Last month we saw M.I.A. shot by Ryan McGinley for the NY Times, this month, the iconic musician works with another high profile photographer, but a photographer with a very different style to McGinley, Rankin. Take a look behind the scenes at the shoot. Link: HS

Afta-1 may be an artist many of our readers aren’t familiar with but by all means warrants a serious listen. His latest project “Form” sees the L.A. based producer continuing to explore the boundries of his music by creating interesting music influenced by the rawest forms of hip-hop, electronic, and jazz. Afta-1 has created a…

Here are three great tracks from SLAMXHYPE favourite A.R.E. Weapons directed by the renowned Tim Barber. As part of the Darker Blue Trilogy, the tracks include ”WHAT THE FUCK”, “SUBWAY” and “DE-EDUCATOR” making for a hugely impressive compilation.