Writing
UPCOMING Event: Lullavie Live Sessions
Buy Tix HERE Come join us on March 3rd for a night of filmed sessions! We’ve gathered a group of talented funk, electronic, and RnB artists and will be getting to know them and their music through a series of performances and short interviews […]
Looking Back: Kesha’s Powerful Performance Was Exploited By The Grammys
(Photo credit: Timothy A. Clary) By Chelsea Booth It’s no secret that there was a lot wrong with the Recording Academy’s 60th Grammy Music Awards: Bruno Mars won Album of the Year, Lorde was snubbed for a solo performance, and Ed Sheeran, the only male […]
Making Live Music Great Again: Elsewhere, George Clanton, Negative Gemini’s EP Release Party
By Ariana Hwang It has been over a week and I have the song “Semi-Charmed Life” cycling in my head. It’s the Third Eye Blind song that goes, “Doo-doo-doo, doo-doo-doo-doo” in the refrain and chorus. A late 90’s classic and earworm I somehow casually keep […]
Are Concert Hologram Tours the New Normal or Just the Newest Novelty?
By Matteo Scher When Billboard announced in January that a Roy Orbison hologram would be embarking on a 21-day European and Australian tour, as a concert-goer and performing musician I couldn’t help but be skeptical. The thought of a 3D construction being able to entertain […]
Two Recommendations a Day: Negative Gemini EP Release Party, Night at the Museum: Lunar New Year, and More
1. Negative Gemini EP Release Party (George Clanton + Teen Body + Satin Sheets) Where: Zone One at Elsewhere When: February 9th, 6 PM-10:30 PM Buy Tix HERE 2. Night at the Museum: Lunar New Year Where: MoMa Ps1 When: February 9th, […]
Monthly Music Hackathon NYC Kicks Off 2018 With Science of Music
By Ariana Hwang Musicians, programmers, composers, and scientists gather on the last Saturday of each month for Monthly Music Hackathon NYC. February’s theme was Science of Music and ended up being held at Spotify’s Lower Manhattan office. Coming in, I didn’t really fit the criteria […]
This Is The Steroid Era Of Social Media: Should You Buy Followers?
By Sam Fuhrer “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” -Scott Goodson Over the last five years I’ve managed and created over a dozen social media accounts. It started with my band, Sam & Margot, from 2013–2016, and then I created accounts […]
That’s Chic’s Rachel Nguyen Shares Valuable Advice on How to Reset
By Ariana Hwang In between surfing Costa Rican waves and observing galleries at Miami’s Art Basel, Rachel Nguyen is consistently creating original content for her blog and Youtube channel, That’s Chic. She calls her freelance work a “visual, moving diary” in which she documents her […]
Seasons: Glitz, Gucci, and Why I Don’t Walk Fashion Week
By Zuzu Tadeushuk, Model & Blogger— zuzutadeushuk.com As February draws near I’m glad I’m not walking in New York Fashion Week. Little do people know, but Fashion Week, which paradoxically lasts a month and spans four cities and two continents, is a dreaded time […]