Properties featured: Motherland: Fort Salem, The Bold Type, Too Hot to Handle, Making It, Central Park, Fathom, Sex/Life, Who Are You, Charlie Brown?, September Mornings, Fast & Furious 9, Bosch, The Mysterious Benedict Society
LA-based pop artist Maggie Andrew has dropped her fiery new single “ILMIHM” and it’s about to get you hooked.
Today we have a new single and video from Meet Me @ The Altar, the Trollhunters: Rise Of the Titans trailer, and Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday.
When I started touring with the band Kittie, we were often asked about who inspired us to start playing music. Of course, we have a diverse range of influences across both genre and gender spectrum, but what really stood out is that we could name countless women from the 90’s who inspired us. Kim Gordon, Liz Phair, Alanis, Lauryn Hill, Sheryl Crow, Hole, SWV, Bif Naked, Veruca Salt, Eryka Badu (I could go on). I didn’t realize at the time how much that representation mattered because there was so much of it. I’m a musician today because I had the… Read more »
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about artists celebrating Pride Month.
“What’s Going On” The present-day relevance of What’s Going On is an acknowledgement of the creative mastery of the 1971 album and a reminder of the stagnation of society’s moral compass in its movement towards “justice for all.” Marvin Gaye’s creative genius is on full display on vinyl through the musicianship that helped create what is known as the “Motown Sound.” By the time of What’s Going On’s release, he was already known as a ‘Motown Star’ based on a career on a meteoric rise—that rise for Motown, as a label, and Marvin, as an artist, took place during the… Read more »
Shows featured: Changing the Game, The Bold Type, We Are Lady Parts, Sweet Tooth, Feel Good
The pain that comes with loss is something that most of us can relate to. However, there is a feeling just as relatable, but so much more freeing – realizing that the loss was one of the best things that could have happened to you. KINGS sums up that exact feeling in a beautiful way with her new song, ‘ur a good bye’.
P!NK takes you on an emotional adventure during her 2019 “Beautiful Trauma” world tour.
Photo: Steve Wilkie/Netflix © 2021 It’s a question you’ve likely wondered or heard: When is the superhero trend going to end? It makes sense to ask. Since trends are cyclical, they ebb and flow in the stream of pop culture popularity. Therefore the best answer to that question came from my good friend Martin Bosworth: “Superheroes are our modern myths.” Go ahead. Try to stop Greek mythology from infiltrating every aspect of storytelling. Superheroes are equally relentless. They have to be. It comes with the job. Much like Greek myths, our favorite supers have inspired multiple analogs that allow us… Read more »
