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Last year, we opened this feature with the words “2019 has been strongly mixed”, and given the thunderstorm of horror that has been 2020—a dreadful cocktail of a globe-trotting deadly virus, worldwide economic devastation and worsening race relations—we’d do just about anything to go back to those halcyon days. However! Music, as always, has been an […]

British national treasure Dame Barbara Windsor has died at the age of 83. One of the UK’s most well-loved actress’ died peacefully from Alzheimer’s at a London care home on Thursday evening. Her husband, Scott Mitchell, said she would be remembered for the “love, fun, friendship and brightness she brought to all our lives”, with The Prince […]

London-based designer Stephen Ross has delivered a new design project title “PURE” with a clean new clothing capsule that serves as a natural extension to his artistry. With so much going on in the world in 2020, Stephen’s aim with the range was to mix technicality and simplicity, with the modern typeface combining with a minimal illustration to […]

Rimzee is living his Upper Clapton dream. Released in 2012, Upper Clapton Dream—the rapper’s debut project—saw him capture the UK streets in a major way, but with its recent follow-up, his outlook has changed. “It feels like I’m starting from scratch again,” Rimzee tells Complex. “Obviously, I was away for a long time and now there’s a whole new […]

For the past two years, London-based singer-songwriter Kieron McIntosh has been operating as House Of EL, a multi-faceted outlet of his that was built on years of experience as a musician, producer and songwriter for heavyweights like Chase & Status and Paloma Faith. Now with two years of his own material behind him, he today presents his […]

After recently connecting with premium vodka brand CÎROC, London-based Palace are now set to link up with  Arc’teryx for one of the biggest link ups of the year, marking the Canadian outerwear brand’s first ever fashion collaboration. Having wanted to execute the collab for the last eight years, Palace have now jumped firmly on the hikebeast wagon with the new collection, […]

After consulting 161 music industry experts—including writers, editors, radio presenters, TV producers and previous nominees Billie Eilish, Stormzy, Jorja Smith, Wolf Alice, AJ Tracey, and Charli XCX—the BBC have announced their full longlist for the Sound Of 2021. Among the nominees are a few Complex favourites, such as Pa Salieu, Greentea Peng, Bree Runway and Berwyn, several of whom we […]

As we draw towards the end of 2020, the clubs unfortunately remain closed, but that hasn’t stopped Mella Dee from cooking up plenty of dancefloor weaponry in time for their eventual return. Tomorrow, December 4, the London-based DJ and producer will release The Mexicanas, a two-track package of rolling techno minimalism. Ahead of the full drop, we’ve […]

If you know anything about getting a good haircut in London, then it’s more than likely you have heard the name SliderCuts. With more than 15 years in the barbering game, Mark Maciver, better known as SliderCuts, is one of the most well-known barbers in the country. From Lebron James to Stormzy to Anthony Joshua […]

London based, bedroom-born brand PHUG have just dropped off ‘Colour Machine’; an experimental clothing capsule for FW20. Created by Soren Harrison and Amir Hossain, as a creative means to facilitate their boredom, PHUG has expanded into a brand offering up experimental, graphic-heavy casual wear that holds no bounds when it comes to creativity. The brand’s new FW20 ‘Colour Machine’ colection was designed […]