photo courtesy of Monte Stevens
ON DAY OF MOURNING
I have been to so many funerals, I have lost count. I am not trying to say that death, or rather, my exposure to it, has made me a stronger…
ANJELICA IS OVER YOUR “TRICKS”
Anjelica’s new single “Tricks” is a moody song with a simple message: I’m over your shit. The song, being inspired by a toxic relationship, drips betrayal, anger and impatience. But…
CHRIS LANZON’S LOVE LETTER TO NYC
Sydney-based cool boy writes a love letter to NYC in shape of a song. Chris Lanzon’s new single “New York, Falling Apart” is a serenade, a light feathery floating song…
photo / Damar Little
20 QUESTIONS WITH SINGER-SONGWRITER BAHJA RODRIGUEZ
When you think of artists on the horizon to keep an eye out for, Bahja Rodriguez should definitely be at the top of your list. There’s a guarantee…
LASTLINGS’ DEBUT ALBUM IS ALL ABOUT FIRSTS
Close your eyes and Lastlings’ smoky electronic dance sound will take you back in time – back to when people could still dance together with the lights flashing and the…
WHAT AMANDA BROWN SAYS ABOUT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE
Heaven sent, holy love Or a waste of time Holding back, falling in Selling truth for lies Can’t keep doing this anymore Oh, no no Promises make no sense When…
A WONDROUS ESCAPE “OVER THE HILLS” BY NAOMI GREENE
There was a moment of pause, of gentle deliberation on behalf of the audience about where they were just taken. This permeated through the crowd at the Regent Theatre for…
TAYLA PARX IS PROTECTING HER ENERGY
We have stunningly versed songwriters like Tayla Parx to thank for some of the biggest bops on the contemporary charts. Parx’s resume continues to be as expansive (and impressive) as…
DAN ONKAR’S ‘A NIGHT LIKE THIS’ IS A STORY OF LOVE
British Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer Dan Onkar uses music as a way to understand and celebrate his culture - “I really wanted to tell that story about the ‘Lagos…
photo / Walter Wlodarczyk
CUQUITA THE CUBAN DOLL CHALLENGES THE WHITE ART WORLD ELITE
It is 2018. In front of the 14th street Union Square stop, Yali Romagoza sits in complete stillness. The sign next to her reads: “Hello, my name is Cuquita…
SOPHIA URISTA’S EPIC LOVE STORY
It’s not every day you fall in love and you’re in love and you write a song about wanting to marry her and you take a trip to Nicaragua and…
WHAT DO YOU STAND FOR? QVEEN HERBY
There’s just something about Qveen Herby. I don’t know if it’s her feel good music, her glowing personality, the fact that she can rap about anything in the world and…