Music journalist Sowmya Krishnamurthy stops by the Culture Crush studio to talk about her new book, Fashion Killa: How Hip Hop Revolutionized High Fashion. In conversation with CC founder and French and Italian Vogue veteran Debra Scherer, the discussion traces Sowmya's trip through the music blogging era and the never-ending cycle of gatekeeping, the powers that be, and those in the culture whose passion and innate style broke down those doors and claimed both the front row and eventually the backstage so completely, fashion will never be the same again.
8 Feb 2018
Kelly Cutrone
As New York Fashion Week began, publicist, author, and CEO of People’s Revolution, Kelly Cutrone joined Debra in the Culture Crush studio to discuss all things fashion and culture. Their conversation begins with Debra telling the origin story of The Culture Crush, and the role that her experiences at Italian Vogue played in its development. Then they discuss their history in the fashion industry and how the landscape has changed over the past few decades. Finally, Kelly explains her views on the role that shopping plays in women’s lives, propaganda, Voodoo, and how social media is changing, or ruining, the fashion industry.
18 Jan 2018
On The Streets Of Jacksonville
A quick stop down in Jacksonville Florida to talk southern street photography with Malcolm Jackson, while he was preparing to work on a project for the tenth issue of the Culture Crush print edition. We discussed the peculiar cultural history and the beauty of documenting life in the largest city in the United States.
1 Mar 2017
Matthias Vriens-McGrath
As the influence of the aesthetics of ‘90’s Paris seems to grow and grow, it’s interesting to get a feel for some of the pieces of the puzzle that made up that particular ecosystem. Then, stylists, photographers, creative directors, press agents and designers were working in a freer, closed world, interacting with each other and allowing for chance work and experimentation that is now difficult to imagine.
But photographer Matthias Vriens-McGrath remembers it well. He discusses the creative mindset that led him to picking up a camera in the first place, as well as the aesthetic spontaneity that reflected a time that was both the end of an era and the very beginning of a now unstoppable regurgitation of imagery fueled by the high stakes multi-billion dollar machine that the fashion industry has become today.
25 Feb 2016
Britta Phillips: Luck or Magic?
Britta Phillips is a vocalist, songwriter, and actress, best known for her role as the singing voice of Jem, the title character of the ‘80’s animated TV series Jem and the Holograms. She also starred in the girl band movie Satisfaction alongside Julia Roberts and Justine Bateman and is the bass player in ‘90’s indie pop band Luna. In 2007, she married Luna and Galaxie 500 frontman Dean Wareham. They have performed together as the duo Dean & Britta since 2003, and have jointly composed film scores for Mistress America and The Squid and the Whale. In addition, they wrote 13 Most Beautiful...Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests, a series of scores that correspond to a selection of Warhol’s screen tests. In tis episode, we talk to Britta about making her upcoming solo album, how she rescued her waning passion for music, and what makes for a good cover song. She also shares her thoughts on the joys of performing live, and dispels the current societal panic about a supposed dearth of exciting new music.
18 Jun 2015
The World of How and Nosm
While
working on the Creative Class issue of The Culture Crush magazine, we sit down with
artists How and Nosm out at their Long Island City studio to talk about
their careers. From their beginnings as graffiti artists in Europe, to
their arrival in New York City, and eventual breakout into the world of
fine art, their work touches so many communities.Listen
in as we talk about our work in progress documenting different aspects
of their world, as well as some of their upcoming projects and the
characters we encounter along the way. Just don't call it street art.
9 Apr 2015
Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips Talk Luna Reunion
On
this week's episode, Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips invite Debra to
their Hollywood bungalow just as they are getting ready to kick off a
special, limited engagement Luna reunion tour. Debra
has worked with Dean and Britta many times, documenting their rehearsals
and live performances over the past couple of years, and the videos are
fun sort of patchworks that capture the vibe in that Culture Crush way.It's been ten years since the members of Luna parted ways, and a good twenty years
since they recorded their first record. Its incredible how they always
manage to somehow sit high above the trap that is nostalgia with their
ageless sound. Listen in while Dean and Britta discuss all things Luna and how it feels to have the band back together.
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