The British-Jamaican fashion designer (and former THE FACE cover star ) has just been name-checked in a song by one of her biggest fans: Kendrick Lamar. At London Fashion Week, she will debut her designs with Clarks as the shoe brand’s first-ever guest Creative Director. For this week’s episode, our Editor and host Matthew Whitehouse is joined by THE FACE’s Digital Director Brooke McCord and 10 Magazine’s Paul Toner to discuss Rose’s inspiring impact on the UK fashion scene and the global succes...
Jun 07, 2023•25 min
THE FACE’s Music Director Davy Reed reports back from weekend one of Coachella, weighing in on the enigmatic star’s controversial headline show (as well as the festival’s hygiene standards).
Apr 20, 2023•26 min
On the latest instalment of THE FACE podcast, Editor Matthew Whitehouse is joined by Digital Director Brooke McCord and Features Editor Olive Pometsey to dig into the plastic, fantastic world of Barbie. From her run-ins with feminism to her long and varied career (think: Maccies cashier, international spy, astronaut, to name a few), the team charts how, with the help of a few rebrands, Barbie captured the world’s heart once again.
Apr 14, 2023•26 min
Music journo Michael Cragg joins us to discuss the highs and lows of British pop, refreshing our memories of JLS condoms, the trials and tribulations of 5ive and Arctic Monkeys' Girls Aloud cover.
Apr 06, 2023•28 min
If you’ve decided to move in with your partner to save money, you might be in an inflationship. THE FACE team untangles the new rules of dating during the cost of living crisis.
Mar 23, 2023•20 min
Our editorial team discusses the big looks, bigger wins and little donkeys at the 95th Academy Awards.
Mar 16, 2023•25 min
After a bumper month of new styles, big ideas, viral moments and catwalk clobber, Fashion Month is finito . This week, the team unpacks Balenciaga’s return after last year’s controversy, Gucci’s stellar interim show, Miu Miu’s frazzled English woman and much more.
Mar 09, 2023•44 min
The team is joined by music journalist Ali Shutler to explain exactly why shows have become so expensive, and to discuss the cultural implications of young people being priced out of live music.
Mar 02, 2023•23 min
This week, the team dissects four days of viral moments, a return to wearable clothes, next-gen designers and Daniel Lee’s debut at Burberry.
Feb 22, 2023•34 min
THE FACE's team reviews the highs (and the lows) of the weekend's massive music events. We comb through the winners and losers of the BRIT Awards, before delving into the reaction to Rihanna's Super Bowl half time show.
Feb 15, 2023•28 min
For the second episode of our new podcast series, THE FACE team are joined by Amon Warmann, Empire Contributing Editor and host of the Fade to Black Podcast. We're talking all things awards season, from Oscar predictions to unsettling snubs of Black women.
Feb 09, 2023•29 min
In this episode, Wet Leg speak to Hayley Williams of Paramore. Wet Leg was formed in 2018 by Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers, who both grew up on the Isle of Wight. In June 2021, they released their debut single Chaise Longue, which was a viral hit. Their self-titled debut album topped the UK Charts in April 2022. Wet Leg have since been touring relentlessly with additional live members. They are nominated for five Grammys. Paramore formed in 2004, when Hayley Williams was 15 years old, and t...
Dec 22, 2022•41 min
In this episode, the musician and skateboarder Mrley meets The Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones. Mrley released his debut EP, Love You London , in 2021. He appeared in the TV series Pistol , which told the intense story of The Sex Pistols. The series was directed by Danny Boyle and adapted from Steve Jones’s memoir Lonely Boy . Steve Jones was born in 1955. In the early to mid 70s, Jones became involved in the countercultural scene surrounding Malcom McLaren and Vivienne Westwood’s clothing sho...
Dec 15, 2022•26 min
In this episode, the musician Tyson McVey sits down with her mum, Neneh Cherry. The Cherry-McVeys are a famously creative family. Tyson’s dad, Cameron McVey, is a producer who’s worked with Massive Attack, All Saints and Sugababes. Her sisters Mabel and Naima are also musicians, and Neneh’s step-father was the jazz innovator Don Cherry. Tyson made her first onstage appearance before she was even born, when Neneh performed while pregnant with her on Top of the Pops in 1988. During their Face-to-F...
