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A Conversation with REHMA: HYPNOTIC
REHMA is the future. The 23-year-old Pakistani-American artist is creating waves with a dreamy fusion of American pop and Bollywood disco. “HYPNOTIC,” the latest single off her forthcoming project “Anomaly,” is a vibrant melting pot of inspiration pulling from neo-pop, progressive R&B, and electronic styles. The magnetic track was created within a community of femme…
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PATRICK O’NEILL: SELF DRIVING CAR
Patrick O’Neill “plays a lot of instruments…kinda well.” I first met the experimental singer-songwriter at an underground hyperpop concert in Boyle Heights organized by his manager, Sullivan Brock. O’Neill opened the show, his first, performing alongside fellow east coast artists such as 4cf, reefuh, and Cybertrash. His sound is difficult to pin down with traditional…
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JAE LUNA – ETHER
“Ether” is a laid-back summer bop, perfect for a sunset drive down the PCH. It’s the latest single from the up-and-coming artist Jae Luna. I discovered Jae’s music through his outside-the-box Tik Toks; rather than taking the traditional snippet promo route, Jae has built a following of over 50,000 followers through production walk-throughs edited with…
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A Conversation with Curtis Waters: BAD SON
Curtis Waters, or Abhi to his friends and family, wants to be a tourist in this world—not in the “snap a picture in front of the Eiffel Tower” sense but rather a deep-rooted feeling of wonder and joy for all that Earth has to offer. I spoke with Curtis over Zoom a few weeks after…
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A Conversation with Cybertrash
I met Daniel (a.k.a. Cybertrash) in Boyle Heights at an industrial warehouse turned DIY artist space that’s home to Make Out Music, the lovely indie company helping discover and showcase up-and-coming artists. I arrived two hours before the concert, his first headliner show in LA, during sound checks. The opening and guest lineup featured a…
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A Conversation with Conswank: Low Point Retreat
On Low Point Retreat, Conswank takes us on an intimate journey down to the depths of addiction and up the road of recovery. The breezy, jazz-inspired project marks his solo debut coming off a period of breakout success with the Vermont-based artists collective, 99 Neighbors. Clocking in at just over twenty minutes, the album is…