The Face Podcast

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 Chal...

On this week’s special music episode, we comb through the key releases of Q1. Face contributor Shaad D’Souza joins us to discuss Lil Nas X’s unsatisfying stunts, Ice Spice’s scatalogical single, Charli XCX in Brat mode and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter era. We also reluctantly acknowledge the merits of Vultures 1, praise Kim Gordon’s eternal cool and weigh up Dua Lipa’s prospects as a Glasto headliner....

The Face Podcast is your weekly cultural digest – rounding up the stories that you should care about in fashion, film and music. This week, we start by reviewing the killer Oscars looks worn by the likes of Billie Eilish, Carey Mulligan, Hunter Schafer and – despite the wardrobe malfunction – Emma Stone. We talk about the misquoting of Jonathan Glazer’s speech on the Israel-Gaza war and how politi...

The Face Podcast is your weekly cultural digest – rounding up the stories that you should care about in fashion, film and music. This week, we comb through the highlights of PFW, including shows from Vivienne Westwood and Louis Vuitton as well as Arca’s wild clubnight at Bourse de Commerce. We also discuss the hype around the indie-trance duo Snow Strippers and how the controversial bodybuilder  E...

The Face Podcast is your weekly cultural digest – rounding up the stories that you should care about in film, fashion and music. On this week’s episode, we review the madness of Charli XCX’s record-breaking, sweat-soaked, Julia Fox-featuring rave in Brooklyn and discuss her club-ready comeback single  Von Dutch . We report back from Milan Fashion Week – where Prada brought the romance and Diesel d...

We’ve got a  new magazine  on the shelves! So on this week’s episode, the team talks about our revealing  Charli XCX cover story  shot by Richard Kern, as well as the issue’s big music moments with new-gen junglist  Nia Archives  and the X-rated rap duo  D-Block Europe . We also chat about profiling the  hottest stars of Hollywood , including the fast-rising film star Dominic Sessa, as well as our...

Saddle up: this week we dig into Bey’s rootin’ tootin’ new single, discussing the superstar’s previous dalliances with country and Pharell’s mission to relaunch cowboycore. Fresh from New York Fashion Week, we run through some of the best shows, picking out Willy Chavarria as a highlight and recommending British-Yemeni designer Kazna Asker as one to watch at LFW. And having recently run an intervi...

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 discuss what happened the night before at Amelia Dimoldenberg's Valentines party, talk NYSW with a focus on Marc Jacobs, Miley Cyrus at The Grammys and explain TikTok’s dramatic battle with the music biz. We also call up the curator Hans Ulrich Obrist to...

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’re a little bleary eyed after our New Noise event in London, at which we hosted riotous live performances by the Detriot trio HiTech and the much-hyped Tottenham rapper Chy Cartier. We also chat about the new John Galliano documentary and the elaborate Margi...

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 report back from Rick Owens' AW 2024 show, which was hosted in Rick and Michèle Lamy’s home. We also chat about The Face's interview with Diane from the red-hot TV show The Traitors (which everyone was sneakily watching at Paris Fashion Week). And i...

The Face Podcast is your weekly cultural digest – rounding up the stories that you should care about in film, fashion and music. On this week’s episode, we discuss the highlights of the Emmy Awards as well as the controversial Amy Winehouse biopic. Our Digital Director Brooke McCord reports from Milan Fashion Week and tips us off about the most anticipated shows in Paris. We also pick out our Trac...

The Face Podcast is your weekly cultural digest – rounding up the stories that you should care about in film, fashion and music. On this week’s episode, the team talks about bad jokes and Timmy and Kylie’s PDA at the Golden Globes, as well as Gucci and Prada’s new campaigns and the buzz about Stone Island's first ever runway show. We also analyse the hype around Playboi Carti’s subversive new...

After rounding up 2023’s highlights in fashion and music, this week the team looks back on the year’s biggest, best and most controversial films. We toast to the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s dominance, reflect on Barbie vs Oppenheimer hype, weigh-up the Saltburn backlash and discuss two impressive directorial debuts:  How To Have Sex  and  Rye Lane . Oh, and we salute this year’s definit...

