MAL THE ODDITY CREATES A SPACE TO DAYDREAM AND REFLECT
With a sound in constant flux, Brooklyn based artist Mal The Oddity began his artistic career writing stories and poetry in high school. Burrowing away in novels, these imaginative worlds…
photo / Steve Zeitzoff
BEYOND THE STREETS: IN CONVERSATION WITH MISTER CARTOON
Los Angeles in the 1980s found itself simultaneously unraveling at the hems of social unrest and flourishing in amorphous creative prosperity. A teen at the time, Mark Machado expended…
PALOMA MAMI IS MAKING MOVES WITH HER NEW SINGLE âFOR YAâ
Music recorded in Spanish is put in the monolith category of "Latin Music." One artist chipping away at that label and pushing the boundaries of where music in Spanish can…
photo / Liz Rose Ridley
BIG JOANIE ARE ON A MISSION TO DECOLONIZE PUNK
Black women have been at the forefront of rock n' roll since Sister Rosetta Tharpe. Continuing that legacy in the United Kingdom are self-proclaimed "Black Feminist Sister Punk" trio…
photo / Damar Little
20 QUESTIONS WITH SINGER-SONGWRITER BAHJA RODRIGUEZ
When you think of artists on the horizon to keep an eye out for, Bahja Rodriguez should definitely be at the top of your list. Thereâs a guarantee…
WHAT AMANDA BROWN SAYS ABOUT WHERE WE GO FROM HERE
Heaven sent, holy love Or a waste of time Holding back, falling in Selling truth for lies Canât keep doing this anymore Oh, no no Promises make no sense When…
DAN ONKARâS ‘A NIGHT LIKE THIS’ IS A STORY OF LOVE
British Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer Dan Onkar uses music as a way to understand and celebrate his culture - âI really wanted to tell that story about the âLagos…
photo / Walter Wlodarczyk
CUQUITA THE CUBAN DOLL CHALLENGES THE WHITE ART WORLD ELITE
It is 2018. In front of the 14th street Union Square stop, Yali Romagoza sits in complete stillness. The sign next to her reads: âHello, my name is Cuquita…
photo / Adi Muhtarevic
DANILEIGH IS DOMINATING MUSIC AND MINDING HER BUSINESS
DaniLeigh is the self-proclaimed âDominican Mamiâ out of Miami whoâs taking over the music industry one track at a time. Since she stepped on the scene in 2017 with…
photo / Mayra Ortiz
MON LAFERTE IS IN LOVE AND NEEDS THE WORLD TO KNOW
"True love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want to be saved,â bell hooks writes in her…
SPENCER SUTHERLAND CANâT STOP WONDERING
Spencer Sutherland is staying booked and busy. Between the recent debut of his new music video and single "Wonder," filming a Netflix movie, and simply existing in 2020, Sutherland has…
photo / Andrés Oyuela
CARLOS VIVES LOOKS TO THE FUTURE ON ‘CUMBIANA’
Any Latinx kid growing up in the last decade got to know Carlos Vives intimately because of their parents. His music, often the soundtrack to long road trips and…