Friday: The Pre Game After a week of piling up responsibilities, dealing with weak lovers, and a severe lack of time sizzling our brains with friends: Kyla “K Nasty” Baal and I were in intense anticipation of the looming night. Billy Ray Cyrus was performing…
*Editor’s note: The author hosted CONCERT SUR LA BAY and FREESTYLE/FLOETRY/F*CKERY PCP with performers SDotBraddy, Yoshi Thompkins and Sekajipo present.* Hip-hop may have been declared the most popular music genre of 2017 by Billboard, but its popularity in certain circles still surprises many…
BY BREE NIEVES, MILES ITON AND NOAH BASLAW Computer Luv - Ravyn Lenae + Steve Lacey (Crush EP) Ravyn Lenae is an 18-year-old Chicago native. She has been kicking it in the music scene for the past couple of years now, starting with two…
Miami’s III Points music, arts and technology festival sold out at its Wynwood venue on the weekend of Oct. 13, delivering three days of eclectic but approachable electronic music, hip-hop and undefinable art. Now in its fifth year, the festival saw its biggest growth yet,…
In the wake of so much tragedy happening throughout the world, it might be nice to think about the good that can exist in the world. These selections reflect artists in search for world peace and love. “Imagine” by John Lennon This Communist Manifesto…
In the days of The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd and Madonna, music may have been far more difficult to distribute and make accessible to the masses. With the myriad of online platforms, including SoundCloud -- which is now nearing 300 million users -- platforms…
Gorillaz’ new album is an apocalyptic dance-party playlist inspired by the catastrophic doomsday reality we are now experiencing caused by the new presidency. “Humanz (Deluxe)” runs 26 tracks, six of which are interludes less than a minute in length, with the most guest appearances…
Kendrick Lamar’s mom said this was her son’s best album yet, and I am hardpressed to disagree with that. Damn. came to me in the late night during a thesis crunch at Starbucks. I subscribe to all the major streaming platforms - Spotify, Tidal and…
Like Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly and Kanye West’s Yeezus, Solange Knowles’s latest album is another recent release centered on black consciousness and molded by the current day struggles of racism, police brutality and remaining carefree in a system built on centuries of racism.…
BY CAITLYN RALPH AND JASMINE RESPESS “The Five Of Us Are Dying” - My Chemical Romance “The Five Of Us Are Dying” is the original demo of My Chemical Romance’s classic track “Welcome To The Black Parade.” Beginning with a piano ballad rather than that…
