SXSW’s magnetism for indie artists is well documented. So of course when an unprecedented global pandemic closes it down, what becomes of the artists who were scheduled to play? Some return, and with a clarifying amount of new material. One such artist includes Taiwanese-Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and activist Deena Lynch, better known as her […]
When doing a whole week of artist interviews, it’s always a good omen when the very first one goes better than expected; this year, our SXSW interview with London-based artist and friend of the site mui zyu (Eva Liu) was no exception. For the past few years (and following up from the success of her […]
SXSW is all about expecting the unexpected, and this time around, that meant striking up a new friendship with long-time friend and featured artist on the site, Jong Lee, otherwise known as Toronto-based dream-pop multi-instrumentalist Peach Luffe. Most people, when meeting for the first time, would start their conversations with something simple, like an ordinary […]
When I was fifteen years old, I spent hours ripping music from sketchy MP3 song download apps on the Android store. I leaned hard into the indie scene with my own version of theft, as much of the world was inaccessible to me in my suburban sprawl. A product of this time period was an […]
Can you believe it’s been five whole years since From the Intercom started making year-end lists? Five. Whole. Years! I still remember sitting alone in the local coffee shop (which has since closed down), typing away at a list that I thought that no one would bother to look at. My selection process for the […]