Perusing the virtual buffet of panels at Game Devs of Color Expo 2020 made me as indecisive and hungry (for game design knowledge) as the real thing. And if there was an equivalent to the ...
I’ve known Soft Blue Shimmer for a relatively short amount of time (or forever if we’re considering 2020 time). My first exposure to them came from Gaby Chiongbian’s kaleidoscopic picture of the band playing the ...
Songwriter Fuvk has remained freely elusive as an artist in Austin, Texas. Consistently releasing EPs and singles each year, she generally views her work as a series of timestamps through life. Her love for analog ...
As crazy and hectic as 2020 was (and still is), that didn’t stop Los Angeles-based Chinese American singer-songwriter Elise Go from manifesting positivity and GOALS during what many would see as a dark time. Her ...
Lingua Franca is many things: a narrative that spotlights the many untold stories often left in the margins, a lyrical polemic on trans sexuality and desire, an expression of the anxieties induced by Trump’s America, ...
Rapper Jason Chu released a 10-track album perfect for at-home listening called living.room on June 2020. Four years since releasing his last solo album, Arrivals, and since joining trap-rap group, NITEMRKT, he returns to his roots of laying down terse bars over ...
Pop singer Sarah Cho has got some brooding jams with top-notch lyrics. Within the past few years, the New York-based singer has released five singles into the world (now six at the time of this ...
On the lovably titled “I Want My Hoe Time Back,” one of Alice Longyu Gao’s first released songs as an artist, the Los Angeles-based musician goes on a cheerful tangent mid-song. “Girls, get your iPhones ...
In the ever-expanding field of hopeful online musicians, it’s becoming increasingly difficult to stand out as an artist who deserves your attention. Even harder is capturing the attention of major pop stars, who presumably don’t ...
Japanese quintet For Tracy Hyde is an ambitious group. Made up of eureka (vocalist, guitarist), Natsubot (guitarist, backing vocals), U-1 (guitarist), Mav (bass), and soukou (drummer), For Tracy Hyde always seem to be finding new ...