British Photographer Gavin Watson has taken an array of diverse images in his career which has spanned over 30 years. Particularly well-known for the book ‘Skins’ released a few years ago now, these images, amongst many others have become strikingly significant and historically valuable. More recently working for magazines such as ArtRocker & Vice, and photographing bands such as Gallows, we of course jumped at the chance for a brief Q&A with the man himself..
So I’m online the the the other day and decide to change up my email address and convert to a new one which meant re-adding all my messenger contacts. This got me speaking to one of my contacts Pete who I hadn’t spoke to ages. After some talk I found Pete is now working on a new clothing project, Dynamic Style.
Deciding to get some info on this project I thought I may aswell do a little bit of Q&A and introduce you to Dynamic Style.
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Up until a few years ago, the only things I knew about Minneapolis were that Tom Waits had written a tune called “Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis” and it was the place where Prince was born. But other than that, the Midwest played a very small part in my life. Then Atmosphere exploded on to the hip hop scene, with Rhymesayers and Doomtree following close behind, and it wasn’t long before everything in my stereo was a product of the Twin Cities.
Yeah, ya heard right. Californian punk legends Pennywise are currently rolling in the success of their recent release and ninth stduio album, “Reason To Believe”. Bass player Randy Bradbury took some time out to chat to Style43 about the album recording, their loyal fans here in Britain, and upcoming tours.. Read more…
Segment just dropped us a line to let us know of a few additions to their range, and here they are…
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Yesterday, after many, many weeks of being a lazy good for nothing waste of space, I pulled my finger out of my arse (is it a metaphor, you decide) and began to get things done, both at uni and for S43. I’ve been slacking lately, but I’m looking to amend my ways. First up, here’s an interview I did with Jeff Teague at Animal Bike Co. Enjoy.
I managed to catch up with No Use For A Name’s frontman Tony Sly and bassist Matt Riddle on the second date of their UK leg of “The Feel Good Tour of the Year” which has and will see the band hit up the UK, USA, Europe and Japan, promoting their latest release “The Feel Good Record Of The Year”.
As I ducked through a very small man sized hole I thought to myself “Shit, this is No Use For A Name. My first interview”.
I met the guys and took a seat next to Tony and opposite Matt, and this is what happened… Read more…
MCs Nasheron & Cyrus Malachi aka Hackney based duo Phalanx Heresy teamed up with the West London based M9 to form Triple Darkness. After their debut album ‘Anathema’ being reviewed on the site a few weeks back, we thought it would be cool to get some words from the guys in this interview in the run up to their much-hyped support slot with Redman & Method Man later this month in London.
The album, featuring Skriblah DanGogh, Blind Alphabetz, Kyza Smirnoff, Amenoir, D21, & Blasphemy, and produced entirely by Beat Butcha & Chemo…went off a storm down here at Style43. You can order a copy over at our favourite UK hip hop online store, suspect-packages.com Read more…
Eleven years after becoming the first hip-hop act to put the Twin Cities on the map, Atmosphere has grown into one of the most accomplished MC/producer duos around. Between Slug and Ant, they’ve released six albums, 11 Sad Clown tour albums and various side-projects like Felt — amounting in well over a million units sold. And along the way have performed to sold-out crowds everywhere from modest sized venues in their hometown to colossal festivals in Japan.
Since releasing their 1997 debut, Overcast!, Ant’s ASR-born melodic beats and Slug’s open book and observational style of rapping continues to evolve into hip-hop that’s more honest — more textured. And the praise for these Rhymesayers pioneers hasn’t stopped flowing in.
With exactly two months to go until the release of their latest album, Underground Hip Hops finest kindly gave Style43 not only this interview, but an entire day to chill with them in London to hear the new record get its first spin on UK soil. Read more…
Needless to say, it sounds dope.
Philladelphia punks The Loved Ones caused a storm over here in November whilst on tour with NOFX. Their second LP ‘Build & Burn’ is due for release next month, a follow up to the 2006 release ‘Keep Your Heart’.
Produced by longtime friends and tourmates Pete Steinkopf and Bryan Kienlen of the Bouncing Souls; recorded at the Wild Arctic in Queens and Kate’s Place (a.k.a. the Souls’ manager’s basement) in Asbury Park, New Jersey; and engineered by Bob Strakele (The Hold Steady), ‘Build & Burn’ carries the spirit of nearly everyone who touched it.
The boys kindly took some time out to tell Style43 all about their influences, the tour, and their new record. Read more…
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Fresh from touring Australia after the release of the Mengi Bus Mixtape, one of the UK’s favourite rappers, Jehst, took some time out to chat to Style43 about his collaborations, production, and plans for the future..
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It might be easy to make your first impressions of Gallows a brief trend in a false scene, but something tells me these boys will be around for a while. Listening to their tracks and watching them play live is great experience, they rip up the stage like a tornado and their songs have an element of anger that a fair amount of people can relate to. They have been together just over 18 months and have already graced the cover of Kerrang! magazine, toured the US at the South By South West Festival, and most recently signed to major US punk label, Epitaph. Guitarist Stephen Carter took some time to talk to Style43 in his first solo interview since joining the band.
