A long time ago, a good friend of mine gave me a very valuable piece of advice I carry around with me to this day: “Be yourself, and no one will like you.” I used to think that applied to me specifically. I thought it was just my friend Sahm gently poking fun at me […]
It’s an age-old question that is still being answered. Where do the lines between art, technology, and culture begin and end when it comes to creation, enjoyment and distribution? And who gets paid in the end? As 2026 emerges these forces continue to intersect in not just music and entertainment, but also in fine art. […]
KXLLSWXTCH has built a career on emotional extremity, but EYESORE feels different. The Anaheim, California artist has never been interested in smoothing out the rough edges of his inner world, yet this album leans fully into the feeling of being out of place, of standing out when you would rather disappear. Rather than framing alienation […]
Following January’s rumors that Dua Lipa is negotiating to write and perform the theme song for Amazon-MGM’s “Bond, James Bond” franchise reboot—with her longtime partner Callum Turner taking the titular role—a cinematic truth is asserting itself: The best Bond songs are by women artists. Sure, a musky Tom Jones put the “balls” in “Thunderball.” Duran […]