Album Review: VÉRITÉ Shows Synth-Pop Love “Somewhere In Between”

After reviewing Mack Wilds’ concert, I had “situationships” on my mind as a term and emotional predicament. Why certain loves cannot grow into full relationships,…

Album Review: Bedouine Shows Every Human Being Is A Wanderer

Bedouine might be the reincarnation of my beloved Nico. The Velvet Underground legend was a signature voice for the Chelsea kids that saw Andy Warhol…

Album Review: Jesse Shows Life Can Be Like A “Hard Sky” To Fly

Whenever you are out in the sun, for awhile, there is a warm dizziness that takes over you. For some reason, you feel rested and…

Film Review: The Big Sick Refreshes Romantic Comedies With Originality

Leave it to a true story to bring a fresh originality to a genre that can struggle with being formulaic. Romantic comedies aim for the…

Diandra Reviews The News: Pissed Jeans To Sing On Male Privilege At Mercury Lounge

Pissed Jeans is playing a Mercury Lounge on June 23 in their continued tour for their most recent album, Why Love Now. Amongst head-bashing guitars…

Concert Review: Morgxn Shows Bowery Ballroom The Spirit Of Love’s Touch

I have reviewed Morgxn before in the smaller, but still luminescent Baby’s All Right. Yet, coming to a bigger venue like “Bowery Ballroom” is only…

Concert Review: Mack Wilds Observes “Situationships” At Baby’s All Right

When you go to a Mack Wilds show, you should know that you are getting a full-on entertainer. While I should have expected that The…

Album Review: Lorde’s “Melodrama” Shows Growing Up Is A Lonely Experience

Lorde’s sophomore album was a strange realization of something I never noticed about growing up. In her first Heroine, nearly every track was about feeling…

Artist Close-Up: Taylor Buono Makes Life Feel “Fine”

We all need that track that makes being mindful feel mindless. At times, the act of being conscious whether of ourselves or our surroundings can…

Diandra Reviews A Concert Series: House Of Vans Is Taking Over CHI And NYC

Can we just thank God to thank House of Vans for giving us free music concerts? Anyone want to start the prayer? Readers know that…

Artist Close- Up: Snoh Aalegra Is My Kween!

Snoh Aalegera is amongst a long list of females who have tried to add soul to mainstream music. No what dramatic or dancing beat flares…

Artist Close-Up: Lion Babe Give Soulful, Sexy Empowerment in “Hit The Ceiling”

I love Lion Babe. The duo match sexy with soulfully empowering, which can, often, be presented as clashing. In a world that could be so…

Album Review: Big Boi Makes The Universe Boom In “Boomiverse”

  YAAAAAASSSSSSS!!!!!!! YAAAAAAASSSAAAAAA! That is what I did for forty minutes after listening to Big Boi’s Boomiverse, which is an excellent title fro an album…

Artist Close-Up : Larkin Grimm Show The Beauty And Bitterness of “Chasing An Illusion”

Chasing An Illusion may sound like what I do everyday, but it is actually the fantastic new album of Harlem songstress, Larkin Grimm. With a…

Album Review: Sebastian Blanck Asks Life To “Convince Me” It Is Worth Living

Renowned painter and musician Sebastian Blanck releases his newest album, Convince Me; a spry, florid record that might as well be music painting upon you.…