Early in the pandemic, I watched the 1967 classic Cool Hand Luke on the extremely new platform, HBO Max. The story, along with Paul Newman’s performance, captivated me. I recognized a famous line that my father quoted for years but never knew where it was from: “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” After […]
In the wake of Troye Sivan’s euphoric new album Something To Give Each Other and Omar Apollo’s Live for Me, as well as my own discovery of both Tiberius b and Miki Ratsula, I’m reminded again what it means to make characteristically queer* music. * For clarity and ease, I use the term “queer music” […]
With Halloween around the corner and a few more parties left before the weekend is out, let me introduce you to the next song you need to queue: “SWEET TEMPTATION” by DMAD. For anyone out there, like myself, that is getting into the intersection between hip-hop and house music, DMAD’s new single is for you. […]
Meet Khya, a talented singer-songwriter at Belmont University who is already making a splash in the indie pop genre. Signed with The Convergence Management, she wrote and released her debut song “city lights” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Her recent releases “the problem” and “CRIMINAL” secured spots on editorial playlists like Fresh Finds and Fresh Finds […]