Here are our favorite albums of 2019. Part 1/3.
EPs, to us, serve one of two purposes for a band. For some, they’re an experimental stomping ground to test out new ideas without completely committing to a new artistic direction. For others, they announce ...
Deciding which songs would be on our Best Songs of 2019 list was, in many ways, leagues different than it was for 2018. When I was putting our list together back in 2018, it was ...
For years, Melbourne-based musician Yeo has been releasing sly R&B jams with dozens of local collaborators across his expansive discography. A casual scroll through his Bandcamp and Soundcloud pages will dig up many, many names ...
It’s often such a shame that shorts programs generally get shafted by the general nature of film festivals. That’s just usually how it goes. Next to feature-length films directed by more established filmmakers and the ...
The last time that I truly felt represented on-screen was when I watched Minhal Baig’s Hala. When Hala (Geraldine Viswanathan) fights back against her mother, Eram (Purbi Joshi), for being too protective, restrictive, and often ...
To someone like me, an Asian American who knows little more than his little suburb in Los Angeles County, the idea of Asian Americans existing outside of the San Gabriel Valley bubble can be admittedly ...
“I just want to keep on feeling.” If there’s one lyric that stands out the most on the Canadian DJ Robotaki (Preston Chin)’s latest ethereal double release, “Los Angeles”/”Quasar,” it’s this. Feeling, which defines the ...
By now, Rina Sawayama should be recognized as one of the most exciting musicians to watch in the pop scene thanks to the sheer power of 2017’s RINA EP (and a slew of successful 2018 ...
Anaheim-based singer-songwriter Krost (Kristen Lee) is well on her way to releasing her newest project, Feel Alive EP, before the end of the year. Already we’ve heard the icy dance anthem “On the Vine” last ...
