Cover photo taken by Joel Barney & Oscar Ferguson (@_bttr_half) As the music landscape continues to evolve faster than ever, tapping into the zeitgeist is a daunting task. Nevertheless, it’s something that British-Burmese artist Lucy Tun does with ease. Musically, lyrically, and aesthetically, Lucy gives the impression of someone who has an intuitive grasp of…
Kisha Bashi hosted a film screening and live performance in celebration of his new film OMOIYARI. Omoiyari is a Japanese word that means to have sympathy and compassion towards another person. The title alludes to the film which shapes around the power of empathy in social justice work, focusing the narrative on Japanese incarceration during…
Cover photo taken by Thong Luc On a gloomy and rainy Saturday afternoon (the last Saturday of September 2023, actually) Chloe and I made our way to the Greek Theater. Sitting in typical LA traffic, I anxiously drummed my fingers against my steering wheel. Admittedly enough, I was quite nervous as a COVID-lockdown-era fan of…
In the words of Mitski herself: “Who knew there was such a goth-tastic theater at the Ace Hotel?” Entering the historic Regent Theater in DTLA, is to enter a time capsule; the building’s colorful history manifested in ancient-looking gothic architecture, reminiscent of a long forgotten art. This hypnotic, dark craftsmanship proved to be the perfect…
Gloubi-boulga: the French word for mishmash — a confused mixture. So I only listened to one new EP this August, you got a problem with that?
khai dreams is like jesus. i remember when sunkissed was the song everyone was dancing to on tiktok in late 2019. i shamelessly searched it on spotify, and it was the soundtrack that played in my mind when i imagined myself and my hypothetical lover being deeply and incandescently in love. khai creates beautifully addictive…
“what the fuck is this?” i showed my violently straight white male roommate the video on my tiktok for you page: one of mad tsai’s promos for his music video of stacy’s brother. mad tsai innovatively reworked the original stacy’s mom into a queer narrative that features an addictive pop-rock style and a plethora of…
Photos by Sophia Russo If anyone can disrupt a scene and make it their own, it is singer-songwriter Kelela. Kelela debuted her experimental sound with her mixtape ‘Cut 4 Me’ in 2013, where she mixed R&B, house, electronic, and soul to establish her own sound and identity as an upcoming and unapologetically herself artist. Fast…
Being able to draw was once a dream of mine. Corners of my childhood bedroom are still lined with discarded sketches of characters that unintentionally look like knock-off piñatas. I would spend hours online watching “how to draw Olaf” or “make flowers look real,” but quickly lost interest as soon as the petals fell or…
What do you do after a 23 mile hike at Big Sur, you go to a Sammy Rae & The Friends Concert. I went with Harry Frahn, who was also on the camping trip with me. As I quickly shoved myself to the front before another wave of people came in – Miki Ratsula, the…