Inside 44KW – Shanghai’s most stylish club
Fashion-loving ravers are congregating at the fresh new venue. The Face gets involved.
Music
Big Joanie’s Steph Phillips picks her favourite three-piece bands
The London band's singer/guitarist talks through the trios who inspired her.
Grime for grown-ups: Skepta’s ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’
Review: Three years since the release of his celebratory Konnichiwa album, the platinum-selling MC reignites the energies of Blacklisted for his 2019 LP.
Meet Laraaji, the 76-year-old sound artist who opened for Solange
At Grace Wales Bonner’s Devotional Sound event, the New York crowd was bathed in soul-calming vibrations from Harlem’s distinguished sound artist.
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Grace Wales Bonner in conversation with Solange
Following the first live performance of When I Get Home documented here, Grace speaks to Solange about devotion, the spectrum of research that informs her work, and the voices that have helped her better understand herself.
Club Regulars 007: Manu Miran
Since getting kicked out of home in Venezuela, the curator and DJ has made his mark on Boston’s nightlife scene.
Club Regulars 006: Yeti Out
A party scene collision of east and west, with members spread out across Hong Kong, Shanghai and London.
Flying Lotus’ Flamagra: an aural exploration of the afterlife
An intergenerational set of players and guests grace Flamagra, including Herbie Hancock, Solange Knowles, David Lynch, and Tierra Whack.
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The Face Mix 002: Kenny Allstar
The BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ has put together a mix which merges his usual genre favourites; afrobeats to dancehall, and hip-hop covering all angles.
Tyler, The Creator’s IGOR
Review: The idiosyncratic rapper’s sixth studio album features Solange and La Roux and taps into a gay relationship – but does it deliver on all accounts?
Tyler, The Creator’s loyal fans take to Peckham
The police broke it up. The fans styled it out.
Santi on Nigeria’s cultural rebirth
“All of the people in the alté movement are solely driven by a strong desire to create without limits, that’s all that matters to us.”
Club Regulars 005: Laura Diaz
As the co-founder of liberal São Paolo club night Mamba Negra, Laura Diaz is attempting to fight far-right Brazilian politics through raving.
DRB have captured the energy of Nigeria’s altê culture
The trio’s new video celebrates a cultural wave they’ve pioneered.
Slowthai’s ambivalent love letter to Britain
Review: On his highly-anticipated album Nothing Great About Britain, the rapper relishes in grittiness.
100% Nadia Tehran: the Swedish-Iranian artist who won’t be suppressed
The politically-minded musician explains what dozakh means in Farsi and argues for the boycott of Israel.
100% Br3nya: the rising rapper ready to blow
“When I’m angry I think that’s when the most savage lyrics kind of come out”.
Are the Wu-Tang Clan related to a Native American tribe? 10 myths busted
The Face sits down with the seminal rap group to get the truth behind the Wu-Tang folklore.
Backstage with Jorja Smith and Kali Uchis
The Kali & Jorja Tour, look by look.
Cobrah: “Within minutes I was naked, and she was oiling me up ready to slide into latex!”
Experimental artist Cobrah recalls her initiation into Stockholm’s queer and fetish scenes, charting the city’s kinkiest clubs, performers and events.
POW! are the synth punks escaping San Francisco
SF once had a thriving scene of scuzzy rock bands – but gentrification has chased it all the way to LA.
Review: FKA twigs live in Los Angeles
On the first night of the avant-pop performer’s new tour at LA’s Palace Theater, twigs unveiled a hypnotic new show.
