SXSDRESSED TO IMPRESS The SXSW website officially categorizes it as a series of conferences and festivals that focus on interactive, film, and music industries. But more recen… Read More

BEAUTIFUL DISTORTION Henrietta Harris is a New Zealand based artist and illustrator known for her incredibly beautiful and often distorted portraits,  Aside from her portraiture, s… Read More

FROM SOUTH BROOKLYN TO SXSW Brooklyn rockers Shinobi Ninja are by no means typical—their idiosyncratic sound meshes hip-hop, electronic, and rock influences into a chaotic hodge-podge… Read More

VINCE STAPLES LIVE AT TERMINAL 5 A couple years ago my buddy Phil told me about this kid out of Long Beach, California. Phil knew I only wanted to listen to artists who were actually sa… Read More

NADA NEW YORK 2017 It’s no secret that art and activism go hand and hand—artists are not ones to shy away from questioning and critiquing social and political structures. Reflect… Read More

PRACTICAL JOKERS Listening to their latest album Landmark, one might not think Hippo Campus is a band of twenty-one year old guys from Minnesota. Zach Sutton (bass), Nathan St… Read More

JUKEBOX VOL. 13 [+] STEVE LACY – “DARK RED” The Internet is an undeniably influential modern R & B group that is composed of highly talented individuals. Earl… Read More

MAGGIE ROGERS LIVE AT TROUBADOUR Recent New York University graduate Maggie Rogers made her Los Angeles debut to a sold out crowd at the Troubadour. The ethereal singer/songwriter… Read More

PENCHANT FOR COMPETITION AND HOT PEPPERS Fresh off a lively string of shows at SXSW, Staying For The Weekend are looking to share their signature energy through a new video. The Nashville qu… Read More

PRETTY IN PUNK: POTTY MOUTH X CHARM SCHOOL What do you get when you combine the looks of hardcore punk-rock band The Ramones with the wide-eyed, mini-skirt-wearing anime… Read More

STAY SUPER, SUPER COOL Yesterday, Ariana DiLorenzo, better known for her musical project Ariana and the Rose, released Retrograde. The EP was helmed by single “Supercool,” a shee… Read More

ONWARD AND UPWARD British synth pop outfit SYKES flew into Austin a few days ago, with ESTA visas in hand. They spend a lot of time in Los Angeles these days, mixing and recording for an upc… Read More

FROM THE MUSHROOM CUP TO THE INTERNATIONAL STAGE This SXSW, for the first time ever, the Aussie BBQ was extended to two days. This meant two wonderful, glorious days of music, food, and… Read More

A DAY IN THE LIFE WITH HIGH WAISTED You’re at SXSW with the most insanely packed schedule of “want-to-see” and “heard-were-good” bands. You’ve already wal… Read More

NO, SHE DIDN’T ASK FOR IT For the “Ladies and Gentleman” episode of Master Of None, creator Aziz Ansari takes a step back. Instead the teleplay comes from Sarah Peters and… Read More

NO PRETENSIONS OF BEING ROCK LEGENDS Joey Nestor and Jon Stolpe, two thirds of New Jersey punk trio The Moms, are sitting at a private bar on the second floor of Maggie Mae’s on 6th St… Read More

LANA DEL REY SXSW 2017 Last night I learned the power of Lana Del Rey via her fans who waited hours and hours on line when they heard news of her surprise performance at the Apple… Read More

SAN FERMIN HAVE COME A LONG WAY My fellow Philadelphia, Pennsylvania native Allen Tate has been around the world and back again as the lead vocalist of lauded baroque chamber-pop band S… Read More

THE POWER OF THE ARTIST The Role of the artist is to fill in the holes where school is missing things.” – Tierney Oberhammer, Flocabulary SXSW on the surface is the annual cong… Read More

AMERICA’S BAND WANTS RUPAUL FOR PRESIDENT Dude York‘s guitarist Peter Richard is wearing a white long-sleeve with a pink-lettered slogan on the front: “RuPaul for President… Read More

AUSTIN’S TOP VINTAGE AND THRIFT SHOPS SXSW has everything: it’s a mecca for all that is music, film, and tech. But Austin Texas itself is more than just host city to one of… Read More

WORKING OUT IN STYLE Do you often find yourself looking to reconcile your love of stylish workout gear with your minimalist aesthetic? If your answer is yes, listen up and you will hear Outd… Read More

