Album Review: Noname Brings Us New Philosophies In “Room 25”

There are artists that are tied to time, and other artists that are tied to “taste.” For instance, certain musicians feel anchored to a year…

Album Review: Pale Waves Are Goth Love In My Mind Makes Noises

When it comes to music, pretty much everyone talks about love. Pale Waves are no different in their debut, My Mind Makes Noises, by showing…

Concert Review: Julia Jacklin Finds Her Place At Brooklyn Steel

We all are over-thinkers. Our brain is, literally, hard-wired to splurge thoughts, but our intuitive heart was made to sift through them. In a world that…

Film Review: MDMA Is A Cautionary Tale of Ecstasy

  Visually, MDMA is gorgeous. Making every scene feel like a piñata of color being bashed by the bats of human self-destructiveness. Every portrait is…

Artist Close-Up: Swizz Beatz Is Ready To Release “Poison”

Hearing some of his newest works at his Freedom Party, Swizz Beatz was on another level of joy. He had just come back from Egypt,…

Film Review: Lost Child Analyzes The Psychology of Fear And Folk Tales

SYNOPSIS: LOST CHILD, written/directed by Ramaa Mosley (THE BRASS TEAPOT) along with producer/writer Tim Macy, stars HUNGER GAMES and True Detective alum Leven Rambin and follows…

Concert Review: First Aid Kit Empower Womanhood At Brooklyn Steel

I love First Aid Kit, especially because, like Nao, they have earned my labeling of them as “guarantee artists;” never failing to entertain. Their country-rock…

Artist In Need: Peter Verzilov Is In Critical Condition (Possibly Poisoned)

Pussy Riot are famous because they have combined music and morality to form a sonic revolution. Yet, when you speak up against injustice, it will…

Concert Review: Matt Holubowski Sings To The Workaday Life In NYC

Most of us feel unordinary, especially, in this world, where an individual can be treated like a god, and masses of people can be treated…

Concert Review: Ziggy Alberts Is Wisdom At Rough Trade NYC

You have your shows that keep you hyped, and then you have your shows that keep you grounded. At Rough Trade NYC, Ziggy Alberts was…

Album Review: Howard’s Together Alone Observes Love’s Identity

“Together Alone” is a double edged sword. It can mean you and your lover are together; separated from the gawking eyes and the general opinion…

Film Review: Lizzie Makes You Rethink Death

Synopsis: Academy Award (R) nominee Chloë Sevigny (Boys Don’t Cry, “Big Love”) stars as Lizzie Borden, the notorious woman at the heart of one of…

Album Review: Paul Weller’s Reveals The True Meanings of Life

Turning 60 years old, Paul Weller is offering some of his most beautiful, thoughtful music. Looking back on life and the relishes it offers in…

Concert Review: Waxahatchee Sings To Hope & Sadness At LPR

Prepare for me to ask the most obvious question: “You ever felt like you were not yourself?” Not just that you weren’t who you are…

Album Review: First Aid Kit’s Tender Offerings Are Welcomingly Romantic

First Aid Kit’s Ruins was exceptionally fierce. It was an album built for the country-pop heart that dares to bask in her own femininity. For…