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Editorial Assistant Tiffany Lai reports back from Mustafa’s live conversation with Dua Lipa, where the Sudanese-Canadian artist discussed the poignant themes on his stunning new LP Dunya. We also chat about Mustafa’s remarkable back story – from representing his Toronto housing projects with award-winning poetry as a kid, to fundraising for Gaza and Sudan with star-studded concerts – as well as his FACE cover story, written by mega author and poet Hanif Abdurraqib. If you’ve spent too much time on TikTok this year, chances are you’ve heard budots, the high-octane sound invented by Filipino artist DJ Love. We discuss the lore of DJ Love as well as his debut London set at Margins United festival. Oh, and Jade’s film tip this week is Babygirl, the steamy thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson that’s destined to get everyone talking. If you like what you hear please do like, subscribe or leave us a review.This episode was recorded at The Standard, London.

This week, we caught Eni during her brief stop in London between Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks, so that she could give us her verdict on the hottest shows, celebs and snacks. With SOPHIE’s posthumous album dropping this Friday, we also discussed the visionary musician’s impact on contemporary music and Charli xcx’s career, as well as our initial thoughts on the new record. Jade recommends – with a degree of caution –  Coralie Fargeat’s hyped-up body-horror The Substance, which is apparently as disgusting as everyone says it is.

This episode was recorded at The Standard, London.

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This week’s episode feels a bit special. Firstly, because THE FACE’s new editorial team member Eni Subair makes her podcast debut. Eni tells us all about London Fashion Week June, where she enjoyed triumphant shows by Craig Green and Charles Jeffrey as well as the delicious spread at the British Fashion Council’s pub quiz. Our good friend Shaad D’Souza (who profiled Charli for THE FACE’s Spring cover story) also joins us to talk all things Brat: the sweat-soaked club beats, the rowdy DJ sets, the raw and provocative lyrics and where the album ranks in Charli’s impressive discography.
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There’s a brand new issue of THE FACE on sale. And so this week, we kick off with a chat about NewJeans, who’ve been shot by Petra Collins and declared “the most important girl group on the planet” in our new cover story. We also discuss Jamie xx’s 10 night marathon residency in a small London club, industry bores on the dance floor, the festival season’s messy start and predictions for the weather at Glastonbury. Matthew gets hyped for the programme at London’s June Fashion Week, which will feature guest curators and menswear-focussed activations spread across the city.

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This week, we discuss a visit to No 10 Downing Street to witness Rishi Sunak’s big announcement (and check out his footwear). Cannes Film Festival gets underway with Francis Ford Coppola’s critically-panned epic Megalopolis, while A24 drops the trendy soundtrack for the teen horror flick I Saw the TV Glow. We also chat about the buzz around Billie’s queer anthem Lunch, the obvious highlight from her third album Hit Me Hard and Soft (which is not available in 11 different vinyl variations). 

Recorded at The Standard London

The Face Podcast is your weekly cultural digest – rounding up the stories that you should care about in film, fashion and music.
 
This week Matthew reports from Gucci’s cruise 2025 show, Jade takes a trip to Horst Arts and Music Festival in Belgium and Davy enters "the grid" at the Miami Grand Prix. We also discuss Harmony Korine’s genre-defying new movie (filmed with heat sensors) and celebrate Central Cee’s homage to grime.

The Face Podcast is your weekly cultural digest – rounding up the stories that you should care about in film, fashion and music.

This week, we had no choice but to kick off with the film that everyone's obsessed with right now. And so we discuss the pristine fashion, the hard-hitting music and the simmering sexual tension in Luca Guadagnino's red-hot Tennis flick Challengers. Has Zendaya cemented herself as an era-defining actor? Later in the show, Davy and Jade weigh up new tunes by Nilüfer Yanya, Sabrina Carpenter and maybe the first contender for song of the summer, Love Me JeJe by Tems. Last but not least, we explore the backstory behind Corteiz's new jacket featuring a photograph by legendary grime photographer Simon Wheatley.

This week, we kick off with the show everyone’s talking about right now: Richard Gaad’s Baby Reindeer. The dark Netflix drama is being praised for its nuanced characters, also attracting criticism for causing speculation about the real life people who inspired them.

We also take on The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. Taylor’s 31 track odyssey sparks debate about the merits and the cringe-factor of her lyricism, Antonoff vs Dessner and how corporate greed is depriving the 2020s of classic albums. So does Taylor’s chart-domination make her the biggest gangster in music right now? Drake thinks so. For anyone who’s not up-to-date with the whole Drake vs Kendrick, Cole, Rocky, Ross, Future, Metro and Ye situation, we conveniently break that down for your water cooler conversations. 

Oh, and for the all the Ewan Mitchell fans out there who follow us – we share a little insight into how the House of the Dragon star was on set for his photo shoot with THE FACE.

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Well, that went quick, didn’t it? THE FACE relaunched digitally in April 2019, which makes us five years old this month. To celebrate, we revisit some of our favourite stories from the last half decade, reminiscing about the highs, lows and Tyler the Creator’s missing wig (which almost scuppered our first cover shoot). We’re proud to be here and grateful to our listeners for their continuing support. If you have a message you want to share with us, maybe even an album, film or artist you’d like us to review, drop us an email on podcast@theface.com and we’ll get back to you on the programme.

The Face Podcast is your weekly cultural digest – rounding up the stories that you should care about in film, fashion and music.

This week, we tuck into the film trailers and teasers that everyone’s taking about, including Kinds of Kindness – Yorgos Lanthimos’ follow-up to Poor Things – as well as the Sydney Sweeney horror Immaculate, Dune 2 and Luca Guadagnino’s Zendaya-starring Tennis drama Challengers.

We also comb through our Tracks of the Week, sparking chat about Tyla’s commercially-palatable amapiano-R&B fusion, the lore of Two Shell, the enduring influence of Yung Lean and Drain Gang and the viral moment sparked by the gleefully obnoxious Von Duch remix.

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