ON HER NEW SELF-TITLED ALBUM, LIANNE LA HAVAS IS IN FULL BLOOM
Lianne La Havas’ new album was inspired by the life cycle of a plant––specifically a rose bush, she tells me from the UK as we chat over Zoom. Gazing over…
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TAYLER BUONO IS SICK AND TIRED OF LIVING THROUGH A “SCREEN”
“I’m living through a screen.” It’s a sentiment we can all relate to over the last few months - finding meaningful connections and exchanges through video calls, voice notes and…
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WHO’S SEDUCING WHO? “LED ASTRAY” BY THUNDER JACKSON
Los Angeles is like the Disney Land of caricatured temptation. Whether you are seducing or being seduced, usually the next step is finding an unscathed retreat. But what happens when…
FIRST CRUSH: FLAVIA RELEASES ‘BLUE’ IN HONOR OF PRIDE AND BLACK TRANS ADVOCACY
First crushes are invigorating, perplexing, and, usually, transformative. Members of the LGBTQIA can attest to the whirlwind of lust that incurs with that first crush; a discovery as much as…
DELIVERING RAW, UNABRIDGED VERSION OF HERSELF IS ELLE KING: IN ISOLATION
Spiritual, forthright and gritty, Elle King is the uncut version of a pop-star. A belter, expert writer, and multi-instrumentalist, King's soul has wrangled itself free through her musical body and…
AVENUE BEAT ON GENRE-BENDING, GEN Z’S ACTIVISM, AND RELEASING THEIR VIRAL TIK TOK SONG “F 2020”
If nothing else, 2020 has united the world with a shared feeling of: "What the actual f*ck?" We're only halfway through the year, but already, enough has happened to make…
KOPPS CELEBRATE BEAUTIFUL “IMPERFECTIONS” IN NEW SINGLE “U.G.L.Y.”
Rochester-bred indie music act KOPPS are done trying to live up to unforgiving beauty standards--especially at a time when the world is evolving and priorities are changing. With funky…
FUNK R&B SINGER ADELINE STEPS OUT ON HER OWN
Think about the groove-soul elements of Anderson .Paak sprinkled with the voice of a modern Erykah Badu. Keeping the Neo-Soul genre alive is important today and Adeline is pushing out…
“THESE CITIES” : SAM FISCHER’S PROJECT OF UNIFICATION, PERSEVERANCE, AND HOPE
Sam Fischer is a force to be reckoned with, as his original ideas and emotive tracks reach millions from city to city. Born and raised in Australia, this pop rock…
EUROPEAN SOUL INVASION: 3 ARTISTS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Europe is becoming quite the hotbed for new soul music. Introducing three new upcoming soul artists you need to know on a first-name basis: Izzy Bizu, Zoe Wees, and JONES.…
NATHALIE CHRISTMAS’ VISUAL CREATIONS ARE WRAPPED IN THEATRICAL NUANCE
Nathalie Christmas’s visual creations focus on telling stories from a “fantasized femme perspective”. Directing features that reflect the diversity of the world around us, their directorial visions are a…
THE GREAT PAUSE AND ITS DARK RUMBLINGS LAUREN LAKIS “WE’LL BE FINE”
Many of us escape to some iteration of Gotham City when we feel like indulging in the deranged. (Or depending on who is directing the Batman of our choosing, the…