French DJ and instrumental hip-hop producer Arnaud Bernard, better known by his moniker Onra, is an experienced yet obscure producer in the trip-hop genre. Having produced seven studio albums and numerous EPs, Bernard is no stranger to the music making process — especially the uniquely specific process he uses. Since 2006, Bernard has traveled to […]
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Book Shell-f: “The Poisonwood Bible” by Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver’s book, “The Poisonwood Bible,” though published in 1998, serves as a timeless reminder of the dangers of ignorantly clashing cultures and religion. Nominated for New York Time’s 10 Best Books of the Year list in 1998 and included in Oprah’s Book Club in 2000, the cautionary tale is still on must-read lists nearly […]
Justin Timberlake’s “Man of the Woods”
On Friday, Feb. 2, Justin Timberlake released his fifth-studio album titled “Man of the Woods,” two days before his Super Bowl LII halftime performance. This album includes 14 solo tracks along with two collaborative songs with Alicia Keys and Chris Stapleton. In the album’s promo video, Timberlake walks through the woods knee-deep in snow drifts, […]
“Amen” by Rich Brian
Eighteen-year-old rapper Brian Imanuel is one of the most widely known underground hip-hop artists in the community and on the 88rising record label. After growing up homeschooled in Indonesia and spending most of his time on the internet, Imanuel released a semi-serious rap song, “Dat $tick” under the moniker Rich Chigga. The song and accompanying […]
Soundbite – Anderson Paak
Brandon Paak Anderson, better known as Anderson Paak, is a singer, songwriter, drummer and rapper. He was born and raised in Oxnard, California and he is half African-American and half-Korean. His music career began in high school when he attended Foothill Technology High School and started practicing drumming. He worked as a drummer in a […]
Bookshell-f: ‘The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks’
“Henrietta’s cells have now been living outside her body far longer than they ever lived inside it … She’s simply called HeLa, the code name given to the world’s first immortal human cells — her cells, cut from her cervix just months before she died.” On Jan. 29, 1951, with nowhere else to turn to […]
Riccie Oriach: ‘Viaje Al Infinito’
Riccie Oriach is a 27-year-old singer-songwriter born and raised in the Dominican Republic. His love for music started at a very young age by performing in bands with friends that played mostly punk and rock. He performed shows in his house as young as 14 and played in many concerts throughout the country as a […]
Fall Out Boy is so ten years ago
“What happened to Fall Out Boy?” is a question that comes to mind when thinking of the Chicago-born band as many fans listen to their newer releases hoping for a retreat back to their pop-punk roots that were once so familiar. But alas, Fall Out Boy has sold out and gone from a pop-punk band […]
Living Life in Color for the first time
Life in Color is an electronic music festival that takes place annually in Wynwood. On Jan. 14, Marti Bennett attended the event for the first time. Splattered with paint in a small vicinity crowded by too many people, Life in Color is an intimate, yet enthusiastic music festival. As the weather cooled to a frigid […]
SATURATION III by BROCKHAMPTON
Self-proclaimed 15 member “boy band,” BROCKHAMPTON, has exploded in exposure and popularity over the course of just one year. The project is headed up by alternative hip-hop personality Kevin Abstract and features a wide berth of young emerging talent, both in terms of lyrical prowess and gripping production. Despite releasing their debut mixtape “All-American Scum” […]