Demon Compass two years later. Now, the Los Angeles-based band has just released their third complete body of work, Mausoleum, published by cult-favorite Swedish indie label YEAR0001.Upon entry, the Mausoleum welcomes you with haunting vocals backed by eerie synths and lucid bass lines, all of which take form in an abundance of ghastly shapes throughout the album’s 30-minute runtime. Absent of features, the 1...
Song of the Week: Fiona Apple Gets Systemic Injustice Stuck in Your Head on “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)”
New tracks by Parcels, Teethe, Pixel Grip, and many more are now available to stream as well. Song of the Week: Fiona Apple Gets Systemic Injustice Stuck in Your Head on “Pretrial (Let Her Go Home)” Consequence Staff
In The Four Seasons, Tina Fey Gets Better with Age: Number 1 on Netflix
Netflix's new dramedy showcases how the comedy star's work has leveled up. In The Four Seasons, Tina Fey Gets Better with Age: Number 1 on Netflix Liz Shannon Miller
From Blueprints to Body Kits: The Rise of Liberty Walk Thailand
For the latest installment of our ongoing DRIVERS series, we made our way to the far corners of Bangkok, where shopfronts give way to speed shops and midnight meets, to a place where retro dreams, racecar precision and Japanese tuning ethos converge. That place is Liberty Walk Thailand, and at the heart of it all is Waruth "Oat" Seehanath — an architect-turned-entrepreneur, professional drifter, photographer and the region’s unlikely tuning pioneer.Today, Oat stands as the founder of both Liberty Walk Thailand and Infinite Media. He has helped shape Southeast Asia’s stance culture scene and bring global tuning icons to local streets. His journey wasn’t paved in sponsorships or privilege — it was built late at night, long after the lights at his day job flickered off."I used to be an archit...
I’m With Her Dissect New Album Wild and Clear and Blue Track by Track
The Grammy-winning trio is back with their first album in over seven years. I’m With Her Dissect New Album Wild and Clear and Blue Track by Track: Exclusive Karan Singh
Adrian Cheng’s Cultural Vision of Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a global nexus of global art and culture, but it wasn’t unanimously seen that way as recently as five years ago. Political shifts, economic transitions, and evolving cultural policies had cast uncertainty on the city’s artistic future, but Adrian Cheng’s belief never wavered. He’s spent the last decade strategically paving the way for Victoria Dockside, one of the city’s iconic landmarks, to serve as the center of Hong Kong’s art and culture scene.Amalgamating the expertise of over 100 designers, architects, and creatives — including James Corner, the landscape architect and urban planner of New York’s iconic High Line — Victoria Dockside and its multi-purpose buildings offer an immersive, hyper-curated lifestyle experience. With K11 MUSEA, the city’s premier retail destinatio...
A First Look at Cadillac’s Wild and Ultra-Luxurious CELESTIQ
When Cadillac first showed early photos of its CELESTIQ EV in 2022 we were intrigued to learn more, simply from the design alone. Three years later and now Cadillac has production examples on the road – we got invited to experience the first wave of Cadillac CELESTIQ vehicles and learned exactly what the ultra-high quality, bespoke-built EV has to offer.Cadillac is positioning the CELESTIQ as something of a relic of its roots; it's less for a buyer focused on their daily commuter, more for an exclusive clientele looking for something special. The strategy theoretically references the classic days of Cadillac dating as far back as the 1940s and '50s when the brand was more synonymous for the elite and affluent. It's arguable that mentality has been lost with the Cadillac cars of the 2000s ...
