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Interview and Photos by Jordan Edwards Emei starts her first headlining tour tomorrow, but good luck getting a ticket. The Los Angeles-based musician has already sold out most dates, and European shows for the spring have already been announced. The tour coincides with her new EP Scatterbrain, which dropped on Oct. 20. In contrast to […]

Jordan and Demi talk to the singer-songwriter about her latest single ‘happy im’

Oliver Cronin sits in his room that doubles as a studio for our Zoom call, you can tell by the paneling on the walls for sound. For Cronin in Australia, it’s early in the morning, for me in Hoboken, it’s about time for bed. We’re here to talk about his new single with Lil Xxel […]

The 2023 Writers Guild of America Strike Explained

Photos and Interview by Jordan Edwards In 2021, Sara Kays landed a viral hit with “Remember That Night.” Although that track gained her new fans as it pushed past 200 million streams, it was just a hint of what was to come. From the quiet melancholy of “When You Look at Me” to the vulnerability […]

Photos and Interview by Jordan EdwardsIn 2020, Aaron Taos scored a quarantine hit. “Control,” which captured the loneliness and anxiety of isolation, blew up on TikTok and racked up millions of streams. Since then, the LA songwriter has stayed busy with a two-part album. Closure & Campari came out last year. Closure & Campari: After […]

Now more than ever, many of us feel alone and isolated from each other due to the pandemic. Though it can be hard not having that constant social interaction we crave as humans, we’ve been forced to find creative ways to get through it. Lucy & La Mer found a unique way to overcome separation […]

In my life, there have been two celebrity deaths that shook me to the core. Those were the deaths of Nipsey Hussle and Kobe Bryant. Nipsey’s death was painful because he was finally becoming the superstar he was meant to be. The release of his debut album Victory Lap prepared us for what looked like […]

Kendrick Lamar is as prolific as he is innovative. The Compton emcee is considered one of the greatest rappers of his generation. He’s covered California gang culture, Black adolescence, and social justice in an almost cinematic fashion. The man known as Kung-Fu Kenny is a favorite amongst his peers, die-hard Hip-Hop fans, and even former […]

Should we just Cancel Christmas Specials?