Sita Abellan talks to electroclash legend Kittin about defying haters and making history
The self-described technoprincess talks to Caroline Hervé (Miss Kittin) about proving yourself in an image-obsessed world.
The weird history of (surprisingly good) state-sanctioned music in Russia
Vladimir Putin recently proposed the government take control of rap music—and it's hardly his first hip hop rodeo.
David Byrne’s alternative guide to 2018
In a year marked by family separations and the Tide Pod Challenge, David Byrne recaps the news stories that will make you feel good about...
JPEGMAFIA’s angry, experimental rap was the soundtrack of 2018
The rising rapper talks the hostile U.S. political climate, problematic idols, and what sort of music he’ll be putting out at 50.
They ain’t nuthing ta f’ wit: Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) turns 25
Document examines the influence of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan album, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 25 years after its debut.
Estonian Rapper Tommy Cash tells artist Slava Mogutin about the ideology of escapism
For Document's Fall/Winter 2018 issue, artist and activist Slava Mogutin and Tommy Cash bond over mafia-esque Russian security and explore their differences in political outlook.
Congress to vote on the Music Modernization Act
If the bill passes, it will attempt to correct the discrepancies in compensation that came about as digital music platforms emerged.
Frankie Knuckles and Honey Dijon bring down the house
The late Frankie Knuckles and Honey Dijon both brought Chicago house music to New York, albeit in different decades. Here, the DJs reminisce about a...
Empress Of carves out a kingdom
Empress Of singer Lorely Rodriguez talks about her insistence on living through empathy and her DIY origins in Los Angeles.
Frédéric Sanchez and Laurie Anderson discuss the relationship between image and sound
Sound designer Frédéric Sanchez and multimedia artist Laurie Anderson discuss the influence of memories, the relationship between image and sound, and Anderson’s new film, “Heart...
Gucci and Frieze collaborate on an Italo Disco fantasy
“Distant Planet: The Six Chapters of Simona," directed by Josh Blaaberg, is a call-back to a not-so-distant time.
Here’s one reason why you stop getting your musical kicks at age 30
A new survey of music listeners attempts to make sense of aging and musical discovery.
Genesis P-Orridge on a life spent transgressing one’s self
The performer and Throbbing Gristle co-founder discusses love, violence, and making life a work of art with gallerist Lia Gangitano for Document's Spring/Summer 2017 issue.
serpentwithfeet sows the seeds of love in ‘soil’
Josiah Wise's latest release as serpentwithfeet is a sensuous plea to indulge the fantasies of unbroken human intimacy.
Britain’s war on drill music is a grand effort to ignore the failures of austerity
The Metropolitan Gang Unit has banned over 30 drill videos from Youtube in recent weeks after deciding the popular genre is the lone root of...
Your favorite pop song might be depressed
After analyzing more than 500,000 pop songs, researchers have found that the most popular music has become a total bummer in the last 30 years.
Tbilisi’s clubgoers protest for open culture despite strict drug laws and white nationalists
Thousands of Georgian techno fans gathered in downtown Tbilisi this week to protest armed crackdowns on two of city’s most vibrant nightclubs.
Why has South Korea suddenly paused the K-Pop blaring across the DMZ?
South Korea's decades-long aural assault on North Korea has suddenly gone quiet.
Amen Dunes makes peace with freedom
On ‘Freedom’, his fifth record as Amen Dunes, Damon McMahon makes post-modern soul music that stares down the borderless terrain of the self.
Composers Steve Reich and Nico Muhly on the music’s ecstatic expressions
The experimental composers discuss the musical ideas that, for them, burn more brightly than the rest.
Designer Kris Van Assche and musician Yoann Lemoine reflect on the last decade in fashion and look to the future
The former artistic director of Dior Homme speaks with the Grammy-nominated musician Woodkid on creativity in the age of Instagram and what it means to...
Listening to the ‘music of the future’ in the future
Irv Teibel’s ‘Environments’ created a whole new category of escapist listening in the ’60s and ’70s. Now reissued as an app by the Numero Group,...
Taking back New York City’s nightlife
NYC is finally free to dance without fear of crackdown again with the repeal of New York’s 91-year-old Cabaret Law.
Porches make a record for and by New York City
Identity, club music, boredom and distraction all collide on Aaron Maine's latest album.
