October 23, 2023
Interviews
Interviews
I took inspiration from the somewhat schizophrenic yet entertaining behavior of a few cats I've owned who purr for attention and then sink their teeth into you without reason or warning.
October 18, 2023
Events
Events
I want to strongly discern that Kenny is not only a skilled multi-disciplinary musician, but someone I see as a generational talent...
October 16, 2023
Articles
Articles
No matter what type of art you produce, you can learn from the past, and there may be aesthetics you cannot reproduce on modern digital software...
October 14, 2023
Events
Events
I love going into sets, not knowing what to expect, and being positively impressed by a performing artist. Smino is absolutely someone I would see again...
October 13, 2023
Interviews
Interviews
I think it's just really hard to find a band name. I feel like a connection to it. It just kind of was intuitive...
October 11, 2023
Events
Events
I expected nothing short of perfection when witnessing a Thundercat live set, and that was what I ultimately received...
October 11, 2023
Events
Events
Center stage were several instruments, including guitars, keyboards, synths, sequencers, and much more. Seamlessly, FKJ flowed between all of these inputs, performing in a unique/multi-faceted set.
October 10, 2023
Events
Events
It was amazing to witness not only how skilled of a vocalist Masego was, but also his talents as a dancer and entertainer.
October 7, 2023
Events
Events
Their visual imagery on album art is some of my favourite in the underground scene, with 'Shrines' depicting an NYPD officer grappling down the side of a building in Harlem looking into a window at a 425-pound tiger...
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CKay's 2019 release titled, 'Love Nwantiti (Ah Ah Ahh)' was the first African song in history to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify and the track garnered a billion combined views in a single day on TikTok...
It’s Steve Harvey’s eyes. I like to put Steve Harvey’s eyes in stuff I make. Idk why it just makes me feel good to know he’s watching...
Daniel's set had some of the most intense use of bass I’d ever experienced - being right next to the stage it shook my entire body. The others in the pit were looking at each out like ‘holy s***...’
I think of this song as a journey that started with a love folk song that somehow turned a different direction into something more mysterious and beautiful that even I can't explain very well...
If pain's living on when your body's long gone - And your phantom regret hasn't let it go yet - You may not have died in the way that you must - All specters are haunted by their own lack of trust - When you're all out of time, there's nothing but space..
During the 2020 quarantine year I spent a lot of time indoors only listening to music and chatting with people on forums and Discord...
It does now. I meditate every day just to not feel insane. The practice leaks into everything I do. With writing or recording, I do let thoughts take me for a ride...
I was in a headspace where I wanted a name that represents the closest to my essence. The symbol ((( O ))) represents energy, life-force, what we all have...
Zguba is dead and buried, never to resurface with a full-fledged release...
I don't know how I've gone this long without seeing Kendrick or Keem. I was supposed to photograph one of their shows back in Vancouver in 2022...