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In 2018, McDonald’s briefly introduced a new menu item at select locations: the jerk burger. Seeing one of Jamaica’s most globally beloved culinary exports hawked via one of the largest fast food chains in the world may certainly have seemed odd to some. But to others, it was indicative of the evolu

Nyesha Arrington is a Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary chef who integrates worldwide flavors and techniques to create “food that hugs your soul.” She has been featured on Top Chef, Knife Fight, and Chef Hunter. INGREDIENTS Whole red snapper 1 ea Scotch bonnet pepper (stems removed) 2 ea Garlic (c

Every once in a while you can find an artist who is genuine in their expression. Combing their environment and their craft, seamlessly. Saman Khoshgbari aka Flourboy is one of those artists. Born in the concrete jungle of Tehran, Iran and living in Maastricht, The Netherlands, he loves to create som

Alchemist got his start as the teenage sidekick to Cypress Hill and the Soul Assassins. Though his rap group, The Whooliganz, would be dumped by their label before they could even release their first album, Al did not let the setback stop him. In fact, by the time he dropped out of NYU the MC-turned

Gallery Vriend van Bavink is presenting in the gallery on 20 November a joint exhibition by Marc Oosting and Boris Tellegen .

Luca Durán follows a series of stellar EPs with his first solo album, released via his own Akoya Circles imprint. The uncategorizable Swiss-Colombian producer embarks on a wide-ranging electronic journey throughout ‘ Libertas ’, a diverse sonic exploration of the concepts of freedom and independence

One breakthrough contemporary artist who's been our radar for a long time is Singer-songwriter Murkage Dave . Based out of East London, he has been pushing the boundaries between Brit-pop and R&B with his own unique flare and flavour so much so we just knew it was time to get familiar with the man h

SMIB WORLDWIDE is an independent creative organisation started in Amsterdam's South-East, also known as Bijlmer. Their latest release comes from KC and features GILLY4BLOCK. Check out the latest music video from SMIB in which the protagonists can be seen rocking the Patta Smock Jacket and more of ou

Artwork by Viola Renate Check out the first single for Zhazhda, a musical and visual project of two worlds colliding, that of producer Rimer London and artist Poseidonna. ‘Padushki’ which means pillows, is a sexy tongue in cheek song about lovers and desire. Implicitly speaking to the erotic. Even t

Slagter is the main. beat maker on your projects. Beat-wise there’s a lot of cowbell action going on referencing back to classic Memphis music by Tommy Wright III and Triple 6. How did you guys meet? Was Slagter already making Memphis type beats before you met? How does your process in the studio wo

The Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE) is the largest electronic music festival in the world. They hoped to celebrate this edition with the grand reopening of nightlife after the lockdown, but due to the restrictions in force, things turn out differently. Yet the electronic scene manages to create somethin

Over the last two years, Patta worked together with artists Regilio Benjamin and Desmond Tjon-A-Koy who both are part of the Outsider Art Galerie, and they developed two shirts together that are literally like wearable art. Both Regilio and Desmond are part of the Outsider Art Galerie and now also p

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The last two years Patta worked together with artists Regilio Benjamin and Desmond Tjon-A-Koy who both are part of the Outsider Art Galerie, and they developed two shirts together that are literally like wearable art. Both Regilio and Desmond are part of the Outsider Art Galerie and now also part of

Netherlands based initiative Outsiderwear is an initiative that features talented “outsider” artists collaborating with fashion designers, streetwear brands and artists. These artists are artists with a mental or physical disability, a psychological vulnerability or a homeless background. Despite th

Brooklyn born magazine Wax Poetics has joined hands with Patta once again to produce a super limited edition T-shirt. Wax Poetics has been taste-making since 2001 as a quarterly magazine dedicated to vintage and contemporary jazz, funk, soul, Latin, hip-hop, reggae, blues, and R&B and have establish