50 Shades of Grey: Pragmatism and Queertopia in Music Culture Ellie Nguyen August 9, 2023 Columns and Opinions, LGBTQ+, Music History, Opinion, Political At last year’s Outside Lands, Moses Sumney gave a cathartic performance. Clad in latex and a leather skirt, his voice pierced the San Francisco fog, entrancing the audience in his siren song. And it was throu...
The Portola Music Festival Experience Layla Mahmoud and Carolina Munce October 3, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized On the 24th of September 2022, the Portola Music Festival commenced on Pier 80 at noon sharp. As all the attendees made their way toward the entrance of Portola, a chilling excitement could be felt and seen thr...
Best Acts at Primavera Sound LA Carolina Munce October 2, 2022 Concerts, Festivals, and Live Previews, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Uncategorized Photo by Nicolita Bradley Arca: She/Her/It/They/Them Arca, our extraterrestrial goddess. Arca knows no limits and chooses to defy every border within music. Arca is a legend. A Venezuelan artis...
Festival Diary: A Primavera Sound Experience Layla Mahmoud September 24, 2022 Columns and Opinions, Concerts, Festivals, and Live Reviews, Reviews, Uncategorized The iconic Primavera Sound festival finally made its way to Los Angeles, California on the weekend of September 16th-18th. For two decades Primavera Sound has been spreading music throughout the world. The fest...
The Cottagecore Noise of Magic Oneohtrix Point Never Xia Jimenez November 16, 2020 Album Review, Reviews Magic Oneohtrix Point Never (2020) is possibly Daniel Lopatin (the composer behind the moniker) at his most Oneohtrix Point Never. While this may sound like nonsense, let me explain. Following the release of t...
Arca demystifies, simultaneously remains a mystery with Mutant Joanna Jiang November 19, 2015 Album Review 1 Comment Directed with his boyfriend -- a German photographer who’s worked previously with M.I.A. and Woodkid -- Arca (real name Alejandro Ghersi) is several unexplained movements away from revealing himself entirely ...
Kelela releases video for Arca collab “A Message” from upcoming EP Jay Kwok March 3, 2015 News R&B darling of the LA-based Fade to Mind label Kelela has shared the first cut off of her forthcoming Hallucinogen EP. Produced by Arca, “A Message” has been in the works for some time, originating from...