It’s hard enough to make it in a competitive industry when you’re young. But if you’re also a person of color and/or part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, it can feel next to impossible. For Meet Me @ The Altar—a trio of young women of color, two of whom are queer—the only way around those industry hurdles is through them. “We’re the perfect mesh of like almost every single type of person in the world,” says vocalist Edith Victoria. I’m catching up with the band over Zoom, the day before their debut full-length, Past // Present // Future, is set to… Read more »
From the moment you’re in Chad Tepper’s presence, you know he lives and breathes gratitude, authenticity, and pop-punk. If there is anyone out there being unapologetically himself, it’s this man. Chad is friends with everyone in the room, and the different parts of his life all intersect to make him exactly who he is. His music career, the people he surrounds himself with, his life philosophies, and his dreams all flow together. When I sat down with Chad at The Gathering, he immediately set the tone by saying, “We need to be more appreciative. We have air in our lungs.”… Read more »
The Inbox Jukebox brings you fresh new tunes and bands. This week features tracks from Drax Project, phem x Ezekiel, American Teeth x Brasko, and The Plot in You.
Basslines and Protest Signs is Brett Callwood’s column looking at the intersection of music and politics. This week talks about the World Cup 2022.
Featured properties: Emmys, The Handmaid’s Tale, Vampire Academy, Atlanta, Fate: The Winx Saga, Central Park, Love is Blind: After The Altar
Featured properties: Motherland: Fort Salem, Hotties, Untold, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Echoes, Making the Cut, House of the Dragon