Musician Sevdaliza Escapes Expectations with Curator Beatrix Ruf
Both foreigners in the Netherlands, Musician Sevdaliza and curator Beatrix Ruf connect about migration and the role of identity in art
Casey Spooner and Michael Stipe penetrate queerdom
At Stipe’s Chinatown apartment, the pair talk party music, late-stage capitalism, and social media-induced narcissism for Document's Fall/Winter 2017 issue.
Alice Glass and Lydia Lunch on why pleasure is the ultimate feminist rebellion
Singers Alice Glass and Lydia Lunch connect on the topic of fleeing home as teenagers in Document's Spring/Summer 2017 issue.
The Geometry of Sound
Architect and Document contributor David Adjaye designs a soundwave speaker.
Composers Paola Prestini and Philip Glass Talk Collaboration, Opera, and Kickstarter
Composers Paola Prestini and Philip Glass meet to discuss the struggles of being a rising musician, collaboration and finding new talent in Issue No. 8.
John Cale Muses on Poetry, Sobriety, and Hood By Air with Florence Welch
The legendary musicians spark an unlikely friendship in issue no. 9 of Document Journal.
George Michael’s Epochal Supermodel Lip Sync
No body of work better reflects the late artist's overwhelming culture composite than the music video for "Freedom! '90," starring Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Tatjana...
Jane Birkin on love and loss
The late icon of film, fashion, and music shares stories of her life with Serge Gainsbourg for Document’s Fall/Winter 2016 issue
Remembering David Mancuso and the Loft
Author and music historian Tim Lawrence reflects on the late party host whose remarkable Loft changed nightlife forever.
Fifteen Years of Inspiration with Frédéric Sanchez
"Sound and music have always been, for me, a way to tell stories and communicate emotions—by evoking the past, the present, and the future."
Wolfgang Tillmans and More Join BOFFO on Fire Island for Performance Festival
The Document contributor will reunite his music project, Fragile, 33 years after its inception, at the second annual event.
Patricia Field and Missy Elliott reconnect about style and attraction.
As both women move on to new projects, their self-identities remain central. Good friends and shopping buddies, Elliott and Field chat about what’s next.
Singer Anohni tackles speaking out, oppression, and subversion with composer Nico Muhly
The musical artists talk composition, American civic complicity, and "joyful expressions of rage."
Synth Pioneer Giorgio Moroder on the Big Moog, Studio 54, and Basslines with Deborah Harry
Synth pioneer Giorgio Moroder on the Big Moog, Studio 54, and basslines with queen of New Wave Deborah Harry.
99 Government Punches
New York band Tempers just dropped their new Album “Services” with Berlin label Aufnahme + Wiedergabe. When I met with the band members Jasmine Golestaneh...
“Love each other”: Maripol & Léonard Lasry
Document contributor and famed Polaroid artist Maripol sits down with Léonard Lasry, the French songwriter, music producer, and co-owner of the sunglasses brand Thierry Lasry,...
Gentle Sometimes: An Interview with Sons of an Illustrious Father
In the roughly six years of their existence, the New York-based band Sons of an Illustrious Father have developed a definite affinity for repurposement—of musical...
Dior’s Secret Garden IV
Document Journal previews the next chapter in Dior's Secret Garden campaign. Directed by Steven Klein, the newest film stars Rihanna running through the corridors and...
Erykah Badu on her love for New York, Earl Sweatshirt, and her irreplicable style
Erykah Badu discusses her nonprofit work in Dallas and a collaboration with Givenchy in Document's Spring/Summer 2014 issue.
Future, In Conversation With Italo Zucchelli
Italo Zucchelli, the men’s creative director for Calvin Klein Collection, discusses the relationship between sound and style with musician Future.
On ‘Wish Bone,’ Oh Land rediscovers her indie essence
For Document's Fall/Winter 2013 issue, the Danish singer-songwriter speaks on writing in gibberish and the welcome freedom of making music for no one but herself.
Alice Smith speaks on her unconventional path to music with fashion veteran Bethann Hardison
The R&B singer on sound, spirit, and why it's never too late for Document's Fall/Winter 2013 issue.
MoMA PS1 founder Alanna Heiss looks back on a lifetime of guerrilla art
‘It’s very easy to be a radical or guerilla by saying ‘this is no good.’ But it is hard to be a builder.’ The curator...
