PLAYING ATLANTA: Sami Michelsen Dishes on Her Electronic-Pop Trio Reptile Room
Reptile Room - made up of Sami and Sean Michelsen and Bill Zimmerman - is one of Atlanta's signature bands. The electronic-pop trio is known for their thrilling, psychedelic visuals, intoxicating music, and powerful performances on the best stages throughout the city, so when I [...]
ONLY NOISE: A Case of SXSW – James Blake Instigated My Sneaky Crimes in a Changing Austin
All images courtesy Katie Wojciechowski. ONLY NOISE explores music fandom with poignant personal essays that examine the ways we’re shaped by our chosen soundtrack. This week, Katie Wojciechowski relives the SXSW she spent sneaking around to see James Blake in 2011, before she [...]
PLAYING DETROIT: Tammy Lakkis Fuses Songwriter and DJ Sensibilities on Debut Single
This week, Detroit-based producer, songwriter and DJ Tammy Lakkis released her debut single, “This is How It Goes,” a mesmerizing meditation on the cyclical nature of life. Lakkis fuses her background in more traditional songwriting and her love affair with Detroit’s electronic music scene, honing [...]
PLAYING CINCY: Tori Helene Learns to Heal on EP Delusional
Tori Helene, Cincinnati's latest rising voice in the hip hop and R&B scene, recently dropped her debut EP, Delusional. The Natown-produced project shows growth and a different creative direction for Helene, who released two singles last year - the sensual "Straight F***in" and heated "Judas." The [...]
PLAYING SEATTLE: Guitarist and songwriter Ings Preps New LP and SXSW Shows
As you wander from Cafe Racer to SoDo punk venue to University District house show, Ings, a contemplative guitarist and songwriter with a subtle touch on the guitar, is bound to be somewhere in the mix—likely (and hopefully) sharing her slow-simmering pop songs from behind [...]

PREMIERE: Swimming Bell “For Brinsley”

Though singer-songwriter Katie Schottland is based in Brooklyn, the music she makes as Swimming Bell defies expectations one might have in light of that fact. The creative force behind the group, Schottland's career began in [...]

PREMIERE: Rose of The West Maps Their Mythology With “Roads”

Rose of the West photo by Nicole Zenoni In the pale sands of a seemingly endless landscape, Gina Barrington stands like a bright bloom, her fiery mane adorned with a crown of sunbleached [...]

PREMIERE: Swimming Bell “For Brinsley”
Though singer-songwriter Katie Schottland is based in Brooklyn, the music she makes as Swimming Bell defies expectations one might have in light of that fact. The creative force behind the group, Schottland's career began in 2015, when she broke her foot in a fall and [...]
PREMIERE: Rose of The West Maps Their Mythology With “Roads”
Rose of the West photo by Nicole Zenoni In the pale sands of a seemingly endless landscape, Gina Barrington stands like a bright bloom, her fiery mane adorned with a crown of sunbleached twigs. Droning harmonium adds a psychedelic haze to the reassuring [...]
Seven Music Videos That Represent the Female Gaze
The male gaze is practically part of our collective cultural definition of a music video. Even videos by seemingly progressive bands, like The 1975's "Girls" and The Chainsmokers' "Beach House," present women as props, dancing scantily clad in the background. But recently, female artists have [...]
PREMIERE: Lauren Eylise Documentary “The Most” Centers Female Experience
Lauren Eylise wanted to do something special for the music video for her song, "The Most." "The Most (Madonna-Whore Interlude)" comes off the Cincinnati singer's most recent album, Life / Death / Life and explores themes of shame, expression, and owning the dialogue surrounding female [...]
INTERVIEW: Trans Rapper Mz. Neon Celebrates Her “Pussy Stick” with Newest Single
Sporting an ecstatic mane of blond curls and heart-shaped sunglasses, it’s easy to mistake Neon Music for a living Barbie Doll and not the trans Lil’ Kim. She’s five-foot-four-inches of teased-out Hollywood glamour that stares down the blond bombshell archetype, then dropkicks it. But rhymes [...]

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HIGH NOTES: How to Return to Your Life After a Wild Festival Weekend

Suzannah Weiss2019-03-19T13:39:13-04:00March 4th, 2019|0 Comments

A weekend of partying at a music festival may leave you feeling like the human equivalent of these overflowing Glastonbury trash cans. Most people don’t spend music festivals worrying about how they’ll feel [...]

PET POLITICS: Two Lovebirds and a Little Honey Form the Core of Synthpop Band The Values

Natalie Kirch2019-02-19T19:30:36-04:00February 18th, 2019|0 Comments

This month, I got to hear from Evan Zwisler and Mason Taub, founders of Brooklyn’s electro-indie-pop group The Values. Mason and Evan take the forefront as a duo—Mason working her deep and vibrant vocals along [...]

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PLAYING ATLANTA: Sami Michelsen Dishes on Her Electronic-Pop Trio Reptile Room

Luci Turner2019-03-14T17:09:41-04:00March 14th, 2019|0 Comments

Reptile Room - made up of Sami and Sean Michelsen and Bill Zimmerman - is one of Atlanta's signature bands. The electronic-pop trio is known for [...]

PLAYING DETROIT: Tammy Lakkis Fuses Songwriter and DJ Sensibilities on Debut Single

Sara Barron2019-03-13T16:51:01-04:00March 13th, 2019|0 Comments

This week, Detroit-based producer, songwriter and DJ Tammy Lakkis released her debut single, “This is How It Goes,” a mesmerizing meditation on the cyclical nature of [...]

PLAYING CINCY: Tori Helene Learns to Heal on EP Delusional

Victoria Moorwood2019-03-12T12:49:13-04:00March 12th, 2019|0 Comments

Tori Helene, Cincinnati's latest rising voice in the hip hop and R&B scene, recently dropped her debut EP, Delusional. The Natown-produced project shows growth and a different [...]