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______ photos / Andrea Ibarra OCTOBER 15, 2015
CUNT MAFIA
photos / Anna Bloda story / Gina Tron Cunt Mafia, who goes by Contessa, is not only a self-described extreme feminist who wants to level the playing fields. She is…
VANESSA CARLTON
writer / Alyssa Hardy photographer / Ruby June stylist / Kim Mesches makeup / Aya Komatsu hair / Michael Moreno location /ACME STUDIOS When I was 14, I saw Vanessa…
Believe in the power of Wavves
story / Mary Lynn Ritch photos / Alexandra Gavillet I was obsessed with Jay Reatard, his band, and all his projects in college. So after he passed away I didn’t…
Years & Years
writer / Mary Ritch photographer / Nikko La Mere stylist / Wilford Lenov groomer / Melissa Sandoval When I talk to the British electronica synth-pop band Years & Years, they…
angelic milk
photos / Sasha Chaika story / Austin Maloney It wouldn’t be overly negative to say that Sarah Persephona’s first attempt to start a band was not a spectacular success. “I…
TWIN SHADOW
writer / Britt Perkins photographer / Sam Evans-Butler stylist /Jessica Zamora-Turner The latest Twin Shadow album, ECLIPSE, sees George Lewis Jr. evolve with a more mature and sensual, similarly brooding yet…
In the Clink with Veruca Salt
story / David Leigh Abts & Dani Mari photos / Maggie Wall edited / Ashley Goodwin In the The Shawshank Redemption, Andy Dufresne was able to bring the symphonies of Mozart into his…
LENKA
photos / Katy Pritchett story / Koko Ntuen I often catch myself unconsciously humming Lenka's music. This might happen while i'm getting coffee, or riding my bike through a brisk…
SONG PREMIERE: Effie Liu – “Summer” ft. Fat Tony
I'm cruising up the 101 from LA to Malibu on my way to the last BBQ of the summer before my vacation days are gone. The summer breeze is blowing through…
Tori Amos
story / Wayan Zoey It’s a special kind of singer that can be identified simply by their stance—your Freddie Mercurys or Billie Joe Armstrongs—rarer still when that silhouette is set…
INTERVIEW WITH GENEVIEVE: COLORS, CLAIRVOYANCE, AND CRAFTING A NEW SOUND
interview / Alyssa Hardy photos / Spencer Kohn Genevieve is clairvoyant. She tells me this about halfway through our conversation and she drops it in casually as if she’s telling…