Album Review: Aluna Is Having Her “Renaissance”

It happens in every young woman’s life, especially when she tips over the mid-twenties; we seek a Renaissance. Realizing that dreams either A) don’t come…

Album Review: Galimatias Is A Renaissance Boy

Listening to Galimatias’ debut, Renaissance Boy, out August 28, I was transported. A cloud came and picked me up, offered me golden headphones personally made…

Album Review: Protoje Is In Search of Lost Time

As a Caribbean gal, I have to say Reggae is MY VIBE. It is a spiritual frequency that reverbs within my heart to remind me…

Movie Review: The Personal History of David Copperfield Hit Me In My Feelings

Growing up, I never really saw my culture or nation’s heroes in academia. Pedro Albizu Campos was not a name that would be cited In…

Album Review: Angel Olsen Is A “Whole New Mess”

There is something dangerous about a dream come true. Somehow, the way reality strikes a dream makes it less “dreamy.” In our minds, a goal…

Album Review: Disclosure Are Coming With The “Energy”

Forget “mood” or “vibes!” Come with the ENERGY! Mood and vibes are for aesthetics and atmosphere, but energy is for a frequency; a force so…

TV Review: The Boys Return And Get Political

With Election Day, November 3, not coming SOON ENOUGH, it seems like politics are everywhere and understandably so. We are in the middle of a…

Diandra Interviews Wafia: Remembering The Good Things That Matter

I can’t lie. I am a FAN of Wafia, and if you read my review, you know I like her heart. She believes the small…

Album Review: Wafia Makes You See The “Good Things” About Life

I remember seeing Wafia’s first show in New York, and feeling like this young woman is not only a star but should be, which is…

Album Review: Mulatto Is The Queen of Da Souf

In a week where every man from the depths of the ocean, including the sea monster known as Tucker Carlson, has decided to discuss “WAP,”…

Album Review: Bryce Vine Has Problems

Bryce Vine has problems like everyone else, and his music is starting to reflect it. On his new EP, Problems, he turns the dial down…

Movie Review: Chemical Hearts Treats Teen Love Seriously

  Usually, when I watch a romantic drama there is a core ingredient that never fails: the young woman “saves” the young guy. She is…

Diandra Interviews Uptown Boyband: Making BAG$, Including EVERYONE

Do I love Uptown Boyband? Why yes I do! They are unique. ambitious, and have a solid foundation in music style and friendship. When you…

Movie Review: Words On Bathroom Walls Is YA At Its Finest

In a time when we are discussing mental health even more, we have found ourselves at a moral and linguistic crossroad. We don’t always know…

Diandra Interviews thisisNAMASTE: Life Truly Is Something

From Denzel Washington to Spice Girls, thisisNAMASTE has a range of influences, but the biggest one has been her life. Like most artists, she has…