Oct 25, 2022•39 min
Face-to-Face is the podcast which pairs creative people with the legends who’ve inspired them. In this episode, London writer Gabriel Krauze meets Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh. Like Welsh, Krauze's debut novel was long-listed for the Booker Prize. Who They Was, published in 2020, is an autobiographical novel about juggling an English degree with a criminal lifestyle that involves robbery, drug dealing and serious violence. Krauze has also written short stories for THE FACE. Welsh was born i...
Oct 06, 2022•45 min
In the first episode of Face-to-Face, the musician Raye meets Mutya Buena from Sugababes. Raye was born in London and she grew up in Croydon. Between the ages of 14 and 16, she attended the BRIT school for performing arts - which also counts Adele, Amy Winehouse and FKA twigs as alumni. Raye released her debut EP in 2014. Alongside releasing solo material, she has worked with artists such as Stormzy, Charli XCX and Beyoncé. Last summer, Raye publicly criticised her record label on social media, ...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 8 min
As part of The 1975’s takeover of The Face, we’ve released a series of podcasts featuring frontman Matty Healy in conversation with his musical heroes. Mike Kinsella is a prolific, cult, cornerstone figure in emo. The Chicago native’s bands include Cap’n Jazz, Joan of Arc, Owls and American Football – bands have inspired the more tender side of Healy’s songwriting. The admiration goes both ways: Kinsella recently covered his favourite ’75 song, Me. In this podcast, Kinsella and Healy discuss the...
May 05, 2020•28 min
As part of The 1975’s takeover of The Face, we’ve released a series of podcasts featuring frontman Matty Healy in conversation with his musical heroes. Kim Gordon was a founding member of Sonic Youth, the New York band who tore apart the rules of how rock music should be played. Since their split in 2011, Gordon has performed as half of experimental guitar duos Body/Head and Glitterbust, written the bestselling book Girl in a Band and, last year, released her first solo album, No Home Record. Sh...
May 05, 2020•21 min
As part of The 1975’s takeover of The Face, we’re releasing a series of podcasts featuring frontman Matty Healy in conversation with his musical heroes. It’s hard to exaggerate the all-round cultural significance of Brian Eno. He’s a producer, conceptual artist and theorist who pioneered the ambient genre and the idea of generative music. In a five-decade career, this one-time member of Roxy Music and lifelong experimentalist has collaborated with multiple artists including David Bowie, Talking ...
May 05, 2020•36 min
As part of The 1975’s takeover of The Face, we’ve released a series of podcasts featuring frontman Matty Healy in conversation with his musical heroes. Bobby Gillespie is the frontman of Primal Scream and the former drummer with The Jesus and Mary Chain. After growing tired of being a straight-up indie band – and, frankly, with nothing left to lose – in 1989 the Scotsman enlisted the help of DJ/producer Andrew Weatherall. The result was the groundbreaking blend of psychedelia, dub, funk and acid...
May 05, 2020•26 min
As part of The 1975’s takeover of The Face, we’ve released a series of podcasts featuring frontman Matty Healy in conversation with his musical heroes. Steve Reich is one of the most renowned composers in contemporary music. The 83-year-old American’s endless curiosity had led to thrilling experiments and musical breakthroughs. In this podcast, Reich and Healy discuss being inspired by the sound of the city, the “amazing wizardry” of Aphex Twin and the innovations of Reich contemporaries and fel...
May 05, 2020•24 min
As part of The 1975’s takeover of The Face, we've released a series of podcasts featuring frontman Matty Healy in conversation with his musical heroes. Conor Oberst is the cult, much-loved singer-songwriter behind Bright Eyes, and also a prolific collaborator: see also Desaparecidos and Better Oblivion Community Centre (with Phoebe Bridgers). To legions of ardent fans, the Nebraskan sage is, simply, one of the best songwriters ever. In this podcast, Oberst and Healy discuss the roots of emo, the...
May 05, 2020•29 min
As part of The 1975’s takeover of The Face, we’re releasing a series of podcasts featuring frontman Matty Healy in conversation with his musical heroes. Presenting the one and only Stevie Nicks. Yes, this is literally a podcast with Stevie Nicks. Stevie Nicks from Fleetwood Mac. It goes without saying that Healy was honoured to speak to the singer, songwriter, poet, and all-round Fleetwood Mac frontwoman. The feeling, luckily, was mutual – it turns out that Nicks is a massive fan of The 1975. Ni...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 12 min
