When we last heard from Los Angeles-based visual artist/musician Kelady a while ago, she had just released her scorching self-loving song, “Papaya.” This month, she’s followed that up with “Barkada,” a similarly hard-hitting song that ...
Back in June, the 626’s own Casper Sun (Edward Chao) dropped Pink Matter EP, a Frank Ocean inspired collection of jazz-hop and mellow-hype tracks. A project filled with collaborators, Pink Matter saw Chao working with ...
For many netizens, it’s easy to find evidence of the globalization of Japanese culture within digital media and arts. Whole subgenres of music have sprung to life thanks to the inspiration of certain “aesthetic” movements, ...
Unrequited love has long been a topic for many love songs. In fact, it’s such a universal feeling that makes it such a great topic for an artist to write about. And if they’re lucky, ...
It’s hard for musicians to form an honest connection between themselves and their listeners during a performance. What are they to do? With so many fans and so little time, musicians have to play sets ...
With the advancement and proliferation of music mixing software, making your own music has never been easier. Currently, bedroom pop, the genre of the burgeoning twenty-something musician, is glaring proof of that. Pop music–or music ...
Back in November of 2018, the Facebook group Asian Creative Network (ACN) was born. With a central goal of connecting Asian creatives throughout the world, ACN became a fascinating platform for members to learn, draw ...
In a perfect world, more people would know about Anaheim-based singer-songwriter Krost (Kristen Lee). A quick browse through her Bandcamp and YouTube channels reveal snippets of a singer who has a ridiculously keen ear for ...
Eight years ago, Amsterdam-based alternative-pop musician Ilja Alexander released his debut album, Hold On to Her. A collection of carefully composed orchestral love songs in English, Japanese, and even Indonesian, it was a great showcase ...
pictoria vark, the spoonerism alias for New Jersey/Iowan musician Victoria Park, has already accomplished so much within the independent music scene despite only having one release to her name. A talented bass-player and an extensive tour ...
