If you've been on the internet in the past year, you've probably seen the discourse: party culture is dead. TikTok think pieces. Substack essays. Magazine articles. Everyone seems to have an opinion about why the dance floor isn't what it used to be. Even Charli xcx, the patron saint of modern party girls, has declared "the dancefloor is dead" and questioned whether the culture still exists. And honestly? For a minute, I started to believe it. Maybe it's because I'm on my own

At BARCODE, we gravitate toward artists who turn stories and lived experiences into spectacle! Those who don’t just create fashion but rewrite the codes of identity, memory, and resistance. Ismael Ba is one of those rare visionaries! Through his Neo-Zulu philosophy, Ba is crafting a new visual language that redefines diasporic African culture, dismantles stereotypes, and projects Afro-futurism as both prophecy and reclamation. His debut exhibition for his brand Docteur Fétich

Being a 14-year-old Montréal teenager in 2011 at the height of the indie sleaze/hipster era felt magical. American Apparel disco pants, Toms shoes, owl necklaces, Polaroid cameras, and Tumblr dashboards glowing at 2 AM. Millennial optimism was at an all-time high, and Montréal rent was at an all-time low! The city felt like it belonged to artists. I was watching something special unfold in front of my eyes, something electric, something raw, and I wanted in! WRITTEN BY ROCHE