VFILES: Style, Fashion, Music looks back at the last 10 years of the now-cult followed organization. From looks to sound, hair, makeup and beyond, this book by VFILES founder and CEO, Australian native and former V Magazine executive editor, Julie Anne Quay, and author and illustrator Greg Foley honors the prolific brand as a propeller of trends, supporter of emerging talent and provider of inspiration. …
Toronto-based recording artist Jane Inc (aka Carlyn Bezic of the U.S. Girls, Ice Cream and Darlene Shrugg) debuts the sizzling disco-pop track “Human Being” in advance of her forthcoming sophomore record, Faster Than I Can Take, out 22 April. It’s the third advanced release from the album and it premieres with a clever music video—directed and edited by Shelby Fenlon and Lee Henderson—that translates the track’s “lips red …
Anchored by a sample of Chicago-based Universal Togetherness Band’s glorious early ’80s track “More Than Enough,” Hot Chip’s new track “Down” feels both retro and contemporary. The song and its kinetic music video (directed by Pulp’s Steve Mackey and Douglas Hart of the Jesus and Mary Chain) also act as an announcement for the five-piece (Owen Clarke, Al Doyle, Joe Goddard, Felix Martin and Alexis …