Ten years ago a party blasting electronic music at an old factory would’ve been called a rave—probably something like Unified or Together—and the police and fire department would’ve turned up in riot gear to shut it down. But times have changed. One-off parties have rebranded themselves as festivals in an effort not to draw attention from [...]
New York-based design company Nooka has collaborated with DFA Records on a toy and watch inspired by The Juan Maclean’s latest album, The Future Will Come. Designed by DFA’s art director Mike Vadino, and sculpted by LCD Soundsystem’s Pat Mahoney, the character iresembles Nooka’s official mascot, the NookaNooka. If you think you’re not too old [...]
Dressed in a dark blazer and white pants (after Labor Day, mind you!), John MacLean looked more like a professor than a dance-rocker. Perhaps his fashion sense is a remnant from his days teaching English in New Hampshire? Following a set from Chairlift, a Brooklyn-based trio whose career received a kick-start after Apple licensed “Bruises” [...]
