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…
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…
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…
STELLA SANTANA: A VOICE TO BE ON ALL OUR MINDS
“Fuck it. I just want to do it the way I want to do it.” This pretty much sums up the force that is Stella Santana, both on the mic…
BAYLI INVITES YOU INTO HER INVIGORATING SPACE WITH NEW SINGLE, BOYS LIE
BAYLI creates music as a way to find acceptance. Taking her listener on a glittering journey through the cosmos, her music glows with futuristic R&B melodies and bouncing synth lines.…
WEEKLY PLAYLIST: YOUNG BLACK ARTIST
Whether you were aware of it or not, you listen to black music. The root of your favorite white DJ’s disco track and the history behind your favorite pop star’s…
20 QUESTIONS WITH TIANA MAJOR9, THE SPARKLING FUTURE OF JAZZ
The Major 9 chord is a complex one, technically and sonically. A chord heavily associated with jazz music, for the theory brains out there, its formula encompasses a root, major…
PASS THE MIC: INTRN & AUSTIN HARMS DECIDE TO STOP FIGHTING CHANGE IN “USED TO BE”
INTRN and Austin Harms’ respective stories begin on opposite ends of the golden state. INTRN, a San Diego native and Harms, hailing from the rural town of Visalia near Fresno,…
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…
20 QUESTIONS WITH ALAINA CASTILLO: HOW AN ANTI-SOCIAL BUTTERFLY FOUND HER WINGS
When shared, the musings of an introvert boast a special sort of levity. Rising R&B artist Alaina Castillo possesses this quality, soft-spoken and gentle, when she speaks, you lean in…
CHRISTIAN LALAMA OPENS UP ABOUT HIS NEW VIDEO, ‘KNOCKED ME OFF MY FEET’
Meet Christian Lalama : the fresh, immensely talented musician who's new music is hitting the mainstream with a bang. Introduced to the classics at a young age, Christian Lalama had…
TEAMARRR CHATS CHILDHOOD STRUGGLES, PARTNERING WITH ISSA RAE & HER EVER-EVOLVING VISION
Totally Enthused About Making Really Really Raw art (and don’t forget the three “r’s"). Such is the acronym built around the budding Haitian-American artist, Teamarrr’s name and the core of…