American Apparel: Subversive or Sexist?

In case you hadn’t noticed, American Apparel and controversy are kind of a package deal. In fact, the LA-based brand has become arguably more infamous for its controversial commercial campaigns, than for its beloved basic tees and bodysuits.

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Kanye West Debuts New Music; Reveals Album Name

It’s been two and a half years since Kanye West dropped his highly-acclaimed fifth album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, and although we’ve since seen him team up with Jay-Z as The Throne and his G.O.O.D. Music clique with Cruel Summer, there’s certainly … Read More

Spring Breakers – Review

6.8

Style Over Substance

I’m led to believe that there are a number of cinemagoers in the United States who handed over their ten bucks to see trash-film auteur Harmony Korine’s latest, Spring Breakers, with the expectation that it would provide a perfect fusion … Read More

Grave Of The Rejected Film Scores

Music is one of the most potent tools available to filmmakers, used to underscore and enhance a film’s emotional impact. To quote the great George Lucas, “The sound and music are 50% of the entertainment in a movie.” That … Read More

Earl Sweatshirt & Tyler Drop Visuals for ‘Whoa’

After dropping Chum, the captivating debut single off of his highly anticipated album Doris, Earl Sweatshirt returns with an assist from Tyler, The Creator on Whoa.

Touted by Tyler at the beginning of the track as a ‘return to the sound of 2010′ it’s almost immediately … Read More

Artistic Intentions: Can You Separate Art From the Artist?

In high school, each novel that was presented in class would come under the same scrutiny from my literature class: ‘How do you know?’, my classmates would challenge my teacher. ‘Is that what the author really meant?’

Nothing ever came … Read More

6 Awesome Hip-Hop/Indie Collaborations

One of the greatest things about hip-hop is the kind of storied and colourful collaborations it brings about, when artists lend their talents to each other, adding a new dimension to the music.  Seriously, imagine No Church in the Wild without Frank … Read More

(Unintentionally) Iconic Art

Collins English dictionary defines an icon as:

1. a representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint, esp one painted in oil on a wooden panel, depicted in a traditional Byzantine style and venerated in the Eastern Church

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NSFW: Clayton Cubitt and the Intimacy of Books

Often alternating between satisfaction and frustration, the oft-faked female orgasm can be an elusive enigma.

With his risque and captivating new project, photographer Clayton Cubitt removes the mystery by creating intimate and sensual portraits of women achieving orgasm.

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TRAILER: Game Of Thrones Season 3

Dedicated fans of HBO‘s medieval-fantasy series, Game Of Thrones have been digging  for every scrap of information about the upcoming season they can get their hands on and the showrunners haven’t made it easy for them. Small tidbits of information have been released … Read More