“BACK FOR ME” AND BACK FOR MORE After five long years, LA-based band Electric Guest are back on tour, promoting their most recent release, Plural, which has finally dro… Read More

SS17 JUNGLE COLLECTION Russian designer Katya Dobryakova‘s first U.S. store located at NYC’s Soho was host to a Blogger Party celebrating International Women’s Day. The eve… Read More

ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ I ran into Joey Bada$$ on January 14, 2015 in an elevator bank. He had an interview at a company I was working for at the time. The night before he performed &ldqu&hell…Read More

DEAD HORSE POWER There’s something to be said about music that doesn’t feel over-produced. Sure, I’m a fan of bands that use tons of post-production effects to elevate the… Read More

KICKS NO LONGER ON FIRE For the past couple years sneaker trends have tended toward subtle, comfortable, elevated basics. So far sneaker designers in 2017 has doubled down on that trend. The… Read More

BEAUTIFUL DESIGNS, COLORFUL PATTERNS, AND ICONIC IMAGES The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) already contributes to the art and fashion center that is New York City by bringing in talent… Read More

SOULQUARIUS FESTIVAL, SANTA ANA CALIFORNIA An excitement hit Santa Ana Saturday morning on February 18 harder than the storm that ran through Southern California the entire week be… Read More

SETTING THE TONE WITH THEIR BEACH SYNTH SOUND In it’s inaugural start last year, House of Creatives proved to be exactly what Miami needed. On November 18 + 19 at the North Beach Bands… Read More

SATISFY YOUR THIRST FOR BLACK AND GREY TATTOOS Whether you simply enjoy looking at dope artwork or you want some inspiring tattoo ideas, there is something about the simplistic bol… Read More

BETWEEN DREAM AND NIGHTMARE “Real and surreal merge here: opposites unite, vibrant and sparkling flows into dark and misty, sexual and sinister twists with spiritual and loving.”… Read More

RUN THE JEWELS LIVE AT TERMINAL 5 Last night (2/26/17) marked night two of four for Run The Jewels live at Terminal 5 in New York City. And yes, four nights- the originally pl… Read More

YVES TUMOR LIVE AT VILLAIN A tall slender man wearing a skeleton mask over his head took the stage. A thin table towards the back of the stage was the only thing between the myster… Read More

YOUNGISH AMERICAN You probably know Chris Tomson as CT – the drummer of Vampire Weekend. Not long after I Had a Dream That You Were Mine by Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij (a… Read More

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THRIFT AND VINTAGE Have you recently wandered into a thrift shop, only to discover that the price tags resemble those of a designer boutique’s? Did you… Read More

A NEW ERA OF E-COMMERCE As per their website, a “grail” is defined as a specific piece you obsess over owning, but can’t ever find or afford. Two years ago, Arun Grupta dis… Read More

CULTURAL ZEITGEST Fashion photographer Munachi Osegbu has his work displayed in the Louvre Museum, which is something most artists dream of – and he’s only 20 years old. Stu… Read More

KALI UCHIS LIVE AT THE OBSERVATORY Tuesday had singles, couples and everyone-in-an-its-complicated-relationship in between, cruising down to Santa Ana to attend a special Vale… Read More

LOOSE BUTTONS LIVE AT PIANOS NYC has given birth to countless great musicians and bands, and although some of this is elementary to New Yorkers in the “scene”, there are many who… Read More

“TEARS IN HEAVEN” AND THE POWER OF MUSIC Earlier today I got into yet another hour-long conversation about the divisiveness occurring in our society. I get into conversation… Read More

DON’T RUSH LIFE Tomorrow night (2/18/17), Sarah Solovay returns to Rockwood Music Hall in NYC for the release show for her brand new single “Rough Draft.” It has… Read More

NOT YOUR AVERAGE PARISIENNE A busy Sunday afternoon in a trendy East Village café – as New Yorkers are swarming the sidewalks and crowding the tables, enjoying one of the rare w… Read More

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INJECTING PERSONAL VISION INTO TRADITION At first glance, Ryan Gagné‘s portfolio is everything you’d associate with classic tattoo art- Sailor Jerry‘s legacy carried… Read More

TREAT YOURSELF Valentine’s is an interesting holiday— it’s either loved or despised, depending on who you ask. For those with a “Valentine”, it’s a great… Read More