Weekly Roundup
What our staff has been looking at, reading, and thinking about.
A Guide to Detroit Hip-Hop
Detroit is putting its foot down, earning respect from a sea of booming rap scenes, such as the Bay Area and L.A. But with Detroit, the release of new music is at such a fast clip, that this time the city’s music history will, without a doubt, be seen as important as its roots in Motown. Here is Ink’s guide.
Some People Think Little Girls Should be Seen and Not Heard: X-Ray Spex Poly Styrene
How Poly Styrene rebelled against punk’s whiteness and masculinity in 1970s London.
Fashion Podcasts Worth Listening To
Ink has selected four podcasts that talk about fashion’s past and present, and provide perspectives from many different backgrounds and areas of fashion.
Richmond Battery Shows: Disseminating Sound & Breaking Paradigms
An outdoor series in motion, dedicated to sharing forms of self-expression with the community.
Ink’s Top NYFW Picks
Ink Magazine’s fashion team brings you their New York Fashion Week favorites.
Weekly Roundup
What our staff has been looking at, reading, and thinking about.
Medium Roast Ep. 2: Video Games and Art
This month, Medium Roast hosts Ross and Carlos discuss an art medium they have experience in: Video Games. We discuss games and contrast titles meant to be pure entertainment with those seeking to invoke more complex responses from the audience. Where do video games fit in the art world, and are they products of pure entertainment, or can this medium invoke more than that?
Marc Rebillet @ the 9:30 Club
Concert-goers understand the importance of crowd participation during sets. A somewhat boring artist could have an incredible performance with the proper amount of crowd interaction infused into it. However, this isn’t the case for Marc “Loop Daddy” Rebillet.
Some Things Last a Long Time, Daniel Johnston is Proof.
I spent a lot of time this summer sitting on my friend’s porch and listening to music. I was caught off-guard by a song he had added to the playlist. The quality of the recording wasn’t very good, the singer had a strange high-pitched voice, and there were very audible mistakes throughout the recording, but there was something about it that just stopped me in my tracks.
Weekly Roundup
What our staff has been looking at, reading, and thinking about.
Sitting Down with COIN
Seated in the greenroom, Chase (lead vocals, synth), Joe (guitar), and Ryan (drums) of COIN took the time to talk about their start in music, their experiences on tour, and their upcoming album.