Russell Dean Stone

Music

your guide to daf, the godfathers of techno

You can thank them for your favourite sexy, sweaty dance floor bangers.
Russell Dean Stone
9.14.17
Music

the unbelievable story of transgender soul singer jackie shane

Kidnapping, carnivals, gangsters and the greatest disappearing act in showbiz, Jackie Shane’s story is like nothing else.
Russell Dean Stone
8.23.17
Photography

from moscow to new york slava mogutin is searching for his queer utopia

Bros & Brosephines is the latest monograph from Russian art rebel Slava Mogutin. The photographer, author, filmmaker, activist, porn star, and voyeur who's been dedicated to making subversive work for the last 20 years.
Russell Dean Stone
8.22.17
Culture

real bands, fake gigs: when your favourite musicians played your favourite tv shows

With NIN playing The Roadhouse in Twin Peaks we rummaged through the groove bag of time to reminisce about that time The Flaming Lips played Beverly Hills 90210 and more
Russell Dean Stone
8.7.17
Culture

the tale of queerhana, tel aviv’s first gay rave

A new book re-examines the purposeful partying of Tel Aviv’s Queerhana movement, set to the backdrop of political tension and social injustice.
Russell Dean Stone
8.1.17
NORTH KOREA

the mysterious appeal of the north korea LOL assassin

When Kim Jong-nam was murdered two weeks ago, the world put its sympathy aside to revel in the perverse humour of the suspected assassin's T-shirt, emblazoned with the word "LOL". With the meme-able image now viral, we ask – is the internet eating...
Russell Dean Stone
3.1.17
Film

​on set with bruce labruce as he makes a film about a radical lesbian terrorist cell

The Misandrists is the cult queer filmmaker’s latest masterpiece. We caught up with him to chat nuns, pornography and whether the future is female, as we share some behind-the-scenes images from the set.
Russell Dean Stone
2.27.17
Music

straight outta south london: the square's deejillz sounds off on the state of grime

Deejillz opens up about that Novelist diss track and the rise and rise of grime, as we premiere his new track.
Russell Dean Stone
5.5.16
Music

need some music to soundtrack your political despair? let bad breeding talk you through their new record, track by track

Stevenage-based punk band Bad Breeding tackle NHS cuts, David Cameron and mental health on free release, S/T.
Russell Dean Stone
4.25.16
Music

what falling asleep at a gig could mean for the future of music

Ever been to an overnight concert where you're provided with a bed and actively encouraged to sleep through the whole event? In a time of interactive lightshows and hologram popstars, could Max Richter's SLEEP-over be paving the way for a more...
Russell Dean Stone
3.23.16
Music

the garden are the beautiful identical twins keeping the punk spirit burning

As they get hyped for their tour with Warpaint, we ask identical twins that make up punk band The Garden, whether one is good and the other bad, and how they feel about the fact some people know them because of their nice faces rather than their music…
Russell Dean Stone
3.11.15
Film

we talked to stephen kijak about his latest pop-doc on the backstreet boys

Lifting the lid on life in one of the world's most successful boy bands.
Russell Dean Stone
2.10.15
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