A talk with Petite Meller
photos / Michael Donovan story / Alexandra Gjerpen ”Je veux être le muse de ma muse.” ” I’d like to be my own muse.” I sought out Petite with my…
The Backstreet Boys
story / Gina Tron images / Koko Ntuen A lot of girls my age were big fans of the Backstreet Boys. I can recall vividly the Beatle-esque screaming fit my…
LUNE
story + pics / Koko Ntuen thanks to Francis Floor Production Lune is the musical project fronted by Swedish darling Linnea Martinsson. You might have heard her or seen the gorgeous…
@SXSW: The Wytches
photos + story / Kathleen Tso Consisting of vocalist/guitarist Kristian Bell, bassist Dan Rumsey, and drummer Gianni Honey, Brighton-based The Wytches brought their grunge-psych sound to the U.S. for the…
TRUST
photos + video / Santiago Felipe story / Koko Ntuen shot @ Rough Trade Records Brooklyn, NY Robert Alfons, AKA Trust, has been entrancing audiences with his dark synthy sounds since the debut of…
JARED LETO X Thirty Seconds to Mars
photos / Koury Angelo stylist / Beau Barela hair / Chase Kusero grooming / Annie Esguerra stylist assistants / Lamar Williams, Tiffany Perry Jared Leto is engaging yet abstract, seductive…
VIDEO PREMIERE: Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas / “Caught Up”
photo / Nicole Muster story / Koko Ntuen Detroit based rockers Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas might be the best way to represent the city known for its raw and genuine…
SONG OF THE WEEK: KATE NASH / “SISTER” ++Interview
Kate Nash wearing Geoffrey Mac photographer / SANTIAGO FELIPE story /TIFFANY DIANE TSO location / The Spectrum / Thanks to Gage Boone & Nicholas Gorham Kate Nash’s closet punk seemed…
AMP'D Up: NYC Rapper Chapman Dishes On His Rap Game
photo / Elizabeth De La Piedra story / Erica Russell "It's an out-of-body experience and it definitely takes energy out of you—I'm always tired after we make a song." "Hold…
Dai Burger
shirt, Ammerman Schlosberg. photo / Sam Evans-Butler make up / Allie Smith using MAC Cosmetics styling / Alison Mazur interview / Koko Ntuen Sunglasses, Mercura. Stylists own jersey. Sweatpants,House Of…
Mykki Blanco
photographer / Kevin Amato story / Rashard Bradshaw If you haven’t heard about Mykki Blanco, the gender-bending rapper whose fueling a revolution every time she applies some mascara you should…
PHOENIX
story / Anne Walls + Noelia Estrada photos / Michael Donovan shot @ The Standard Hotel NYC We’ve all been there: it’s Friday night, you’re getting ready to go out, first…