For this final episode of Sounds and Style Season 1 Lynette is joined by stylist and editor-in-chief of Interview Magazine, Mel Ottenberg. Recorded at Mel’s legendary apartment in New York City, Mel and Lynette cover some of the many highlights from Mel’s career including his part in the Britney Spears Slave 4 U snake styling moment, turning down work with Prince to style a film that ‘no one’s ever seen’, and his early days skipping school to watch drag shows on acid.   A suitably fabulous...

Liz Johnson Artur is a Ghanaian-Russian photographer. Born in Bulgaria, raised in Germany and based in London. Liz photographs life as she sees it, from street level. Her loving take on Black life is a celebration of the everyday person when they put themselves together and step out; be that at church, carnival or in the club. Liz’s long career documenting Black life now forms part of her ever evolving Black Balloon archive. Alongside her essential work documenting the lives of the African...

Musician and Actress Lily Allen came to fame in a pre-social media age, at a time when she was largely left to her own devices when it came to style and beauty decisions. This freedom led to iconic looks from the then-pop star who created her own style inspired by her friends, family and thrift stores in her hometown of London.  Today she’s based in New York and in this episode of Sounds & Style she reflects on her time as Karl Lagerfeld’s muse, the exclusive and exclusionary nature of...

Costume designer Heidi Bivens is probably best known for her essential contribution to the characterisation and storytelling in Euphoria. In this seminal TV series Heidi’s costumes relay the details and personalities of each of the iconic characters. Heidi’s breakout role as costume designer was in David Lynch’s Inland Empire. She’s gone on to work with Harmony Korine in Spring Breakers and Beach Bum created costumes for Jonah Hill’s Mid90s.   In this episode of Sounds & Style Heidi and...

International hair stylist Jawara joins Lynette this week to talk about his life in music and style. Jawara grew up between Jamaica and New York in the 1990s and 2000s, in a family at the heart of Jamaican reggae and dancehall culture. Today Jawara works for every major fashion magazine, and has worked with the likes of Rihanna, Beyonce and Diana Ross.  The influence of Jamaica, and Jamaican culture runs heavy in this episode. Jawara’s first track is Beenie Man’s Memories, which takes our...

Martine Rose is the perfect guest to launch Sounds and Style with. The work of the seminal British menswear designer is inextricably linked with her formative years on dancefloors and living rooms listening to her older cousin’s acid house tapes, pirate radio with her big sister, and her grandparents’ records.  In this episode Martine and Lynette talk about Martine’s early childhood memories at her grandparent’s home where her grandad would play John Holt’s One Hundred Vaults of Holt after...

Sounds & Style, a new podcast from NTS with writer and editor Lynette Nylander, is launching in February. Expect deep cuts into musical genres and fashion subcultures as Lynette and her guests look at how the music they love has informed the work they make today.  Guests include designer Martine Rose, photographer Liz Johnson Artur, costume designer Heidi Bivens and musician Lily Allen.  Presenter - Lynette Nylander Producer - Connor Gani Exec producer - Lizzy King Sound design - Jennifer...