Song-of-the-year contender Mitski’s “Your Best American Girl” now has a video to match the empowering intensity of WHEN THOSE CHORDS HIT, and then HIT AGAIN, and do they ever. See also: How to play “Your Best American Girl” because you’re going to want to learn
Hyperrealist sculptor Carole Feuerman’s astounding work feels so alive because there’s an unbreakable spirit inside each piece. See more at Artsy and carolefeuerman.com
Richie Jackson is a skateboarding pioneer. In “Death Skateboards” he gives every trick a wacky, unexpected twist. See also: Thrasher’s longstanding editor Jake Phelps is nearly too hardcore in his embodiment of skate culture.
A music-video supercut spanning 41 years of Bruce Springsteen performing “Thunder Road,” the lead track from his iconic Born to Run. Clarence Clemons, RIP. Video by Phil Whitehead
When Prince asks you to DJ his party, you say yes. When he wants you to stop so he can watch Finding Nemo, well. Questlove learned the answer the hard way.
Fans of Archy Marshall (aka King Krule) will like knowing about his lifetime of creating with his brother Jack—seeing them make music, write poetry, paint, and receive haircuts from their mom. Archy Marshall’s A New Place 2 Drown is included in our top albums of 2015.
Jeff Desom creates dioramas of famous movie scenes, then populates them with holograms from the films. See also: Scenes from Dr. Strangelove reproduced using household objects
Former inmate Chris Wilson demonstrates how he learned to paint with crushed Skittles and makeshift brushes. Via Huck Magazine
Wherever you live, this video is about to make you feel a lot colder. By ZALUSKArt
Michael Chanan’s portrait of Pierre Boulez, The Politics of Music (1972), documented the composer’s quest to move classical music out of the concert halls and into public spaces. One of the 20th century’s most significant composers, Pierre Boulez, died this week at 90.
