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Fan Chant: Jamie Miller and Day6’s Young K Talk New Version of “Maybe Next Time”
Welcome to Fan Chant, a weekly column for K-pop fans, stans, and newbies alike. Each week, I’ll be rolling out interviews, lists, and all kinds of content to keep you in the loop on the latest and greatest from our friends in Seoul and beyond. Also, make sure to subscribe to my companion newsletter! Pop […] Fan Chant: Jamie Miller and Day6’s Young K Talk New Version of “Maybe Next Time” Mary Siroky
The Hypegolf Invitational Presented by Samsung Galaxy Lights Up Los Angeles
Last week in Los Angeles, golfers from all corners of the globe converged on the city to celebrate the growth of the sport not just on a professional level, but on a community scale too. This momentum has seen golf reach audiences that were once more interested in sneakers, skateboarding, basketball and other sports. However, a wave of fashion forward, streetwear influenced brands combined with a new class of content creators is shifting the public perception of golf.With this movement as its inspiration, Hypegolf together with Samsung Galaxy invited a diverse group of artists, creatives, musicians and professional golfers alike to Sand Canyon Country Club on June 12 for an afternoon of golf, music, food and more. Starting around 11AM, guests such as Macklemore, Malbon Golf founder Stephen...
A Conversation With face oka at His First Overseas Exhibition, “STORYBOARD”
Contemporary Japanese artist face oka, who goes by face, just opened up his first overseas solo exhibition in Hong Kong over the weekend. Entitled “STORYBOARD”, the two-week showcase is presented in partnership with GALLERY TARGET and AllRightsReserved, taking place in a modern shop space at Central’s Landmark mall. This is also the latest installment of AllRightsReserved’s “MEET_PROJECT,” an ongoing initiative where they introduce artists of all disciplines via bespoke events.“STORYBOARD” houses a collection of new artworks, spanning 25 acrylic paintings and a handful of sculptural pieces that center around the artist’s deep-rooted interest in the late ‘90s and ‘00s cinema. With the largest paintings measuring 162cm x 130cm, face has brought his pop characters and vivid scenery on such la...
The 2023 McLaren Artura: a 3-Second Supercar but Make It “Everyday”
For McLaren, providing a healthy mix of "super" and "daily" was a key element for its vehicles, and the latest iteration – the Artura – is no different. For all intents and purposes, it's an everyday supercar that you literally can drive everyday.We got a day to Test Drive and experience the 2023 McLaren Artura and came to multiple conclusions. While some are bleaker than others – "electric performance is here to stay" and "we never tire of scissor doors" – the majority of our thoughts went to how well balanced the McLaren Artura really is, both in drive and lifestyle. During the briefing, McLaren representatives really ironed down the approach that the Artura is giving customers the ability to drive the car everyday, while not compromising on the elements that make up a supercar. Performa...
Apple Filed a Trademark Lawsuit for the Granny Smith and Samuel Ross Was Named Design Consultant at Beats in This Week’s Tech Roundup
This week, the tech industry converged with design as Samuel Ross was named the first Principal Design Consultant for Beats, where he’ll focus his efforts on designing new hardware for the brand. Elsewhere in tech, Apple filed a trademark lawsuit against the Fruit Union Suisse, a Swiss organization for fruit farmers, for their use of the granny smith apple in their logo.On the product side, Nothing is teasing its forthcoming Phone (2), slated to launch in July. Instagram, meanwhile, is finally allowing users to download Reels.Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top tech stories of the week so you can stay up to date on trends in the industry.Samuel Ross Was Appointed the Principal Design Consultant of BeatsA-COLD-WALL* founder Samuel Ross will be bringing his talent to Beats. The designer ...
A Closer Look at the 2023 Lamborghini Urus S
Lamborghini has updated its Urus ultra-high performance SUV with this: the Lamborghini Urus S. While the name and upgrades may have been subtle, the Urus platform continues to be anything but.New for the 2023 model year in the Urus S are changes to the aesthetics, namely at the front of the hulking SUV. The most notable additions are the vents located at the top of the hood, giving the Urus a racier look while providing functionality with cooling the engine bay. The front bumper also sees revised angles, with more black accents and simpler, straight lines all leading to a meaner expression. The rear is also new, with a higher black trim that now reaches all the way up to the tailgate. Customization is also a large part of the Urus S update, as the car has far more options than the outgoing...
