Interview

Peter Bjorn and John, the cerebral Swedes behind that whistling song, are vying to avoid one-hit-wonderdom with a new album that features a children’s choir. And they might be onto something.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 04/28/09

As Seoul's reigning style celebrity for the city's youth culture, Ha SangBeg led the charge away from conservative commercial shows at Seoul Fashion week.  BLOG POSTED: 04/15/09

Spank Rock performs live at the Topshop party, and brings back some music advice from Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley.  BLOG POSTED: 04/06/09

Designer Telfar doesn't need to look far for inspiration.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 03/24/09

Today’s version of Patti Smith performs like she’s on fire (and sometimes she is). But Alison Mosshart. The feminine half of the band The Kills might tour forever—unless the bus driver runs away with all their equipment again.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 03/24/09

Richard Phillips’s been accused of bringing sexy back to painting, drawing on porn as much as politics. He’s trying to destabilize our way of seeing—he can’t help it if you’re turned on in the process.  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/27/09

All fashion is about what’s new. or at least about what we haven’t seen in a while. It’s about novelty. New clothes are how we show on our bodies what’s happening now in the culture. It’s how we belong to history and signify change. Novelty makes us feel new, even if we’re getting on a bit. At least our ideas look fresh. Now, these six designers aren’t the new kids on the block. They’ve been around it already. But they’re all doing things that are truly new. No recession here. This gang is still exploding  ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/26/09

Interview assembled the finest minds (in our office) to pick our biggest crushes. We've selected 14 picks up-and-comers for 2009, in the fields from film to art to fashion.

   ARTICLE PUBLISHED: 02/11/09