Shiraz
2021...a breakthrough year for Maria Becerra. With the momentum following April’s 'Mienteme,' Los Tragos, last month’s piercing has confirmed the talent of the Grammy nominated vocalist. The most streamed female…
Black Dahlia
1975 saw Stevie Nicks take the mike singing about a Celtic goddess. Mythology seated her on a horse, giving her a lunar sensibility and a symbol of wealth and mystique.…
Fresh Fruit
A tropical picture book results in the smoothness that prevails in Leisure’s latest album. Since 2015, the five-man band has been infusing notes of disco, and r&b into their tracks…
River of Tears
It’s not every day that you find a piano in the Bronx River. ‘Deep Down’ Annalise Azadian’s newest single describes emotion, drowning in a Keys—esque sort of style. Following a…
Boxing Day
A salon in shades of caramel and rust is where our scene is set…with the shyness of a dimly lit lamp, and a mascara that drips against the fogginess of…
Weather Girl
Disco the cocktail being served by Heidi Webster…the LA artist who has been unveiling a steady stream of singles this year. ‘Writing on the Wall’ yesterday’s release was the breeze…
Smile it’s Friday
Joakim Åhlund and Björn Yttling release their first album today since 2012. Smile...their joined collaboration results with indie that is both teasing yet staid…the yellow van—painted black! With experimental rock…
DENEY ADAM TALKS MULTITASKING, NIGHTLIFE & BABY MAKING MUSIC
Deney Adam releases a sultry music video for his new song Red Lights, also the title of his newest EP. Known as the face artist creating works of art on…
PINEAPPLE PIZZA
Pineapple Pizza—agreeably a pizza for the rebels…and Friday's edition to the discography of a vocalist with a unique cultural background. CHAII, the experimental rapper hailing from both Iranian and…
STAYING AFLOAT AND STAYING FOCUSED: JAPANESE BREAKFAST LOOKS BACK ON A MASSIVE YEAR
There’s no denying that Michelle Zauner is an extremely hard worker. Writer of New York Times Bestselling memoir Crying At H-Mart, frontwoman of critically acclaimed band Japanese Breakfast, and soon-to-be…
ARIANA AND THE ROSE ON A MISSION TO UPLIFT AND HEAL US WITH DANCE!
Ariana DiLorenzo, creator of Ariana and the Rose, is best known for her pop songs and immersive performance experience Light + Space. If you haven’t been to one of her…
SYMONE WANTS YOU TO KNOW: SHE’S THAT BITCH!
Look, JEAN PAUL GAULTIER, Earrings, NADIR. “…now I've really embraced it and I'm like, oh, yeah, I'm that queen. I'm that girl. I'm that bitch,” said Symone, winner of this…