FloFilz feat. Barney Artist + Anthony Drawn: The Verb

Aachen, Germany-based producer and jazz-lover FloFilz, who also happens to be a classically trained violinist, wowed us with his 2014 album “Metronom”—full of tranquilizing two-to-three minute hip-hop instrumentals (be sure to also check out his take on D’Angelo’s “Left & Right“). From his new album Speakthru (now available via Jakarta Records) FloFilz shares a music video for “The Verb“—you won’t find him in it, but …

Hayley Elsaesser SS16: Carnival of Curiosity

The designer channels the sickly sweet with fun prints of poodles, Grim Reapers in bumper-cars and more

Canadian designer Hayley Elsaesser knows how to have fun. In past seasons of her eponymous label (there are only a few, as she just graduated in 2012) you can spot Magic 8 Balls wearing cowboy hats, sunglasses “oozing” slime, unisex neon camo overalls sporting serpents and more. Elsaesser’s upcoming SS16 collection, themed “Carnival of Curiosity,” features the Grim Reaper driving a bumper-car, slushees resembling skulls, …

Kelsey Lu: Morning After Coffee

Brooklyn-based cellist Kelsey Lu—who grew up in a strict Jehovah’s Witness community and found her escape at the North Carolina School of The Arts pursuing music—enraptures in her music video for “Morning After Coffee.” The bare-it-all song, made up of just her incredibly tender yet strong vocals and cello pizzicato, fills the air. It’s a beautiful acoustic performance and meditation for which the natural setting …