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Boiler Room Champions New Sounds Across the Globe
It’s a Saturday night at Brooklyn’s Avant Gardener and the 80,000-square-foot venue is packed to capacity. Three stages – two indoor sound rooms and, most notably, the open-air Brooklyn Mirage – have drawn in locals from all five boroughs for the second night of Boiler Room’s weekend-long New York bender.Following the prior night’s event and an intimate daytime yacht party earlier that day with live dance music from Todd Edwards, Swami Sound and Instrospekt, the second night features Los Angeles-hailing hyperpop artist Slayyyter, who’s been churning out glitchy hyperpop for the past hour at the Mirage. Long after the current swarm disperses, a broadcast of the set will be uploaded to Boiler Room’s YouTube channel, where hundreds of thousands more will tune in.Over the past decade, Boiler R...
The Best Music Projects of 2023 … So Far
As we find ourselves in the second half of 2023, there’s already a long list of albums we’ve been streaming on repeat. This year, however, has unfolded a bit differently than the best album roundups in years past. Looking back to 2022's end-of-year roundup, rap dominated the list, with contributions from Kendrick Lamar, Megan Thee Stallion, Metro Boomin and Pusha T and more.As late as June, it was revealed that not a single hip-hop project had charted a No. 1 spot on either the Billboard Hot 100 or Billboard 200 charts, compared to the six No. 1 albums we had received by the same month last year. It wasn't until Lil Uzi Vert's Pink Tape in July did hip-hop earn its first chart-topper of the year. The reason behind this was largely attributed to the fact that most of hip-hop’s heavyweights ...
Barbie Review: A Doll’s Existential Crisis Leads to One of the Year’s Most Life-Affirming Films
Inspired by Mattel's 64-year-old icon, director Greta Gerwig makes some magic. Barbie Review: A Doll’s Existential Crisis Leads to One of the Year’s Most Life-Affirming Films Liz Shannon Miller
Hypeart Visits: Patrick Martinez Is Redefining the Genre of Landscape
For Los Angeles-based artist Patrick Martinez, landscape paintings are more than just a way to depict a scene. They represent a form of preservation and a call for urgency. Part mural, sculpture and installation, Martinez has unconsciously redefined the traditional boundaries of landscape paintings through multi-media works that quite literally transport you to the physical place he has in mind.Martinez, who was born to a Filipino mother and a Mexican and Native American father, grew up in the San Gabriel Valley and now resides in East LA’s Monterrey Park, where he uses his practice to comment on the erasure that is taking place all across his home city — especially on the peripheries to which he grew up.The artist has been quietly perfecting his craft in the privacy of his studio over the...
Song of the Week: BTS’ Jungkook Drops One of the Sexiest Songs in K-Pop History with “Seven” feat. Latto
Jung Kook's new single reminds listeners that BTS have never been afraid of breaking the rules. Song of the Week: BTS’ Jung Kook Drops One of the Sexiest Songs in K-Pop History with “Seven” feat. Latto Mary Siroky and Consequence Staff
Jared Harris Reveals the Mind-Bending Magic Tricks of Foundation
The Mad Men star explains how much of the returning Apple TV+ series is shot practically, and why his character is still around. Jared Harris Reveals the Mind-Bending Magic Tricks of Foundation Liz Shannon Miller
Best New Tracks: Post Malone, Billie Eilish, Jung Kook x Latto 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 week’s lineup is led by Post Malone, Billie Eilish and Jung Kook with Latto, who each released "Overdrive," "What Was I Made For" from the Barbie soundtrack album and the single "Seven," respectively. Also joining this selection are offerings from Disclosure, Blxst with Remble, Jamila Woods with duendita, Yussef Dayes with Masego, Erick the Architect and Shamir.Post Malone - "Overdrive"Post Malone continues to tease his upcoming album Austin with "Overdrive," which follows up its predecessors “Chemical” and “Mourning." Austin drops July 28.Listen: Spotify | Apple MusicBillie Eilish - "What Was I Made For"Billie Eilish delivers her Barbie soundtrack album cont...
With Their Debut EP, Bimini Wants to Rebel
We’re waiting for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star, fashion icon, author, model, political and Queer activist, and now, recording artist Bimini to join us on the call. Then “Ello! You alright babes?” rings down the line, and we immediately knew were in good company. Bimini has an infectious quality. It’s what made them a standout, among many other talents they possess, on the BBC Three drag competition show two years ago – earning the title of Miss Congeniality, no less. And as is no secret, once you’re on the world’s biggest drag stage, it’s only up from there. With newfound fame comes hoards of fans, TikTok dance routines based on the legendary lipsync for your life challenges and “going out-out” looks based on the Queens’ often jaw-dropping ensembles. However, Bimini was one of the few Queen...
Styles P Is Advocating for Health in Underserved Urban Communities
Styles P is driven to make a change in his community. As a rapper himself, the common association between rap and substance abuse is something Styles P says he’s reflected on since opening the doors of his juice franchise, Juices For Life.Styles was born in Queens but moved with his mother and brother to Yonkers after his parents’ divorce. It was there that he says he observed the proliferation of substance abuse in low-income areas of New York City. More than a mere business opportunity, the rapper – who rose to fame in the mid-'90s as part of rap trio The Lox – was driven to open his first juice bar to fill the gaps in access to healthy, fresh food that individuals from his neighborhood often face.“If you grew up in the hood, there's a liquor store on every corner, there's a fast food pl...
Letter from the Editor: The Blur Cover Story
Damon Albarn reveals how years of change brought him back to Blur. Letter from the Editor: The Blur Cover Story Ben Kaye
Meet Min Woo Lee, the Pro Golfer of the Future
Min Woo Lee just crushed a drive 350 yards-plus down the middle of the fairway. Launch monitor technology recorded the ball coming off the club face at a speed of 193 miles per hour. Seconds later, a clip is uploaded to Instagram. The caption? "Let him cook." It's a phrase that not everybody in golf may be familiar with, but for the people who understand, it's a ringing endorsement.Crushing golf balls comes natural to him, and so does serving looks. Ever since The Players Championship this year when he first pulled a mock neck shirt over his head, the people can't get enough of him. Add in a mullet, mustache, and Flak Jacket Oakleys, and Min Woo starts looking more like an F1 driver than your average polo and khakis-clad PGA TOUR golfer. He's built for speed, and he has the fast ball to pr...
Ashley Monae on the Power of Storytelling as a Creative Director
Looking back, Ashley Monae acknowledges that it was a no-brainer for her to end up as a creative director. It wasn’t necessarily because she had set it as a particular goal, but rather because of her dedication to follow her love for music and visual art.School didn’t play a major role in her path, but it would be wrong to dismiss the story of how her past endeavors directly led her to become RCA Records’ Creative Director for Creative and Content Development. Monae went to school for Print Journalism and a minor in Film Theory — both of which focus on storytelling, which she describes as “an integral part of creative direction” — and kicked off her career in the industry as a music journalist for the likes of PAPER Magazine and Pitchfork. Her transition to an A&R role came at the sugg...
