Odd Future

Reviews 4

Full Clip: November’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed by Gary Suarez

Maus In The House! Oslo’s Oya Festival Reviewed

The Future’s Bright: Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange Track-by-Track

‘Cos Everybody Hates A Tourist: Pulp, Politics & Power At Primavera 2011

Articles 5

A Quietus Interview

What Real Looks Like: They Hate Change Interviewed

Tampa Bay duo They Hate Change are just about to release the most dazzling hip hop LP of the year so far. Stevie Chick talks to Vonne and Dre about their magpie reach

Black Sky Thinking

It’s A Sin? Frank Ocean & Prejudice Against Male Bisexuality

As Frank Ocean writes a beautiful statement about his first love, Luke Turner argues that the reaction to it suggests a society and culture that still finds it difficult to comprehend male bisexuality

A Quietus Interview

‘Imagery, And A Little Bit Of Satire’: An Interview With Frank Ocean

This year, Frank Ocean's Nostalgia, Ultra mixtape has swiftly propelled the Odd Future member to international fame. Melissa Bradshaw meets him to talk about the restrictions of genre and songwriting as storytelling

Black Sky Thinking

Bum Rush The Show: Why Reality TV Has More To Do With Violence Than Rap

Luke Turner refutes the Daily Mirror's assertion that hip hop was to blame for this week's unrest. But there's another popular cultural form that reflects the kind of society that caused it

Strange World Of...

Odd Future: Youth and Young Manhood

After Tyler The Creator signed to XL recently, John Calvert decided to sift through hundreds and hundreds of tracks to bring you the best - and most distressing - music from the Odd Future collective

News 10

Tyler, The Creator “Banned” From Aus — Blames Feminists

In a series of tweets the rapper (wrongly) claims to have been banned from Australia citing an ongoing campaign by feminist group Collective Shout

LISTEN: The Internet Remix Charli XCX

Odd Future member Syd Tha Kyd and Matt Martian's production duo release a version of new Charli XCX single

Lindstrøm, Terje & More For Øya Festival

Todd Terje and Lindstrøm perform one-off shared set, alongside Odd Future, Friends and others added to the bill

LIVE REPORT: Odd Future, Manchester

One of the most anticipated (and very sold out) tours of the year so far arrived in Manchester at the end of March. Tom O'Boyle was there, surveying the scene

WATCH: Odd Future – ‘NY (Ned Flander)’

New video taken from the OFWGKTA collective's upcoming album OF Tape Vol. 2

LISTEN: New Earl Sweatshirt

Missing Odd Future member makes an apparent return with 'Home'

Odd Future To Tour UK In March

Tyler and his merry men arrive on UK shores in March 2012 for three shows

Odd Future Booted Off Festival

Collective no longer playing Big Day Out NZ after complaints over lyrics

Tyler Hits Back At Steve Albini

Refers to Shellac guitarist as 'Steve Albino'

LISTEN: New Hodgy Beats

Odd Future chap's new track

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Beauty, Art, Action: Paul Schrader’s Male Martyrdom

Paul Schrader's diaristic style reaches its peak with The Card Counter, but it also nods to his penchant for male martyrs and a singular take on masculinity, finds Caleb Carter

Film

Beyond The Magical Mystery Tour: Apple Films Explored

The Beatles' poorly received 1967 TV movie has been restored for Blu-ray and DVD release this week, prompting Anthony Nield to trawl through the wildly variable output of their production company Apple Films

Film

It’s Grim Up North: Michael Winterbottom’s Butterfly Kiss

Michael Winterbottom's first film, remastered and released on DVD this week, makes an exquisite corpse out of clichés and comparisons.

Film

FrightFest The 13th: The Cigarette Burns Report

Josh Saco of Cigarette Burns enjoys the recent Film4 Frightfest, which took place at the Empire Cinema in Leicester Square. Still from American Mary

Film

Cockney Cold War: Guy Ritchie, RocknRolla and Russian Movie Villains

Does the resurgence of Russian movie baddies signal another cultural cold war? Dave Moats reviews Guy Ritchie's epic return to form.

Film

Are We Human? Steven Spielberg’s A.I. At 20

Steven Spielberg's strongest and strangest film set the tone and pace for the filmmaker's most prolific period in the 2000s – and has aged gloriously, finds Sam Moore

Film

The Ghost Of Pictures Past: Reveries And Revenants At Glasgow Film Festival

Colm McAuliffe enjoys a wonderfully calibrated programme at Glasgow's annual Film Festival

Film

What’s Done Is Done: Lady Macbeth Reviewed

Ellie Broughton reviews first time director William Oldroyd's racy period drama, Lady Macbeth

Film

Because The Night: The Timeliness Of Chantal Akerman’s ‘Toute Une Nuit’

One of Chantal Akerman's lesser known works feels singularly important during times of global isolation. Toute Une Nuit telegraphs the importance of human connection over one finite period of time and now plays like a foggy memory, finds Patrick Preziosi

Film

A New History: Mark Cousins On His 14-Hour Odyssey ‘Women Make Film’

With his gargantuan new film Women Make Film, Mark Cousins is shining a light on an entire history of women filmmakers, a vital archive to rewrite an unfair industry. Olivia Neilson meets Cousins to find out more

Film

Moviedrone: November’s Film Soundtrack Round Up

Charlie Brigden returns to cast his ears over another selection of unheard melodies, including soundtracks by Philip Glass, Goblin, and the Radiophonic Workshop

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Reviews 4

Full Clip: November’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed by Gary Suarez

Maus In The House! Oslo’s Oya Festival Reviewed

The Future’s Bright: Frank Ocean’s Channel Orange Track-by-Track

‘Cos Everybody Hates A Tourist: Pulp, Politics & Power At Primavera 2011

Articles 5

What Real Looks Like: They Hate Change Interviewed

It’s A Sin? Frank Ocean & Prejudice Against Male Bisexuality

‘Imagery, And A Little Bit Of Satire’: An Interview With Frank Ocean

Bum Rush The Show: Why Reality TV Has More To Do With Violence Than Rap

Odd Future: Youth and Young Manhood

News 10

Tyler, The Creator “Banned” From Aus — Blames Feminists

LISTEN: The Internet Remix Charli XCX

Lindstrøm, Terje & More For Øya Festival

LIVE REPORT: Odd Future, Manchester

WATCH: Odd Future – ‘NY (Ned Flander)’

LISTEN: New Earl Sweatshirt

Odd Future To Tour UK In March

Odd Future Booted Off Festival

Tyler Hits Back At Steve Albini

LISTEN: New Hodgy Beats

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