Oluwamayowa Idowu, Author at The Culture Custodian (Est. 2014.)

News & Politics

President Buhari to APC Leaders: “Whatever your personal interest or ambition, please keep it close to your heart and in your pocket.”

July 4, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

As a result of the conflict wrought within the new leading party by the National Assembly elections, President Buhari convened a meeting with the leading members of the party in

Music

Music: Dej Loaf w/ Big Sean (Back Up)

July 4, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Fresh off a recent release with Young Thug and her XXL Freshman placement, Queen Dej of Detroit unites with hometown favourite and another XXL Freshmen alumnus, Big Sean over a

Feature

Tackling Corruption

June 23, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

When the footballer Edson Arantes de Nascimento alias Pele was 17, he had a World Cup gold medal to his name. Along the way, he had set a record as

News & Politics

Bukola Saraki elected as Senate President

June 9, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Former Kwara State Governor and Senator representing Kwara Central, Bukola Saraki has been elected Senate President of the 8th Senate. Elected unopposed, he was nominated by Senator Ahmed Rufai Sani

Custodian Originals Feature

My First Time: The Postscript

June 1, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

@takingCustody, see what you have caused. My Mum is telling me “Mayo, let’s talk about sex” at 7 am. 😑😑😑 — OluwaMayowa Idowu (@MayowaIdowu) May 18, 2015 7am on a Monday morning and

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Custodian Interview: Daniel Adetunji of Sculppt

May 19, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

https://instagram.com/p/2obwRFCYOP What/why are you in this line of business I was always fascinated by CAD (Computer aided design) software where you can design things in 3D. Back when I was

Fashion Music

Watch: Rihanna for Dior

May 18, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Last week, pictures from Rihanna’s Dior campaign hit the net. Today, it’s the turn of the video which features a cut, Only If For A Night from her soon to be

Music

Video: Taylor Swift w/ Kendrick Lamar Bad Blood Remix

May 18, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Band aids don’t fix bullet holes. Last night at the Billboard Music Awards, Taylor Swift finally premiered the video for Bad Blood after an aggressive social media promotion campaign. Directed by

Music

Listen to Jay Electronica’s interview on Beat 99.9 FM.

April 22, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Jay Electronica’s been in Nigeria in the past week and he gave an interview to The Beat 99.9 fm where he dodged questions about the release of his album, said

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Custodian Reading List

April 20, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Hadley Freeman’s profile on the retiring Jon Stewart on his legacy and what the future holds. Ernest Baker shadowed Drake for a while and wrote the definitive piece on

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Custodian Quiz: How well do you know Mad Men Season 2?

April 19, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Matt Weiner’s Mad Men is currently in its final season. As a form of commemoration, we have drawn up a quiz on each season. Test your knowledge on one of

Feature Film & TV Sports

Video: Arsene Wenger Greatest Teams Documentary- FC Barcelona + FC Porto

April 18, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Arsene Wenger is undoubtedly one of the great philosophers of modern football. He shares a good relationship with the Qatari broadcaster, beIn Sports so it makes sense that they tapped

Music

Video: American Oxygen- Rihanna

April 16, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

Rihanna’s been heavy in the news in the last couple of days but that hasn’t derailed her from the main task at hand: Whetting the appetite for her next album,

Film & TV

First Gen Trailer

April 16, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu

The Nigerian community in America is a quite large so it’ll make sense that entertainers might pander to that crowd. First Gen is one of those shows which centers around

Fashion

Best Dressed from Last Week

April 13, 2015 by Oluwamayowa Idowu