Artist Close- Up: Kehlani IS The Future of R&B

I CANNOT BELIEVE Kehlani debuted, technically, this year. To say, she has dominated my speaker, with Jhene Aiko, for the past few years is an…

Albums of The Year: Sir Sly’s Don’t You Worry, Honey Puts Egos To Rest

I think I speak for everyone when I say, “Screw YOU EGO!” Every human being has an ego and spirit coursing within them, of which…

Artist Close – Up: Bibi Bourelly Confronts Love For Its Magic And Malice

Here is why I am SO EXCITED about and for Bibi Bourelly. The songstress is a fellow writer, and has created hits for Rihanna (“Yeah…

Albums of The Year: Father John Misty’s Pure Comedy Is Predictive/Preventive of Human Insanity

There is a lyrical prickliness/ humor to Father John Misty that has coursed throughout his albums. Fear Fun, I Love You, Honeybear, and now Pure…

Diandra Interviews Soren Bryce: Music That Bridges Hope And Cynicism

To be a great artist or, at least, one of insightful impact, you have to be perceptive. The problem is how to balance the darkness…

Concert Preview: Overcoats Are Ready To Confront What It Means To Be Young

Overcoats’ Young is an easy record. Simply press play and you walk with two voices through their day to day, Hana and JJ. The young…

TV Review: Hulu’s Trust Me Is Psychological Drama At Its Finest

Trust Me may seem outlandish in plot. An overworked, underpaid nurse named Cath Hardacre whistleblows that her care ward was not acting so “caring”.  Seems…

Album Review: NVDES’ La NVDITE Vol 2 Is An EP of Dance Club Pop

Like their concert, NVDES’ La NVDITÉ, Vol. 2 EP shows the trio is stepping up in mass appeal. Each song of La NVDITÉ, Vol. 2…

Concert Review: SonReal Get Reals About Life At Mercury Lounge

  “Everyone has problems!”, SonReal remarked as the Canadian rapper marveled that he was performing in NYC. Despite the Biebs and Drake, it is not…

Album Review: Neil Young Feels Feels Like “The Visitor” On This Earth

When you listen to Neil Young, you think you are listening to Time as an entity. He has a way of capturing humanity, according to…

Concert Review: Angel Olsen Sings For Those With “Attitude” At Town Hall NYC

Angel Olsen has “attitude problems”; her declaration, not mine. As she smiled and marveled at “the sitting crowd”, her gold, jumpsuit reflected how she felt;…

Concert Review: The Weather Station Measure The Temperature of Humanity

The Weather Station, led by Tamara Lindeman, might as well be a group dedicated to taking social temperature of human congregations. Lindeman’s voice echoes the…

Concert Review: Alice Merton Is Challenging “No’s” At Baby’s All Right

There she was touring the U.S. with only one single released, and her Baby’s All Right show was PACKED. Merton opened up about the thousands…

Film Review: The New Radical Shows The Lines Between Hero And Villain

The New Radical Synopsis: Making a printable gun landed Cody Wilson on the U.S. government’s watchlist. Together with British programmer Amir Taaki, they founded Dark Wallet,…

Album Review: Cassandra Violet’s EP 4 Questions If Lust Is Carnal or Cathartic?

Casandra Violet’s EP 4 is pretty dark, and by that I mean “pretty” and “dark”. These are two entities that, in essence, do not live…