Concert Review: Jain Is A Social Justice Dance Queen In NYC

This review begins with a personal challenge to the reader. I want you to watch one video for a to three different songs, and analyze…

Album Review: Swizz Beatz Releases “Poison”

Swizz Beatz’ Poison is the encapsulation of a man who has created a career building others. Swizz Beatz is a rapper, but he is also…

Concert Review: Christine And The Queens Is Phenomenal At Brooklyn Steel

Christine And The Queens is just another level of performer/iconic! Seriously! Her new tour feels like an avant-garde, choreographed version of Rent; giving you Broadway…

Concert Review: Marc E Bassy Is Giving Radio Love At Sony Hall

I always say, “There is nothing wrong in aiming for the radio!” People can get “picky” or diminishing of artists that aim for that car…

Artist Close-Up/ Review: Rae Isla Is No Longer Blue

I had the privilege of witnessing Rae Isla perform her new EP, No Longer Blue, at listening party. The singer is like a magnet when…

Concert Review: Gus Dapperton IS Halloween At Bowery Ballroom

Gus Dapperton simply feeds the energy of every misfit kid who was seen as “bad” or “crazy” because he/she could not pass for “normal,” which…

Concert Review: KYLE Is SUPER DUPER FUN At Sony Hall

KYLE is, musically, the quintessential buddy, and if you do not see the “weight” of such a power then let me tell you. Whether it…

Theatre Review: Good Grief Is The Truest Portrayal of Loss At Vineyard Theatre

Playing at Vineyard Theatre until November 18, Good Grief is a simple, lovely pleasure to the NYC theatre circuit. In just 90 minutes, it makes…

Album Review: Mikky Ekko Shows The Rise And Pitfall of FAME

On FAME, Ekko comments, “The album is me finding my way through a labyrinth and the emotions I experienced along the way. Anyone can fake…

Film Review: Bodied Leaves You Dead With Laughter And Serious Thoughts

Racist! Homophobic! Sexist! Bodied is all in one and then some. Yet, the life of battle rapping is one that is absolutely build upon “mud-slinging.”…

Event Review: Beastie Boys Book Tour Checks Your Head

WHAAATTTTT A LIIIIFFFFEEEE! At King’s Theatre, Ad-Rock and Mike- D of the Beastie Boys humorously relived the formation of one of the TOP Hip Hop…

Concert Review: Allan Rayman’s Halloween Special At Public Arts

Lately, I am learning so MUCH about what it takes to grow as an artist. Heck! Even Diandra Reviews It All has grown in style…

Diandra Interviews Nightly: Growing Up To Grow Your Dreams!

The perks about meeting an artist is that, when the veil drops, you witness the humanity behind the creativity. Of course, you do not, always,…

Event Review: All You Need Is Brunch…… FOR REAL!

  I had the absolute pleasure of attending the final day of the New York Food Film Festival. The event, All You Need Is Brunch,…

Film Review: Boy Erased Redefines What Is Faith And Family

Watching Boy Erased, I felt a different kind of sadness. Throughout the film, you see how religiosity warps certain parents into becoming the killers of…