KEEPING UP WITH THE FACADE WITH ROMAN ROUGE’S “THE OTHER ME”
Roman Rouge has the kind of voice that catches your ear on the first note. Light, clean, floating above the music. Lemon sorbet of the singing food groups. A voice…
A SOFT ESCAPE: WHISPER BY URUGUAY
Starting anew in LA comes with many moods. Surprisingly, the afternoon can be the loneliest. Everything is cooking and everything is yellow. Not in the romantic Coldplay way, but more…
QUIET ENOUGH TO HEAR YOURSELF: JUANA EVERETT “FREE AS A BIRDāĀ
A few months ago, an unexpected phone call was basically faux pas. Itās since become a valued part of the anti-insanity regiment of life in isolation. Perhaps we are remembering…
EMPOWERMENT NEVER FELT SO SMOOTH “NOBODY ELSE” BY RAQUEL RODRIGUEZ
Influence is a tricky concept. To ride the line between homage and imitation is an art-form in itself, but when an influence is celebrated with transparency, one that comes from…
SYNDICATED SELF ACCEPTANCE WITH MATING RITUAL’S NEW SINGLE “OK”
Nostalgia may be theĀ many-faced GodĀ of Indie music. But itās fickle isnāt it? Sometimes its effervescence reprieves us from the ever-mounting haggles of growing up. In other cases, itās illusoryā¦ a…
LIVING LIVE IN KINKY COLOR” “PETTY” BY TOLLIVER
Anyone sad or horny? Cool, now that Iāve attained global unanimity with one question, we introduce our next guestā¦ Tolliver is the mind, the voice and the body behind…
MUCH MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER DUMB, EASY FEELING: ODDNESSE’ NEW EP ‘OVERINDULGENCE’
Good art tends to confront bullshit. A blanket statement, sure. But is there anything better in art than when the sensorial bliss also assuages the ever present drag of the…
‘LOVESICK’: ISLA JUNE’S NEW VISUALS NOD TO THE DREAMHOUSE OF TOXIC LOVE
Smooth, enchanting melodies drift from the voice of Isla June - moniker of LA based artist Jenna Maranga - among a soundscape that instantly transports you to a smokey jazz…
LANI RENALDO BLENDS THE BEST MUSICAL ERAS ON NEW SINGLE, ‘LOVE GAMES’
Los Angeles based queer artist Lani Renaldo makes music that is reflective of her personality: bold, charming, and creative. A fierce artiste with a lot to say, Lani represents an…
IDLE HANDS: FLORAL STAR MAURICE HARRIS IS SMELLING ROSES AND STYLING WIGS
Maurice Harris is a low-key LA legend whose star deservedly continues to rise. Not only is his incredible and avant-garde floral business Bloom + Plume absolute goals, but he opened…
THE SILVERLAKE OASIS
Shirt models own vintage,Ā earrings The Gloved Artist, Bronzer āGold Dustā by Tom Ford. Purple eyeshadow isĀ Urban Decay āTonicā and Lime Crime Diamond Dew Liquid in āAuroraāĀ Earrings āThe…
JENNA LOTTI’S MOODY POP SONGS ARE CONSTRUCTED WITH REMARKABLE INTENT
āGet out of your comfort zoneāyouŹ¼ll be glad you did.ā Not what youŹ¼d expect to hear from a self-proclaimed introvert, but the sentiment has a through line in Jenna LottiŹ¼s…