• GUAP x Kunstraum host “The Community Exhibition”

    Community describes the realisation that all of us are in deep need of love, care, respect, and compassion. Contribution by Elsie Cullen. On the 29th of June, in collaboration with the Kunstraum gallery, we put out an open call looking for young creatives who have never/rarely exhibited before. Creatives from all artistic mediums were invited…

  • MUXXXE [@muxxxe]- Tijuana’s “Third Gender” Artist Releases EP ‘PORCELANA MORENA’

    Words by: Andrea Susarrey Muxxxe is breaking boundaries and pioneering a movement whilst blending music with political statements. Muxxxe is a multidisciplinary trans/queer artist from Tijuana, Mexico, continuously pushing boundaries. Their face is always veiled but they’re never timidly dressed – the anonymous yet conspicuous artist presents themself as “the third gender”.  They recently released…

  • The Producer’s Voice: LIKE [@Callmelike]

    Words By Miki Hellerbach The Producer’s Voice is a new series for GUAP where we highlight the stories of instrumental crafters. We hope to bring their stories to the forefront instead of kept behind the artist they are producing for.  LIKE is a producer with over a decade of work behind him and his production…

  • Fighting Fast Fashion: Where To Buy New

    We’re in the era of fast fashion. Clothes are treated as throwaway items, worn for one night out, one instagram picture, before being tossed aside. We’re tricked into buying new items all the time to keep up with trends that die out in the blink of an eye. Brands have responded to, and encouraged, this…

  • Frank Ocean launches jewellery venture Homer

    On Friday, the ever elusive Frank Ocean announced he would be launching New York based jewellery brand Homer. Homer is a contemporary luxury jewellery brand with pieces inspired by Ocean’s childhood, made from resin and diamonds that are lab-grown in America. With high ambitions for the brand Ocean tells the Financial Times that he would…

  • Monday Mood ft. [@beeechimblind], [@donaeo], [@catburns]+ more

    It’s Monday again and we have brand new tracks in the Monday Mood playlist for you. Monday Mood is back for its regular scheduled fortnightly update. There’s been a refresh of 16 new tracks added to the playlist. There’s a good mix of everything you could need from R&B, Rap, Drill, Afrobeats and some more alternative…

  • Five For Friday ft. [@Vibbar001], [@donaeo], [@TE_dness] + more

    Five For Friday is back again with 5 releases from the past week you should pay attention to. Five For Friday is back again giving you 5 great tracks/projects for your Friday. Friday is essentially the most important day of the week musically, and typically a lot of music drops on Friday’s. Friday is the day…

  • How sustainability impacts the charity shop business

    2020 saw more second hand shoppers than ever before with 70% of women choosing thrifty shopping compared to just 45% four years prior. Gen-Z is powering the change with 40% of under 24’s buying second hand as often as possible, often due to the pledge many young people have taken to reduce their impact on…

  • Places+Faces, StockX and the Design Museum launch collaborative merch collection

    Places+Faces create merch for Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street, an exhibition currently on at The Design Museum in collaboration with buying and selling platform StockX. The exhibition explores the phenomenon of sneaker culture, from the design process and impactful collaborations, to the resale market and the role of young people in making certain sneakers into…

  • Porter Robinson [@porterrobinson] & NFT Artist Jie Liou [@jie_liou] Drop Beautiful 3D Art Visualizer Video for Track, “dullscythe”

    Words by: Matthew Griffiths “dullscythe” sees the EDM and digital art spaces collide for its visualizer. “dullscythe”, by Porter Robinson, is an unusual track. But then again, you could say that about a lot of Porter Robinson’s music. I remember being on a road trip with a few friends once, and I got talking to…