Film Review: I Feel Pretty Shows The Beauty of Confidence

SYNOPSIS: A woman struggling with insecurity wakes from a fall believing she is the most beautiful and capable woman on the planet. Her new confidence empowers…

Film Review: Netflix’s Mercury 13 Shows The Cosmic Cruelty of Sexism

SYNOPSIS: Mercury 13 is a remarkable story of the women who were tested for spaceflight in 1961 before their dreams were dashed in being the…

Concert Review: Kimbra Unleashes Her Primal Heart At Rough Trade

Kimbra unleashed Primal Heart on Rough Trade to a crowd of adoring and surprised fans. There is a sweetness to Kimbra that almost appeared wholesome,…

Theatre Review: Children of A Lesser God Challenges The Worth of Social Pity

Directed by Kenny Leon, Children of A Lesser God (COAG) shines a light on an often ignored and painfully marginalized group: the disabled. In this…

Concert Review: Frenship Form A Summer Bond With Bowery Ballroom

IT’S COMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUMMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Watching Frenship dance around the Bowery Ballroom stage like they were drunk off partying was infectiously joyous. It was as if the…

Concert Review: Pollens Are The Brooklyn B-52’s At Baby’s All Right

Sometimes, I think the only difference between a crazy person and a genius is willpower. Crazy people lose their conscious, and let their want eat…

Concert Review: Thirdstory Turn Brooklyn Steel Into Their Home of Harmony

Seeing Thirdstory at Brooklyn Steel was AMAZING. I remember when they wee just filling out Baby’s All Right, and now a whole warehouse was cheering…

Concert Review: INHEAVEN Give Goth Glam Grunge At Bowery

It is kind of strange to see a British band play to the idea of wasted, American Youth. There with their North Londoner accents, and…

Album Review: Kimbra Releases Her Cool, “Primal Heart”

Growing up hurts, and anyone who tells you otherwise then has not. Kimbra has certainly grown her sound and lyrics to show, the older you…

Album Review: Bishop Briggs Takes You To The Church of Scars

Bishop Briggs is sonically innovative but accessible, which is, basically, what the music industry dreams of in an artist. Although some judge the music biz…

Album Review: Lord Huron Show You A “Vide Noir”

Lord Heron create immersive, imaginative soundscapes, and do not recoil from displaying humanity’s dullness. After spending nights driving around and observing Los Angeles’s nights  for…

Album Review: Tinashe Takes You On An Edgy R&B Joyride

From Kali Uchis to H.E.R, R&B is receiving a revamp that attracts young people’s desire to CHILL OUT! Tinashe is another member of what I…

Artist Close-Up: Princess Nokia Goes For Emo- Experimentation

Princess Nokia’s new mixtape is a SHOCK. Going emo-rock is a twist for the rapper and her fans, but I am for it, especially because…

Diandra Interviews RIVVRS: Keeping Fun Alive As Music Heals Your Life

Interviewing RIVVRS was enlightening, in part, because his responses felt relatable and motivating. We all struggle to feel excited about our lives, and even the…

Diandra Interviews Jack Grace: Releases Tension Through If I Tremble

Jack Grace’s If I Tremble feels like somebody combined Radiohead’s Thom Yorke with a galaxy. Every wave feels radioed by a frantic call from daily…