Following our 2023 fashion round-up, the team reviews the year in music. We pick our personal faves, before debating the definitive song of the summer, hottest club anthem and best album. We also chat about disappointing blockbuster rap records from Drake and Travis Scott, Frank Ocean and Rihanna’s wobbly comebacks, the unstoppable rise of Sexyy Red and the inescapable hype of Fred Again. Tune in...

On this week's episode, The Face's editorial team charts the year in fashion from power moves at Burberry, Gucci and Louis Vuitton, to the emerging designers to watch and everything in between.  Follow THE FACE on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

We've got  a brand new magazine  on the shelves. And so this week, the editorial team chats about  interviewing Olivia Rodrigo  in West Hollywood, spotlighting British South Asian talent, reporting on the happiness of teenage girls and documenting Doja Cat's loyal fandom. Print's not dead! Neither are podcasts! 

This week's episode is all about Emerald Fennell’s dark and cunningly comedic new thriller. Saltburn is wild ride with a red-hot cast (Jacob Elordi, Barry Keoghan, Archie Madekwe), brilliantly cringe-worthy ‘00s fashion and shocking sex scenes. Our editorial team chats about the soundtrack and film's satisfying satirical sting, before Archie calls in to talk about the honour of working wit...

In the Autumn issue of The Face, we published a story about  Victory Lap  – the London radio show which is broadcasting a new generation of open-minded rappers. For this week's episode, our music director Davy Reed chats to Victory Lap boss Joe McDermott and journalist Yemi Abiade about the strength of the underground scene, as well as the current state of UK drill and the contested "chil...

Happy Halloween! This week, The Face’s editorial team chats about costume inspo, 2023’s horror highlights and A24’s “things which go bump in the light” formula. We also recommend some unsettling new tracks for your playlist, from a metal-trap hybrid by Dana Dentana to a particularly disturbing effort from the notorious cult rapper RXK Nephew. This episode features in the songs ‘Fake as F*ck’ by Da...

FACE editor Matthew Whitehouse speaks to Eric Cantona (!): footballer, actor, and now musician about his new EP, and finding transcendence through music. Follow THE FACE on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Ahead of her performance at The Face’s  New Noise event , the much-loved musician and party producer shared her remarkable journey – from her working-class upbringing in Leicester to thriving as a trans woman in London’s queer nightlife scene. Press play to hear Mya chat about her Punjabi heritage, speaking to DL men for her podcast ‘Straight No Chaser’, the therapeutic power of music and the No.1...

The British artist has edited In The Offing – a new group exhibition at the Turner Contemporary in Margate. He joins us to chat about Manchester’s music scene, his experimental NTS show, ‘90s adventures in New York, Margate’s class anxiety, being suspicious of art, his repulsion to Britpop and how The Face magazine won his heart. Follow THE FACE on  ⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

Right before he played a show for THE FACE, we sat down with the much-loved NYC musician to chat about the Dimes Square music scene, giant rats, managing Frost Children, the lore of Fresher’s Week and his special connection with British wildlife. Not even a fire alarm could kill the vibe. This episode featured the song ‘Magician’ by Blaketheman1000 Follow THE FACE on  ⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠Instagr...

Bleary-eyed off the back of London Fashion Week, THE FACE’s team report back from the catwalks and shmoozy parties on the styles, stories and gossip from the weekend. In this episode, we discuss the rise of Stefan Cooke’s modern men, Olly Shinder’s stellar Fashion East debut, Chopova Lowena’s die-hard cult and the successes and controversies around Mowalola’s killer show. Follow THE FACE on  ⁠⁠Tik...

Dave and Central Cee's collaboration spent 10 weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart. So why exactly did the track blow up? And has it helped Cench's mission to break America? For this week's episode, we're joined by music and fashion content creator  FD From The Future  to discuss the West London rapper's origins, his ventures into fashion and how he could make long-lasting...