Festival Review: Meadows Fest Day 1

Meadows Fest was this past weekend, and yes it was AN EVENT! For all its ups and downs, The Weeknd’s 38the cancellation and Kanye’s “non-concert”…

Album Review: Supersilent’s 13. Is Batman Meets The Matrix In Music

Supersilent is a Norwegian band that has left the globe in awe, since1997, through their texturized music that has the ability to make you feel…

Album Review: La Sera Bring You To “Queens” With Bright Rock

My readers know I love inventing terminologies for the entertainment I review. It is my inner sociology major that makes want make up terms for…

Film Review: Masterminds Is A Modern Napoleon Dynamite

Masterminds comes out September 30, and the Zach Galifianakis film is a strange comedy to recommend, but a worthy one. The film is a star…

Album Review: MC Chris Is The King of Nerd Rap

Mc Chris has been dubbed the King of Nerd Rap through beats and rhymes that are clearly pop-culture inspired and comical in delivery. Yet, beyond…

Album Review: Mylko’s “Contrast” Shows Friends Come And Go But Music Remains

This pair of high school friends began their careers as drummers but eventually turned their attention into music production. The electric array of bouncing beats…

Book Review: The Heart Of Henry Quantum Will Make You Swoon With Love

‘ Pepper Harding makes a strong debut in the comically insightful fiction: The Heart of Henry Quantum. The novel is quietly powerful in its trailing…

Album Review: Blonde Redhead Release Masculine/ Feminine And MY MIND GOES WILD!

Simmering with the zest/grit of pre-Giuliani Manhattan, Blonde Redhead’s long out-of-print early recordings have finally crawled their way out of a 90s basement like a…

Concert Review: Rachael Yamagata Is Stunning At Bowery Ballroom

Warning: I am about to GUSH! about an artist. If you have yet to read my review of Tightrope Walker please do so NOW. Better…

Concert Review: Sheare Is Ready For Pop Mainstream At Rockwood Music Hall

Sheare is ready for Pop Music mainstream, and after witnessing his performance at Rockwood Music Hall, I walked out feeling like the world is his…

Diandra Interviews: Holiday Mountain’s Authentic Search for Self-Love

Laura Patiño is Holiday Mountain; a crazy, “in your face” persona whose colorful personality is only a cover for the vast intelligence and spiritual analysis of Patiño…

Album Review: Sam Evian’s “Premium” Should Go Platinum

Sam Evian’s Premium is an intimate look into a young, New York man’s mind. As Sam plays music to anecdotes and glimpses into his everyday…

Diandra Reviews The Power of Adele In Concert

It is hard to describe something so simple. Adele, in concert, is really simple. As images of her face swindles though big screens, showing like…

Album Review: Regina Spektor Remember Us To Life Is Like A Musical Scrapbook

I have long loved and admired Regina Spektor. Her voice is literally like the mystical land of milk and honey. It is filled with lush…

Artist Close Up: Olivia Millerschin Is The Voice of Wisdom In Youth

Olivia Millerschin’s album Look Both Ways is proof that Wisdom is ageless. Often we think wisdom comes with getting older, but wisdom comes with maturity,…