Sarah Andelman Gives a Closer Look At JOOPITER “Just Phriends” Auction With Pharrell
Sarah Andelman is nothing short of an icon in the contemporary fashion and art world. When it comes to understanding what is the next big idea, creative intent and trend, Andelman has her finger of the pulse, always countless steps ahead. This is a quality she shares with dear friend and partner Pharrell Williams. The duo joined forces for JOOPITER's latest auction, "Just Phriends." Tracing through a series of personal connections that have intersected her work and life with that of Pharrell's, the two have curated a selection of contemporary fashion, art and design pieces that have collectively defined the way culture has evolved in the past decades. The auction, curated by Andelman, share various "tokens" of the friendship she has with Pharrell. The cumulative project is genre-bending, s...
Best New Tracks: Killer Mike, Gunna, Earl Sweatshirt 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 Killer Mike, Gunna and Earl Sweatshirt, who dropped MICHAEL, A Gift & A Curse and a visual for "Making The Band (Danity Kane)," respectively. Also joining this selection are fresh offerings from Mount Kimbie, Queens of the Stone Age, Saucy Santana with Flo Milli, KennyHoopla, Kiana Ledé, Black Sherif and ((( O ))).Killer Mike - MICHAELKiller Mike delivers his first solo full-length effort in 11 years, MICHAEL. The 14-track record features CeeLo Green, Mozzy, Young Thug, 6LACK, Eryn Allen Kane, Jagged Edge, André 3000, Future, Ty Dolla $ign, Curren$y, 2 Chainz, Kaash Paige, Blxst, Fabo, fellow Run The Jewels partner El-P and thankug...
A New Book Invites Fans to Remember the Mixtapes Shaping Hip-Hop’s Golden Era
The past two decades of hip-hop music have been well-documented, thanks to social media and streaming platforms. Today, anyone with internet access can essentially tap into a database of their favorite rapper’s discography, from leaked Young Thug demos passed around on the infamous KayneToThe forum to grainy videos of Odd Future’s first-ever performances as a newly-formed ragtag rap collective. In short, contemporary artists’ catalogs — even the most obscure corners — are subject to a ubiquitous immortalization that can only exist somewhere as boundless as the Internet.Look back a decade or two further though, and hip-hop’s history begins to get a little murkier. As we continuously upload and archive contemporary music in real-time, the early days of the genre are gradually fading from mem...
Catching Up With Stormzy, Grime’s Golden Child
“I have no idea how I’ve gotten here.”This is the typically grounded response that Stormzy, real name Michael Ebenazer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr, gave Hypebeast when questioned on how he’s achieved his stratospheric level of success.The rapper – who is currently settling down after releasing his third studio album, This Is What I Mean – has become a mainstay in British music, using his grime roots and passion for writing to articulate the environment he grew up in, his relationship with God, and his tricky (and sometimes public) experiences with love.When Stormzy came into the rap game, he offered something new. 2013 was a year packed with competitiveness in the grime scene following its fresh rebirth and Big Mike’s Wicked Skengman series made the rapper become the new kid on the block.He used ...
Through the Lens: WHTMAKESYOU?
Gugzay is the UK director and photographer behind ‘What Makes You’, a project distilling the duality of human emotion through intimate polaroids. If there was one word that underpins Gugzay, full name Gurinder Singh Kumar, and his work it’s “vulnerability”.This approach to his craft began when Gugzay was given a prognosis that lead him to believe his life was going to be brought to a sudden halt. Met with a situation where doctors thought he didn’t have long left, Gugzay was propelled to seize the day and make a difference with his craft since starting in 2019.“It’s something that still lives with me right now. It just taught me that even when you’re young, life can come at you at any moment, and time isn’t promised,” he tells Hypebeast, “Every day we wake up is truly another chance.”Since...
Alex John Gets Real About PR in the Music Industry
Before Alex John even thought about starting a career in the music industry (and well before she rose to her current role as a Director of Publicity at RCA Records) she had a deep passion for the art form. Suburban Detroit wasn’t exactly an environment that made music feel like a realistic career choice, but she dove into the business out of love, creating and selling mix CDs in high school and eventually starting her own music blog a few years later. Eventually, her passion for music won out: she went to college for a “more typical career path,” but spent a large chunk of her two years there wishing she was doing something in music — and wound up striking a deal with her family, where they’d support her pursuit if she could make it work on her own. “That ended up being the best decision I...
